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Chris Scott
Inspector
Username: Chris
Post Number: 260
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, June 14, 2003 - 9:07 am: |       |
I have found this account from 1889 which claims to give a history of Florence's mother. This claims that there were suspicions about the death of her first husband and she behaved oddly, to say the least, on the death of her second!
Atlanta Constitution 1 June 1889
MRS. MAYBRICK'S MOTHER.
A Lady of Many Husbands and Some Queer Adventures.
Mobile, Ala., May 31.
Carrie E Holbrook-Chandler, the mother of Mrs. james Maybrick, is a woman with a very romantic career. Miss Holbrook came to Mobile about 1856, visiting her uncle, the Rev. J H Ingraham, rector of St John's church, author of the "Prince of the House of David" etc. She was very popular in society, being a good conversationalist, handsom and prepossessing. Among her admirers was young William G Chandler, sone of Daniel Chandler, one of the leading lawyers of the city. He followed her to her home in New York city, where they were married. Returning to Mobile they lived in good style, and Mrs. Chandler increased her influence in society. She was even as much of a belle as before her marriage.
It was at the beginning of the civil war that Frank Du Barry turned up, being a captain in the ordnance department of the confederate government. Captain Du Barry was a remarkably dashing young officer. Soon there was some talk of his attentions to the lady. Suddenly Mr. Chandler fell ill and died. Some suspicious circumstances surrounded his illness. Mrs. Chandler did not attend the funeral. There were no official investigation of the charge, but it affected her position, which became so unpleasant that she took her two children and moved to Macon, Ga. In less than a year she married Du Barry there.
Shortly afterwards Du Barry was ordered to go to Europe as representative of the confederate government. He and his family took passage on a blockade runner out of Charlestown or Savannah, it it not known which, and had proceeded but a couple of days when Du Barry, who had been ailing, suddenly died. the captain of the steamer proposed to return to port but the widow strenuously insisted that the vessel should continue and that the body be cast overboard. This was done and the vessel reached England in due time.
In a year or two Mrs. Chandler drifted back to New York, where she was involved in a scandal with some actor. After this she went again to Europe, where she met and married Baron Von Rogue. It is said he was not faithful to her, and at one time gave her beating, so she left him.
When last heard from the woman was filling the position of wife of an attache of the British Legation at Teheran, Persia. Since she left Mobile the Chandler family here have had nothing to do with her.
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Gully Ible
Unregistered guest
| | Posted on Thursday, June 19, 2003 - 12:14 pm: | |
Can we stick her up on the suspects board Chris. She's as good a suspect as Barnett, Cutbush, and the many others of that ilk, that are up there. |
Brenda Love
Unregistered guest
| | Posted on Monday, July 21, 2003 - 8:58 pm: | |
Mr. Scott,
I have just now seen your post. This is absolutely fascinating information. I was especially interested in the "burial at sea". Things that make you go "hmmmmmm"...
Do you think there is much validity to these stories of FM's mother or do you think the newspaper was merely trying to fan the flames of a sensational case? I'm sure the rumours were flying wildly about anyone associated with the Maybricks...is there any way some of this information could be corroborated?
Absolutely fascinating! |
Neale Carter
Police Constable
Username: Ncarter
Post Number: 4
Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 23, 2003 - 11:16 pm: | |
Unfaithfulness and a sound thrashing; what else would she expect from the delightfully named "Baron von Rogue"! |
Michael Meade
Unregistered guest
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 19, 2003 - 7:38 pm: | |
His name was actually "von Roques". He was a Prussian military officer and his title seems to have been the main attraction for Mrs. Holbrook-Chandler-Du Barry. She evidently liked being a Baroness and milked it for all it was worth. Other than that, the marriage was a disappointment for both of them. He thought that he was marrying a rich American and learned too late that she was a woman with expensive tastes and no money to pay for them. She thought she was marrying an aristocrat who could give her a comfortable, secure life in Continental high society, only to discover that his social position wasn't nearly as impressive as she had believed. Ironically, the same scenario would be played out a generation later between her daughter, Florence Chandler and James Maybrick.
To the Baron's credit, he was a good stepfather to young Florence. He bought her a horse and taught her to ride. |
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