The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-02-03
is NOW FREE.
MRS. MAVERICK, AMERICAN
WOMAN, HELD FOR POIS.
ONING HER HUSBAND.

WOMAN, II ELD FOh fOl0.
ONING HER HUSBAND.
For Years She Was Imprisoned in
England Until King Edward
Concluded to Release Her
"Details of the Cass.
London, Jan. 31.-Lioyds Week
ly Newspapers says this morning
that Mrs. Florence Maybrick, the
American woman who was serving
a life sentence fer having poisoned
her husband, was relsaeed from
Aylesbury female prison at 6:45 o.
clock on the morning of January
rs on special license. Her mother,
the paper says, had visited her Sat-
ufday, January %. and evidently
was the bearer of important news.
The governor of the prison on Sum
day conferred With the prison Off
cia's with a view to arranging for
the departure of the prisoner, which
was carried out very quie.1y. Mrs.
Maybrick, accompanied by one of
the prison matrons, entered a clos
ed carriage and drove to Aylesbnry
Sfati,n where she took a train ior
London. She drove from Euston
station and from there went to a
private house not far from the me-
tropolis.
She will remain there for a short
period In, order to reeuperate and to
await the completion OF certain
formalities which will give her a
freedom of movement not allowed
by persons On ordinary ticket-of.
leave.
Mes. May brick, the paper con-
tinues, during the last few months
in prism was employed in the light.
est work, as reward for good con.
duct.
A British jury found Mrs. Flor.
ence May brick guilty Of the murdel
of her husband, James Maybrick
August 7. 1889, by the use o
ars- mic. She was sentenced to b,
hanged. Petitions poured in or
the British home secretary from al
parts of England and America, ant
the sentence was commuted to ion
prisonment for life. It has 81
ways been a question in the mind
of many persoas, especially Ameri
cans, whether Mrs. Mzybrick hat
iany part in the killing of her hus
band, or whether or rot, in fac
the husband was killed. The con
tention of the defendant at the tris
was that James Maybrick kille,
himself by accident. Gal Hamil
ton, DIR. Helen Densmore, Lor,
Russell. of Killowan, Colonel An
drew H. II. Dawson and other
worked foE- Mrs. Maybrick's release
Mr.. B .yard. Mr.. Choate and Nj
Hay, in their ambassadorial terms
presented the matter to the hora
Office, but their requests and tn
!. nuperous petitions from Americ
were ignored. 1t was hoped tha
the American woman's case Nigh
come under the coronation amnest
but the British authorities refuse
, 10 include her name in the list.
Florence Elizabeth M.vbrick
the daughter of the late William
Chandler, of Mobile, Ala. He wa
a nephew of the late John A
: Campbsll, formerly of ,ths,suprem
court of the United St stes, and wa
!, menbsr of Jefferson .Basis cab
net from 1862 to the selo.e of III
J J civil war. -,
! Mes. Maybrick was oneof two chi
dren. Her brother died sewers
t years ago in Paris. Mrs. Maybrick
. husband Was a Liverpool cotto
J, merchant who had large dealing
!. il the Southern states. After tt
: death of the future Mrs. Maybrick
t father, his widow, the mother, wei
q 70 Germany and marie ] the Baro
: Won Rogue, German officer on tt
staff of the late Emperor Fredericl
Wilhelm Europe Mr.. Maybrick fe
in love with Baroness Won ROGUE
, daughter, then less than 20 yea
e old at the time of his marriage.
d The notorious Maybrick case W
d precipitated by baby's dropping
letter in muddy street. A nur
maid found the letter and opened
to put the letter into clean envs
v ope. Several rather ex,raordina
phrases caught her eye and she re;
the letter. 1t was written to
Briefly, Huskisson street, Live
pool. The letter was as follows: