The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-02-07
MRS. MAVERICK
IN QUIET HOME
Is Watched Over BY Sisters
Of Epiphany
COLOR COMING TO CHEEKS
She Is Allowed to Receive No News
papers and Can Converse Only
With the Inmates on Re-
llsious Subjects.

LOnQOn. teDTudTy o.-hISs MAY 10
serving out the last few months Of her
life sentence for the killing of her hus-
band In the quiet country home of the
Sisters of the Epiphany at Truro Corn.
wall under an assumed name and her
identity is completely hidden.
She is guarded from communication with
tn eoutside world as jealously 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, COM
mencing with the imposition of the
death sentence, passed under the severe
discipline of various prisons is still evil
dent In her careworn look.
Identity is Concealed.
This, however. is the only outward sign
she shows of her ordeal. Even the sisters
with whom she associates and the SER
wants have no idea that she really is Mrs.
Maybrick. She wears an ordinary black
dress with a white frill at her throat
She occupies pleasant, simply furnish
ed room in the home and rises at o. clock
each morning.
Though a free agent in many ways, she
Is obliged to conform to the strict dis
cipline of the convent She takes her
meals in snence and is not allowed to
converse, except upon religious topics
during the day. At tea time when for
an interval the sisters are permitted to
talk of mundane things Mrs. Maybrick
retires to her own room. She must be in
bed by 8 o'clock.
No Newspapers Allowed Her.
No newspapers are allowed her, and
only such books as are given her by the
sisters. At first newspapers were sur
reptitiously supplied her, but this was
discovered and severe reprmand fol-
lowed.
During 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 SER
vice in the Truro cathedral and was al
lowed to walk about the town accompa-
MED by one of the sisters. Mrs Maybrick
is supposed to be recovering from an at
tack of influenza. and passes merely as
one of many visitors of the sisterhood who
pay for their accommodations.
She will remain In charge of the sisters
until she is released next July, though
prior to that time, when the weather i'm
proves. 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. Mabrick ap-
pears to be happy by comparison.
Complete Change of Surroundings.
The change from the prison fare and
discipline Is almost complete, as she has
the perfect freedom of the large, beauti-
fully kept grounds surrounding the sis
terhood building, which overooks the
sleepy little cathedral town of Truro,
where the breezes sweep from the Cornish
moors and coast.
Many members of the English aristocra-
cy are inmates of the home. The mother
superior of the sisterhood is the Hon.
Miss Dalrymple. while several other sis
ters, under only their Christian names,
conceal well known patronymics.
The sisterhood of the Epiphany con-
stantly receives within its walls titled
women who wish to find a temporary rest
ing world In a religious retreat, ard
hence Mrs. Maybricks arrival caused no
comment She was driven from the Truro
railroad station to the home in Miss Dali
rymple's private carriage and renamed
in strict incognito fer nearly a fortnight.
The acting mother superior lis one of
the few who know of the identity of the
visitor and she guards her from all in
terviews with vigilance worthy an old
time abbess. This sister absolutely re-
fused to convey letter or a message to
Mrs. Maybrick from the representative
CT the Associated Press.
Sisters Evade Inquiries.
rescue home for fallen girls, and a
laundry for their employment is carried
on in connection with the Epiphany con
vent Until now the sisters who know of
Mrs Maybrick's identity have evaded in
quiries regarding ner. saying that she
was not In the rescue home, which is
quite correct as MIS- Mayorick has moth
ing to do with this department of the
convent.
Mrs. Maybrick's somewhat anomalous
status was explained as follows to 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 practi-
cally her jailers and all communication
is forbidden except through the home sec
retary.
These appear to be textually official in
structions which accompanied Mrs. May
brick on her departure from the Ayles-
bury prison No prison warden is with
Mrs. Maybrick, the sisters being implicit
ly entrusted with her safe keeping. which
an Unprecedented indulgence to a pris-
oner.
The Baroness DeRoques will, IL is ex-
pected, come to Truro later in order that
she may be near her daughter.
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