River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1889-08-15
The MAYRRIck VERDICT.

Popular Feeling Against IL ON the In
crease in England-A Petition for Her
Reprievs To lie Presented To the House
of Commons Stupidity of
the Jury's Foreman.
LIVERPOOL, Aug. i0.-Eight hundred
brokers and merchants of Liverpool have
signed the memorial TO the Home Secretary
in behalf of Mrs Maybrick Judge Stephens
in open court protested against the abusive
letters which are addressed to the news
papers The jury, he thought, had con-
sclentiously done their duty.
LONDON, Aug i0-An interview pub
hshed Friday afternoon with the foreman
OF the jury which convicted Mrs. May
not only justifies the popular Indignation
at the verdict, but can not fail to have a
tendency to bring over those who have
been disposed to approve it The FORE
man exhibited the most astounding
stupidity, his comments on the evidence
andits influence on his own mind and those
OF his fellow Jurors amounting to idiocy.
such an utter failure to grasp the points
either on the one side or the other could
scarcely be credited of a man with any
claim to sense Since the publication of
the interview it is the univers Il opinion
that If all the Jurors are OF the same caliber
as their foreman, Mrs. Maybricks limo
cence or guilt might as well have been de-
cided by the toss of penny.
The foreman said he did not know that
Sir Charles Russell had offered in court to
call witnesses who would prove that the
statem4nt made by the accused was per-
fectly true, and that Justice Stephen had
refused 20 hear this important testi-
mony. me general impression left by
the interview is that the jurors allowed
haD Ives 70, ha ua6 md bxrf
grossly one-sided summing-up of the judge,
and that they gave a hasty verdict without
giving the case and the evidence any per-
sonal consideration
LONDON Aug 10 The Maybrick case still
occupies public attention, and seems to be-
growing in Importance. Movements to OBJ
tain a repTieve for the condemned woman
are afoot in various circles. A movement is
on foot in the House of Commons with the
object of obtaining areprieYe. The memo
rial emanating from the Liberals has received
a number of signatures, and questions
touching the case will be put TO the Home
Secretary to-day or Monday. All sorts and
conditions of people demand further in
quiry and there are loud howis against tho
law which prevents a person accused of
murder from becoming witness.
New YORK Aug lO.--Foe & Macklin, coun-
DOA IA M D nh4A DLlCh AZ NAAo OOuhNlss h0Nc
cabled her hohdon solicitors asking if
Home Secretary Matthews will consider
new evidence if furnished Immediately.
Mr. Macklin says they have con-
siderable evidence TO submit cor
roborating Mrs Maybrick's testi-
mony and also testimony as to her stand
ing and character socially in this country.
He thinks that If this testimony were adj
mitted and considered it would change the
aspect of the case TO her favor. Regarding
the chances of interference with the sem
tence ON the part of the Home Secretary
Mr. MackIin says:
They have a curious law in England provid.
ing that where an adverse decision is rendered
in any but murder case an appeal can be
taken to a higher court, and from that to the
House of Lords; but when the case is murder
the decision rendered by the jury is final and
the cases where the judges sentence Las been
overrued by the Home Secretary are very
rare indeed. Still hope we can do some'
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