The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-01-06
ARRAlGNS Mr.. GLADSTONE.
GAIL HAMILTON,s EFFORTS o MRS.
MlrBRICk'S RELEASE.

she Tell. the English Prime Minister In n
Long Letter that She Ceases TO Ask for
Mercy and Only Wants Justice, watch
She Docs Not Expect TO Get from Hin.
Bos1oS. Jan. 5.-Gail Hamilton lie still fight
ing for the release Of Mrs. Maybrick. and to-
night publishes a letter addressed to Mr.. Glad
stone. She says in part:
Il regret to contributs to the armon OF
your birthday congratulations q note OF dis
cord. but humanity is a more sacred thing
than harmony. Justice is moro exacting than
congratulation. I therefore. IN the name Of
God. arraicn you. the head Of the british Gov
eminent. for the mur1er OF Florence Elizabeth
Maybrick. now dying in the convict prison Mt
woking. Tho Home Secretary OF the late Gov
eminent. who began tho torture: the late Prime
Minister. who sustained him in it: the present
Homo Secretary. who continues it-these are
NIL as guilty M you. nut l do not know whether
they believe In n God. You believe in God.
1T is. therefore. because you believe In God
that l invoke the witness OF Almighty God
while / charge you with tho murder OF the in
nocent woman who is perishing in Working
prison. We have been asking justice in the
name OF mercy. | ask it no more. / ask for
justice. and for Justice only. and l ask 1t in,her
own stern and sacred name.
"You have been personally appealed to. and
you have passed by on the other side. You
have said 1t was the business OF the Home Of
flee. which would. OF course. do its duty. 1t is
the OLE. old pretext Of Cain: Am l my brothers
keeper? The pretext avaied nothing to Cain
with the God whom you profess to worship II
God is tho same yesterday. to-day. and for
ever. 1t will avail nothing to you.
what ground have you FOR assuming that
the Homo Onlce does its duty? We appeal to
the Home Office. and the Homo Office asks for
new evidence This cry OF new evidence OF
tnnt ssssnse Is VI, used sli 70 disguise ~ "n NE a 1erri y o met met
Just. Illegal. odious. with all the wealth, OF the
Government at your disposal. with, all the ma
prisoners foes. you could furnish no proof OF
her guilt. and then you pind her hand and foot
in I. living tomb and demand that she shall
produce evidence OF her innocence.
The British Government not only muir
Minister and tho late Home secretary joined
hand in hand to brand her before America as
an ndalteress., she was never convicted Gf
adultery. But she is al, e~ns!aved woman. and
the great mower OF England seals her to eter-
following in tho same ignoble truck. more
rife OF evidence suppressed Mt her trial. but re.
fained in the Home Once asains. heE; This is
taanmS law It that N.p' ONE should he TpS Ss d ena.,ai OF OF
lie anu liberty without tho opportunity TO
hear accrsations: to confront accusers. to
-" Rumors nre, rife that her lats dangerous
illness was Of her own procuring. Whatever
tho cause. 1t Is the British Government that
wrought her ruin. and OF that Government you
arc the head. But by what token docs the
Home Office make her dumb to all the world.
yet circulate. or permit to he circulated. or
create. or permit to be created. the m ost grew
Gus rumors, from the Utmost prison, to her det-
riment?
1T is deliberate murder.
."Rumors nrs rife that 1t is resentment OF
doors locked; That is q false ,%pretext. Her
hefore American agitation began. There are
rumors that 1t IL u tone OF menace in American
intervention which. acts against her. The
only menace is in the voice of eternal Justice.
speaking through the British conscience. and
that still. small voice will speak louder and
louder till the Iudg emit day.
Go on your path Of blood. We. lovers OF
Justice. shall continue to the end every effort
for her release. but do not expect to release
l,er. We expect the fragile creature to die in
your cruel clutch.
Go on your cruol way. because you can.
She ia alone. and poor and weak. and n for
eigner. She can lose you no votes in England.
for she has no friends. no family. Make the
%sncrifice complete.
But il there be n God who. marks and notes
the ways OF this world. who hears the voice Of
innocent blood crying unto Him from tho
ground, it Ia better TO he tho young wife and
mother -perishing in WokinG prison than tho
works her torture and her slaughter"