Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-01

said: "Mr. Brierley was against you; sup
pose you recognized him." Well, i nevel
show you that honestly, I could not recog
nize him if it had not been for the police.
You are aware that at the Coroner's couri
the Coroner dwelt chiefly upon Mrs. May
bricks movements, in summing up, and that
it was published in the local papers that the
case would be quashed up. told the in
spector this. He said: 81 have seen it myself
but 1 have different opinion, for it is going
to end against her. or something to this
effect. Now, with regard to Mr.. Brierley,
OF course, should not have recognized him
at all if it had not been for the police; but as
was for the prosecution / went by theiI
orders, which am sorry for now, for they
acted in very shameful manner. Well,
after they returned from luncheon that in.
spector told me to nod to him when recog'
nized Brierley, as he would be in court in
two or three minutes. Well, could not
recognize him when he came, but police.
man came up to me and showed me where
Mr.. Brierley was. 1 give you this statement
voluntarily, to show you. as far as am con
cerned, that it was regular got up case with
'-' pO' LOUIS 'eag ALFRED sr soHwr1sso.
A New And Startling Departure.
Mr.. McDougall writes that the attention
of the Home Secretary having been directed
to this letter, he wrote in reply that the
Home Office having no jurisdiction over the
police who. were engaged in the case, he
could not make any Investigation into their
conduct-that it was a matter for the local
authorities.
''This is a new and startling departure in
criminal procedure" he continues. ''The
local police are, it is true now under con-
troll of the joint committee of the County
Council, but the police, however controlled,
when they appear in our courts con-
Quoting criminal proceedings appear
%ha nnd
not any such elected body as the
committee of the County Council 1t is
difficult to conceive a more revolutionary
doctrine than this evasion of duty, this
shifting of responsibility for the administra-
tion of criminal justice from the crown to
the people, than this doctrine of Mr..
Matthews that if the conduct of police in
any criminal proceeding should require in
vestigation there is no jurisdiction at the
Home Office.
SIT is the very corner stone of our consti-
tuition that criminal proceedings are con-
Quoted in the name of the Queen, and the
police, when they appear in our courts, are
the representatives. of the Queen and not of
the County Council The widest revolu-
tionary demagogue has never propounded
such doctrine as this. Where next will
Mr.. Matthews land us? Moreover, the po-
IOS themselves W u uldll, WHttHcT clnplOytu
and controlled by local authorities or not,
would repudiate being the representatives.
IN our courts of anyone except the Queen"
Evidence and Sentiment.
A sample comment of the author in re-
viewing the testimony given on the trial is
this:
SIT will be presently seen, when we come
to consider Mr.. Justice Stephens summing
up, that the question left for the jury was
motive for murder?' instead of murder by
lrsenic" and, that in returning their ver-
lict, they were to regard criminal inter-
course as a motive for murder
''My readers are not Liverpool common
ury, sitting under the influence of the
ratory of Mr. Justice Stephen, and are not
'oing to be taken off the scent of arsenic by
he red herring of criminal intercourse
brown across our path. One-tenth of
rain of arsenic was found in the body of the
eceased. He was in the habit of dosing
imsek One of the witnesses of the prose- |
ution, under cross ss-examinatlon, admitted
nat he had destroyed, a few months since, a
undle of prescriptions, some of which were
strychnine for a nerve tonic; that |
rsenic was also commonly prescribed for the
lme purpose Another witness for the |
edwin Maybrick) had been |
lowed by the police to ransack James May |
rick's papers and take away and keep back
box of pills actually labelled arsenic, be- |
'nging to his brother, after they had got the |
-idow safely locked up in Jail Is this fair |
lay?"
Mr. McDougall next refers to this evil |
ence as given on the trial by DR.. Hum |
hreys:
"When was attending the children, in |
lie early part of March, Mr. Maybrick |
ever complained to me. 1 had not asked |
Ir. Maybrick purposely about his health.
just casually said, How are you?' But |
had asked Mrs. Maybrick about her hus-
and's health when had been attending the
lildren. I do not remember the exact
ords spoken, but Mrs. Maybrick made
,ecifc statement tc me about her husband
king something. That conversation took
ACE some time In March. She said he was
king some white powder, which she
ought was strychnine, and she asked
hat was likely to be the result L said if
; took large enough dose he would die.
I said to Mrs. Maybrick (not
however), We'll, if he should
'er die suddenly, call me and can say you
i've had some conversation with me
,out it.
A Ruling Called Into Question.
'fMr. Justice Stephen comments the
thor, "made use of this evidence in this
ay: When summing up to-the jury he said:
t struck me at the time as a strange con-
.rsation TO hold-'tif ever he dies suddenly
,u can mention" said DR.. Humphreys,
hat you mentioned the matter to me."b
ow, Mr.. Justice Stephen knew perfectly
ell the meaning of words, and in the name
common sense and common fairness why
hn dnc ha o,rlv 1f ! IL L. Il
: DR.. Humphreys as a strange converse
on to hold, as if Mrs. MAVERICK had held
If Mr.. Justice Stephen had wished to
fer TO it he should have used plain English
ID said: 1T was a strange remark for DIR.
to make, and not twisted it into |
was strange conversation to holdp"
This strange history of strange case ends
ith this appeal for Mrs. Maybrick:
81 Will ask my readers, when rejecting |
her present position in Wosking Jail, to
ke these words into their hearts and pom
+ over them:
IL me guilty, I do but pay the tax that's
due to justice;
1T call me guiltless, then my punishment
shame to those alone who do infiict it.
Those who, like. myself, after delibera-
re study of the evidence (Which I have
nestly endeavored to lay exhaustively be-
re my readers, call her guiltless, must
i shame as long as guiltless woman is
ssing living death in our midst; and L |
vite every one who feels that shame to
n in every legitimate effort than can be
de to carry out the following programme:
'F1rst-Mrs. Maybrick's release from
Ison as a matter of right and as an ac-
owledged innocent woman.
'Second-The removal from Office of all s
ose who can be shown by their unconsti- |
,ional conduct to have been responsible t
the miscarriage of justice which has t
zen place t
oThfrd=The bringing tn instina of mn | q