Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-19
THE MAVERICK CASE.
II II Believed That Final Action III"
Not Yet Been Taken.

WASHINGTON, ID. e., mdfch
Especial. )-There is no official informa-
ton here 60 the effect that final acton
has been taken by the English Home
Secretary in the case OF Mrs. MayDrick'
the American lady imprisoned In Eng
land under a iife-sentence for the al
legged murder of her husband; nor Is
there any official evidence here that the
American Ambassador. Mr. Bayard. has
interposed his good offices In her behalf
This is what has not been done.
There Is information. however, OF
much earlier date than that OF the re-
cent publication. purporting to emanate
from the American Embassy in London.
which said the Home Secretary had de-
clined TO reopen the case OF Mrs. May
brick. The information l refer 20 -
contained in a letter from the Baroness
Won Roques, Mrs Maybrick's mother,
dated Rouen. France. about the middle
Of February, 10 Messrs. Garland and
Yarrell. Of this city, American attor-
neys OF Mrs. Maybrick.
The letter says, In a grief-stricken way:
''The bolt has fallen. We have refusal
/ do not know II Mr.. Bayard has acted.
but fancy not. ] have no news from
you In answer TO either OF my cables, as
to the Secretary-of-State's action. VOC
have my letter, wherein / stated that
Lord Russell was so urgent that he even
wrote the very words which he hoped
Mr.. Bayard would use TO the Home Sec
rotary, or to Lord Salisbury. as secre-
tary for Foreign Affairs. Personally, /
know nothing. Any way. the Home
Secretary wrote yesterday Ghe middle
OF February to Mr.. Cleayer (Mrs. May
bricks Liverpool attorney, as follows:
1.-THE Home Secretary. after having
given his best attention to the represen-
tations made by you, and TO earlier
matters, In the case OF Mrs. Maybrick.
regrets that he cannot find II consistent
with his public duty 10 interfere with
the ordinary course OF the law
ASSUMPTION UNSUPPORTED.
Now this is supposed 20 have been the
information upon which the statement
rabled to the American press less than
week ago, from London. and purporting
to emanate from the United States EN-
bassy was based. There is nothing
whatever upon which TO base the as
sumption that Mr.. Bayard has ever inter
ceded with the Home Secretary In Mrs.
Maybrick's behalf as frequently urged
TO do by the State Department here.
The above letter was written long be-
fore, and had been received here long
before, the cable announcement OF the
Home Secretarys declination to reopen
the case via the United states En-
bassy In London had been made. II IL
fair therefore, 70 presume that the
information upon which that was based
was the same as that contained In the
letter OF the Baroness Won Roques TO
Messrs. Garland 6 Yarrell. Mrs. May
bricks American attorneys. and nothing
49, DaWarl and
thing has been received from him. which
would lead to the conclusion that final
efforts have been made by him. or final
action taken I'm the case by the English
Home Secretary.
LATEST INFORMATION.
Still later information goes to confirm
this ASPECT OF the case, and TO say
that nothing has been done by Mr.. Bay
ard since the remark he made concern
ing the case at a dinner given by ths
Duke Of Leeds last November Under
these circumstances. IL is now urged by
the numerous friends OF Mrs. Maybrick
in England, that II is not too late TO
have an urgent protest sent TO the Eng
llsh Government through Lord Salisbury
as Secretary for Foreign Affairs, asking
that Mrs. Maybrick be released In Az
gust. the end Of the seven years term.
Russell. now Lord Chief Justice" They
continue TO say that. no matter what
the Home Secretary's decision may bA
10 IS never too late for Minister BayarS
% fnterpose, and ask for the August re
lease. and he should do SO to Lord Sails
hurry I'm writing. IL is a matter or laA
md death"
The friends OF Mrs. Maybrick here
have not been idle. In the event that
Mr.. Bayard continues 10 ignore the re-
peated requests made 10 him 10 act In
the case. II Is their intention to bring the
matter before Congress In manner
that will again arouse the sympathy or
the American people
SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE.
A letter from London of very recent
date says that something should now be
done in Congress, and something OF q
very effective nature will now be done.
IL is proposed in England that a resolu-
ton be framed setting forth that Flo
renee f. Maybrick, having now endured
the full average sentence inflicted for a
charge OF attempt 20 murder. as VIII be
seen upon looking over the sentences for
that crime in England for the last ten
years; and as there are several prisoners
whose guilt for a Ike offence has been
proved In open court unlike the case OF
Mrs Maybrick): and as such prisoners
are undergoing a much shorter sentence
Gin one case only three years penal ser,~
tude) than that passed on Mrs Maybri -
and in consideration OF all the circum-
stances connected with this unprecedent.
ed case, and especially for the reason.
contained in the ffty-five paragraphs
sent to the Right Hon. Sir Mathew
Waite Ridley last September, and fol
other important and substantial reasons
ConRrpas should exnresa itg desfra thai
Mr.. Bayard, as its representative In
England, do make formal and a most
urgent application 70 lord Salisbury. a:
Foreign Secretary, that he would bs
pleased to take the necessary steps u
obtain "a free pardon" for Mrs May
brick. or TO furnish Mr.. Bayard with full
proof OF her guilt.
This Is the plan proposed by a gentle
man who has had long experience In
the Home Secretary's Office. and who II
a high authority in London on every
thing connected with that office Thli
gentleman also says that It should fur
Their be stated that in the face OF IN,
opinions Of the high legal and other au
thori,les In both England and the United
States. Congress feels It incumbent 4
declare that the request they make Il
one which justice and humanity force upoI
Il. on behalf not only OF the unfortunate
prisoner, but Of very large section o.
the intelligent public OF both countries.
This Is deemed by the friends and sym
pathizers OF the unfortunate lady 10 b,
the only way now OF dealing effectively
with the case. and II Mr.. Bayard doe
not act at an early day. and some ofiicia
notification OF such action is not received
at the State Department, the whole mat
ter, including the correspondence, Will 4
Naf.