The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-08-14
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The conviction OF Mrs. Maybrlck Tor
the murder of her husband is only one
startling episode in a remarkable family
history. Mrs. Maybrick is an American
by birth, about a6 years old, and her
maiden name was Chanler. Her grand
father on the maternal side was Darius
B. Holbrook, a wealthy New Yorker,
and one of the best known men of his
day, who died in 1858. His daughter,
Carrie E. Holbrook, the mother of the
murderess, went to Mobile, Ala, about
1856, on visit to her uncle, the Rev.
J. II. Ingraham, the rector of st. Johns
P. E. Church in that city, and famous
as the author of the "Srince of the House
of David" She was very popular in
society, being a good conversationalist.
handsome, though not pretty, and quiet
and prepossessing in demeanor. Among
those who joined her troop Of admirers
was young VIM. g. Chanler, son of ole
of the most prominent merchants of the
city. Chanler was educated and refined,
and successful in business. The two
young people were mutually taken with
one another, and he followed her to her
home in New York city, where they
were married. Returning to Mobile
they lived in good style, and Mrs. Chan
Ter increased her influence in society.
She was as much of a belle as before
marriage, and her society was especially
sought by young men.
1t was at the beginning of the war
that Mrs. Chanler's path was crossed by
Frank Dubassy, who is said to have been
French Vicomte, and who. at that
time, was a captain of ordnance in the
Confederate army. He was a remarkably
handsome man, and dashing officer.
He fell in with the Chanlers, and soon
there was some talk of his attentions to
the lady. Suddenly Mr.. Chanier fell ill.
He grew rapidly worse, and his relatives
went to offer their assistance, but were
refused admittance to the house. Chan
Ter died, attended by noone but the young
wife, and the report arose that be had
been killed by her. There was no Of
fetal investigation of the charge, but it
affected her position, which became so
unpleasant that she took her two chill
dren and moved to Macon, Ga. In less
than a year she married Dubassy there.
Shortly afterwards Dubassy was ordered
to 90 to Europe as a representative of
the Confederate government. He and
his family took passage on a blockade
runner out of Charleston or Savannah,
it is not known which, and had pro
cceded but couple Of days when Du-
bassy, who mad been complaining, sud-
denly died. The captain of the steamer
proposed to return to port in order that
the officer might be inferred, but
the widow strenuously insisted that the
vessel should continue. She said that
she did not like the risk of turning the
vessel back, and demanded that the body
be cast overheard. This was done, and
the vessel reached Europe in due time.
In a year or two Mrs. Dubassy drifted
back to New York, where she was in
volved in 4 scandal with some actor,
which was published in the papers at
the time, and created q great sensation.
After this she went again to Europe,
and met and married Baron Won Rogue.
There was shortly scandal with him
also, as it is said he was not faithful to
her, and at one time he gave her Il
beating, so she left him. 1t seems that
they led an adventurous life together.
After separating from Won Rogue the
lady became a woman Of the world, and
when last heard from was filling the
cquivocal position of "wife" of an at
tachc of the British legation at Teheran,
Persia.
The widow of Darius Holbrook, the
maternal grandfather of Mrs. Maybrick,
had died in New York city in 1876. At
the time of Mr. Holbrook's death in
1858, his estate was valued at fully
81, 10000 but it consisted largely of
property in Cairo, ILL.,, and throug ghout
the Southwest, which greatly deprecated
in value after the war The estate had
been bequcathcd by Mr.. HoIbrook to
his widow and daughters, and before