The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-07
MRS. MAVERICK
Is IN CORNWALL
CARE OF SISTERS
WHO GUARD HER FROM THE OUT
SIDE WORLD.

The Woman Convicted OF Having
Poisoned Her Husband Now Spends
Her Time Very Differently From
the Routine TO which She Was
subjected i'm PrisOn-she L. Losing
the Prison PaIIOr and Regaining
Her HeaIth-Secrecy Maintained.
London, Feb. 6.-Mrs. Maybrick is
serving out the last few months of her
life sentence for the killing of her
husband in the quiet country home of
the Sisters of the Epiphany at Truro,
Cornwall, under an assumed name and
with her identity completely hidden.
She is guarded from communication
with the outside world as jealousy as
if she were still in Aylesbury prison.
Though the fresh Cornwall air is
bringing the color back to her cheeks.
the strain of her fourteen years of
confinement, commencing with the i'm
position of the death sentence, passed
under the severe discipline of various
prisons, is still evident in her care
worn look. This, however, is the only
outward sign she shows of her ordeal.
sociates, and the servants have no
idea that she really is Mrs Maybrick.
She wears an ordinary black dress
with a white frill at her throat. She
occupies a pleasant, simply furnished
room in the home and rises at 6
o'clock each morning Though a free
agent in many ways. she is obliged to
conform to the strict discipline of the
convent. She takes her meals in ST.
lence, and is not allowed to converse,
except upon religious topics, during
the day. At tea time, when for an in
terval the Sisters are permitted to
talk of mundane things, Mrs. May
brick retires to. her own room. She
must be in bed by O'Clock. No news
papers are allowed her, and only such
books as are given her by the Sisters.
At first newspapers We're surreptitious-
ly supplied her, but this was discover
ed and severe reprimand followed.
She Works i'm silence.
During a part of the day Mrs. May
brick works in silence in the sewing
room with the Sisters who make all
their own clothing. Last Sunday she
| attended service in Truro Cathedral,
and was allowed to walk about the
town accompanied by one of the Sis
tiers.
Mrs. Maybrck is supposed to be re-
covering from an attack of influenza,
and passes merely as one of many
visitors of the sisterhood, who pay for
haf a1af mill
in charge of the Sisters until she is
released, next July, though prior to
that time, when the weather improves
she will be removed, probably to the
convalescent home under the same
management, which is located in one Of
the widest spots on the Cornish coast.
In her present sanctuary Mrs. May
brick appears to be happy by COMPARE
son. The change from the prison fare
and discipline is almost as complete
as the perfect freedom Of the large
beautifully kept grounds surrounding
the sisterhood building, which over
looks the sleepy little cathedral town
of Truro, where the breezes sweep from
the Cornish moors and coast.
Many members of the English aris-
tocracy are inmates of the home. The
mother superior of, the sisterhood is
the Hon. Miss Dalrymple, while sew
eral other sisters, under only their
Christian names, conceal we'll known
patronynics.
Receives Titled Women.
The Sisterhood of the Epiphany con-
stantly receives within its walls titled
women who wish to find a temporary
rest from the world in religious re-
treat, and hence Mrs. Maybrick's ar
rival caused no comment. She was
driven from the Truro Railway sta
tion to the home in Miss Dalrymple's
private carriage and remained in strict
incognito for nearly a fortnight. The
acting mother superior is one of the
few who knew of the identity of the
visitor and she guards her from all
interviews with a vigilance worthy an
old-time abbess. This Sister absolute
ly refused to convey a letter or a mes
sage to Mrs. Maybrick from the rep
resentative of the Associated Press. A
rescue home for fallen girls, and a
laundry for their employment is car
ried on in connection with the Epiph-
any Convent. Until now the Sisters
who knew of Mrs. Maybrick's identity
have evaded inquiries regarding her
stating that she was not in the rescue
home, which is quite correct, as Mrs
Maybrick has nothing to do, with this
department of the convent.
Why She Is Guarded.
Mrs. Maybrick's somewhat anomalous
status was explained as follows 10 the
Associated Press representative by one
of the chief officials of the Epiphany
order:
MRS Maybrick is still a prisoner,
and has not even been released on
ticket-of-leave. Those in charge OF her
are practically her jailers, and all COM
munication with her IS forbidden. ex-
cept through the home secretary"
These appear to be textually the off,
cial instructions which accompanied
Mrs Maybrick on her departure from
the Aylesbury prison. No prison ward
en- is with Mrs. MAVERICK. the Sisters
being implicitly entrusted with her
safekeeping, which fact is generally re-
garded as constituting an unprecedent-
ed indulgence to a prisoner.
The Baroness DeRoques will, it is ex-
pected come to Truro later In order
that she may be near her daughter.