The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-02-05
FALSE REPORTS
It II Probable That She win Not be
liberated Till JuIy-Her where
ss abouts at Present are Unknown and
Wild Speculation is INDUCED In
Other Rumors Say That After Short
Period of Rest She VIII be For
mally Discharged.

London, February 1.-Further in
vestigation confirms the announce
ment made by the Associated Press
yesterday on the authority OF the
United States embassy here. that Mrs
Florence Maybrick has not been re-
leased. Though her where
abouts has lot developed, IL il certain
received in London Saturday from
the mother Of Mrs. Maybrick, the
Baroness de Roques, dated from her
residence in France, January 28th.
said she had just returned to France
after visiting her daughter at Ayles-
bury prison. The Baroness added
hat she saw no possibility Of her
daughters release until the end of
July, and all reports to the contrary
are absolutely false"
Though the letter was written to a
most intimate friend, no mention was
made by the Baroness Of any removal
of her daughter from Aylesbury.
The Sun in it's final edition tonight
says:
We hear that Mrs. Maybrick "a
been taken to Winchester prison, pre-
paratory to leaving for America"
In pom to an inquiry Of the
Associated Press regarding h state
ment made by The Sun, 1t governor
of Winchester prison tonight said
positively that Mrs. Maybrick was not
confined there.
The whereabouts of Mrs. Haybrick
are v~ariously announced in the news
papers this morning as Cornwall.
Holloway prison, at sea, bound for
the United States. etc.
The Daily Chronicle, which is I'M
der the same ownership as LIoyd's
Weekly Newspaper, the journal that
on Sunday published h story Of
Mrs. Maybrick's release, declares the
statement that Mrs. Naybrick has
sailed for the United States to be I'M
true and adds that she is still in En-
gland and that certain conditions at
tached to her liberation impels her
to exercise great discretion In her at
titude towards the public and, for a
time at least, it will only be possible
press her gratitude for the efforts Of
her sympathizers in obtaining her
release.
The Daily News says that the
whereabouts of the institution in
which Mrs. Maybrick is recuperating
is kept a profound secret, because
she is still in the custody of the au-
thorities.
In fact" the . says, Mrs.
Maybrick and her custodians are con
cealing their identity, and this is ne
cessitated by her being privileged to
walk broad with her female war
dens. 1t is understood that after a
period of rest she will return to either
Working or Holloway prison to re-
ceive her formal discharge or special
license"
Mrs. Maybrick's Mother Away from
Rouen.
Rouen, France. February IA
representative of the Associated Press
called at the residence of the Baron
ess de Roques. mother of Mrs. May
brick, today and was informed that
the Baroness returned here from Lon
don, January 9th, but that she was
again absent from the city. Before
leaving Rouen the Baroness said Mrs.
Maybrick would De free July 2Sth.
The Story is Not, Believed.
Mobile. Ala, February Mrs.
Sallie G. Stanard of this city, aunt
of Mrs. Maybrick is not inclined to
believe the report from London that
Mrs. Maybrick had been released on
special license. She says she would
be advised by the Baroness de
Roques, Mrs. Maybrick's mother if
the latter had been liberated. Mrs.
Stanard says she was advised by the
Baroness several weeks ago that Mrs.
Maybrick would be released April
1st.