Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-17

Dr. Tfdy's Testimony i'm the Msybrick Case.
To the Editor Of The Evening Star:
Will you kindly permit me to call attention to
the following announcement in TIE EVENING
STAR OF March I6:
WITNESS IN THE MAVERICK CASE DEAD.
London, March 16-Dr. Tidy, the eminen, analyst
for the government. who the prosecution in
the case INST Mrs haybricx the trial for POISON
ins her husband. Is dead; The testimony OF Or, Tidy
feet as shown IN the of the stomach other
Nitton, and ms death removes important IL
senta witness IA case the home office should Mt
TO reopen the case for Investigation
This is perfectly fair specimen Of the truth
and justice OF the whole course of the present
English government toward Mrs Maybrick
DIR. Tidy was, as the London telegram saws
Tho eminent analyst for the government"
One of his titles was, ''0ficial analyst to the
home office, which was the court of last resort
in the Maybrick case, and OF which the home
secretary Is the head. II was q medical case
turning on medical evidence, and DIR. Tidy was
summoned as an expert But his testimony
did not aid in securing the conviction of Mrs
Maybrlck. She was convicted in spite Of his
testimony. In . pamphlet published by him
and DIR. Mcnamara, soon after the trial, he
says: Our Genealogical studies have led us to
the three following conclusions: 1. That the
symptoms from which Msybrick suffered are
consistent with any form of acute dyspepsia,
but that they absolutely point away from,
rather than toward, arsenic as the cause of
such dyspeptic condition. 2. That the post
norton appearances are indicative OF inham-
nation, but that they emphatically point away
from arsenic rs the cause OF death 8 That the
analysis fails to find more than one-twentieth
part Of fatal dose aof arsenic and that
the quantity so found is perfectly consistent
with Its medicinal nigestion.'
In the preface to their pamphlet they saw:
1.-The authors Of this paper decided TO allow
all popular feeling on the Maybrick trial to die
out before stating their views of the case
They take upon themselves the responsibility
of having advised counsel q course thew in no
way regret) that there was no evidence to show
that James Maybrick died from the effects of
arsenic.
Considering that the verdict of the iurv was
guilty without any recommendation TO the
clemency OF the crown, the home secretary, by
admitting reasonable doubt that MAVERICKS
death was the result Of arsenicai POISONING
land which reasonable doubt to the Jury
must have meant acquittan has thereby pre-
vented the disastrous result Of trial which. il
OFTEN repeated, would shake the faith In En-
glish Justice"
The reasonable doubt which to the fury
must have meant acquittar" means to the home
secretary ''penal servitude for Iife." "Rnglish
Justice permits one man to upset the verdict
OF English courts and then to upset the lAw
which would apply in . court Of Justice to the
rectified verdict. The home secretary By his
own sole will keeps MIRA Maybrick in prison
on verdict which he himself has rendered,
but whichs Il rendered by the court that tried
her, must have meant acquittaL"
But il 10 not thefauit Of Dr. tidy, who, in the
court room and outside the court room, stead
lastly and strenuously maintained the limo
March IL, 1892.