Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-31
Saw Queen Victoria Crowned.

Mrs. Henry Hoyt, niHety-two years old,
granddaughter of Lady Katherine Duer,
the famous belle of colonial New York Is
the only person now Iivng IN New York
who as specially invited guest. witnessed
the coronation of Queen Victoria In West
minister Abbey. June %. 1893. Mrs. Hoyt's
recollection of the historic ceremony of
nearly sixty-three years ago Is today as
vivid and as complete as v the event hap
pened but yesterday. AL of the details of
the bewilderidg and Impressive spectacle
down to the gorgeous costumes worn by
individual notahles and little happenings
which escaped the historians are as fresh
In her wonderful memory as ever. Mrs.
Hoyt had seen decade more Of life than
victoria Whel the girl OF nineteen was
crowned. The young New FORK matron
Mrs Hoyt had been ma1riej two years in
1889 came OF a family with aristocratic
connections in England as well as here.
This made it possible for Mr. Stevenson of
Virginia. the American minister at the
court Of st. James. to procure cards of in
NItation for Mr.. and Mrs. Hoyt for the
coronation ceremony. These cards are still
treasured by Mrs. Hoyt. They are large
squares of yellow cardboard and are num-
bered 80 and 291. The cards of yellow
signified that their seats were In the north
transept. Cards of various colors gave
their bearers seats in different sections OF
the edifice.
To Secure Mrs. Mnybrick's Pardon.
Legal Aid Society, announces that his So
ciety has determined to take up the Nav
brick case at once. and that the chances
are now more favorable than ever for the
pardon OF the American woman under sem
tence OF life imprisonment In England
charged with poisoning her husband The
taking up of the case is due to the attitude
which the new King of England Is known
TO have assumed toward Mrs Mavbrick n
III m q
ne faVors her pardon For more than ten
years the Medical and Legal Aid Society
mas been active in It's endeavors to secure
the release Of Mrs. Maybrick believing
that she was unjustIy sentenced. The mem
bers OF the society never thought that Mrs.
Maybrick would be released as long as
Queen Victoria lived. However, the So
ctety has continued to gather evidence IN
prove that Mrs. AaybIick was unfairly
tried, and that the Judge who sentenced
her. Sir Fitz James Stephens, was of un-
sound mind when he tried her case The
most important evidence In favor OF a re-
opening of the case, OF the pardon Of Mrs
Maybrick, is letter to Mrs. MAVERICK
dated June n. 1895. from Lord Russell of
ktllowen. In II Lord Russell declares that
~ Maybriek was never proved guilty.
IT Is understood that Ambassador Choate
faVors the release of Mrs Maybrick and
mas only awaited an opportunity to present
her case to the new home secretary In
case all appeals to the king and the new
home secretary fail II is understood that
the Medical and Legal Aid Society will ask
Miss Clara Barton of the Red Cross Society
To make personal appeal to the king
Anent the Burr-HamiIton Duel
rare and interesting relic which Is the
only memorial extant Of the fatal duel in
1904 between Hamilton and Burr, recently
has been presented to the New York His
torical Society by Mrs John King Van
Rensselaer,. whose novels and historical
writings regarding old New York are we'll
known. This Is the marble slab bearing
The inscription of Hamiiton's death, which
was placed upon the little monument erect
ed few months after the duel by the ST.
Andrews Society OF this city on the his
toric dueiing ground at Weehawken. The
marking OF the exact spot of the duel has
now been obliterated, as the tracks of the
West Shore railroad pass directly over the
place. which for many years was the fav-
crite meeting ground for combatants under
the code of honor
peculiar and interesting history Is at
Sached TO the Hamilton monument and for
Z long time the marble slab now reposiag
IN the historical societys rooms at I'd ave-
eue and 11th street, was actually lost 1t
Gnally was discovered in q bar room In this
city: The Inscription on the memorial slab
reads follows:
On this spot fell, July II. 1904, Major