The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1869-12-28 00:00:00

AN IRISH JU,lleet OF I'HE PRACR.

The of the
extraor Hilary language indulged In by Mr. J. Wthriney, J.P.,
a guardian ,•I the Macnsou Iltion. The Rey. Mr. Inuiscombe,
the Protestant eltatilai • to the union, luis resigned his ottlend
isAltion, but .111 continue to attend the Protestant linnet. ,d
the workhouse an the rector of the parish. At preftent there
arc but two Proteatant• in the home. At e recent to end meet-
ing he announced the, intention. and ....subjected he Mr.
M'Ssincy to %cry hmolting language, by which, the reverend
Kentleman add, hi. feelings were greatly painml." A dis-
mimion took plaor relative to the Ninth= of an infant
" Mr. J. 11•Seiney : Tel me thin. What the devil would you
gain by haring it baptised • Protestant (A laugh.) In the
name ,d Gel Almighty On what are pin talking about.

" Key. Mr. Ihniscombe : I am only referring In the letter.
"Mr. Whoiney : What the dent 'has the letter to do with It?
(Laughter.)
Key. Mr. Dunseumbe : It appears to me that the letter
would be quite oirreet if the nurse had taken the child before It
waa entrustel to the guanlians. (Item', hoar)
"Mr. M'Swlney : In the MUM Of God can't you let It be .01
You are not the mew, I mippose, nor the father either; though
I duel know whether you are or not. (Laughter.)"
And not to Mr. duns...rubs only was there this gross
offendveness :
Chairman: Mr. Harding Is speaking.
"Mr. M'Swincy : All right. Go on darling, old boy
"Mr. Harding : random,.
"Mr. Ill'hwiney : You are damned short thin time. (A laugh.)
For Ood Almighty's sake now let It lin"

Vn :
r. J. )I.Bwiney : Mr. Dunerombe, tell roe bow many
Protestants base you here? Have you nine?
" ite‘. Mr. On ovotnie: Only two at present.
"Mr. M'Swinsy Then, by heavens, 11l propme this day
fortnight that you don't get a ti.—y rap." (Loud laughter.)
Retuniing to this—
M'Swiney Lutun me, if I think it is fair to be paying
Mr. Dunseombe for leo Pr”te.tants."
Then, turning on the duirman, who had declined to receive
a notice which be thought irrelevant to the duties of the board,
and whom he intended to form into the reception of kb—
hi,. M'ssiney fly God, we must bnsoauotber v'lnirmalt if
aow ld ~ann't):thitgy God . ty, cannot jay kg peop I dui

