The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-24
MRS. MAVERICK WEALTHY.
Has Property in Alabama Which is
 worth a Large Sum-

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 Washington, March 2.-(Special.)- Messrs. Hayden and Yarrell of this city. attorneys for Florence Chandler May brick. are receiving congratulations upon the promised release of their famous client. They had made every possible effort to effect the release of Mrs. May brick during the past year. or in order to get her testimony in litigation in volvinR large tracts of land in Virginia and West Virginit and Kentucky. This land included an interest in 0,999 acres which was the property in the three States of Darius Blake Holbrook, grand father of Mrs. Maybrick and father of her mother, the Baroness de Roques.
 Upon her marriage. Mrs. Maybrick's s mother deeded her a third interest in the property, much of which has been in liti- gation for some years, including delin- quemcy for taxes The Baroness de Roques, from evidences shown your cor respondent, has been defrauded out of considerable money in the sale of tracts of the land from time to time. But 1t has after all afforded her a handsome support and enables her to educate her two children abroad. and since the death in Paris of her son. St. John Holbrook Chandler, shortly after he had grown to manhood. to lavish money needed for her OduEnLer m ner JTdBlC LTlDuAOOu,
 The State of West Virginia, which is q party to the settlement of title for most of the land, has indicated a disposition to give reasonable time for the process of quieting title, which will come with the release next year of Mrs. May brick. As much of the land carries valuable mineral deposits, Ms. May brick will not want for the worlds goods. Beside this property in the East which came to her though her mothers side of the house, she has a share in her fathers estate in Alabama. Her grand father. Daniel Chandler, owns land which came to her father, William c. Chandler. in Colbert County. $40 acres in Marion 159 acres, In Franklin 800 acres and in Mobile 727 acres. much of the last named valuable water front property.
 Other heirs to this property are the children of two sisters of William G. Chandler, Sallie Chandler who married Haywood Stannard of Mobile, and Anna, who married Judge Luzenburg of the New Orleans Criminal Court. John Chandler, deceased. a brother. married Nellie Short. and was without issue. The mother of these Chandlers was a daughter of Judge J. A Campbell, prior to the civil war a Justice of the United States Supreme Court, and booked for a place on the NOuAGAGI dlC 0APA NoAA W dA5 never organized, and accepting after join ing the >Confederacy the position of As sIstant Secretary of War. Darius Hol- brook, the father of Baroness De Roques, was immensely wealthy. and a business associate of the famous Field family, be- ing with Cyrus Field in the laying of the first ocean cable.
 MT. Hayden. of the attorneys for the Maybrick estate, visited the unhappy but plucky woman In her prison at Ayles- bury, England. last summer, joining her mother, Baroness De Roques, for the purpose at Rouen. France. The Baroness lives in pretty villa just out of the old French town.
 As soon as released Mrs. May brick will hasten to America. She express the intensest devo- ton for her country. and her de- light at seeing some soul from her own dear native Alabama"
 Mrs. Maybrick is described as in re- markedly good health for a woman Whc