The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-17
HOLY CITY' SUNG BY MRS. MAVERICK Her Voice First Rendered the
 Famous Song
WAS ON HUSBANDS YACHT
Composer of Song Brother of Man Whom She Was Convicted of Poisonine-"stephe Ad-
 ans" Non de Plume.

From the New York Sun.
 Jerusalem! Jerusalemi
 Hear the angels sing;
 Hosanna in the highest,
 Hosanna to the King.
 It is not difficult to imagine Mrs Flor ence Maybriek, once sentenced to death released, after spending many years in an English prison, singing the refrain of Stephen Adams popular sacred song, "The Holy City" But 1t is not generally known that hers was the voice which first gave utterance to the strains which were destined to become as world famous as those of Sir Arthur Sullivans The Lost Chord or '"The Palms." by Faure.
 The song was the work of the younger brother of the man Mrs. Maybrick was convicted of poisoning. It's composer was her most relentless enemy and was main ly instrumental in securing her convic- tion.
 Few English composers have more sue cessful songs to their credit than Stephen Adams. Few have made such a fortune out of royalties as he has, It has been stated that Nancy Lee" alone netted him a quarter of million dollars. His Warrior Bold" "A1idshipmite," and Blue Alsatian Mountains" were scarce ly less successful.
 He is now extremely wealthy a justice of the peace, and a member of the Vic toria yacht club, and he has served two terms as Mayor of Ryde, Isle of Wight, in which capacity he has frequently en- tertained the King of England.
 Real Name Michael Maybrick.
 Stephen Adams is merely the name under which Michael Maybrick publishes his songs. MT. Maybrick began his musi- cal career as a baritone singer at local concerts around Liverpool. He Is a son of well-to-do shipping agent of Liver pool
 He and his brother were widely dissim- liar in tastes, character and physique. The elder was a weekling, feeble of mind and body, hypochrondriac. addicted to the use of drugs, and with a mind fixed rpon commercial enterprises.
 The younger, Michael, was a magnifi- cent specimen of humanity, tall, broao and athletic. Of artistic temperament. he quit the counting house and studied music in Milan and Leipzig The elder remained at home, always ailing, always scheming to secure more wealth.
 The brothers had only one trait in com mon. They were both enthusiastic yachtsmen.
 Mrs. Maybrick was a good musician. had a great liking for music. an excel lent voice, and love for conviviality. Thus she drew together to some exten. the brothers who had drifted apart
 Her husband owned a fine yacht. feature of which was a music saloon. There many well known singers and mu- ticians were entertained. Michael May brick, who had Just leaped Into fame as the composer of Nancy Lee" but as yet had not gathered in enough of the profits to indulge his passion for own ing yacht, was frequent guest
 Song Is Produced.
 It is one of these musical evenings while the yacht was anchored in the Mer- sey, that Michael Maybrick produced from his pocket a manuscript song which he said he had written mat afternoon while dreaming the time away in his cap- in, and listening to the splash of the wa- ters. He had caught the inspiration of Weatherly's words, but the voice part only had been jotted down. The accom- panment had still to be filled in
 Sitting at the piano he vamped an intro- duction and asked his sister-in-law, Mrs. Florence Maybrick, to sing ''The Holy City from the voice part. She was al. excellent reader and readily did this he filling in an extemporized accompani- ment.
 Thus 1t was. her voice, which for the