The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-08-09
OYER THE SEA.
INTENSE FEELING OVER THE MAY
BRICK VERDICT.

le Popular Movement for EeprieVe-rh'
e Judge severely Censured for Hi- Charge
10 Boulangsr and Companions on Trial fol
Treasori- Foreign New. IN Genersl.
g. LIVERPOOL. August s.-Mrs. Maybrick
j. is seriously III. She had an interview "
Il with her mother to day. in which much
r affection was displayed NY both. The
j lawyers here are joining in an appeal
j. to the Home Office for q reprieye.
q basing tho petition on the conflict Of
p tho medical testimony. Besides the
o lawyers other prominent people have
c interested themselves in ;he case, and
are circulating petitions looking To the
r. same end. The verdict is extremely
4 unpopular.
/. POPULAR MOVEMENT FOR A REPRIEvE.
' The popular movement in Liver
5 pool. as also in London and else
l where to obtain reprieve FOR
Mrs. Maybrick, Is assuming enormous
proportions. The verdict is attributed
entirely TO the Judges charge. which. in
the last two hours of its delivery. was
t characterized by a yirulence which ex-
cesded even that OF the prosecution.
That the verdict was a complete sur
prise. not only to the public generally.
? but TO the prosecution as we'll, is now
certain.
Mr.. Addison, the prosecuting attor-
{ ney. in a conversation with Sir Charles
Russell. the counsel FOR Mrs. Maybrick
on Tuesday, told him he considered an
acquttal certain. as there was really
no evidence TO convict. lie said q.
further. that in the event Of a disagree
ment Of the jury, the Crown would
not force new trial. but
: would permit the accused TO
be set At liberty, although
perhaps surety would be required for
her appearance hen wanted. This
conversation was hsd after the Judge
had begun his charge, but before IT'S
conclusion. IL was stated that Mrs.
MAY bricks admission Of adultery very
seriously injured her defense. and but
for this admission il Is believed she
would have been acquitted.
MORE ABOUT THE BLACK DIAMOND.
VICTORIA, b. c.. August s.-Atlida
Wits were sworn 10 yesterday by the Of
6cers and crew Of the schooner Black
Diamond. detailing the circumstances
connected with the seizure of that YES
sci by the cruiser Rush. Captain
Thomas in his AFFIDAVIT says that Lieu
tenant Tuttle, when he came on board.
said: Well, we've caught you in the
act Captain Thomas asked the lieu
tenant for his Instructions. The lieu
tenant refused 10 show any, and said
You are set Of thieves.
! lie then asked FOR the schooner 3 pa
pers ami upon Captain Thomas refus
ing TO give them up, bad the locker
/ forced open and took them. When
/ Lieutenant Tuttle placed one sailor on
board the schooner, Captain Thomas [
told HIM that unless crew was placed .
aboard the schooner it would not be .
taken to Sitka. To this Lieutenant t
futile made no reply.
TRIAL OF BOULINGER AND COMPANIONS I
FOR TREASON.
PARIS August S-Tne High Court Of /
Impeachment for the trial of General .
Boulanger, Henri Rochefort. Count Dill
lon. and others on the charge Of high .
ing at the Palais de Justice. L. is gene
ially understood that an indictment
will be found which will be so worded
as TO give the English Government 10
alternative, should the accused be with
IN i,s jurisdiction, than to assent
to their extraditi0n. 1t is given
out that i'm that event the General and
his companions will lose no time in get
ting on the high seas en route to the
United States.
Az UPRoAR lN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.
LONDON. August S.-There was CON
siderable upiOar in the House OF Com
mons tonight, Occasi0ned BY an alter
cation which at one time promised to
end in personal violence between Chief
Secretary Balfour and Mr.. T. Eiward
Harrington, member for West Kerry.
Ireland. The lrish estimates were
under consideration and the Irish
Secretary was making his speech
40 support of them, when he
took occasion 10 refer 10 the case OF
the resident magistrates who had re-
fused 10 subscribe toward a proposed
race meeting. because Mr. Huntington,
who was a member Of he committee
had denounced the police as towards
and bullies At this Mr. Harrington
jumped tO his feet aud demanded 0fMr
BalfOur his authority for such Il state
ment. Mr. Balfour replied he had the
best authority. and was proceeding to
continue his spesch without further at
tenti0n % his question, when Harring.
ton. his eyes ii1shing end his clenched
hand raised above his head. made
rush for the speaker. Before he could
accomplish his evident purpose Of as
saulllng Mr. BalfOur. however, several
athletic members rushed forward. and
by mlin strength restrained the impe-
tuous lrlshman.
Great disorder followed as a matter
of course. and for time all was CON
fusion. When Harrington had been
quieted by his friends and had been in
Iuced 10 resume his seat, Mr.. Healy
rose, and. on behalf of Mr. Harrington,
stated that that gentleman had been
provoked not 80 much by Mr. Baifour 5
language as an insulting gesture which
he had made use OF.
ThereupOn Mr.. BdlfOur disclaimed
any intention of insulting Mr. HarriDg-
ton, aud this being followed by the
apology on the part Of the latter gentle
man, the house was enabled to settle
down TO its normal temperature, and
Mr. Balfour proceeded with his analy-
sis Of the Irish estimates.
FAST STEAMSHIP LINE.
SOUTHAMPTON. August S.-The new
steamship Columbia, Of the Hamburg
American packet line, which arrived
here this forenoon from New York. has
beaten the record TO or from South
ampton by 80 minutes and a seconds.
her corrected time being days, 81
hours and % minutes.
DEATH OF 4 DISTINGUISHED ITALIAN.
ROME. AUGUST o.-Signoc Bene-
ditto Carroll. the eminent tia
ian statesman. twice Prime Min
Ister Of Ialy. died at Naples to-day.
aged sixty-twO years. Signor Carroll
fought with Garibaldi. and was
" wounded At Palermo ia 1860. In 1873
he was stabbed while protecting the