The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-07-24 00:00:00

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THE CHILD MURDER AT ROAD.

Sir G. C. Lewis, Home Secretary, has denpatched
Innpector Whicher, of the metropolitan detective police
to Road, for the purpone of endeavouring to dissipate
the mystery which still bangs over the murder of the
child 1/ Mr:. Kent. The Inspector reached Trowbridge
from London on Sunday, the 15(11 inst., and proceeded on
M lay morning to Roccil, where lie had an interview
with the magistrates by whom the inquiry has been
conducted. ln the course oof the conference Elizabeth
though, the nursemaid, wan brought before the bench
apol was liberated. After sitting about two hours with
cloned doors, the reprenentativen of the press were ad-
mitted. The Rev. K. Crawley said the inyeistraten had
little to communicate beyond the fact that limpector
Whicher had been sent down from .Lionolon, and that
the investigation WWI now placed in lois hands. A re-
ward would be immediately offered, 4:100 by the
(Jove' nment and 1:100 on the part of Mr. Kent, to ally
person giving such information' an should lead to the
conviction of the perpetrator of the crime, together with
• free panlun to any accomplice not being the actual
murderer. The numemaid had been discharged. and
had been informant that she was at liberty to go where
she liked, mid she hail stated her intention 11 returning
to the iliseluage of her duties at Mr. Kent's I se. It
was then announced that the inquiry would be adjourned
till Friday, and in reply to an inquiry whetter the
procenliogs on that day would be public, it was ntated
that in the event .if any evidence being then taken on
oath the public and the reporters would be admitted, but
that at present the inagistnites were unable to say what
course would be pursued. Mr. holies, natigktr4te,wisltel
it to be known that the hoe.° hail been re-examined and
re-searched in every possible way ; and amt every in-
mate, except the infant, had been ealkil on to .:ate what
they knew 111 rekrence to the matter. The bent super-
intendente of the force had Iwo' engaged in the investi-
gation, BIM it was only an act of justice to the police and
to the magistrates to state that they had used their 'a-
noint exertion', in effileavourilig to. trace out the guilty
paity. The two nervants mentioned by Mr. Kent aol
having formerly lived in loin employ, and at being parties
likely to have had an ill•will against him, ba.l Isoth
been found out by the police, and it was proved
that thee were ninny pollen distant from the acene of
11,., inunler on the night of its occurrence. lie (Mr
Lopez) was only norry tlint the magistratee lind no
information to c iiiii muuicate to the press in reference to
this extraordinary ease. At the conelunioon of the sit-
ting. Inspector Whicber, ace...ponied by Super -
le...lents Foley, Vo,lf, awl ..tbera of the county con-
stabulary, proceeded to Mr. Kent'n riniolence, and 111.1 e
a further inspection awl search of the preinnen. The
practicability of ft-inuring • child of about the age of
the deceimed from its bed without waking it, oor disturb-
ing the pennons sleeping in the same and soljui ii ii ig
rooms has been tented by the police, and has been
accomplished in three instances.