Adolphe Emile Marval (c. 1845 – 11 July 1935) was a French-born educator and art dealer in Adelaide, South Australia.
She had been awarded a diploma (Geprũfte Lehrerin fũr Preußen) from the Ladies' University of Berlin,[3] and came to South Australia as a governess for the children of Sir James Fergusson.
[7] He was deputised by the Art Gallery of South Australia to purchase works from the estate of Melbourne collector Mme.
His second wife, Caroline Emma Mutton Marval, née McPhillamy (c. 1861 – 7 January 1941), a palmist,[10] was a generous contributor to the Belgian Relief Fund, and manufactured confectionery for Australian soldiers during World War I, a work which was initially deprecated by many,[11] and which she continued to make after the war in aid of various charities.
Marval was a nurse, often treating patients at her home, "Cumberland House", 4 George Street, Norwood.
She had been involved in the 1914 death from septicaemia of Ellen Phyland, but no charges were laid due to lack of evidence.
Marval was convicted of manslaughter by Mr. Justice Cleland following the 1941 death of Edith Millburn, aged 20, from blood loss following "an illegal operation".
At sentencing Mr Justice Cleland stated that he did not believe Mme Marval was guilty, that she had in fact tried to save Edith Milburn after she had been operated on by another person, however Mme Marval refused to name the other person and Mr Justice Cleland was therefore left with no choice but to find her guilty.