New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-15
THE MAVERICK CASE.
pIIRIJC OPINION IN GREAT BRITAIN DE-
CLARED TO BIZ AGAINST TIE SENTENCE.
A LEADING MINISTER AZ ORGAN CALLS FOR THi
lMMEDI ATE PARDON ASD RELEASE

or THE PRISONER.
From The scottish Leader.
The cas-. Of Mr., MAVERICK, which has never been
forgotten nor condoncd by the Thousands "Ip nr'
familiar with It's fac;s presented In evidence h''
again become notorious these last two weeks 10y tH'
authoritative reports Of her serious and almost III
cvitnby fatal Illness. Her present condition Ia, been
described by her mother. the Baroness d" holn'N' III
these columns a few days ago; hu' pVp"uN , -
not known 10 many - our readers What II man.
be- SICK aud tn prison. or NV ro,r ~ I'm the va, af
even the nearest AMI dearest irihnN" WIZ -, Vi
fulfil the command 81 ~" 'hrsllhh i"ru ""n Ia
ter. IN the spirit as Wen a. w III, A., nris,n
and 10 comfort her "ho i both SIGN ain III pIln'".
heartbrokrn under sens oil "FIg .hu 'n, ,,,
ness Of ignorance or stupidlN i't u,D 80. ~
so long a. our law holds Mrs May b1'K =" D." !,
be- relaxed far la ali0" her "'h"r :" ' ~ ~
stated times 10y special permit Inc mot Hutnl' "
antly describe the cusiodlane Of Mr.. May bn'k ~
Woing cannot so iGr relax mison her any nttlc
delcncics tempt her appetite nor 10 b. NTH VA n ~,
constantly to nurse her. nor avGn S w. r HON,
Oince for months past has she received prms'ion t'
send doctor pecl1Is. 10 rS M and ms
brick ard consult with The e'uinnhir hnuN anu , n"
devoted prison doctor. Nay, even the prison d9cuT J.
moi inflow ed by the regulations 10 -" or ,ah WIZ
Mrs. Maybhck's mother or pi"nE a','' f ''n va,
bricks condition. HI. reports are mol ior hr ,ni
int only for his superior a, "r r,, nsF1t y, DOWN
in malice which We have wrought out 10y law ana
so called justice for Mrs Maybrl,h ana H., %
n riays into the h1Hic e hose who advocate t'h,i
mnIisbm.n, II would have been more merci'ni by
lar TO have hung Mrs MayDrch on Nps" S nnn
and probably even her mother hnd shc Ml"Th VIM i1
was in store for her. would have prrlerr,d 10 nl,
on ,ne hr hef"rc that Lord who Is Infinitely norc
M mnrc,t than tho, human laws which have the pre-
sumption 10 call themselves by His name
VICTIM OF PERVERTED JUSTICE.
rnsso are litter words but. unhapply, none Other
are appucable II Is simply beyond doubt 'ha' not
tasa In dor
evidence had Mt Mrs. Maybrlcks trial conclnslv'ly
n,ovcd her guilt either OF murder OF attempt 4"
murder That she IS I'm Jail as n convict to-day !
aue 70 the setting up OF two new principles IN bn'i'h
iurisnrudcucc First that II Is not necessary to PROV
inconrestnbly the guilt Of an accused PeiNTmn p''1
nndnmn,tiGn shall follow, but that 1t shall be- IL
cumbcut upln sIch accused person 10 prove inoul,
,,ahIv h or her entire innocence ere h. or she can
,' ,r second that the mercy OF the Crown j.
moi 10 be exercised AT the VIII or request 81 ,,o ~
mi" 81 n vast sciion OF the pcoplc-who Eohi grave
pIr, ~ w. me iusce OF the trial and sentence, 81
that their and conLdcnc" III h' J",t "., w., ,,
,,n mercy is TO walt shuttle. to pretend 1t Is I'M
nossblc human flblc law can err. untI clicuihN
arise or some confession Of IN" true criminal iuo'ir
,h c.xcrc,se Of such mercy not mercy at AL bnt an
| unavoidable necessity. To these TWO new lT' iP'
may , oe Mathew O. c. the former Home secretary
Is alone responsible. that IN Christian England W." VIII
| not say Britain. prisoner can b" condrlnnn "r q
crime on which she has neither been ARA Sncn nor
openly tried Nor doe, this end the new princplr J..
| rnvclnt,on II has remained for the Liberal Homo
secretary Of "A Liberal Government to INFORM " ,na
he cannot review or interfere WIN tnr Pl'I," ,o
| acc,sions Of the bureau which Tho P"p' nave
| acrtcd him 10 preside He. f0r>ooth. cannot rcV'"
the SeD'S ny Of nH new cvG"nce and can
upon the people arsh to proye TO h al i annccNc.
| OF murder task impossible because even ms pre-
dcccssor admits rca,onhl" aomEt wh" tn ,G G
such doctrine this Is prDcu,nl i.Sho W. ' n,
voter that is utterly useless for him to concern Mn
self with the turning ont OF one Government ana t
putting in another far AS jnsc. Is conrr re-,
That is not a Wholesome lesson. Ii VIII bc an ~ dll
mind and Imagination Of the people WHOM u can W
said and said with truth. that Liberalism Is rs In
different 10 Justice and equity ns Conservatism No
IS II by u hefidstrong insstencc upon w" hinlhhhiN
NJ law and IT, administration that confidence In lcga
equity will be either maintained or restored bn'
rather by an open confession tlm M hI,,h aw J.
Of those safeguards against error P"Viu'l by ~
prerogntivr OF mercy exercised by the Crown al IN
! will OF the people.
WHAT HUMANITY DICTATES.
Mrs Maybrick should be- parioned and rcl'a.ci-
shond have been pardoncd and released thre" year.
| AGO. II NAV be too late say" her life. II Is moi
TOO late even yet to at least the stain whcl
the whole proceedings AT her tr |. and subsequently
have inflicted upon the crmne Of British Justice
! women have pleaded 10 rs for this Justice i M
reason for Its delay refusal II Is credit bic Il
them to ask II Is creditablc to u to comply radlly
They could hardly do otherwise. ~ obcilenc" I, III
| dictates Of common humanity and the Instinct OF com
| mon iiatiOnhood when four five OF orr own mos
eminent Queens Counsel. after careful examination
| phraseoogy that the evidence mt her trial dl1 no
Justify the verdict Of the Jury to III" con Il u
| Of the court before which she tried we wOulG
| prefer TO say nothing. The facts are well known
| We refer readers 10 "The Times editorial
March q. 1901: to the questions asked In the Hous