The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-21
Will Make Her Residence in Washington
Pending the Adjudication OF
Her Fathers Estate.
Suit For Millions OF Properly in Three StdteS-BrOught
Blu Herself and Her Titled flOfler The
Baroness dc ROQucS
Her Release Expected in JU-SH Claims Rights OF American Ofn-
Question of the Altitude of The Emigration Authorities
sLUMBERING sensation was


n awakened with the announce
4 \ ment. which subsequently proved
inaccurate. that Mrs. Florence Chandler
Maybrick had been released from her
prison in England.
The succeeding days have served to
refresh in the public mind all the de-
tails of this American woman's unhappy
career-her unfortunate marriage. her
husbands sudden death in Liverpool, the
charge that his young wife had muir
dered him by placing arsenic in his
medicine. the intense anger against her
among the people Of England. her SEN
tencc TO death as guilty. the commute
ton of the sentence to imprisonment for
life, and the ceaseless campaign waged
by her countrywomen for her release.
But the particular point of interest to
Washington has not yet been told. 1t
Is this: that Mrs. Maybrick will come
directly TO the Capital OF the United
States on her release in next July.
Fifteen Years of Activity.
To accomplish the result required ff-
part OF many people
F1rst-The womans mother, the Bs-
roness Won Roques. crossed the English
Channel every two months for fifteen
years to comfort and encourage the
prisoner and gave practically all her
income. an enormous sum. to legal oper-
atoms designed to have the verdict OF
guilty set aside.
S4co.d-Scores OF Mrs. Maybrioks
friends, banded together into a society
called "The international Association of
Women" gave time. money and-most
valuable OF all-wide political influence
10 the same ends.
Neutrality-suspicious. and high-priced
lawyers spent months examining the
record Of the trial. passed from America
70 England or from England to America,
pleaded before the officials OF two gov
ernments. and wrote unnumbered letters.
Fourth-Three American Secretaries Of
State-Blaine, Foster. and Olney-wrOte
many letters. some OF them OF great
length. 10 the American representative
at the Court of 81. James, resulting In
turn in calls on the British foreign office.
formal replies from two departments Of
the British government. and in a gen.
eraI diplomatic correspondence on the
case which Is Of extraordinary length.
Fffth-The American House Of Repre-
sentatives called upon the Secretary of
State for all the information IN his pos
session which related to the woman in
order 20 make sure that all reasonable
steps for her release were being taken
Finary-An estate valued conserva-
lively at 100000 and an action against
the trustees of another estate OF almost
equal Importance rolled ponderously
through the courts, year after year, I'M
I'll they hung on the testimony OF this
one woman
1t Is significant, maybe, that when rel
acves. friends. lawyers, Secretaries Of
State. foreign Offices, and the House OF
Representatives all failed. the right OF a
person who claimed American citizen
ship to defend an alleged title 10 prop
erty IN America proved sufficient 10 open
the doors OF an English prison.
Two Great Estates Involved.
Exact information as 20 the property
thus dependent on Mrs. Maybrick's tes-
timony has hitherto been impossible to
obtain. The Times IS now able to pre-
sent the facts. They are as follows:
As the daughter Of william G. Chan
der, Mrs. Maybrick inherited a clear I'll
Tie 70 200 acres Of coal and mineral land
m Alabama and title shared with her
mother to $4,000 acres Of similar land
IN Virginia. Kentucky. and West Vir-
K1nis. Mr.. Chandler was a banker and
lived IN Mobile. Some OF the Alabama
land is contiguous to the boundary Of
that city. but the greater part OF It is
in the northern section OF the State The
other tract is high in the mountainous
district. which includes about half of
the three States indicated.
Their Land Sold
After the death Of Mr. Chandler and
the remarriage Of Mrs. Chandler 10 the
Earon Won ROques, the two heirs were
separated by Miss Chambers travels
md the removal OF the baroness 20
Paris Their attorney. L. w. Arm
strong. Of Louisville. KY. persuaded
them. In view OF their separation. that
IN order 20 sell their lands It would be
best 10 center their title on some one
person. and when favorable answers to