The San Francisco call., 1896-07-31
KNEEswoRTH HOUSE,
SOUTH KENs,SGToY ToNnoN I'M,

SOUTH hENSfNGTON. LONDON, July l5.)
Correspondent San Francisco Call, OatLdnd-
DEAR SIR: would like TO reply as briefly as
possible 10 an article that appeared in THE
CALL OF June 20 regarding the Maybrick case.
Quoting the words of DR.. o. L. Jones. Won
say: $50 confident were thelpublic that a YER
dict OF scquittal would be brought in that they
carried large white bouquets into court ready
pronounced"
Allow me to remind you that this was
confidence in which even the Judge himself
shared-bitterly prejudiced as he was against
the unfortunate woman-for when the Jury
retired at the close of his twelve hours
harangue, calling the clerk to him. he asked
what he supposed the verdict would be- ''Aly
lord, replied the clerk, al am not the Jury"
Oh" said the Judge, at is impossible for
them TO find her guilty In face Of the medical
evidence This was also the opinion OF the
prosecution; OF the press, by whom it was so
firmly entertained that special editions of the
evening papers announcing verdict oil mot
guilty" were printed and sold in the streets of
Liverpool; and we are told by the Lord Chief
Justice of Engl land-then Sir Charles RUSSELL
that the verdict came as a surprise upon the
trained minds of the bar of the Northern cir
cult, and that to the very last moment (even
after the summing up) the leading connsei for
the prosecution, Mr.. Addison Q.C Mp uer-
sisted in saying that the jury could not-espe-
cialiy IN view OF the medical evidence-fnd
verdict of guilty"
Again you remark, using the words of DR..
Jones, "The friends of Mrs. Maybrick have a
wrong conce ption Of the facts. They are work
thrown into prison and that the British Home
secretary, who IS the active part of royalty IN
such cases, is afraid to advise her pardon be-
cause the popular voice demands IT," Now il
is because the popular voice does not demand
IT,, because the people of this country-not
pelng fully acquainted with the facts of the
case-haye never yet demanded her release
that the Women's International Msybrick
Association was formed. Once let the populer
voice N axe Itself heard and even the Home
ONCE must bow to its mandate for in this
country, as in our own, IL is the people who
hold the power and make and unmake par
liaments and Premiers. Well might ii be said
by Auberon Herbert, 1.-THE only conscience
English officiaiism knows is public oninion
soon act"
la the words of the manifesto issued nv ,bis
association at the time of its formationE"The
Women's International Maybrick Association
has determined TO take this case to the people
Oh Engiana-to the only court open TO us-the
true OF the Government the English people are
Kind at heart, justice-loving and believe in
lair play. When the facts OF this case are put
before tnem we confidently believe that Eng
land will sustain her reputation of being nre
eminently justiceloying nation We pronose
to open popular subscription of 1 shilling.
asking every woman in Great Britain and
America TO give this amount. With this
money we propose to begin series OF free ler-
lures IN the principal cities and towns of
Great Britain. We firmly believe that in this
way tne people will become interested and
will demand that the case be reviewed. !,
II Is certainly unfortunate that an unauthor-
lzed person should have collected funds for
this association and have misappron~iated
them, but the fact that this woman was able
TO raise SO large sum from the kind-hearted
women OF the States is encouraging In the
interests OF he association when returned 10
America last year l conceived the idea of col
lecting the necessary amount of money from
the Women's Federated Clubs which number
about 100000 members, at the rate Of 10
cents from each member, which would have
given us a sufficient sum 10 lfberate Mrs Nav
brick on the lines laid down in the mani-
festo, and no one would have been burdened
In this, however, was grievously disappointed,
as found it impossible TO reach the women OF
the States through these organizations, as the