The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-08-08
MRS. MAVERICK GUILTY,
Is What the Jury Says, and She
is Sentenced to Death,
THE JUDGE ALMOST MoBBED,
Which Shows that Public Sympathy
is with the Lady, who was Con,
yicted In Spite orthe Evidence
in Her Favor..Foreisn News,

LIVERPOOL, August 7,-The jury in the
case Of Mrs, Maybrick, the American
who has been on trial for the murder Of
her husband, brought in verdict Of
guilty to-day, Mrs. Maybrick was there
upon sentenced to death,
Judge Stephens, in his charge, said
there was strong and distressiul evidence
showing motive Of riddipg herself Of
her husband, This could be found In
her intidelity which had rendered II ne
cessaEy for her to enter into lnextricable
mazes Of lying, He also called particu-
lar attention to the phrase, "He Is sick
unto death, contained in the letter TO
Briefly, This was terribly important in
view OF the fact that on the day the let
ter was written the doctors fully ex-
pected that Mr., Maybrick would re.
cover, 1t showed there was reason for
believing that the prisoner was desirous
OF being rid OF her husband in order
that she might live with her paramour,
The Judge put the question TO the jury
whether Il was reasonable to belieyethst
a loving wife would yield to her hus'
band 3 suggestion and put an unknown
powder In his food. .Ne.
SKETCH OF THE PRISONER.
Mrs. Florence MaybriCk Is an Ameri'
can woman about 20 years old, Her
grandfather on the maternal side was
Darius B. Holbrook, wealthy New
Yorker, and one Of the best known men
OF his day, who died In 1858, while her
father was Mt tho outbreak OF the war
Mayor OF Mobile and one OF the most
prominent men OF that part Of the Coun-
try. After her fathers death her mother,
at present the Baroness Won RoQnes,
married the VisCount du Barry,
French nobleman who held an officers
commission In tho Confederate army
and was mortally wounded in one
OF the battles near Charleston, S. O. II
was charged that Mrs, Maybrick's moth
or poisoned her second husband, but the
facts OF the Vicomte's death are these:
Not long after receiving the wound
which caused his death he was placed on
board blockade runner about to leave
Charleston In the hope that a sea voyage
might save his life, and his wife accom-
panied him. The vessel in leaving port
was sighted, pursued, and fired on bya
United States cruiser. The excitement
OF the experience was probably too great
for the Vlcomte in his enfeebled condi-
ton, for he died during the chase. But
he was in reality dying man when he
was put on board Of the ship.
The widow OF Darius Holbrook died In
New York city in 1870. At the time Of
Holbrook's g death, In 1858, his estate was
valued at fully $l,O00,000, but 1t consist
ed largely OF property in Cairo, Illinois,
aud throughout the Southwest, which
greatly deprecated In value after the
war. The estate had been bequeathed
by Mr.. Holbrook to his widow and
daughters, and before the death OF Mrs.
Holbrook she and the latter united
in placing the remnants, which en-
braced some valuable real estate, In q
trust for the benefit Of the two Chanler
children, son named Holbrook, now
dead, and Florence, the present Mrs.
MaybriCk. This trust was attached in
1870 by Trieste banker named Bosen-
thai, who had lent money to Baron Won
Roques on notes endorsed by his wife,
and TIE Baroness went 10 New York
with her son and daughter TO defend II.
The suit terminated in 1880 with the de-
feat OF the banker, and the Baroness and
her daughter, who was then about Is
years old, at once returned 10 Europe.
On the voyage they made the acquaint-
ance Of James MaybriCk, who had been
for number Of years In the cotton busi-
ness in Norfolk and Baltimore, and In
1881 Florence became Mrs. MaybriCk.
THE JUDGE HooTED AT.
Thousands awaited the judges depar-
ture from the court and howled with
rage when he appeared. The hooting
was inCessant, and there were frequent
cries OF SHAME" TheCrowd threatened
to attack the judges carriage, but the
police interiered. The feeling over the
result Is intense. Steps arc being taken
to stay the execution, further medical
evidence having been secured.
WHAT THE PAPERS SAY.
The majority OF tho London papers
fail TO concur In the MaybriCk verdict.
The Times holds that "there Is enough
on the woman's side 10 make II case
for the earnest consideration OF tho
Home Office. 1t isnotable that Judge,
in passing sentence, reirained from ex.
pressing agreement with tho verdict"
lAMENTABlB IGNORANCE.