The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-08-22
Mrs Florence Maybrick.

Great Britain is now cOBvulsed over
the Maybrick trial In which wife,
young and handsome, has been con-
demned To death for having poisoned her
husband. The trial has also Weakened great
interest on this side Of the Atlantic,
where Mrs Maybrck Is known to large
circle of friends. having been horn in
this country, where she resided up to the
time of her marriage
Mrs. Elizaheth Maybrick is the daugh-
ter of William Il Chandler, A banker of
Mobile, Ala, who died suddenly in 1850
year afterwards his widow, Mrs
Carrie 4. Chandler married Colonel
Frank Du Barry, a Confederate officer,
with whom her name had been I'M
pleasantly coupled before her husbands
death. In 1868 Col. Du Barry was order
ed to Europe for the purpose of making
contracts for advanced stores. He took
his wife and daughter with him and EN-
barked on blockade runner. The
steamer had been at sea only few days
when the colonel suddenly expired and ,at
the command of the wife the body was
buried at sea. Subsequently Mrs. Du
Barry married Baron Won Rogue a Ger
man officer, then member Of Crown
prince Fredericks staff. James May
brick was cotton broker doing an ex-
tensive business in Liverpool He seems
to have been very impressionable man
for nearly every visit to the United
States he managed to fall In love with
some fair passenger and there were two
or three engagements. Meeting Florence
Chandler on board steamer In 1881 he
proposed to her and was accepted, The
marriage took place in the fashionable St
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that time the residence Of the bride was
| Maybrick appear to have lived amicaby
together for some years although the
husband was twice as old as the wife
her fondness for display and somewha,
reckless gaiety led to dispute and finally
eliminated in quarrel. Mrs. Maybrick
has confessed that she wronged her hus.
band with gentleman of the name OF
Briefly, but insists that her husband for
gave her. The Unmatched couple resided
At Grassendale House In the best part OF
Liverpool aud they had two children.
Last April Mr.. MaySTick took very i'll
On May 9Th Alice Yapp, the children s
nurse took letter, which she received
from her mistress to the post. Alice
says the baby dropped the letter in the
mud, which soiled it, Fearing the moth
er's anger the girl decided to place it In
another envelope but being curious read
its contents. This letter was addressed
to A. Briefly, Huskisson street, Liver
pool, he being also cotton broker anC
Maybrick's friend This letter said, ale
was sick to death and Doctors have hello
consultation, all depends upon how Ions
his strength will hold out" Another
sentence was IN. has been delirious sine,
Sunday, and | know he is ignorant o.
everything, even name of the street.
The signature "Florie" showed the in
innate relations between the writer ant
Briefly. Instead of mailing the lette
Alice Yapp gave it to Edwin Maybrick OF
the day Of his brothers death. Edwin
showed no suspicion, but allowed tn,
funeral to take place, though he kept
strict watch on the widow. A day Of
two Afterwards she was arrested, tn,
body was exhumed an inquest held ant
great quantities of arsenic were found il
the stomach. During the teial it came
out that Mrs. Maybrick had bought ARISEN
c some of which was hidden away In he
bedroom. She persisted In saying sh
had bought this for the purpose of pre-
pairing lotion for her face. 1t was ais
found that Mr.. Maybrick often had order
ed arsenic powders from the drug store
The defense was t at Mr.. Maybrick was
habitual arsenic eater. Doctors who CAV
evidence disagreed in most remsrkabl
way, and it was generally thought sh
would not be found guilty, AZ the evi
dance vss al eireanstsrt;ai. The judg
Sir James Stephen, one OF the creates
English Judges, however summed II
strongly against her and the jury after
sharp deliberation unanimously found he
guilty. Her letter to Briefly doing NOR
then anything else to impress the jury o
her guilt. There Is no appeal from he
death sentence and the English law onl
requires three Sundays to intervene be-
tween execution and sentence. Sir Jane
Stephen is blamed for having shown bia
against her and the jury is blamed TO
having too blndly followed his instruct
ions Monster petitions are being signet
e both pubically at the centre Of popula
ton and professionally inside the limit
of laws, medicine and chemical science
A very short time will suffice to show thu
results of this activity.