MY FIFTEEN LOST YEARS

By
FLORENCE ELIZABETH MAYBRICK

FUNK & WAGNALLS COMPANY
NEW YORK and LONDON
1905

[Printed in the United States of America]

Published December, 1904

ALL THOSE FRIENDS IN AMERICA AND ENGLAND

WHO, WITH UNWAVERING FAITH IN MY
INNOCENCE, WORKED STEADFASTLY FOR MY FREEDOM,
THIS BOOK IS GRATEFULLY DEDICATED

FLORENCE ELIZABETH MAYBRICK.

PART ONE
MRS. MAYBRICK’S OWN STORY
	PAGE
Foreword.—Sketchof My Ancestry,	9
Chapter I.—Before theTrial—My Arrest—A Prisoner in My Own House—AtWalton Jail—Alone—The Coroner’s Inquest—A Plankfor a Bed—The Verdict of the Coroner’s Jury—TheDoctors Disagree—Letters from Walton Jail—LordRussell’s Opinion—The Public Condemns Me Unheard,	23
Chapter II.—TheTrial—The Injustice of Trying the Case atLiverpool—An Unexpected Verdict—The Judge’sSentence—In the Shadow of Death—Commutation ofSentence,	50
Chapter III.—In SolitaryConfinement—Removal to Woking Prison—The ConvictUniform—In Solitary Confinement—The Daily Routine—TheExercise Hour—The Midday Meal—The Cruelty of SolitaryConfinement,	61
[vi]ChapterIV.—The Period of Probation—A Change ofCell—Evils of the Silent System—Insanity and NervousBreakdown of Prisoners—Need of Separate Confinement for theWeak-Minded—Reading an Insufficient Relaxation—MySufferings from Cold and Insomnia—Medical Attendance—AddedSufferings of the Delicately Nurtured—How Criminals and Imbecilesare Made,	76
Chapter V.—The Period of ... BU KİTABI OKUMAK İÇİN ÜYE OLUN VEYA GİRİŞ YAPIN! Sitemize Üyelik ÜCRETSİZDİR!

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