Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-08-17

into court her pale, haggard appear.
pnce was fairly startling, she hau
TO be helped up the stairs lead
Ing to the dock. When she got TO tic
top Of the stairs she staggered ana trem-
blcd, and 1t WIS with much difficulty that
she walked to the front OF the dock Nhen
she reached tho rail she again trembled,
cIutched the rail and looked as II she was
| about to faint With dcathly pale race
she took a seat in the dock and swayed
backwards and forwards in her chair as II
about to fall She was evidently Ill ana
weak The female attendant kept constant
watch upon her
Judge Stephen, in his charge to the
| fury said there was strong and distress
ful evidence to show that the prisoner had
Il motive for Kidding herself OF her
husband. This could be found in
hor infdclity, which had rendered It
necessary for her to enter into lneItfl-
cable mazes of living lie also called par
ticuar attention to the phrase 'ho Is SICK
unto DEATH contained in her letter to
Briefly. This was terribly important
IN view Of the fact that
on the day tho letter waa
writton the doctors fully expected that Mr.
Maybrick would recover. 1t showed there
was reason for believing that the prisoner
was desrous OF being rid of her husband,
in order that the might live Win
her pa"amour. The Judge put the qucs-
ton to the Jury whether it was reasonable
to believe that loving wife would yield to
her husbands suggestion and put an un-
known powder in lis food.
At $50 o'c'ock the Judge stopped talking
and said; Now, gentlemen, consider YOU
verdict Ereathless Fl encc rclgncd II
tho court as the jurymcn filed out
Friends of tho accused, who calculated or
verdict of acquttal without th(
Jurors leaving their seats, began tt
look anxious as the time crcpt slowly
on. The interest OF the crowded court
room ccntcrcd on the prisoner She looHe'
around anxiousIy, Watching the door OF th'
mry-reom Al length the twelve trust.
men returned, after being out an Eour an'
thirty minutes. The Judge resumed HI
place and thcro was terrible stillnes
throughout the court
The foreman Of tie Jury eaid: I'VE hay
agreed tina. the accused is guilty. In
clerk asked TIE customary qnestio'
whether tho woman had any thln
to say before sentence of deaf
was passed The prisoner, pale an
haggard, rose, with respectful bow
ord addressed his lordship in these words
"My lord evidence has been kept bac
from the Jury which. II it had been known
: would have altered the verdict am no
guilty OF this oifcnsa.n Saying this she s0
. down, gasring for breath, and seemed NOR
dead than alive. The poor woman sat sol
hinr like clid, while tie judge, AZ
suming the back cap in solemn tones sen
, fenced her to be hanged by the neck ii
dead At this moment there was m awir
b hush upon the court, und pin could hay
been heard to drop Some OF the womc
present were in tears The judge hlmse
was yisiblY moved.
! As Mrs Maybrick rose to walk from th
+ fatal dock she tottcrcd and almost fell, IN
kindly the wardens put out their hands
|, steady h,r. But it was her strength an
T. not her courage that had failed her. Sh
h Rhrank from the hands Of the wardons as
i the wcll-meant help was ropuSive to he
S delicate tastes
= After the verdict became known, thor
10 sands of people asscmb ell around the or
= trance to the courtroom and waited fC
Vi the dpparture of the Judge As soon as i
made his appearance he was grocte
d win bo,,Is If rarn and the hootingr of iii
rs ...,I no. -. -, yor , lo,,, TINA Tho,
n .''" ,i 80 ,.,.G.,no,,, aud
"oic l''o''",' 'i'o, va
nuacN UPON 'he luus' o''4 '"s' ""' wa
- prevent ~ the actiVo lhleI'ei"uco
% the pOllce. The feeling IN IlNc'fo
1t AGAINST the verdict is intense, Steps hay
been taken to secure stay OF execution {
tho pround of the discovery of furth
r,Jic,I .,idcpce
-, ri, r,,,o, ,,no
~ l''''vN' "S. i"o ~. ,IIi,tt
give Icepl' approx" VI 'no No' ~ ~,
10 guilty against MIS- MayprlcA. liIe LIN
j. holds that enough evidence mas boea pr
sarted on the side OF the accused to mai
+. her caso one for the earnest considerable
>, of the Home Office.
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. some time and Mrs, MaybrIck h@d oeen nurs,l !