DEATH OF THE WELSH "FASTING GIRL"
Sarah Jimas was the daughter of • small tenant
farmer living at Llether-novalebucha, In the parish of Llmfl-
haugal-ararth, Carmartheinshire. Up to her twelth year the
enjoyed ordinarily pool health. hhe was much devoted to
religious reading. In February NW March, ling, she em ill,
and excited thei attention of her parents by the appareetly
little sustenance which she empire& In the minutiae tourim,
and others were invited to see the hating girl of Wake. The
child W. laid in led decorated edi a Wide, having round her
head a wreath of noWets, from which Was suspended • amen
ribbon, the ends of which were joined by • small bunch of
flower. Before her, at proper reading distance, wan no open
Welsh book, supported by two other books on her body. All
the furniture mal things in the room were arranged with an
eye to effect, the the whole, it was no unpleadng sight. The
child was undoubtedly pretty. Her face was plump, and her
cheeks and lip. of • beautiful rem colour. Her eyed were
bright anti r parkling, though they sent forth we expreasion.
At all times • child tamemod of theme striking lestures is
interesting, but sarah Jacobs was instated with additional
intermit --Me could retain the beauties id form and feature,
and yet lady The algid of food, we are told, produeed • '
loathing. Ti,. house was visited by a large number of people.
Efforts were made to convince Use parents the story of her
fasting was fraud Ind the father wouldgainply shake his head and
my, hone but the Great Doctor tan cure my child."
A fortidght ago a public meeting wm held, • committee um
ohowm, aiol iiwas ...dyad that for sumo Una. Harsh Jeoulai
should be watched night and day by two impartial or sceptical
venom. Four nurses were had (nun Guy's Hospital, who began
their watching' two by two, on the night I the oth hod. They
found the girl cheerful told talm, extremely west, but able to
mid in a loud voice, and giving indications that, whatever
might be her indifference or repugnance to food the ordinary
pnimmiesof waate aiid rejection had not been quite suspended.
Un the 11th she wee not looking so well;" next day her
face was Rotated mid her eyes bright;" on the 13th Me ism
better, looked cheerful, and read ; ou the lath she arm not 40
well, her silky had gni.tt weak, and her lip were dry. That
night she slept lom than before: next day the flushing .1 the
fate continued, and she grew extremely cold; and again she
pawed • wakeful till/ht.—LWo time, however, with signs of
On the IGth also became umnifeatly worse. Dr. Davies
thought leer its 1)4, danger, hut the nurse believed her to be
ing —" though," toys thit faithful detevtit c. 'I still watched
to see they gate her nothing." The restlemitcm," or delirium,
tootinued, with the Oillblllo toltinesa id the hotly and on
Friday afternoon, the 17M, the poor girl died—hating with
tolerable certainty fasted altogether during eight days.
The inquest was "penal Tnewlay. Mr. Thomas and Hr.
Phillips, the surgeons who made a pornmiortem examination,
stated that the body of the girl was plump and well formed.
No indicatimi of imealyais of the brain. No olmtruction to the
alimentary canal, Thy ytomach contained throe teaspoonfuls
of semigelatinems aubmaitem. The innall intestines wen!
empty; but in the colon and rectum half • pound of hard
excrenient wan found. No malformation anywhere. Body
free hint dimes.. It was belies ed that the &mammal heel IWO
afflicted with hymteria
Mr. Phillips isell there was • large hollow under the girl's
left arm capable of standing shall pint bottle.
Mr. Dark, surgeon, dilsmed to Sarah Jacobi; having been in
a fit for the peri.sl 0f4,0 mouth let 1307 ; it wee then difficult
It tell whether she am dead lif ave.
. . .

The inquest 4 011 nareh Jacobs was resumed on Markley.
Ann Jones, Sarah Caliner, Sarah Attriek, three mimes at
Gov Merit-21, London, curroborated the evidence .4 Elir.abeth
Clench, the aister nurse, as grei on the fing day .4 the
inTlViies. W. Thema. secretary to the webbing committee.
in examination, said he east anxious it should be known that
half the committee consulered the whole story an iteieettion,
and the other half were implicit believers,
John Daniel. brother-in-law of the father of Sarah Jacob.,
11 id he triad to persuade Hr. Jacobs to &rive the child food on
the evening previous to her death. The "Attlee offered food
p, the child, hut she refused to take it.
Evan Jacotw, tbe father of the child, said the will was taken
ill in the early part of ibln, and fasted fore month. She then
g. 4 a little better, but in the autumn of that year mode
refused food, and from that time to her death had never taken
any. Her lips corn moistenool with water occasionally, lie
had consented to have her watched, believing that she
required 114, .1.1111.4.111,14144,e, and the maniccal men during the
watching never told him to offer her fuski or that the was in
soy danger until the day on which she died. He had no
,bbjection to give her food if the doctors had mid dm would
the without it.
. The Cursor summed up thelevidenco at considerable length.
after whleb the Jury, baling deliberated fifteen minute..
returned a verdict •of &sib from direction; eltieh death I.
attributable to the father not inducing the child to she food;
Thi., 1., tantamount to 3 .4 mandawht.e.
Evan the father, AAA tbeh ertlere4 tutu eL.,totly ; but
MAA ellerttetils adisated W