The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-10-10 00:00:00

THE CHARGE OF CHILD MURDER.

Annie Warren, the untuitua•le girl who was aliened
Into infanticide. was boo 'slit up on Saturday last Wore
Dr. Drew, J. E. notions. EN., and W. Talbot, Req.
The C3out wee cromted. Mrs. Warren, the girls
umber, rein% attended by • young female.
Kate C ineo. • single woinan, of 2, Weotri-terrace, said
priomer hat been norh•tis with liar at Iliso Andrew/iv,
wrvihini, until two or three weeks or a Month .go. She
said she was in the Imily way; she didn't deny
it. Witueos never anted herself: she tild her she woe
extoiciing last month. Wane.s went to her both. on •
Welne.oo and called on her: that was later on than the
2..4 or Augu,t. Witneis went In next day; they. wail
U.,thirig the matter a t:, her, and eh. said it wine all over,
her sister Lod doLe fog her. Witness Laced what child.
and sSe mid it wos • b and her sister Lad token it
a • ay. Ptienier wee no a-yosintmce of w.taie.s.
rii.o3er tittiitd something, but as. advised rot t 3 ask
any questions, she stood in a very penlous position, slid
he,' better a.y 00t0.1a.
Mary Burt, wife of Richard Burt. of Weymouth, mid
prisJuer I nor sist.r, but she knew nothing about her
ring clrfined, had nothing to do with remanne tie
child, and hod nev,r icein it. Always thought she was in
the family way; but she denied it Witness °dared to
heip her in her confinement, if she would own it; eh,
if -red t let her coin. hone, and she would do for her.
She had no otbi, sister.
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Mr. Arden : Very kind of you to do it,
hie war arimg home w:th her rootuer, but her mother is
so neer-1414.d and dint ilest alie could not find out
anything.
Dr. I', tiliam with reference to his depositions, did uot
mean t, say that the child cmlii not have breathed before
it "MI eel) anit el from she mother.
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By Dr. Drew : The child ought bays breathed in • pro-
tracted labour, ket.re it was t,IIy b4rn, and yet It might
hgve been born dead. Iu that case, the lungs might he
inflated and Boat, a.though the child might sobsequently
be born dead. _ .

Dr. Drew That is a very important answer: we are
here t) do justice between the Q men and the prim:incr.
Sopsainten lent Vack.ry : Ou Ssturday, the 30th, I saw
ii,act. act Will, ,t 1 referene • too Chiiti found at Ralipole,
and nev••, on Sunday, ,nstructroos for prison,r to be
Laght t the pc:Like-B'AI Li.vrl,re he I her with
C nc alus.-tit and teur4er L.( the child. He eant.oned her,
and .1). 'aid 4 quantity of hi od moils from her ; but she
denied haring been delivre•l. B.ati afterward. denied ber
m ibr kn.w anytning about it, nod then cod she was coo
Onel Wednes lay, on tha tin presence of her mother:
I hat it came on all of a AtAld.n. sod she knew nothing of
it ettvrerarde; she tell he: work with the intention to Co
to the Union tile following 1 ty, to cover her shame. Ilor
mother is very deaf and lot. She said she tied it in two
elntos. with a piece ot nh rotas I it, pot it under the bed,
and on Thursday threw it Into the Harbour, finding she
stated she was Wein; blo .1, he seat for Dr. Tin ard and the
female susrcher to riIIUAIL, ho.. 8 t Walls alto-
wards broutht the cloths, which she identified as thoee
she wrapped the child in. Ile said there wan a rumour
about her sister. and she said her aloha had nottilig t) do
with it; r 'body knew anything about it but herself.
This was all the evidence given
In answer to Dr. Die.. Dr. Pridham said he was not pre-
pared to say that the child died either from violence or
wilful neglect of the mother.
Bhas was then &weed with ."
011,0, and ma, "

She was then &minted with the wilful murder of the
Itd,and replied: No, sir.
Mr. Arden: But that is the chorea.
He then cautioned her, and advised bee to say she well
not guilty.
Dr. Drew: Annie Warren, the mogistrates do not con-
sider that there is sufficient evidence to put you on your
trial for wilful murd.ir ; but you will be co:emitted for
trial on thr charge ol concesluaent of birth.
She was then committed to the Alii