The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-08-24
RETURNS TO
NATIVE LAND
Mrs. Florence Maybrick
in New York.
THANKS ALL HER FRIENDS
Says She VIII Visit Her
Birthplace. Mobile.
Believes That God, In His Own Time
Will Right the Great
WrOng She Has
Suffered.


Red Star liner Vaderland which arriv-
ed today from Antwerp, was Mrs. Flor
enoe Chandler Maybrick. recently re-
leased from prison in England.
Mrs. Maybrick was entered on the
passenger list as Mrs. Rose Ingraham.
name which she took from her great
grandparents. This precaution was
not designed to evade official inquiry.
but merely to avoid annoying observa-
ton on the part OF fellow passengers.
While she made no secret of her
presence on board and appeared fire.
auently about the decks and saloon,
very few were aware Of her identity.
Samuel v. Hayden. Mr.. Hayden is her
attorney.
Mrs. Maybrick refused to be inter-
viewed. but gave out the following
statement:
Mrs. Maybrick's Statement.
II regret that the state of my health,
as well as business reasons, prevent
my talking TO my friends of the Ameri-
can press at this time as I should like.
To them and to my fellow countrymen
and women. I am deeply indebted for
their effort in my behalf. and I take
this means of expressing my everlast-
ing gratitude. as well as words can.
and also to thank them for their con-
gratulations on my release. which re-
greet have not been able. personally,
to acknowledge.
LAS my mother was not able to &C.
company me. l came over under the
protection of Mr.. Hayden, my attorney,
and his wife.
IT am assured by my English physi-
clan and by DIR. Wilmer, of Washing
ton, D. c., who prescribed for me dur
ing the voyage, that quiet and mental
rest will in time restore my health.
VIII Visit Mobile.
1T IL on the advice of my counsel
and my physician that / have travelled
incognito. I cannot express the feel
-ings Of deep joy and thankfulness with
which ! return to my native land AT
the earliet opportunity shall VISIT my
birthplace. Mobile. Ala, and also Nor
folk, Va, my home during my married
life. ] now believe, as I have always,
that God In His own time will right the
great wrong that I have suffered"
Mrs. Maybrick had expected to leave
the ship at Quarantine last night, but
the plans miscarried and she remained
on board until the Vaderland locked
today. The immigration authorities
made no attempt to question Mrs May
brick and the custom officers did all in
their power to expedite the taking of
her declaration and the passing of her
baggage.
Crowd Of the Curious.
Deputy Surveyor Bishop had met
the ship down the bay and took charge
of things and a special inspector was
detailed to examine her baggage in her
State rooms. The departure of the
party from the ship proved somewhat
OF an ordeal, owing to a large party
of curious people. and It took strenuous
efforts of two detective serseants to
get II to the carriages. The crowd.
however, was very orderly and made
no demonstration. She left the pier on
the arm of Mr.. Hayden. What tho
curious crowd saw was a slight, short
woman. with a thin. worn face and a
mass of brown hair The sample gown
OF small black and white pattern Of
silk fitted her closely and was fasten-
ed at the waist with u wide black belt.
The only bit of color in her costume
was heliotrope ribbon, and a flower
of the same hue on her hat
During the voyage across Mrs. May
brick appeared few times at meals
and in the cabin, but remained most
of the time In her cabin. She was
met at the dock by = few close friends
and was driven directly to a hotel
and after brief rest will make a trip
to the Catskills before her contem-
plated journey south.
Mr.. Hayden acknowledged that Mrs.
Maybrick was about to proceed in her
suit for lands in Virginia and other
States which are said to be valuable
but declined to refer to the answer to
the suit in which 1t is alleged that
Mrs. Maybrick has no claim to the
property, and that the bringing of the
suit was trick to hasten the woman's
release