New-York tribune., 1895-07-21
A MAVERICK PETITION.
ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO BE MADE TO
FREE THE IMPRISONED WOMAN.

RrMoR THAT PRINCE EDWARD OF YORK Is DEAI
roRNIA PRODUCTS - sTEINITz THE
CHESS PLAYER. DOES NOT BELIEVE
THAT LAsKER WILL ACCEPT
HIS CHALLENGE - THE
QUEEN AND RISKY"
STORIES.
London. July ?o-The Maybrick Association, with
which many American ladies are affiliated is about
10 nresen, a petition to the new Home secretary
Cir Matthew White Ridley, asking him TO reopen
tho MAVERICK case. Mrs. Florence MayprlcK n
VIII be recalled. il an American woman hau'e
OF Mobile who some years ago convicted o'
having poisoned her husband, weaithy merchant
~ Iiyerpool She was sentenced to be hanged
hu, tho sentence was commuted 10 Imprisonment
for life She is now confined in the Woking Prison.
MANY persons believe she Is innocent OF the charss
on which she was convicted. The Judge peiore
whom she wa. tried later became insane ana was
compelled 70 retire from the bench oy MS asso"
ciates He always entertained bitter preJuoice
against Americans
A repor, has been circulated that has caused the
s,eatcst kind OF a sensation in society. II Is 10
the effect that the Duke ana puchess Oh ioi"'
baby Prince Edward. is deaf and DUMB. ~ Is ''"-
nossible TO ascertain what amount OF truth thers
ia IN the report. The baby is little over year
n
40 not exhibit q trace OF mental defect, but the
report OF this calamity is bruited widely as TACT
vr Moore. the British Consul at San Francisco.
sends 10 the Foreign ONCE gloomy account oi .ne
grain and fruit trade OF California he says 'ha'
,r 1904 the price OF wheat so low tina, the re-
turns In n.any cases were under the COST Oh p'o-
ductIon A similar state OF anairs existed IN III.
fruit trade the Eastern markets having oeeh s'u'ea
with California fruit
=, order 10 support the evidence OF Mrs Rhodes
a prominent figure In the Tasker divorce case ai''
Russell who was a partner OF the iate MI hhoues.
uho was a prominent mine-owner OF colorado ana
c.r,,rn,, was placed on the witness-stand. He
,sstaed that one Of the mines In which Mr. khodes
was interested was worth $4,000. leaving the Jury
70 infer that his widow had no need OF Mr
nS's Ds nnd saai for % Mrs conndei yes
that there was clear o prSoI Ina at sots
ana Mrs grr,on and e:sewhere as testified to By
hotel servsnts The case is proceeding
.,oi,,,, tho chess player Is constant visitor at
s,mpson's chess resort in the Strand. He has been
given hearty reception by n nas 90 S,a askeT offer
Ing odds OF game in match OF ten games s1.rna up
be sceep'eaS S The rSs, %od as the players
now limited to twenty-five Inc contest - eAP~
to last through August
her residence in the Isle Of Wight against the 0sr. sS,
vice OF her physicians VINO ho'r @ w % aariv return 70
Is too relaxing. They want her 70 carry 'e'"' "
Raimoral her Highland residence
Referring 10 the risky" conversations now nea.s
I'm high circles The Woman says that me Sur. Srn
hearing laughter in group OF princes praesod ah' asked
the cause OF the fun. but nobody yentured 70 rh.
peat what had said to excite the lausner thS
Queen insisted upon being told ana tnen one es,.nsJ
party repeated the remark the queen Qs,,v d ssid:
codfy and then, rising with all her o's"'''' '
I'VE are not amused.
Among the notable closing functions OF me sea~
was the concert given by Mrs. Ronalds Meipa'
coma and Pancon and other star artists were wpasss
ent Mrs Ronalds also SANG. Among r Ths Duke
were the Duke OF SaxeCoburg ana eiotha I'm
OF Edinburgh). the cream OF the Dii''"
and many Americans.
General Greeley the delegate Of the Uniteo oSn,rS
to the coming Geographical Congress xrct,c expo-
| ratioue a subject which he II well quaineo '" wv
| in view Of his Arctic experiences
Senator and Mrs. Mcmillan. Mr.. and MIS- rs ns" Ia
| seaer Thayer and C. +, sprague' OF bos'o"' 90"
| this city.
The Sporting Times" referring .S TO tng - nay
10 retain Harry Reed after he had won inc horse
plate at Newmarket on Tuesday asks WY 80 ~ III.
OF his quality should appear in se.uns liz good
race in which his owner would not be onnse9 ,sS IN
give back with one hand what ne nau ,..rnsd the
the other. Smms, the paper ADDS ss nas Thnngh
respect Of the Newmarket racing e". neet eminent
trs iners hold that there not many Joo~s'-
capable Of giving him weight
The sale Of the Prince Of wsles's hscknsys knsy,sa Il
a.ndrinsham on Thursday Of last week rea.rc yrcs
fYisS fSs free luncheon provided BY sc TrcSS TsSS
Tor those present st the sale COST ~ SS-