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The Seaforth News, 1961-04-20, Page 6Her Trial A'IIlot On British Justice' Througghout the years there have been many alleged miscar- riages of justice, In this case there should not have been a conviction, • Florence Maybeek was convict- ed mainly because she lied com- mitted adultery \-. not because she was charged with murdering her husband. Scientists called as witnesses at her trial could not agree that Mr. Maybrick had died from arsenical poisoning, And it was by no means certain that his wife had administered the poi- son,. Even today experts sometimes have difficulty in stating the cause of a particular death. In a number of cases since the war forensic experts have been un- able to agree on what is the fatal dose of a poison. It's hardly surprising that they couldn't agree seventy years ago In the case of Mrs. Maybrick, The jury do not, appear to have been interested in the arguments and quarrels of t he scientists. They apparently were determin- ed to convict an unlucky woman whoby standards of modern justice, should have been acquit- ted, The dead man vBe. a hypo- chondriac, for years tie had been dosing himself with pills and potions for health and other rea- sons. When such people die it's difficulty to ascertain the cause, Nevertheless, science put Flo- rence Maybrick in the dock. Her trial and sentence is a blbt on British justice. She had all the bad luck that could come to any woman. The day after her conviction for murdering her husband, us- ing arsenic, 'The Times' made this comment: "It is useless to disguise the fact that the public are not thoroughly convinced of the prisoner's guilt. It has been noticed by them that the doctors differed beyond all hope of agreement as to the cause of death." The general public were alarm- ed. The only people who re- mained supremely indifferent were the prosecution, the judge who tried her, and the Lancashi- re jury who convicted her, In the past forty years we have anged two women, not so much ecause they were convicted of rder, but because they were ilty of adultery and we are ill puritanical enough to die - women who are caught in orality. I Florence Maybrick was such a man. She had been having an air and, because of it, the pre- li ce which surrounded her at overwhelming. g . The f trial was For Half -Sizes PRINTED PATTERN 6L4 -el 1 , elflastcpsto3 Smart Spring companion - a suitdress with trim, ' slim lines to make you look taller and nar- rower, Choose tweedy rayon, cot- ton, faille, wool, Easy -Sew Printed Pattern 4838: Half Sizes 141/2, 161/2, 18112, 201k, 22%, 241/'. Size 161/5 jacket and skirt OS yards 35 -inch fabric, Send FIFTY CENTS (stamps cannot be accepted, use postal note for safety) for this pattern. 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Mrs. Maybrick was also. the victim of her times, in that at the' period of her trial there was no Court of Criminal Appeal and, being tried before the Crim- inal Evidence Acts 1898, she was unable to go into the witness box and give evidence on her own behalf, writes David Ensor in "Tit -Bits". Florence, a young, attractive American, was married to James Maybrick, thirty years her sen- ior, in 1881. The marriage was not happy. Mr. Maybrick was an unpleasant character, who had been in the habit of taking drugs for some time. He had been taking strychnine and arsenic both as tonics and as aphrodisiacs. His own -health was his principal consideration and, both in America and in England, he obtained medicines which contained arsenic. He took these regularly, Being'so apPr'e- hensive about his health he con- sulted many doctors, It was per- fectly clear that his own doctor in Liverpool gave him no arsenic. ' Mr. Maybrick was dosing him- self daily with quack remedies and medicines. At the same time Florence was rash enough to have an affair with a. man named Brierly, with whom, on at least one occasion, she had stayed' in London. Before long her hus- band's relatives and,her servants found out about it. The Maybrick home was very unhappily, In April, 1889, James Maybrick fell 'ill for the last time. There was evidence that Florence had bought arsenical flypaper's and she had been seen soaking them in water. There was evidence that she had given a meat extract to her husband, which was afterwards found to contain arsenic„ When her husband died and she was tried for his murder she said the soaking of the papers was for the purpose of obtaining a cosmetic preparation and she Isad addeda powder to the meat extract at the express, wish of the dead man, In his body the scientists found plenty of arsenic, but that was hardly surprising as he had been taking it for years. It was her infidelities which led to her conviction, I believe. The doctors had been quite unable to agree that arsenic was the cause of death. Their argu- ments made it clear there might have been various causes of death. In such circumstankees there should never be a convic- tion. But she was, sentenced to death. The gallows had already been erected when the Home Secre- tary decided to 'commute the punishment to penal servitude for life because, he said, "there was .a reasonable doubt that the death was in fact caused by the administration of arsenic." If that was so. Mrs. Maybrick was not guilty, but the author- . ities had the effrontery to keep her, in prison for fifteen years, Surely this was a monstrous in- justice? ' Modern, Etiquette