Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-08-10

10
az inst 10 years ago, sllgnI' ssAlali,
u1 :5 I;ttIa woman stood at the par Oh
0O-- - crjminal court in Liverpool
'10 80 her sentence of death Tor
- -. Inv poison. And of all the
NJ ~, mat filed the court in that SUI
nrsme moment, their eyes hXed upon
t,r as her hands resting lightly Oh
~ S,,t rail. she faced the judge III
'u Et,ol, can. she alone was in COM
~ command of herself. Not
p.g'.ra in the colorless dead wall OF
l.n ssse moved. The blond halr'
rs,.ly eombed. and frilled with severe
macy, never stirred. me HghI
1.,Grows meyer twitched as the words
10 sentence booming her to death
w. the rome fell upon her ear An
S5ss-ionaI compression OF the thln
o., Nth their uncomfortable ught-
80 at the corners, a colder gllhl IMAM
eel I'm the hardest eyes ever seen M
u,ar mr. woman. and that was all. Ana
- he voice of the judge ceased she
,.,--ad and. with something OF the
10Th soft. 1.-the grace OF a panther
eirtsd down the steps Of the DOCK W
the cells below. ,,n..h
The woman was Florence Elizabeth
MAVERICK, who from that time has oeeo
roora or less an object OF a certain
r,o~b'd sympathetic interest to
large part of the public in England
an America. The alleged victim was
bsr husband, James Naybrick.
The agitation that followed the con-
r,.t.on of Mrs. Maybrick, the review
NJ the case by the then home secre-
srv Henry Matthews, the commuta-
a5n of the sentence of death to penal
ssryf-ude for life, and the subsequent
rsnaated attempts to secure her re-
rs9ss are we'll within the memory OF
The reading public. With all possible
rssrec, to the enterprise Of the New
York newspapers which furnished
ssbred reports Of the proceedings at
fine trial. it may be said that the vast
majority of the general American
nn5lfc is ignorant of the vital points
In the Maybrick case, or of the charac-
fer of the evidence which led to her
conviction by the Liverpool jury.
AS to the justice of the verdict or Oh
-hs punishment decreed by the home
! secretary. there are many varied
o7,o.0ns. The DIRECTORS are con-
i s5,.dated into three parties. The
frs. party. composed of the hysterl-
| cal shreikers, led by Gail Hamilton
argue that Mrs. Maybrick should not
have been convicted because she was
an American. and that her detention
In an English prison Is an interna-
6naI outrage and a flaunt in the lace
Of the American nation. This propo-
st0u is simply an insult to the COM
uaa sense Of the plain people OF TINS
country. and may be dismissed with
the comment that its only effect 50
FAR bias been to aggrayate' the SUN
ueaEeduess Of British officialism, and
place almost insuperable obstacles in
la way of Mrs. Maybrick's release.
The second party, led by the Baron
ss De- Rogue Mrs. Maybrick's mother,
and Alexander McDougall an Eng
sa barrlster, declare that Mrs. May
9r-k was absolutely innocent OF the
rue for which she has suffered, and
rae martyred heroine of a wicked
conspiracy against her life and lib
r'g ON the part of the Maybrick fam
Bgt the majority Of those who
were associated with the trial, or who
1se.E followed the evidence in the
sa reach this conclusion:
T. That James Maybrick did not die
rom THE administration of arsenic,
1. -h3- the gastro-enteritis from
7a"a he suffered was induced by
gra' causes.
Iha, the evidence nevertheless
early proved beyond the possibility
.a15t the purchase and systematic
Mo s.gation of arsenic by the
"9Ga" 10 the deceased with intent
kill
That there was ample testimony
Show thar Maybrick himself had for
US. preceding and subsequent to his
-a. been an arsenic-eater; that
haE1rtck was aware OF this fact,
el upon it to protect her ia
event Of accusation.
That Maybrlck. by long usage,
become saturated with the poison
a7s arsenic-proof.
HAT tn deciding tina. Mrs. May
bad been guilty of attempted
The home secretary arrived at
true solutiCu OF the mystery.
Thar If Mrs Maybrlck was not
.aa actual murder OF her hus-
was legally entitled to ac-
nasmuch as she was never
attempted murder, and as
-e formed no part Of the in
"l which she was arraigned,
not be punished for at
murder and Is, In fact, IL
detained.
= the powerful effort for
now made by Ambassa-
and by Lord Russell, OF
who defended her al her
.7g be as well 70 submit. for
az he well to submit a brief
fhe evidence submitted by