The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-14
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time. Every cffortt was made to secure
tho release OF the American woman,
but without effect A chronolosy o. !, -, .ae
case sets forth tho various Steps 'a lS'
In It. as follows:
August q, 1850 Secretary Blaine urges
the American minister TO interce de.
April. il. lsao-secretary Blaine calls
Lord sallsbury's attention to the ca se.
May a. 1s90-Lord Salisbury answers
that he cannot Interfere. y,
June, 1ssl-Lord Salisbury answers petl'i
ton. refusing further clemency. S
August, 1s9l-Secretary Blaine sends an
other net tion to the Queen tor Mrs. NJ
brick pardon and release. !.
November q, Secretary OF state
Foster takes charge Of the case.
May "a, ls96-Ho ONO secretary announces
he has no tntentloH 70 hPpo''AN 80
mittee OF inquiry. a q s..
r,,na 4 1so6-Home secretary announces
Il that he sees no reason for extending fur
Their clen,ency. Il.
June 70. lsse-Women's international
MAVERICK Association decides to petlt'oh
the Queen. J., :.
still lin most strongly opposed to. the release
July TO- lss7-British Government de-
ciines TO interfere.
October IS, ls9s-Afed lco-L Legal Society
fllNcw York takes up Mrs. Mayorlcckk .
case. 2N, Z. Z. I. -. y
~. british Government sent to yAmoas-
,1nly Fl, 1seo- Home secretary says Mra.
MAVERICK will not be pardoned, ana tnat
the Queen is implacable.
FEBRUARY II, 1sM-False report that
King Edward VII pardons Mrs. A l'a;
brick 81 l5t I! q N, L. a.
released from custody. y,
announcement was formally maze m
Tho House Of Commons on February AIN
~ House Secretary Akers-Douglas tnae
Mrs. Maybrick had been removed from
Avlesbury prison to convalescent nome.
,rhe license granted to her went lneo
effect yesterday. and she IS no sonse1
prisoner in the strict sense OF the worn
About July next she viii be granted fult
t,eedou and will be at liberty TO leave
England. In this manner the famous
cnsc ends. SO far as England IS con-
cerned. s65 I'LL
The Suit.
The particular IDEAL feature OF the
affair is the suit Instituted N 1he Sta ~
cery Court of Richmond, owing TO ms
inability OF Mrs. Maybrlck to appear and
testify no move was taken, and the cause
van finally stricken from the docket
THE release IT Mrs. daybrick. however
makes tho prosecution Of the suit possir
bio. Yesterday 1t was reinstated oy
Judge FARRELL. !,
$5The style OF the suit IS Cnrohne r.
Nan Rogue VS.. D. w Armstrong et al
1t is possible to. understand ~ onlS. ~
tracing tho history OF tho immense prop-
erty involved III the cause The original
5,,atcntea OF the land was James Swami,
=. native OF Ma Massachusetts,. Swami was
a wealthy man, and during the Revolu-
tionniy War he gave very material as.
sistnnce to tho Continental Congress,
After the war, Virginia, by way OF 70,
compromising him for this service, trans
ferred to him from time to time large
tracts OF land then within the boundaries la
OF the State.
sEItEis said that Swan was man with
4 chtmera and he had an Idea nj one
time OF attempting the colonization OF
lis lands. IIe seems suddenly, however,
Il have deserted the scheme, Tor he went
"a Paris, and during tho revolution N
1880 was pur In prison. lie mad pre-
Vcusly transferred the property. aggre-
Enting about two and one-half millions
OF acres to one Samuel Allison. The lat.
Ter In the course Of time sold the land
n Darius Blake Hplbrook. of New York.
Holbrook was the father OF the Baroness
Yan ROGUE, who was married first to
man named Chandler IN mobile, ana tnen
10 tho Baron Van Rogue, OF Roven, Nor
mandy. BY her first marriage the Baro-
ress had one daughter. Florence &C.. chana-
Ter, who subsequently became MIS-. Nay y,
trick. as recorded above Holbrook lett
1,alf OF his $4,000 tract to the Baroness
and half to Mrs. Maybrlck,
Some years ago the lands were disposed
cf by one D, w. Armstrong with power
Of attorney. The suit Is brought by the
1'a.oness against him for the recovery @
tho property or for the value IN money,
which Armstrong. It Is alleged has not
conveyed to its owners The exact nun,
Le1 of acres involved is 2,b52s04, situated
ii! Virginia, West Virginia and Kentucky,
a great deal OF the property was bought
zip and paid for by q syndicate: IN which
ar. j. Taylor Ellyson and Mr.. H. 4,
MeCurdy OF this city, were officers, The
validity of this transaction has never
been questioned by Mrs. Maybrlck. The
suit is against Armstrong for the recoy-
cry Of the money paid to him.
Property Transfers,
t5iobnoond. John g. and William 9Th.