New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-14
,urpICAy LAW AND ENGLISH LAW.
CONTRAST IN THE PROCEEDINGS WITH EEf''"
ENCE TO CARLYLE HARRIS AND

CONTRAST IN THE PROCEEDINGS WITH "rf''
ENCE TO CARLYLE HARRIS AND
MRS. MAVERICK.
TO the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: nv the publication OF the compiete text VI
1us,tce Grew, decision In the Carlyle Harris case
We are able to compare the administration OF l"su'e
in English and In American courts as seen III '"'
celebrated cases. c,,
Two yonng Americans one In America CarNre
Harris and one In England. Mrs. Maybrich "'!e
charged with murder; the former, by po'soh'hs "''
wife with morphine the latter by poisoning "er "''
hand with arsenic. The English Judge, n'ephch' "".
the American Judge Grey, agreed that the hrs' Po'h'
IN he established was that the deceased ueu Vi ''e
poisons alleged. IN both cases the evidence va.
wholly circImstantia. There was no testimony ny
eve. witness of the giving OF the poison III" Nv
admlssio OF such fact Oh the part Oh the "''"a'N
II onpcared I'm evidence that Mrs. Harris was nine
teen years old at the time OF her dea'h anu WOO
and had been on the eve OF that uay' anu VIM
thirteen hours of her DEATH in good health ana eneer
frI and happy And that Mr.. Maybrich was my
one years old at the time OF his deatn' hau ,'.'
n fortnight III, I'm the hands OF DOCTORS WIN """'
during that fortnight administered 10 MN '"'"'' rs
different lrritant posons as Wediclhe' "
IIarrls's Illness the symptoms caused the "'" ~,
physicians Immediately TO think ana say 'n"' VIZ
case was one OF poisoning by morphine UT op'""'
The very first one called, DIR. Fowler. pronounced
cases OF opium poisoning he had ever Witnessed
Mr.. MAVERICKS attending physicians fonnd no s"e'
cestIon OF poisoning IN his symptoms, anu "''"'''
before the Jury that they did not suspect posohhs
until II was suggested TO them by nohh'u''"i p''
sons and that II II had not been Tor the suesesuo'
OF these medical persons. servants ah" o''''
,hev would haye given a certificate OF death from
gastrs or gas ire. cnerts-periectiy hat'rh c'"'''
That an autopsy OF Mrs Iiarriss body reVeii'u HUT
milne I'm the stomach and In the membrane. iha'
an autopsy OF Mr.. Maybrick's body reVeaieu ho
traces Of arsenic IN the stomach OF it' coh''i'''
Jdce Grey giving the decision OF the Court oil
Appeal, pronounced Il am convinced 'hh' ''e '"',
could have come to no other conclusion thah 'ha'
,he deceased came to her death By morphine poison
ing Secretary Matthews, constituting In hihiseii
the Court OF Appeals. said The evidence Go'S
exclude n eas0nable doubt whether ms t;Ir; ',ny
bricks death in fact caused by 'hs auih'S na
lion of arsenic The American Court OF appear nav
Inc decided that Mrs. Harris died OF poisoning; prE
ccecd 10 consider whether the poison was iccn,o , ~
administered by her husband the English our wos
HS ' mr. M asySS 'a
I"lononsly administered It. The American Court OF
Appeal considered 1t In open court and procaimsu 10
nln, that led TO is decision, and thus called the
whole American people to Judge OF the n",v war;
ranicd the verdict OF the Jury. but no other could
bc rendered which could be consistent WIN Wv
S Sa in own E% pTvae oe q
mcn caped evidence, pronounced guilt. and exscnte
sentence without summonng the prisoner wi'hou'
ncguainting her with the indictment, without con,
fronting her with the witnesses, without informing
The people. To this day, and In spite OF reIsn,,sa
notifications neither the English public. nor the
American public. neither Mrs. MAVERICK nor neI
friends have ans knowledge OF what Is the evidence
against her or who are the witnesses VINO npP;ir~i
against hcr before the Home secretary, on whose
testimony without any opportunity OF defence on ner
nnri sh. l. now enduring her fourth year OF penai
srrvudn for life. To the oft repeated Inquiries iron,
the highest quarters. I'm behalf OF the most sacred
81 ~ NE the only given
Is that II T. known 10 the Home secretary .
From these two cases. therefore, II Is 10 ne IN
fcrrrd that the American courts are courts OF justice
and that the English courts oil in)uslce'
Washington, D. G., March %, 1sJ3 l.. H.