Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-03
ALL ABOUT THE CASE,
Details Of The Maybrick Matter. Which
Is Engaging Attention in Washington.
GREAT PRESSURE TO BE BROUGHT.
MIR. Dayard VIII Let England Know
We Are I'm Earnest About the He-
Iease-Housc Resolutions stronger
Than the sennte's.

Than the sennte's.
WASHINGTON. d. c.. March 2-(spe-
cial.)-The exclusive story OF the 'recotn
and present status Of the case OF Mrs'
MAVERICK. an American lady now LIE
gally incarcerated in an English prison'
published in the Dispatch Of Sunday, mas
renewed interest in it. There is an ao'o'hs
belief here. both inside and outside OF o"'-
cial circles, that II Mr.. Bayard VIII sho"
the English Home Secretary that our
government really desires the release OIL
Mrs MAVERICK, the prison-doors VIII De
thrown open. and she will soon be a Tree
woman. II is understood now that u"-
usual pressure will be brought TO pear,
and that there is a strong propapiii'y VI
favorable action being taken by 'he
British authorities.
HISTORY OF THE CASE.
The history of Mrs. Maybrick's SAD case
Is familiar to most Of the readers Oh 'he
Dispatch. She is the daughter OF WI
liam @. Chandler. a banker. or Aioblle'
Ala, and was born I'm that city III $50.
Al the age of IS Florence Il. CHAMBER
married James f.. Maybrick, OF iNe'-
poo. Eng. VINO was 10 years old, nun
of the world who had seen lie. lie Nas
addicted to the use OF tonics, ana was
confirmed arsenic-eater, ana regular
ta<er of a tonic called Pick Me Up,
which also contained arsenic. or all tAiS
Miss Chandler was totally ignorant wnen
she married him at Norfolk, Va, wheie
he was a cotton-buyer. and where they
lived for some years following in mouse
Of their own. They then Went 10 Liver
pool to reside. on April u, 1889 MT
MAVERICK, who had been Ill, and using
arsenic and other poisons, went 10 the
Winal races on horseback, ana got wet
through. and stayed out late, dining WIN
friends April 18th he was very SICK from
the effects OF the previous days expe-
rience. Mrs. Maybrick sent for Dr.
Humphreys. who called in Dr. Garter ana
nurses. who attended Mr.. Maybrick until
May II, 1883. when ne died. The physi-
clans who attended him decided that
death was caused by some grave indis-
erection Of diet away from home"
ARRESTED IN BED.
Early on the morning Of May nth Mrs
Maybrick fell into swoon ana so re-
NAMED for nearly forty eight hours. from
until May 18th. While unconscious, I'M
mediately after the death Of Mr.. May
brick. Mrs. Maybrick was charged by tbs
police. at the instigation Of Edwin and
Michael Maybrick. brothers OF the de-
ceased, and Alice Yapp and Bessie Brier'
~, servants, and enemies OF Mrs. May
brick with having murdered her nus
band by administering doses of arsenic
TO him" Search for arsenic was MADE
and arsenic in quantities sufficient TO pol
son fifty men was found In the house
but all I'm his and none in her apartments
or belongings. on May litn, while stu
unconscious, Mrs. Maybrick was arrested
i'm bed. Police were posted at her bed
room door, and a coroners inquest was
ordered. On May nth Mrs. Maybrick
mother arrived and was prevented IRON
seeing her daughter by two policemen
May 18th the magistrate commenced the
INJURY In Mrs. Maybrick's bedroom, anc
she was taken from her bed 10 walton
TAIL still In an unconscious conditlon
upon bare suspicion. and the inquest al
iourred 10 June 9Th, when counsel foi
Mrs MAVERICK said TO the Coroner thai
before going any further some evidence
of the cause Of Maybricks death should
be produced. To this the Coroner replied
that sit was pity the application had
not been made before" Meantime tnt
press had been full OF sensational ac'
counts of Maybrick's death, creating al
verse public opinion in England, OWNS
to Mrs. Maybrick'5 American birth anc
citizenship The inquest was resumed on
June 9Th. Mrs. Maybrick was not al
lowed to be present by the court, and Mi
Davis, the analyst reported results OF
Maybricks liver and intestines as Tot
lows: lilo of a grain OF arsenic found II
In tho stomach IFS con.
tents. and traces not VEGETABLE In ms
intestines," which was not enough &c
Kill a hummlng-bird.
HEARS THE EVIDENCE.
Mrs. Maybrick was committed by the
Coroner to the next assiZeS at Liverpool
for trial on the charge OF wlful murder.
on June 18th she was brought before the
magistrate and for the first time heard
the evidence brought against her July
3lst the trial commenced at Liverpool
lasting eight days, the last two OF
which were entirely consumed by the
summing up OF Mr.. Justice stephen. The
details OF that trial are wei Known
Medical practitioners and specialists dis
agreed as 10 the cause of death. DR..
Paul, declared BY the London Times 10
be the highest authority. testified that
there was no evidence of arsenic poison"
Others testified TO the same effect, and
DR.. Barren said that death was due
TO acute Inflammation OF the stomach.
caused By some irritant poison. such as
"sausages. grouse. fish. mushrooms, etc."
might contain. Another doctor said that
the symptoms pointed away FROM
rather than toward, arsenical poison
ing" Sir Charles Russell. now LORD
Chancellor, IN commenting on the charge
Of Justice Stephen to the jury, 5aid ie
passionately invited the jury TO find a
verdict of guilty. taking two DAYS to sum
up-the first day as a Judge, and on the
second ragged like a violent counsel for
the prosecution against her.
SURPRISED AT THE VERDICT.
The verdict OF the jury was sur
prise. Conviction was not even antic'-
pated even bv the prosecuting officers
and Justice Stephen. while the jury was
out. said 10 the Clerk ut IS impossible
TO find her guilty in the face OF the meds
cal evidence"
The Jury, consisting OF three plumbers
n wood-turner. prOv'sion-aeTler
grocer two farmers, an iron-monger
a baker. a painter, and milliner, was
only out thirty-slx minutes. and wher
their verdict OF guilty was announced
protest was made IN the courtroom, the
Judge was Kissed and Footed, and With
difficulty reached his carriage.
The sentence OF death which followed
this strange verdict raised the public e
n more intense excitement. prd even IN,
nress which had been hostile, awoke &c
and. with the bar, united IN con
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