Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-27

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the whole aspect of the famous Maybrick
poisoning case at Liverpool, and which will
probably eventuate in the accuittal Of Mrs.
Maybrick as the poisoner of her husband,
has just been discovered by firm Of New
York lawyers.
About, two months ago the startling news
was wired across the water that an Ameri-
can woman belonging to an aristocratic
Southern family and married to well-to-do
Ehglishman had poisoned her husband for
the purpose of furthering an attachment
with one of the latter's business friends.
Mr.. Maybrick died under suspicious cir
cumstances on the 11th of May last. Evi-
dence was produced showing that his wife
had treated his food with arsenic. The
COroner's jury found an indictment of MUIR
der in the first degree against her, and sub
sequently at the trial before a Board of Po-
lice Justices the same decision was reached.
sHREwD LAWYERS AT WORK.
A few days ago it was almost a foregone
conclusion that at her trial, which will
shortly come of before the Grand Assizes,
Mrs Maybrick would be found guilty of
murder, but through the efforts of Lawyers
Roe & Macklin, of No. 156 Broadway, the
the tenor of the case has been changed.
1t has been proved beyond doubt that
Maybrick's death was due to arsenic poison.
Mr.. Macklin has secured abundant evil
dence that Maybrick was an arsenic eater
as we'll as morphine and strychnine fend.
For IL years he had been addicted to the
habit, and on last Saturdays outgoing
steamer, Thomas Stansel, former valet in
the employ of Maybrick, sailed for Liver
pool to testify to the arsenic-eating habits
of the dead man.
nected with Mrs. Maybrick's family for
many years. Mrs. Maybrick's grandfather
was Darius B. Hollbrook, who died in 1858,
leaving an estate of 81, ,000, 900. At his
death, the estate was divided between his
widow and their only daughter, Mrs. W.
d. Chandler. The latter was made q
widow just before the war. She was left
with two little children, one of whom is the
accused Mrs. Maybrick.
JUST LIKE A NOVEL.
In 1864 she met Confederate army officer
named De Barry, whom she shortly after
married. At the siege of Charleston he
with his wife and children tried to escape to
England in a blockade runner. On the
voyage De Barry died. Not long after
Mrs. De Barry's mother Joined her abroad.
Among the property left to his widow BY
Hollbrook senior was the family home in
West Fourteenth street, between Fifth and
Sixth avenues.
In 1872. Mrs. De Barry ventured into a
matrimonial alliance with a Baron Won
Roques. Five years later her mother died,
leaving the Fourteenth street home in trust
to her two grandchildren. The Baron was
not we'll fixed financially, and in 1879 his
10 20 lay
the Fourteenth street house. A tedious
Lawsuit resulted which was eventually won
by Roe & Macklin for the two Chandler
children, Florence and Hollbrook.
In 1881, when 18 years old, Florence was
married to James Maybrick. He was
wealthy, but considerably on the wrong
side Of 40.
WHO MAVERICK WAS.
Maybrick was dealer in cotton, with
Offices in Norfolk, Baltimore and Liverpool
Previous to his marriage he lived in Nor
folk. 1t was while here that he employed
Stansel as body servant. Stansel, when
found by Lawyer Macklin, made the follow
ing affidavit:
81 am now a waiter in the st. James
Hotel, Norfolk, Va. In 1877 was engaged
as body servant by James Maybrick. He
was then living in York street, and re-
mained with him until 1880, when he went
away to get married. About three weeks
after had been engaged Mr.. Maybrick
came to me and said: Il will not go to the
office to-day, as 1 feel seedy. Here is some
money. Buy me half dollars worth of
arsenic. If the druggists refuse to sell it to
you come back and 1 will give you an Or
DER l secured the arsenic and when I re-
turned home Mr.. Maybrick told me to make
hoaf fao II 4 hot
drinking it he stirred some of the powder in
it. frequently bought arsenic for him.
Whenever he felt unweil he took arsenic,
and quite often he mixed the drug in his
soup. In addition, he took all kinds of
medicines, patented and prescribed, and his
room looked like drugstore"
IMPORTANT EVIDENCE SECURED.
Mr.. Cleaver, who is one of Mrs. May
bricks lawyers abroad, arrived here about
three weeks ago. While here he secured
evidence which will be used in corrobora-
ton of the body-servaht Stansel Last Sat-
urday he sailed in company with Stansel.
Mr.. Macklin intends sailing shortly to
assist in the defense. He has known Mrs.
Maybrick since she was child. Her mar
ried life, he said to-day to reporter, had
been unpleasant almost from the start. Mrs.
Maybrick he described as being a small,
elegantly formed woman with small features
and an aristocratic face. She is now q
years of age. while her husband was over so.
The one feature OF the case which Mr..
Macklin is afraid of is her reported rela-
tions with merchant named A. Briefly.
Witnesses have sworn that she stopped at
private hotel in Henrietta street, Cavendish
square, London, from March 21 to the oath
with Briefly.
A SIGNIFICANT LETTER.
The following letter, written to him by
her, was accidentally discovered:
DEAREsr-Your letter under cover to Kay
came to hand just after had written to you on
Monday. / did not expect to hear from you so
soon, and a delay occurred in giving in the
necessary instructions. Since my return have
haa,, mn NJ ALI daY and ninht He Is sick