Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-08-24
FOR THE CATSKILLS
Mrs. Maybrick, From English
Prison, Seeks Perfect Rest.
AFTaR FIFTEEN YEARS OF SUFFERING
Looked Well and Smiled He Thanks
Thousands of Curious Women
Crowded Pier and Mobbed
Her CarriGEc.

pleasant feature of the arrival of Mrs.
Florence Maybrick, who has been abb
sent from her native country for twen.
ty-thrce years, fifteen of which have
been spent in an English prison, was
the morbid crowd of women who
packed the American line pier here on
the coming to dock of the Vaterland.
Over a thousand of them surrounded
the dock, and when Mrs. Maybrick
drove away TO the home of her friends,
DR.. and Mrs. Emmett Densmore of Bay
Ridge, they mobbed her carriage for II
glimpse of her. She looked at them
curiously, with a little sarcastic curl at
the edge Of her lips.
Mrs. Maybrick told her attorneys she
felt perfectly safe in the hands of
American newspaper men, and she
very graciously posed for the p%hotogra-
piers.
The immigration authorities made no
attempt to question Mrs. Maybfick,
and the customs officers did all in their
power to expedite the taking of her
declaration and the passing of her bag
gage. ~
She left the pier on the arm of Mr..
Hayden. What the curious crowd saw
was a slight, short woman with a thin,
worn face and Il mass of brown hair.
The simple gown of small black and
white pattern of silk fitted her closely
and was fastened at the waist with Il
wide black belt. The only bit of color
in her costume YVES Il heliotfop0 ribbon
and a flower of the same hue in her
hat. She VAS unveiled and smiled at
the staring crowd. During the voyage
Gcrcss Mrs. Maybrick appeared a few
times ut meals and in the cabin, but re-
manned most Of the time in her cabin.
She was met ut the dock by Il few
close friends and was driven directly
to Il hotel and after Il brief rest will
make 4 trip to the Catskills before her
contemplated journey south.
Mr.. Hayden acknowledged that Mrs.
Alaybrick was about to proceed in her
suit FOR lands III Virginia and other
states. which are said to be valuable.
but declined TO refer to the answer to
he sr!t in which it is alleged that
Mrs. Maylr:ck las 70 claim to the
property and chat the bringing of the
suit was 4 trek to hasten the woman's
release.
Mrs. Ma:'brick's attorney upon land
ing gave out tho following statement,
signed by Mrs. Maybrick:
Il regret that the state of my health
as well as business reasons prevents my
talking to my friends of the American
press ut this time as | should like. TO
| them and to my fellow country men
and women ] am decnly Indebted for
their efforts in my Fehalf. and / take
this means for expFessing my crcalast-
ing gratitude as well us words can and
also to thank them for their congratu,
lations on my release. which | regret |
| have not been able personally to nc
knowledge.
ut is on the advice of my counsel
and my physician that lave Travelled
%incognito. ! cannot express the feel
ings of deep JOY and thankfilncss with
| which ] return to my native land. Al
the earliest opportunity | shall visit my
DlItlDliCt, HhDblic, ALL, anu utSp NDf-
folk, Va, my home during my married
life.
Il now believe, as | have always, that
| God will in his own time right the great
wrong that / have suffered"
Mrs. Maybrick in her room Oh the
fourth floor of the Holland House said
to her friends unEesitatingly:
Il deny all. did not poison my hus-
band. That is Il cruel lie. I did not
practice any deception on the British
governments to gain my liberty. Both
| statements are absolute lies?