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

seasons after his marriage; the first. TO
my knowledge, with his wife, and
met them there frequently. r. Leigh
Worsely CEVorsely. Shepherd & Coz. Mr..
Shepherd Csame firm), and w. H
Zeigher were at Norfolk at the same
time as Maybrick, as well as Bateson.
II have known him we'll the last three
or four years in England Ny general
impression OF him. derived from his con-
versation, was that he was a man with
a tendency to talk about his ailments.
or fancied ailments. and to take va
rious supposed specifics for them. We
stayed with the MaybricIIs at Grassen-
dale, and also on one occasion for two
nights at Battlecrease, and they stayed
with US at Marlborough. I never had
any reason 10 think that there was any
domestic unhappiness between them
ION the day before the WIrral races
he inquired whether my wife and l We're
going, and, II 50. whether Mrs Rigg
and Mrs Maybrick had made any ar
rangements 10 go with me to the races.
He seemed TO wish that his wife might
have an opportunity Of going. Even
tually / excused myself. saying the
weather was uncertain. and il we went
at all il would only be In a cab.
i saw him on the course, and he
asked me If had sent any message to
his wife about going. / replied that I
had not, as II was understood I would
not do So He said he was glad, as
she was not well enough that day.
He turned round TO my wife's car
riage and told her he had taken an over
dose Of strychnine that morning and
that HIS limbs were quite rigid. She is
prepared 70 testify to this If necessary"
And there was other evidence to the
like effect For instance, Dr. DupsdaIe
testified:
Il am a physician practicing in Iiv-
erpOOl On the 18th December last year
the late James Maybrick consulted me;
he said he had been complaining about
three months. He was suffering from
attscks Of pain from side to side of
the Eead. and creeping all over the
head, preceded by pains on right side
OF head and dull headache. He was
never free from pain except in the early
morning and possibly IN the afternoon.
After smoking much and taking too
much wine. he became numb down the
left leg and hands. and liable TO an erup-
ton on the skin. These were the symp-
toms Of which he complained / saw
him on the 10th and 22d and 26th No
vember; on the 9Th and 18th December.
and on the 9TH March IN the present
year.
He said he had been better during
the interval, but never more than two
days free from headache. although 1t
was not so bad, and a little creeping
sensation; he had no aggravation after
eating The tongue was a little furred
of the left leg and hands. but not so
bad 1 had some conversation with him
about his habits. / asked him what
medicines ne had been taking. He said
observation-disclosures acid. strychnine, and
hydrate or potash and several others
He mentioned their names as If he I'M
derstood them. and he did understand
them, without having them written on
a prescription. I should say he was
hypochrondriacal. have given a pref
ty full account of his condition and
remedies which l entered in my diary
He did not make any mention Of arsenic,
although he seemed TO be in great ter
ror of the drugs he was taking"
The Flypaper Theory.
The theory OF the crown was that Mrs
MAVERICK had obtained the arsenic II
was contended she administered to her
husband IN the form Of flypapers. which
she soaked in water and thus secured
the poison.
Mrs. Maybrick purchased these fly
papers from two chemists shops. where
she was we'll known. One OF them
CWokes) was at the corner of the road
In which Battlecrease is situated; the
other CHansonsO is a few hundred yards
further on. and is the nearest postofice
Wokes' evidence was:
MRS. Maybrick called upon me about
the 18th of April and purchased dozen
fypapers; she made the remark at the
time that the flies were beginning 10 get
troublesome in the kitchen. I sent my
boy with the hypapers to the house.
The parcel was rolled up with the ends
open"
Hansons' evidence was:
saOn the 10Th Of April Mrs. MAVERICK