The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-04
Ia SOUTHERN WOMAN
Reliable Information from London that
Her Pardon Will Take Effect on
First ofMay, 900 Suit Pend
ing il Richmond in Which
She Hopes to Testify
When It Comes
10 Trial.

Information OF the most reliable char
acter has been received here from Lon
doun to the effect that 1t has been agreed,
and determined, that Mrs. Florence c.
May brick, WHO is serving life sentence
lin prison for the murder Of her husband,
will be set free by pardon on the 1st Of
May. 1901. In other words. she will have
( to serve only about fourteen months
longer. IS 81 & yg
This case is one OF a good deal Of local
interest In Richmond, as suits are pend
sing iii the Chanccry5 Court here in which
Mrs. Maybrck Is Interested. n 5l ~
Judge IL . Yarrel, he counsel Il for
Mrs. Alaybrlck. SIN the city, hen Sc en
Sat & Murphv's ITotetl lesfsiiiglit he sal d fshat t
4 q Was here on business for his client
When ask ed III he lad al ny reason to be-
lleye that Yrs. Maybriok would be freed
within nbont a year, he stated that no
would not deny that report nor would
lie confirm it. It was quite EVIDENT, how
ever, that theEJudge had something 'up
4 his sleeve,,'a which he did not care to
make public.
CASE OF GREAT INTEREST.
"a Mrs. Maybrlck is not unknown in Rich :
mond. She has been here on many occa-
4 sions She was before her maria GO the
beautiful Miss Florence Chandler, or
Mobile, Ala, and niece of ono Of the
Confederate Cabinet officers. She o. \
longs to one Of the hlue-blooded sourherq
& families She was married to James
Maybrlck, 3, a wealthy Engllshman. who
vas for several years a cotton broker at
Norfolk. Soon after their marriage the
couple went to England They had nos
been there long before Mr. Maybrick died
from arsenic poisoning. His wife wa,
accused of his murder. She was arrest
ed, tried, convicted. and sentenced to life
imprisonment. That was thirteen years
ago. It has always been charged, ana
generally believed, that British politics
had something to do with her conviction.
ri was proven to the satisfaction Of many
that Maybrick was an arsenic eater.
There are many people in Norfolk who
made affidavit to that effect. 5{ (
Sir Charles Russell. now Lord Russell
defended Mrs. Naybrlck General Roger
A Pryor. now judge OF the Court OF
Common Pleas in New. York. went to
England in her behalf but. for some
reason. was not permitted 10 appear IN
court in her behalf.
After the womar's conviction there
came up L spontaneously petition TO
Queen Victoria, signed by 800 600 or more
Eritons, asking Mrs Maybrick's pardon.
1t was not granted, as the Home Secre-
tary advised against It. For SIX years
Mrs. N1aybric1 was confined at hard
labor In prison. but during the last seven
years she has a freer and easier time.
She is now at Ailsworth prison, which
is exclusively for women.
British sentiment against, the woman
has been rela king for several years. Now
there Is every god reason to make the
statement that King Edward VII. mas
caused It to be known through the proper
channels that he Will set MRS, iMayorlck
free In a. little over year.
WHO fAlAYBRICks WAS.
James YAIaybrick was rich Englishman
There Miss FLORENCE Chandler met and
married him. The desk lie formerly
used {.Is now in the Virginia-Caroina
Chemical offices in Norfolk, Soon after
the marriage they went to ENGLAND 10 re-
J side. and not long thereafter the death
of Mr.. Maybrick occurred.
President Harrison and MS secretary
Of State. James G. Blame, thousht MIS-
Mnybrick had lost her American citizen
ship and would not interfere. President
| McKinley. over the protestSof his Score
| tary Of State. John Sherman. after Ie-
| viewing the evidence, made official re-
quest for her pardon, This was refused.
Mrs. Nraybrck inherited much properly
a good deal OF which has been lost tc
her. The suit pending mere IS 70 deciare
| null and void a deed 10 lands IN south
western Virginia, which she decided away
| the night of her conviction 1t Is claimed
| that this property was sold by her and
assigned for 10000 when she was In nc
| sort of mental condition TO know wha'
she was doing. Therefore, IT is very I'M,
| portant to have her testify when the SUI
| comes to trial.
The whole case, ii 1t could be printed
| L. f,,1il p,o,,IA ,ao1 like romance. The