The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1860-12-25 00:00:00

TIIE CONVICT ANNE PADFIELD.

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No decision has yet been cone to by the government
with reganl to the putlial 'sit that shall he iittlicteil
kip,u wretched woman. It lieu •Iready teen ;dated
that after the prisoner's convict she made several
statementa of a very extrwriiiiary description in
reference to the crime of which she was convicted. and
although for obvious reamins it was considered prudent
not to let the precise nature of these statements lie made
puhlic, while the fate of the pt Caner was under con•
st.leration. now that to a certain cutest that matter is
disposed of, awl there is no beater any chance of the
capital sentence being carried out, there can be ro
objection to analog some of the facts, which appear C.
be of a very extraardicary character, known to the
public It appears that iuiinhisliOtely after the priremer's
...eviction she elprefliMil • desire to make a stitellient
relative to the affair, and iii the preaence of the Sheriffs
and the Rev. Mr. Davis, the ordieary of Newifate, she
disclared that the child met its death in the following
manlier. She said that • fortuneteller who lived in the
ueighbourluxal of the New-rostl WM in the habit of
coming to visit her at Hackney awl telling In r fortune,
awl that they were very intimate, and the fortune.
teller told her that if ever she wan in trouble she was to
come ta her and she would assist her. After she was
discharged from her service on aceount oilier being
pregnant with this child, she she thought of what
the woman had toll her, awl its Soon as she was able.
after the birth .4 hr distil, she went to tier house for
the purpose of tel her how she was aituated. At
this time she was in very great didreast, and was unable
to take another situation on account of having the
seliil.l; and ilium her explemiug her position to the
fortnne.teller, she told her that she would take the
child from her, and it should never he a 'ratable to
tier again. 'The prooner declares that she hut ini ides
th it any harm w Rohl come to the ahild be hr aecepting
the offer, and, in consequence of the stale diatress in
which she was at the
never SAW the child alive again, but she at the aame
Lime admitted that Rh! mlnpeete.l it ass the dead 1....iy
of her eini I that 41e threw thiWil the water-closet. Two
detective otheere were emplmed to inve.tigate this
vortion of the prisoner's statement. and at or very near
to the place by her they iltacoverell that a
atrenid•teller was carrying on her e.ilhhuig, atet fr
their inquiries they ascertaiited that it was tilt. Vra, tie '
of this woman to ingratiate hereelf with the servants ui
respectable establishments, and that she Was ill the
habit id giving them any in order to get them to try
and induce their mistrowes or other female tiisiii era of
the fatuity to pay tier. Vi-lt. AIM it nip...area that per-
eons in a goo.' podtion of life. Many of a Imo, ean.c in
carriages, were in the leilsit of visiting this is. tune•tel.
let's residence. Upon being interrogated, thi woman
it course denied all knowledge of the prisoner. but
although it is probable this may not le true, and that in
all probabilty the primmer had seen or Inel Milne
communication a ith tier, still the result of a
most careful investigation limeys no dould what-
..ver that her story relative to the shill having been din.
lamed of by her in the manner suggested iS altogether a
tabri.ation, Anil a relict to that effect was inasie to the
Sezretary if State. The primmer oubsoistently made
another statement of a vs ry serious character. which
was to the effect that the child waa kilie.l in her I re-
sauce by a ',cruel ale ss.• naue asic mead il, and that
else hall no oilier liana in tiM 01 otter except. to conceal
the hotly. Front the strict inquiries that were lii ule,
however, tht.re apps-are to be no doubt that this story is
an entire fabrication, awl the party whose name was
mentioned established, in the
that he Was at a consiter dile distance from 'Minion for
some time before and after the flimsier aas • ti
and that he could not by city posaihility ha, hi it a
share iu it. Since the • risoner has been sears that her
life will ie at are,' illy{ liken
lint t tele is vs erg rob •bilit y that under all the circa..
,g,mee,, cut...cleft with Des paseful • ase the advise.. of
the Crown will feel it their duty to rec iiiii mewl a severe
sentence—in all pralehilit* one of penal ser.itude for
ife—to he indicte I upon the prisoner.

Dkortlert.—lt there he any one
m Aloha: ia the world that I. reAlle a .peeitle remedy for all
dimorders .4 the li‘er, it i.. tlie Pill.. Any irreg.-
laritiert 4 the optent produeol 11. h., mid, or ton little Idle,
I .1. from the bile twine of a depraved quality, me inlallable
c..rrectol by a oeirse of this Moms arAlde medicine, wl..elt
ra I.llr e.rmets all the hut 111 l ors et the Ite.h. porifies and Inu.
prove. t'.e 10 el, chars to load, and rhea tone to
Cm eliferbled toniaeti, 114 tint ..r
petf,et ittge-tt"tt that the food completel
blood I. enriched, and every ghee •.I the body thip, reel, tho
'holmium lailimot• ed them raMoastlag Pala.

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