The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-31

came to my shop for lotion and pur-
chased two dozen iypapers; she took
them with her She brought a paper
with the ingredients of a lotion written
down: It was not a doctors prescription
She had that made up. and while wait
J ing, 1 suppose. seeing the hypapers on
the counter. she asked for some. The
ingredients OF the lotion she ordered
were tincture OF benzoin and elder flow
er II is a comsetic. 1t is quite common
for arsenic 70 be an ingredient Of cos
metics. and the mixture Of benzoin and
elder flowers is a lotion in which ar
senic would very likely be used"
Mary cadwallader's Cthe parlor maidl
evidence was:
Il remember the parcel Of hypapers
coming. / put 1t or the hall table; IL
was rolled up in paper and open at both
ends Mr.. Maybrick saw them. / saw
him pick them up and look at them. /
remember the domino bali 70 which Mr..
Edwin AIaybrlcls escorted Mrs. Mayb..ck
on the S0th OF April"
Bessie Brierley's Che nursemaid) evil
dence was:
Saw the Flypapers.
u remember some fypapers IN one OF
y
They were in a small sponge basin in
my master and mistress bedroom. ]
did not see how many hypapers there
were. but 1 called the attention Of Alice
Yapp to them. 1 never mentioned the
matter to Mrs. Maybrick. found some
traces Of the fiypapers afterwards in
the sloppail next morning. Mrs. May
brick was In the room on the occasion
when l saw the fiypapers"
Alice Yapp's (the children's Nurse EVIL
dence was:
Bessie Brierley told me something in
the nursery which caused me TO go into
Mrs. Maybrick's bedroom. I saw the
washbasin covered with a towel. and
took the towel off There was another
towel on plate, and I lifted the plate
and saw a basin containing some ny
papers They were In the basin. anu
there was small quantity Of liGuic.
never saw the 1ypapers again. and do
not know what became Of them. II was
about 3 o'clock in the afternoon"
For Use as Cosmetic.
On the other hand, Mrs. Maybrick
said she was using the arsenic thus Sc
cured in the compromising of a com
plexion lotion. In her statement TO the
jury she said:
THE fly papers were bought with the
intention OF using them as a cosmetic
Before my marriage and since, for many
years, have been in the habit OF using
a face wash prescribed for me by Dr.
Grlggs ~ OF Brooklyn. It consisted
principally of arsenic, tincture OF bon
zoin. elder flower water, and other in
gradients. The prescription / lost or
mislaid last April, and as at the time
was suffering from a slight eruption OF
the face thought should like to make
a substitute for myself. was anxious
TO get rid OF this eruption before I
went to a ball on the S0th of that month.
When 1 was in Germany many Of my
young friends there I had seen use a
solution derived from fly papers. elder
water, and lavender mixed into a face
mixture"
There was enough arsenic found in the
Maybrick house TO Kill a regiment, but
no evidence that any OF 1t had been pro-
cured, with the exception Of the fly
papers. by Mrs. Maybrick. II makes
remarkable showing.
An Array of Poison.
The various packages were twice ana
lived to ascertain the amount Of arsenic
and the following table shows the re-
suits announced at the inquest and trial
respectively:
Police List:
Package of Arsenic for Cats" with
handkerchief. inquest, about 100 grains:
trial. 65.2 grains
Bottle of arsenic and charcoal, inquest.
10 grains; trial. y to Is grains.
Bottle OF saturated solution inquest