Mother May's Holiday

Dour Home Secretary Sir John Gilmour last week pardoned and set free good Mrs. May Brownhill who was sentenced to Hang after she confessed, "I did put Dennis to sleep with 100 sleeping tablets, and before I left him I did turn on the gas."

The fact that Mother May's Son Dennis was an imbecile, the fact that she had nursed and tended him for 30 years and her words, "I knew I must have an operation and I didn't want Dennis to be without care," have all stirred the well of British sentiment to its depths. Two days after her conviction as a murderer Mother May was assured of reprieve. In Britain for pardon to follow reprieve in a murder case is rare indeed. Last week Mother May was taken home by limousine and police were assigned "to guard her from cranks." Leaning forward excitedly as the car swept up to her door, she waved to her 70-year-old husband. Speaking of her operation, Mother May said: "Afterward, when I get well, I hope to go away for a real holiday."

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