"Maybrick Caught Stealing Watch"

[Jay Hartley]

https://jayhartley.com/maybrick-caught-stealing-watch/

[Caroline Brown]

Hi Jay,

I suppose it could have been a joke based on the jumped up cotton merchant, whose widow had been accused of murdering the philandering git back in 1889.

Someone involved only needed to know that James Maybrick had a fancy motto: Time Reveals All - assuming this was even about Jim, of course.

It does make it that much stranger to think that someone independently decided to use a watch, to represent another criminal enterprise connected with a Maybrick.

I doubt anyone would have predicted it, would they?

Love,

Caz
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[Markus Aurelius Franzoi]

Of possible interest is that the Maybrick cousin family you cited lived in Edge Hill and John Over married James’ nanny in Edge Hill, as I recall.

[Brian Allan]

It its more likely to me to be the more flamboyant actor brother, re Emma Smiths inquest 14th April murder Horwich Jane Hodgson 14th April, did the actor brother have a gig that night? Or maybe he was in Manchester?

[Brian Allan]

Hi Caroline what about the mibrack bag found in new York, apparently nobody claimed it, and its contents has been described as horrific, then you get Carrie brown did the actor brother have a gig in new York?

[Tom Mitchell]

Hi Caroline what about the mibrack bag found in new York, apparently nobody claimed it, and its contents has been described as horrific, then you get Carrie brown did the actor brother have a gig in new York?

I think you must mean the 'SE Mibrac' bag which was advertised as having been found in - I think - the Charing Cross Hotel in London? There is to my knowledge no further information regarding this.

James Maybrick's brother, Michael, was not an actor - he was a very well-known composer (and - it has transpired - a lyricist also).

[Caroline Brown]

Evening Tom,

I expect you noticed that SE M backwards would form the three letters of JAMES coming after the JA?

And that Mibrac is an imperfect anagram of Maybrick, missing out the y and the k?

Did you know that a certain Thomas Car writes on page 143 of the 1858 Complete Works of Richard Crashaw, a funny little verse beginning:

C R A S H A W E,

THE ANAGRAM "HE WAS CAR."

AS Car then Crashaw, or was Crashaw Car,
Since both within one name combinèd are?
Yes, Car's Crashaw, he Car ; 'tis love
alone
Which melts two hearts, of both composing one ;
So Crashaw's still the same : [etc etc]


Thomas had to add a rogue e to make his Crashaw anagram work.

All together now....

You couldn't make this stuff up, could you?

Love,

Caz
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[Jay Hartley]

Times, April 14, 1888.

"Inkeepers Act, 41 and 42 Vic., Cap 38.-- Notice is hereby given, that UNLESS the LUGGAGE LEFT at the Charing-Cross Hotel, West Strand, London, consisting of weaving apparel and personal effects, previous to the 15th September, 1887, is CLAIMED and all charges theron paid before the 31st May next, in the names undermentioned, the same will be SOLD by public AUCTION to defray expenses: -G. Hilbert, A. Bayley, M. Lehfeldt, Miss West, S.E. Mibrac, G. Mathhew, C.T. Cantillon, F. Desbac, Lake Price, Siger, E.A.R. Verbeck, Captain White, E. Courtois, J.A. Jenkins, A. Harper, L. Young, O.E. Thomas, A. St. Clair, Dr. Young, Skrine (?), Count de Basky, J. Solomons, Captain L. Owen. By order of G.S. HAINES, Secretary, Charing-Cross-Chambers, Duke Street, Adelphi. 13th April, 1888."