By Anne, Ashley Q, Isn't it proper for a woman to use her maiden name as a middle name after she is mar- ried? A. This is the established cus- tom. In other words, after Joyce Margaret Denton marries Wil- liam Henry Morgan, she then becomes Joyce Denton Morgan. Q. What is the meaning of "a la carte" in a restaurant? A, This simply means that you select any dish that 'appeals to you and pay for each separate item, whereas in ordering "table d'hote," you pay a set price for the whole meal Q. We are buying a new home about 15 miles from the city we now live in. Would it be proper to send printed cards announc- ing our new address and phnne number to friends? A. Yes, this is. a perfectly pro- per idea — and practical, too. Some people use printed post- cards for this purpose, listing all the essential information. Q. What is done with the wrapper on a lump of sugar when dining in a restaurant? Do you put it on the tablecloth, in the saucer of your cup, or in the ashtray? A. There's no rule for this — just common sense, I would say put it on the tablecloth for later 'clearing by the waiter al o is g with the crumbs. If you put it into the ashtray, there's danger of a fire, and If put into your saucer, you could cause your cup to tip over when you re- place it on the saucer after sip- ping, •itsaay., �c:�suF z..:, TURNING ON THE. CHARM. - Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy, wife of the President, chats With her escort, U;S. Amba'ssadar to the U.N. Adlai. Stevenon, during the intermission of a performance of the New York City Ballet, Today there is a very blight greenish hue on parts of ' the lawn; the weeping willow branches have a yellowish' tinge; a few more spears of flowering bulbs are ` plainly visible and there are definitely' snore birds flying around, mostly robins and red -winged blackbirds. All, as you know, omens of spring, 'There' is also plenty of mud. and many sloppy, 'wet patches. But we have to take the good with the bad — that's the way of. life, For instance, bright sunshine — that makes us forget the wet, miserable days we have had for over a week. May it so .continue. This morning when I turned on the radio quite early I was greet- ed by someone singing "Oh what was beautiful morning' . It � s a cheery .greeting to start the day. Last week, weather notwith- standing, was most interesting. We elid lots cf letters, plenty'of visitors and an over -dose of hockey, One letter, from friends who are still farming, recalled many of our own. farming ex- periences. This was typical. "Last Tuesday was my birthday and also our wedding anniver- sary. So how did we celebrate? Just like this. In the .morning Henry was cicaeing out the 'stables and 'trippedjust as he was coining throueh the door- way with a load of manure. Of course the manure unset and he somehmv.hurt his lee. That•same' evening he nut a nail of. cream dnwn on the flour while he latch-- ed atch=ed the tem 'Poor. It tinned over . and sent meat of 'the cream. Later I•deeeRed a nile»of elates off the kitchen c.binet, breaking several. Durirn the evening the kitchen sieve• d"••atoned a klink- er in its "innrrds". so I had to rake the fire .out, start a new one erA then wait for it to' burn throe"h before we would 'go ,to bed, And that is how we cele- brated our birthday -wedding an- niversary!" Quite a'celebratioin, wasn't it? Then we had friends come to visit whom we could hardly rec- ognize from their farming days. Actually their farming was just an experiment. They didn't know the first thing about it — and learnt the hard way. Final- ly they had to sell out, The man had a splendid war service re- cord and was, able to get a good government job, for which he was suited by training and edu- cation. The difference in their health and annearanee was un- believable. We were delighted at the change. Why people sv"h nothing but enthusiasm expect to make a go et farming I'll SALLY'S SAWES "Would it disturb you, sir, if I said 'good nsonsing'?" never know. It is hard enough for those with'experience to make a living to start with, so why tempt , providence unduly, Life, at best, is 'full of frustra- tions. We can't avoid them so they musteither be ignored or overcome. We meet these frus- trations in every walls of life because we are each dependent upon others. Last Saturday I was confronted with one small irritation after another — pee- 'plc I wanted to, see in three sep- arate houses were not at home. Plans I had made for going to Toronto had to be shelved on account of rain. While shopping several ordinary, everyday items I wanted were out of stock, And last but not least was.. other, peo- ple's 'o pies garbage! It was collection day in.a certain well-known. sub- division and the overall' picture Kees revolting: How people can be _so inconsiderate towards the men who have to 'pick up the garbage I' cants. imagine. In many homes the house is immaculate. 