THE MAYBRICK CASE.

Samoa Times and South Sea Advertiser, Volume I, Issue 46, 7 September 1889, Page 3

THE MAYBRICK CASE.

LoK/oif, Augnst 11. It iu reported that Sir Jamc ' Stephen has intimated to the an thoritics that he will resign his posi '■ tion on tb<; Bench In th«\ e/vent c ' the condemned woman, Maybricl being repricv-d. August 12. Briefly whose imprciper intimae 1 with Mrs. May brick, was hrougt: forward as her motiv- for |»oi>.>nin ' her husband, denies the statemon lie has made an affidavit thnt he es pended £4OOO in defending her dot I ing the trial. Autruit 13. The executive have given cot 1 sideration to the case of Mrs. Mn\ ' brick. After giving careful at tor '. tion to thi; -nse they arrived nt th conclusion that they would not fc ; justified in granting a reprieve, an ' i tho acnb'tije of death will therefor j l*i carried into effect. The exact .: tion is fixed for the 27th Inst. I Mr. Matthews refused t> reeojv * deputation of mciiihor>i of tb House of (Commons on the Maybric j ease. An excited meeting was ho! j in London in f«vo<irof « rcprisvw | J.idife Stephens has ha>l a confet j enc« wftb the Homo o ; the ufaybrick case. Tie appiovi !of tho "verdict. Dr. BairH, in alett< ! t'» a medicai journal opposes th 1 Mav brick verdict ! August IS. | Mr Matthew*, IfTVirhn J will consider the petitions in favor ;of Mrs. Maybrick before a i decision is arri veil at. The petition j have been signed by a quarter of i : million of people T\u- n medical jo«irnal j considers tho verdict waa ju r .tino j by the evidence. I As usual in th<-s.( cases, Mrs. Mae j brick has received plenty of offei !of marriage, at i»:ast seven Isdn l known of. but, besides ttiese, om i infsfnate.l admirer has raxricl Mi foTIv so far as to offer himself as i substitute on the scaffold. j August. 17. j Tho English Freas Aesodatict j staUw Mr*. Mayhrieka sentenn j has Leon commuted to penal mrvi j tode for life, hot tho annouoncemem is-regarded as nrematuro as Mr Matthews is „tiH considering th< I ease. London', August 28. It is officially intimated that M»s Ma.vhrick'.i sentence ha* been »m----muted to penal «-rvitude for life Anpust. 83. In Mrs. Mavbriek'* ca*e Mr. 11. Matthews, Home 9*cretafr, hold? that the attemnt to ooison hei husband was clear, but there i» reaonable doubt wether death was due to arsenic poison. Justice Stephen, who'beard the case, con ours in this opinion. A larw« section of the nraa* end* pubtir insist on a f »«o nardon being granted to Mm..