The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1889-08-17
HUGH MANW EILSCI.RSE
The Last Words of the St. Louis
Murderer Recalled.
PRETTY MRS. MAVERICK TIE VICTIM
English Justice Ketaliates for the Mis-
souri, Execution by CondemniuG the
American Wonlan-ParaIIsI of
Two Cases MaNwell's
Last Address.
MRS. MAVERICK The VICTIM

LoNDoN, Aug. 13.-The stern and in
flexible laws of Missouri demanded the
neck OF Hugh NJ. Brooks, alias Max
well, and got it. The English law,
equally stern and indexible. now de-
mands the neck of Mrs. MAVERICK. Is
that retaliation which the Young En-
glishman invoked with his dying breath
so soon to be harvested? The present
week will probably see a response to
the question.
Apart from the fact that the verdict
OF the jury in Mrs. May bricks case was
returned just one year to the day, date
and hour from the execution in the st.
Louis Jail, there are many points of re-
semblance between the two cases.
Maxwell was stranger in strange
land. So is Mrs. Maybrick. He was
convicted mainly upon circumstantlal
evidence. SO with the Liverpool
prisoner. In his case the crime. if it
was crime, was accomplished by the
use Of drugs. Here again the two cases
fit. He was practically penniles5, and
the means for his defense were provided
by relatives across the water. He told
the jury his own story of the tragedy
conhdentlally, relying upon it
to secure his acquittal. Instead
OF this it proved to be the most telling
piece Of testimony against him. And
so chapter by chapter a complete an
aiogy between the various incidents of
the two celebrated cases can be traced.
Whether 1t viii be carried to the end
remains to be seen.
) / II
during the night that preceded his tax
ing OFT that he hoped that some Ameri-
can would sooner OF later be placed in
his position, and that the English au-
thorities would be just as chary of
mercy as had been those of Missouri in
bis own case. For nearly two hours,
from midnight of August 8. he was bus
lily engaged IN writing letters TO his
father ana other relatives and friends
III the old country. In all of these he
adjured them to reC0llect his fate if
ever the time came when the life of an
American was placed in jeopardy in an
English court. As finale he drew up
an address to the People of England, 4"
IN which he declared that his conviction
was unlawful, unjust and unfair and
cited numerous incidents In bis trial in
support OF the allegation. He
laid stress upon the fact that
the request of tie British government
for a reprieve had been refused by Gov.
MorehOuse, and insisted that the Gov
ernor had been urged TO disregard the
request because he MAXWELL was an
Englishman, and Great Britain had de-
ClIned to take notice of the interfer-
ence of the United States in the O'Don-
nell case. The address concluded as
originally written, with an appeal
to his countrymen for vengeance
whenever possible, but on the
advice of the Catholic priest
that attended him in his last
hours. this was stricken out. The adj
dress, however, was published through
out the United Kingdom and literally
commented Upon by the press, and
there IS no telling how largely the fate
OF Maxwell may be an issue in deciding
the question of life or death for Mrs.
Maybr Naxwelps family, it is in
teresting to recall, lived within sixty
miles OF Liverpool, and the feeling in
that town IN favor Of the young convict
was intense.
\ meeting to consider. the case of
Mrs. MaybrIck was held at the Cannon
Street Hotel to-day \ resolution was
adopted to petition the home secretary
for q remission Of her sentence. The
meeting was attended by a large num-
Der OF persons.
Mrs. Maybrick is in a very depressed
state. She passes much of the time in
moaning for her children and weeping
cOpIously. The chaplain of the prison
is devoting much of his time to the
condemned woman and she appears to
greatly appreciate his visits.