The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-21
MRS. MAVERICK
HAS GONE FREE
THE CONDEMNED MURDERESS
Is OUT OF BRITISH PRISON ON
ICKE-OF-LEAVE.

Mrs. MnrybricI< Has Gone to France
to Join Her MOther-The Last Five
Months of Her Fifteen Years. Com
finement Were Spent by the Pri.
sOner i'm a COnvent-StOry of the
Famous Case of the American
Woman Who Killed Her Husband.
Truro, Cornwall. England, July 20
Mrs. Florence Maybrick is free. She
left here at 11:43 o'clock this morning
on her way to France.
Mrs. Maybricks Imprisonment was
not terminated with the Changing of
doors, the last sound which remains in
the ears of so many of her fellow pris-
oners who had preceded her to liberty
from Aylesbury prison. where she spent
more than fourteen years of her life.
1t closed before the arched doorway
of the white convent of the Sisterhood
of the Epiphany in this little town,
with the black robed sisters softly ut
tering their blessings and good wishes
for her future.
With two companions. Mrs. May
brick entered the carriage of Miss Dali
rymple, secretary of the sisterhood, and
was driven rapidly to St. Austell, a
small station fourteen miles away,
where, after exchanging good-byes with
her companions, she boarded a train
and started on her journey to France.
She will not go to America until her
presence there is considered impera-
lively necessary.
The greatest secrecy was thrown
about Mrs. Maybrick's departure.
Mother Superior Julian of the convent
said to a representative of the Asso
ciated Press, that under her instrisa-
tons she must refer all inquirers to
the Home Office. Others at the con-
vent were equally uncommunicative
AT the railroad station orders were
Issued forbidding the employees to dis
cuss Mrs. Maybrick or even to admit
that she was at the convent.
Town Was Interested.
The little town has taken deep in
terest in this international figure
Crowds early stood at the iron gates
Of the grounds, waiting for Mrs.
Maybrick to appear. but they were
rarely rewarded, she going out only
WAtn the IOdu was reported clear.
When Mrs. Maybrick first arrived
here she was kept under strict sur
veillance, never leaving the convent
walls. Even for a walk in the
grounds, she would have to be under
the escort of one of the sisters. Sub
sequently she was allowed to walk in
the quiet streets of this picturesque
place, and in the shady country lanes
in the vicinity.
portraits of Mrs. Maybrick soon got
to recognize the black robed woman.
with black bonnet and flowing strings,
and gave her kindly greetings, which
frequently passed unnoticed, Mrs.
Maybrick seeking so far as possible
to avoid the attention of the curious.
Her time at the convent was takn up
by sewing, reading and chatting with
the sisters, endearing herself to them
by many acts showing that even the
many years of servitude at Aylesbury
prison had been unable to stamp out
her innate kindly disposition.
Was Happy mt Truro.
Those who have talked with Mrs.
Maybrick say in the main that the
FIVE months spent at Truro were hap
py ones. She was compelled to OBJ
serve the rules of the sisterhood
strictly. as the sisters were required
to carry out the regime of the prison.
but the rules were not enforced by
wardens hardened by contact with
criminals, but by friendly sisters, who
have been companions as well as
guardians, and Mrs. Maybrick ex-
pressed her gratitude to them on her
departure. Her past life was not re-
ferred to at the convent, unless Mrs.
Maybrick spoke OF It,
When Mrs. Maybrick left her peace
ful retreat this morning she was
dressed in grey. She wore white
boa around her neck and she had
grey hat with flowers upon her
whitened head. These garments were
sent by her mother, the Baroness De-
Roques, and were the first colors worn
by Mrs. Maybrick since her imprlson-
ment fifteen years back.
The fact that people at Truro knew
her by sight and that newspaper cor
respondents had established them
selves near the convent. caused Mrs.
Maybrick TO determine not TO leave
Truro by train on departing from the
town, but 10 go 10 St. Austeil, where
fast express stopped After her de-
parture Il was said by a sister az the
convent that Mrs. Maybrick had given
no trouble whatever and that her con-
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