Omaha daily bee., 1889-08-23
Liverpool Excited.

tCODN1UNL 1857 on .HfnsS dOfuOn Bcnhleh. Il
LIVERPOOL August ga New York Herald
Cable-Speciai to The BEE. Liverpool was
thrown into "A whirlwind of excitement at Z
o'clock this evening by the receipt of the
news that the home secretary had repreved
Mrs. Maybrick. Crowds of people gathered
on the corners eagerly asking for news and
asking if the report was true. The sense of
relief which prevailed in every mind caused
reaction almst amounting TO jublation, and
the sensation took possession of the town to
the exclusion of everything else. There was
a general rush to the telegraph Offices by
people who desired to telegraph other people
instantly. Among these was a friend of
the Baroness Won Rogue. He followed
his telegram Immediately and had the pleas
ure of overtakiug the telegraph BOY on the
road, taking the dispatch from him. He en-
tered the house and found the poor mother,
wan and weary, diligently engaged on
message of entreaty. She jumped up, heard
only the words, "She is saved and then
sank back strengthless on the couch. twas
some minutes before she recovered herself
but then she rose aud graspcd the messenger
by both hands, shook them warmly, and then
seized the dispatch and tried to read it, and
then the newspaper extract confirming it.
quite herself and then she was
overjoyed. She seized her bonnet and mac
ntosh and would have Immediately started
for Walton Jail to clasp her daughter in her
arms, but was restrained by the remembrance
that even under such circumstances the
prison rules would not relax. Then she
calmed down aud talked matters over ration
ally. The woman has greatly aged during
the last week. She has grown thinner and
paler, but the news seemed to bring all her
freshness aud brightness back again. She
said
"Oh. the suspense has been something ter.
rible. / thought / had strength to endure
anything, but the fearful agony of the last
few days has been more than 1 thought
could be- If Florrie had not broken down l
should. Only her misery and weakness kept
me up. I have not slept since the verdict
could not sleep, thinking that every mo.
ment brought her one step nearer to her
grave, and that must use that minute in a
way that would do the most good to her.
felt, knew that the queen could never de-
part on her trip to Wales without doing this
gracious act She is mother herself and
knows what mother feels"
Meanwhile there was most remarkable
state of affairs at Walton jail. The Herald
correspondent left here Immediately upon
receipt OF the news, and arrived at the Jail
at half past 7. When he arrived Chaplain
Morris stood in his gateway very much ex-
cited and very much mystified.
al have just heard that Mrs. Maybrick
has been reprieved. earnestly hope that it
is true, but we have not received any news
here" He went in TO see the governor,
came out and said the governor knew moth
ing of it. then called on the governor and
he verified the chaplain's statement.
II knew nothing of IT," said ne. II cannot
say whether l think the report is true or
not" Nothing, of course, was said to Mrs.
Maybrick. The London Dispatch said that
the official messenger would be down by 9
o'clock, but through, three hours very
anxious waiting no sign of him came, and
the impression is general that II was
false report Chaplain Morris
went In to soc Mrs. Maybrick and
sat with her for long time He would not
go in first, the old man being so exercised
over the news that he was afraid he would
let something slip.
He finally went IN, however, and managed
TO say nothing, and when he came 0at saic
sadly that she was very low. Nothing of the
official messenger was heard of up TO mid
night.