THE MAYBRICK CASE.
JURY'S VERDICT CONDEMNED. Press Associativa.— Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. London, August 9. Meetings are being held to protest against the execution of Mrs. Maybrick upon the verdict in the Liverpool case. The Press generally condemns the decision of the jury. The latest news shows that although Judge Stephens' summing up was favourable in the first portion, the conclusion was decidedly adverse. The feeling is so strong in Liverpool that it has been deemed advisable to afford Judge Stephens poliee protection, and he is now guarded by 150 police. Mrs. Maybrick attributes the verdict to the judge's strictures on her fidelity. Petitions in favour of a reprieve are being extensively signed, and include the signatures of the leading barristers and merchants of Liverpool. The petitions are to be forwarded to the House of Commons, and the petitioners have made a strong point ot the divergence of medical evidence. Mr. Matthews, the Home Secretary, has stated in the House of Commons that the petitions will receive full consideration. He remarked upon the outrage to Judge Stephens, and said that it was unEnglish to mob a judge for doing his duty, a remark which was loudly cheered.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVI, Issue 9445, 16 August 1889, Page 5
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