New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-04
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MRS. MAVERICKS CASE AGAIN.

MRS MAVERICKS CASE AGAIN
THE HOME SECRETARY AND HIS LACK OF Jrsrr-
FIcATIoN-NEw EVIDENCE PROMISED.
To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: The letter ~ Gail Hamilton which recently
appeared in your columns with respect 70 the case
Of Mrs Maybrck s by means too strong. Ny
Asqul,h has choice Of only TWO alternatives: he
ls keeping this American lady in penal servtu1e IN
the face Of evidence which excludes all reasonable
probability ot her guilt. or else he u keeping her
in penal servltude upon evidence which is care
fully concealed from the prisoner and her egal al
vsars. well from the public The !sii'r u
the more probable alternative. Mrs Mlybrck mas
very bitter and INSCRIPTIONS enemies. who iriei
their utmost in the first instance 10 obtain con-
vctlon, then TO prevent any Communication OF the
death sentence, and finally are now moving heaven
and earth to prevent public inquiry or release
Their weapons In their public warfare consist OF
urblushing Observation-Disclosures which they ~ou.d
not dare utter Il Mrs Maybrlck coud bring an
action for llbe! against them What DO You think
are likely 70 be their weapons In secret? Their
last story = that the Home Office Is in possession
OF not one but several comics siOns OF Mrs. Nay
bricks guilt Why not be- satisfied with one? Ana
do your readers think that II she had confessed her
guilt she would permit her mother and her friends
to * on spending money and labor in trying to
coliec, proofs Of her innocence? Or that the Home
Secretary when frequently assailel for his conduct
toward her. would plead her confessions IN de-
fence? I have reason to believe that when she
thought she dying and received the lasi sacra-
ment OF her Church she made dec aration OF COM
plete Innocence II any such confessions exist It Is
not the first time that have heard OF iorsefles
under similar circumstances.
Let the accusers drop the veil Of secrecy ami
stand forth before the world Let the people OF the
United States ask for pubic inquiry at which Oh
the evidence for and against her can b. fuIly ana
fairly investigated No confession could prove muir
dor he an of = A
which the doctors are divided. and, with ne cyl
iencc now forthcoming as to Mr.. MAVERICKS ha-
bitual use OF arsenic. the opinion that 1t was not
arsenlcal poisoning VIII be strongly confirmed me
alleged confessions could only relate 10 the charge
OF attempt % murder. for which she has ALREADY
endured full. average penalty, without any, 'tlt
whatever Produce the alleged confessions I;et II
be seen whether they are genuine and If 90, wheth
Of they are confessions Of any crime or only admis
slons that she put powders into some OF the ioon
at her husbands request. And another very ma
teral element as regards all alleged confessions
to make them For my part do not believe
In any cSnfesson 6ut T. Is n2t impo5T3e that r S2
pals were placed. might say Ia the prisoner. There
nocence but confess the attempt and you Will be
released in four or five year, The Home Secretary
be- hard on you II h" gets It."
Tho whole evidently requires the fullest ard
some reason or other no evidence and no interces-
sion will produce any Effect on the present Home
deed he utternnces encoarased Mrs MaybriciIs
/ mother to spend dine ana money in collecting new
and very important evidence which would not even
| be- examined wher sent IN. / hope this evidence
will he published throughout the United states.
great effort is being made 10 suppress it In Eng
land The people could not fail 10 see its signih-
canoe II published. But to take a single example
| The Times VIII not publish line Of it! Now
rs not ony oPhoJSd s,r TO ,nG %
! Maybrlck case Ave years ago. Not one man IN
three n declared was prepared fOr the verdict
| The want OF n court Of Criminal Appeal in such
a nothing short OF calamity. The case
/ against Mrs. Maybrlck one OF terribly strong
/ suspicion. but ~ suspicion only" And now that We
have evidence that scattcrs this terribly strong
/ suspicion" 10 th" four winds OF heaven not a
| word ~ II will THE Times" insert, or course. the
| ministerial organs VIII not say syllable about
| II They iara not n II reaches tho ~ the
| English public extensively It Will have 70 come
! rcvorberntiOn across the Atlantic The English
press treats Asqulth the prophets treated Ahab.
{ AMI ] hardly know whore to find Nicalah-ou OF
/ ireland. JUSTICE.
/ Dublin June g. lS9i