'Children are required to remove their rubbers outside the door. They must speak properly and ha polite to visitors. Clothes and toys must be taken care 'of. Mother has carefully manicured hands. Her hair is stylish and at- tractive. Father's suits make fre- quent trips to the cleaners. It has, in fact, every' appearance of being a well-conducted home — -until.it comes to putting out the garbage If the garbage can won't holdall ,the refuse then the sur- plus goes out, in. brker* cartons endpaper shopping bags,. If dogs come along and distribute ban- ana skins and melon rinds all over the sidewalk that's just. too bad. The garbage -man will pick `it up anyway. Paper of course is 'blowing all over the place. . To my way of thinking a per- son's character can be measured by the way in which garbage is put outside:his door. Menial tasks must be done by some for the benefit of others but surely Our self-respect requires' that 'menial tasks .be made as inoffensive as possible. When I pass a house where the garbage is properly put out In suitable containere, and the surplus securely tied, I know that within that house is a man and woman who. has eon - sideration for others. By that same token l know they are worthy of respect; Dogs are blamed for a lot of the garbage mess but if proper cans were used and the lids put on tightly the dogs would not be so tempted._ to investigate. Well, that's one frustration I can't do anything about -- ex cept to air my grievance, And. here's hoping it starts a few peo- ple thinking. He Prefers Chess To Hula Dancers, Malrloh Brand° Ail xnidsliip man's frock coat and knee breeches brushes'aside the bare. legged native girls and heads foe a grass hut. Mangy Australian, Chips, BeefertY, follows him. Together the two men hunch over a chess board In grim, con- tesns:dative silence—broken onl�y rarely by a muttered curse tro'61 Brands at some move he has made. It is lunch break time during filming of "The Mutiny on the Bounty" on the South Pacific is- land of Tahiti, There are• 5,000` Polynesian natives in the cast and Brando' and Rafferty have grown blase about the sunny` sex -appeal of the girls., But the feeling is not Mutual.' Silently watching the oliseeplay-' ere' is a black -haired beauty • wearing a halt -sarong; a wreath, of flowers and nothing else. Ilea„"' eyes are riveted on. Brando : , , She is called Tarita and. 'the only English words she knows are the ones Bran,do teaches her in the film; "I love you." She is nineteen, she has lived all' her life on an island called Bora- Bora and she has never seen a big , city nor heard of 1sf arilyse Mbnrce. ' kris had not heard of Marlon Bs;'tido' either, until he invaded bet i;nnocent.weeed with an army of actors' and technicians and picked her from 1;000 native_ • girls as his co=staff She is shy and serious. Wills the money she makes from a long -loins contract for which she has been signed, up by Metro - Goldwyn -Mayer, she hopes . to invest in her father's land. Her other hpPes seem to be cenised on 13rendo but the big- time actor,, who _ is cast as mu_, timer Fletcher Cliristiae is shoulder -shrugging and offhand "Tahitian girls?" Brando's eye- brow arch upwards. they're certainly the most. grace-. ' ful and photogenic I've' ever seen. But they sure have seine strange ways: They'll adore you for-' five, six • days, then suddenly disappear — off with someone else. ' A :week later, maybe, they'll turd up again, completely unconcerned, without any ex- planetion, expecting' to take up where they left off, "But there's no doubt about this island being a spot of para- dise, man," he says dreamily. "Maybe the last place .like it in the world. It's hard to explain • , it does something to you," The breathtaking beauty of Tahiti and the. easy-going ways of lie women were the cause of the historic mutiny 'aboard His ✓ MajesEs s Armed vessel "Boun- ty" in 1789. The same charms alto went, .the movie makers same .170 years later .. . The seethed man is the only American in the. cast, The rest are British, Australian or na- tives. Ard the charMs of Tahiti are lost on one British actor, Trevor ,IInward,' who plays the sa'distie Captain Bligh. "It nets rather monotonous, really," drawls Howard. "Even the sunshine and the miles of golden beaches. After you finish work there isn't a darned thing to da." Howard's wits, who almost a/ - ways agrees with him, adds: "Alter a fortnight here you do get frightfully bared, you know. It's just like Cumberland with a permanent blue sky attached." For British director Sir Carol Reed, the island has its' own problems—chiefly the islanders Tahitians may have wonderful good looks but they find it hard to concentrate on' any task for long, The moment Sir Carol Panhandler: "Will you give ma' a dime for a auppa, coffee?" Pe- destrian: "No, I don't give money to people on the street," Pan- handler: "What should I do, open up an office?" In rabbit hunting, remember they seek covet' in cold weather. You should stomp around likely spots in the underbrush to rout thorn out, ISSUE 15 — 1961 climbs from his special camera platforin tis e y scatter 1 i It a screaming schoolchildren a led for the beach for a swim,' Thai next half-hour has to be spent rounding them up and restoring make -up ---floral decorations and all, For years after the anutiny the film recreates, old - time windjammers ° avoided calling on Tahiti, The Garden of Eden landscape and' the carefree girt • caused hundreds of sailors to desert. , When the Bounty men rebel- led, they • put their snarling, bullying Captain William Bligh in a boat, together with eighteen men loyal to him, and told him to row for it. Then, led by Fletcher Christian, they sailed the Bounty back to Tahiti, col- lected a harem Of native sweet- hearts and sailed en' to Pitcairn Island, 1,300 miles away. For eighteen years nothing was heard of them until ass American ship touched at Pit- cairn, Of the original mutineers, one man survived. 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