The Portland daily press., 1889-06-15
THE MAVERICK CASE.
How the Defendant Appeared In
Court.

L Further news from the trial at Liverpool
Of Mrs. Florence Maybrick ON a charge Of
poisoning her husband has come to hand
and has been briefly attended to by the
Associated Press.
On Wednesday there was a nine hours sit
ting before the county justice.
The excitement around the new County
Sessions House, where the magisterial in
vestigation took place was strung to the
highest pitch. At ten o'clock, when the
presiding magistrates took their seats, the
well Of THE court was already filed with
persons professionally engaged or interest
ed in the case. The jury gallery was oecu-
pied with fashionably dressed ladies, while
the public gallery contained a mixed
audience of respectable class.
Superintendent Bryning conducted the
case for the prosecution, and the prisoner
had the advantage Of the counsel Of Mr..
Pickford, who is a leading junior at the Bar
In Liverpool. Mr.. A. Brierley, the cotton
broker, whose intimacy with the wife Of the
deceased gentleman has brought him into
unpleasant prominence, was not represent
ed by counsel, nor did he put in an appear
ance. One other much interested person,
however, has retained as counsel Mr.. Edg-
cumbe on behalf Of Baroness Won Rogue. the
mother Of the accused lady.
The court was hushed when in response
to the command of Superintendent Brynlng
Mrs Maybrick was brought into the dock
from below. She approached the dock rails
with firm step and head erect. She is a
slightly built person. of medium height, good
looking, having golden brown hair. She
was shrouded from head to foot In heavy
black Grape. Nothing but the chin OF the
prisoner was visible to the court, her wild
ow's veil, which she never once lifted, com
pletely hiding the upper part Of her face.
A comfortable looking armchair was pro-
vided and into this she settled down, her
head reclining unmoved on the upholstery,
while Superintendent Brynlng unfolded, In
a suecinct, concise and unbiased way the
whole series Of startling facts already dis
closed before the coroner. The only new
fact elected was that Mr.. Brierley paid the
London hotel bill Of g, los, and Ga.
Thursday morning Mrs; Maybrlek was
brought into court at ten o'clock. The court
was crowded with people Of rank and posi-
tion. Mrs. Maybriek resumed her former
position In the armchair provided for her
convenience and sat through the weary
hours of her examination and cr0ss-examin-
alton with a rigldity that surprised every
body A few minutes after the hearing was
resumed she scribbled a pencil note 20 Mr..
Cleaver, her solicitor, and this she repeated
several times during the time. Her face
was still enveloped in an impenetrable Grape
veil.
The charwoman who cleaned Mr.. May
bricks office was the first witness Of the day
She was followed by an Office boy. Their
evidence had reference to the luncheOns Of
ra1 krrf aatIf f.slsr
from which Mr.. Maybrick suffered IN effects.
Mr. Michael MaybTick was the next witness.
He stated that Florence Elizabeth Msybrick
was from twenty-seven TO thirty years Of
age, and her late husband died In his fftieth
year. Witness was summoned to Battle
crease bv preempt0ry kilograms from his
brother Edwin and Mrs. Briggs, friend Of
the Maybricks. Three days before the de-
ceased gentleman died he related how he
was led TO suspect Mrs. Maybriek was tam
pering with her husbands medicine and
food. He took measures to secure proper
and reliable nursing ana treatment, more cs-
pecially after his suspicious had been inten-
sifed by receiving from his ehildren's nurse.
Tapp, remarkable letter from Mrs. May
brick to Mr.. A. Brierley, her lover, ana BY
finding certain incriminatory packages and
deadly phials in the rooms used BY Mrs,
Maybrick.
Among the other witnesses were the chem
| lists from whom Mrs. Maybriek had bought tiy
| papers similar to those found in solution In
| the wash basin the chemists assistants whe
/ made up two bottles Of medicine Tor Mr.
/ Maybrick from the prescription OF DIR. Full
Ter Of London, the physician whom the de-
ceased consulted at the end Of April. and the
| ingredients Of which were free from arsenic.
The cetlhed nurses-GOre, Gallery and
| Wilson-related bedside episodes, pointing
| to suspicious handling Of the patients medi-
cines and food by Mrs. Maybrick. The last
named witness repeated an exclamation
made three times by Mr.. Maybrick to his
| wife the night before he died:
"Oh, FlOrrie. how could you do lti l did not
/ think II Of youl" and the wlte's reionder.
/ You SHY Old darling don't bother your head
Mrs. Msybrick tuning to the narse VIII
| son added:
II cannot tell what IS the matter with him or
| what has brought his illness on.
MIR. Edward Davies. the analyst, produced
a host Of ominous looking yials, jars and
| packages. which were portion OF some
| scores handed TO him by the police for analy-
sis. There were many articles brought from
| Battlecrease, in which he had found traces
i Of arsenic He had also found traces OF ar
i senic In portion OF the viscera Of deceased.
i He admitted in crOss-examinatiOn that these
i traces were small in quantity, and that the
/ largest amount found In the liver was exact
/ ly half Of the least quantity witness had
i found previously In a fatal case.
/ Superintendent Bryning next gave formal
| evidence and this concluded the case for the
i prosecution.
| Mrs. Maybrick was asked to stand while
| the usual caution before committal was read
| by the presiding magistrate. She stood for
| ward without eyineing the slightest nervous
Il tremOr.
/ Counsel for the prisoner asked the Bench
/ il there was a case 20 go before the jury, and
the magistrates said they were agreed that
there was. ThereupOn he intimated that he
should reserve the prisoners defence. She
| was then formally committed. and at n few
| minutes 20 seven o'clock she was removed
from the dock and subsequently conveyed %
Walton Jail. where she will await her trial al
the next Liverpool assizes, which open on
| July 90.