The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-07-31 00:00:00

log —lissers. 0. J. Tareett (fareamo). R. BIM, W.
Z. Elidit.b, J. (kit, ^ Madera, IL R.
Hayman,lL Rus.ll, W. IL 2. ii:lfory, It Ras, W.
I Lawlor. and W. Whittle.

—the first witness wee
Zlixebeith Studio, who mid else resided at Lower
BaudMenet, sod the Woven lodged with her, having
four children alive and one died. The (boomed was
born on the 3rd of May, slm (witness) being present
at the birth. The child wee • very small one, but •
nice baby when it wee born, and lead continued to
thrive until the last thrm weeks, when it ha I been
much convulsed and pined away. The convulsions
took place daily—sometimes owe and other times
twice. The child had been left without say attention
for three or four boars et • time. TM father wee at
work In the belled lighter now; previously, he bad
been fishing, so that he had always been in some kind
of employ. His wife did at go out to work. She
could not say whim the mother went " properly" when
the left the child for so long • time, although she had
told her she had been to her oters The eldest =lid
was 13 years of age, and the youngest Miout five.
The two younger children mat to school sometime.;
the elder child was working for Mr. Lever. Tue
mother left borne for three or four hours at • stretch,
sometimes three or four dross • week. She (witness)
had often heard the child cry during the absence of
Its mother, and she had nursed It. She had often
remosstritted with tbe mother for leaving her child
unattended. Sometimes when she came home she was
not In • fit state to take the Infant, from the effects of
drink. She (witness) lest sew the baby alive on
Thursday morning sl 5.30. at the time the mother
brought it into her be irooni. She said" My baby is
dying." She (witness) told her to take it downstairs
and put it In the math as she would be down in
five minutes. On her snivel d ,wnstain she found
I the child dead. Glover was not In the hones st the
time, having gone to work. She had often told the
I mother to have • doctor for the child, u also to have
It, birth registered, but she would not do so She
had also told the father about the child, and she
heard him tell his wife to see to the baby—to get
some one to look at It—bat no medical man had ever
waled to sae it. On Wednesday night the mother
csme home about ten minutes to eleven at night; she
said she had be= to her sister's. She left home about
two hours before, the child being left in the cradle.
She could not say what tame the mother wee in then,
as she did not Mil her. She heard her come upstairs
to bed with the baby. Her husband did not come
home until half-past eleven. The mother went out on
Wednesday morning, but cam horns Might • she
went out .gain In the afternoon and returned. ELIZA*
UMW a Uttall child was bat in charge of the baby, but
she, like all ebilinia, mat out to play. No 0110 was
I. charge of it darinuthe Um the mother was out on
Wednesday night. The child was suckled. Ethe saw
the mother lad the child on Wednesday morning.
Dr. Tigard said be was mamma= by Sept, Vielteg
on the previous night to see the deemed. He
examined the body of • male Infant; it wpm= to be
about 12 weeks old. It was very emaciated and smell,
and had the appeerasea of having died from atrophy
or from eshaustdos in riariesquinae of disease.
In reply to the Coroner, witness said be could not
tell the weight of the body, end could only give •
oonlecture as to the UAW of death. If he were to
make • pest work= exassinatioa he did not think be
should be sthe to give a definite opinion as to 'bemuse
of death.
The htry exoremed • wish for • post moil= Maratha.
Hon, and authorised Dr. This= to make It.
John Rogers, foreman of the MP employed an the
Corporation barge, stated that Glover was one of his
party, This made the second week he had been there.
His earnings lad week, up to last Friday night, woe
as., and =tome paid him on the Saturday. His
earnings this week wodld be22s.
The enquiry was then adjourne4 until later in the
day. When resumed,
Dr. Tisard stated he had made • port market
examination of the body of the child. The weight of
the body wee barely three and threetinsrter pounds.
The of obit I three month. old properly
ninths would be from nine to twelve pounds. The
ngaailnatloa =owe I I Wailthy 'state of Imp and heart.
The doom= was mall and liehlthy, Lad contained
*boat • teaspoonful of Maid toed. 'l%e War Me
oubAfied, bet cfiborwil• oppmestly hsalebY. The
Intestines were congested throughout, and contained •
small quantity of fatal matter. In his opinion the
examination did not ado= =Selma informal= to
mama for death, but death arose from • want of core
and insufficient antritioa. There was no appetranos
of existing disease to remount ter death. The comae
tion of the intestines might have produced diarrhoea,
bat ittioneodeoemerily. The food found in the stomach
Th..was jury returned • verdict thee the child died from
"Insufllckint nutrition, throng)? the mesa of the
pments."
The 00rOnet committed both the parents for trial
at the Lulus for manothagitter, granting bail, which
was forthcoming for the mole prisoner,
THI MIAGOITIZIAL ELLKINAIIOII

Took plum on Saturday at the Guildhall, before Dr.
Drew (In the chair), J. E. Robing, Esq., and B. Hopkins,
Seq., when George Glow and Elizabeth Glover were
271 with the manslaughter of their male child on
h of July.
shag; gurclea, having given similar evidence to
that at the inquest. in nil wer to Dr. Drew, said she
was present at the birth of the ohild, 'Anon:ill she waa
not • midwife. She was • mother of children. She
did not consider the treatment by the mother of this
child wee exactly r1.411t. It had been neglected far the
last few days, and had not been properly "done for."
The female prisoner loft the child for several hours
St a time.
By Mr. Robins : During the abeence of the mother
the child did' jot ve proper nutrition, although
witness had fed it many a ti aØ
Mr. Arden: Rid the chit been neriected for the
last two or three months I—Witness It has been for
the past two or three weeks.
Mr. Arden: Was it a daily occurrence for the
mother to come home drunk I—Witness: She cause
home often not lit to take the chill.
Mr. Aides: Did you tell the police she wee always
coming home drunk l—Witnees : No.
gr. Judi% , Did you say she oftentimes came home
drunk ?—Wltnees ; Vile,
Dr. Drew: Did the father aims 14Inive kindly to
the child ?—Witness: Yee.
Dr. Drew: Have you heard the husband tell the
wife to be morecarelul attending the child —Witness
Yee.
Dr. Drew: When you saw the child pining away,
gottrm worse and worse, didn't you draw the man's
at on to it l—Witzume : No, Names he was con•
distally seeillit
In &newer to Trinthq questions, wltnees said she had
heard the husband tell the vii. to day at home and
attend t the eldld more. The husband did pot drink,
but he liked • little drop like other people. Had
never board the man oak his wile to send for •
doctor.
D. ?hard gave evidence as on the previous day,
and, in answer to qesetktes, said be was medical officer
of the district. The two prieonere bad never reeprle,
to him to attend the child. In the absence of
the *int of wow antrition would ameliorate death.
The male prisoner, 19 answer to the usual questions,
pleaded not 'silty, and did not wish to eisy anythlee.
The women also pleaded not guilty, end ilk i•-1,
have dose the bon foe my child. I have fed it; and
let It gook. I know I have left it • little time, bat
not eo long es it is made oat to be. I have left • little
girl with It..
Both prisoners were then committed for trial at the
Anises upon • charge of manslaughter, the Bench
adoring to sooept ball.
the prisoners are belled. the case will be tried in
January neat at Dorchester.