The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-11-14 00:00:00

CHILD 3LITSDItIi IT ITS YOTIIER.

The yotmgwoman mimed Dimmer, who UMUr
pentad of baring drowued her child was appre-
hended by Superintendent Cabtow in a bentbel
at Southampton, and conveyed to enliabury
on Sunday evening. On their wily from.
Southampton to &fishery the prissier add to -ths
saperinteudent, "It is a bad job, but it is aar
mother's fault and my brother'', who
threatening me about the child."

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An inquest was opened at the Council House, on
Saturday evsning, before B. at Wilson, Seq.. anil evi-
dence haring been given as to the finding and identity
ad the child, the Coroner said, as the case was one of
grave suspicion, he felt it neees-ary to adjourn the
Inquiry until three o'clock on Mon My afternoon, in
order that Mr. Winsar, who had viewed the body,
might have an opportunity of making a post mortars
summation.
.The Inquest was adjourned accordingly.
-On Monday morning, the prisoner was taken before
limes Homey, Esq., and J. C. Wheeler, Esq., at the
Council Howe, and forwardly charged with the crime et
wilful murder. The court was srowded throughout the
hearing. The prisoner, • rather good-looking ghl Of
about 21 years of age, seemed scarcely at all to feel this
painful purition in which sbe was placed.
The first witness was Elisabeth Dimmer, tho eld•;•
who said : I live in Salt-lane, and I sun a widow. nit
tilebnerpaed EisiallectibautlimterStne laid
teaftsottitrimaeLtesltift
ie. It was bore on the tad April, 1864. AO
tor and the ohild lived with tie up to tb.
zi.dayjast. 3 lost-mw-the ottllTlONicbetir
six o'clock ea that everting. My daughter Due
want out with it. It sem deemed in a brown Mainsail,
edged with rod, black straw hat with *mall vithig
feather, striped socks, and loather boots. My &titter
said she was going into Castlemireet to see Swag
woman named Bradley. I didn't see that she the
anything with bee besides the chili. I have not seen
the add since. My daughter did not return. I situ
fin her till Moven o'clock. When she went out I told
her not to he gone long bemuse of the chld's go ng to
bed, and she said she wouldn't. I did not toe her again
until after her apprehension.
The Chrirman: Did you ever hear her say anything,
about the child—that slat wished to get rider it, or neg.
thing of that sort?
Witness No Sir. • •
Superintendent Cobble; t 1:44 pp. halk-
say something to the 11114 **tam beleri. she IMP
out?
Witness : The &Nam impose, Anil Wrill her ran
'You little hussy, if you are not quiet I, UM strike
ree on the hesd"--oothing more.
fa reply to qemariona from the prisoner, the wittier*
sid that her son end the prisoner sometinies diarsgreedi
obcaly ever injured the child while at her henna,
itneee kept it
v..r:rbens,..el._ _for_five -wst.s,--urivite—bsr
watTif ow enfirosimii. The 'bliguritillimm
• with the prisoner, MO nothing TIM 111Ver
4bout the child.
Prisoner: They were always throwing it in my teak
at neither I nor the child had any basinees ilseng '
; Witse-s : JA is nO math tbiag. . I
The Chairman: Did you threaten to turn AM out, -ise
• sty that she could not remain with you/
' Withers : No, except onto, when she was oat late.
Sin was out half the night, and I then looked Isar mi.
Prisoner: It was berme I told jolt I amidst% supply
the house out of my money.
iThe Chairman: Did yea Idi'1)01,16 gat_ moths:
lokighigt-
Vitae.: I sill I didn't know what to do: that I
_Oa house with nothing and that I
"s 1 Itigisit up.
boy wanted to keep me down,
-..lre 'tried to strike me.
thing, air. They were certainly
~, and I could net make them mires
every meal finite, and of cow., as tney
er, leant do an I "mind to" with them.
t I am the wife of John Searle, a hawker
s. living in llctiestene-eteeet Bittern
~ on Friday uniesigns, prisoner . left a
cl O,
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