Evening journal., 1889-08-08
ONE CENT.
MRS. MAVERICK TO SWING
Liverpoops Female Poisoner
Convicted of Murder.
THE VERDICT A GREAT SURPRISE

Liverpool People Were Very Indignant
and Wished to Mob the Judge--A stay
Of Execution win lie sought-rhe Pris-
onor's History and Her Crime.
LIVERPOOL, Aug. s--To the amazement OF
almost every one the jury in the Maybrick
poisoning case found the fair prisoner guilty.
Upon the announcement Of the verdict by
the jury the judge pronounced the sentence
Of death upon the prisoner. In passing sem
tence be said there was strong evidence as to
the motive Tor tine killing and the prisoners
adultery made a grent deal Of lying neces-
eary. She wrote TO Briefly tnat her husband
was "sick unto deathn on the very day tho
doctors fully expected he would recover.
This, he d, was very important, and showed
that there was reason TO bell the prisoner
wanted to get rid Of her husband and live
with her paramour
The Prisoner Dumfounded.
The woman was dumfounded upon hear
ing The verdict, as she had expect d an acquit-
tai upon tile judges favorable charge.
they wished TO mob the Judge.
The announcement OF the verdict OF guilty
in the Maybrek case, causes great excite
ment among ali elias. .es OF people here, who
have ben watching the mai with intense
interest After the verdict became known
thousands Of people assembled around the
entrance TO the court r0om a. waited for
the departure Of the juage AS soon as he
made MS APP earance ne WIS Greeted with
hewls OF rags, aud the hoolng ol tue crowd
was kept up for iong tme iuere we.a in
cessant cries Oh "Snumel" and an attack upon
the judges carriage was only prevented "
the acuve interference Of the police. ine
feeling IN Liverpool against the verdict rs
intense. Steps lave been taken to secure a
stay OF execution on the 3. ouad OF tne dis
eoyery Oh further medical evidence
a sketch Of the PIi-oner
Mrs Maybriok is the daughter Of the lats
| Mr.. Chandler, a wealthy man Of Mobnes
/ Ala. Her mother was Miss Carrie hol-
/ brook, daughter OF rich New York mer-
/ chant, who married in New York William
Cnaudier OF Mobile, a member OF the
comm ssion firm of ST. john q Powers.
| Chandler was the sou Of Daniel Chandler, .
iawyer Of prominence, and nephew 81 the
late Jonn a. Campbell, TX cniei justice ot
The United States Daniel Chandler was
graduated at The Yale law school m ls49.
Mrs. Mayhriuk'n crime.
Soon after William Cnanuiers death, in
1862, Mrs Chandler and nor little son and
daugltcr, Florence, moved 70 Macon, Ca,
and thence TO Europe, where Florence re.
ceived an education ia Germany. Florencs
met James Maytrick ia Germany he wa'
a cotton buyer at Liverpool Norfolk and
Galveston. Tney were married number oi
years ago and removed TO Liverpool Last
spring Aiayb died suddenly, and suspicion
pointed 10 his wife as his murdsress Enough
strychnlne TO kali a morse was found IN hlI
body On May n Mrs May brick was ar
rested on a charge OF murder.
AT the inquest the acts developed were
That Maybrlck used strychnine and ar
senic for nervous disorders; tnat Maybrich
and his wife we'd unhapply together; tha
Mrs Mayhrick wished a separation; that sh'
aud one Brierly sustained questionable rela
tions; that large quantities OF arsenic wer'
found in Mis-. Maybilcss tlunk, clothing
etc, and in food sne had been giving ne
husband.
Feeble Approval from the Press.
The London papers give a feeble approva
/ Of the verdict Of guilty against Mrs. May
brick. The Times nods tina, enough evi
! dence has been presented on the side Of th
accused 10 make h,r case one for the eaines
a consideration OF the home Office