The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-06-19 00:00:00

THE SUSPECTED CHILD MURDER AT
MARSH WOOD

On Tateday, after reeding over the evidence taken on
Saturday. H. M. Loggia, Esq., told the prisoners that
they might put any questions they Mose to the wit.
names that had been examined, which having been done,
and one or two witnesses examined,
Elisabeth Trott than asked several questions of
Peninah Barrett through the Coroner.
Barrett said she bed not Om movers' women men.
tinned medicine to prowlers abortion.
Osis of the jery thee asked the eritnem Barrett if
she ever gave Elimiusdi Trott any medicine to kill her
Child, and she &Died it.
Another jurymaa asked her if Mrs. Bpiller did not go
over to Mary Laroombe to keep her quiet while the
(Barrett) managed the AU.
Barnett said, Yea. En. Bpilier did, and told Mr
(Barrett) to sy medium quietly bemuse Mrs. Lareombe
could bear whet Imposed in her (Mrs. Eviller's) hoses,
and she did not want her to suspect what was going on.
The same juryman asked Barrett If Mrs. epiller sad
Elisabeth Trott did not both tell her that when Eliza-
beth was taken ill she knocked at the well to
Mrs. Seiner who was in the next room in bed to corne
in, and that Mn. Spitler mine in and held Elizabeth
until it was over, and stayed there until the baby was
dead?
Barrett said that was tem, they did tell her so;
and that Mrs. figner went back into bed again, bemuse
her husband should not know anything about it.
The prisoner Trott Men asked Barrett, through the
aoroDer, it she bad ever given her any medicine?
Barrett said Me oely did ooes, • low herbs (a bit of
bark and iish), for a cold; that was near twelve months
Lim
Trott also asked whether Barrett had not said to
Thins liteverc that she would do no more for Trott.
bemuse she bail so money to pay bar.
Barrett denied that she b 4 but Mated she told
Bbevens that Trott bad as mach Menem she bat, and if
Trott wanted her she Gould some where she was, she
should net go to her; the however mkt nothing about
bet paying her money.
Barrett also said in answer to • question that Trott
slept one right at her house &boot five weeks ago.
The witness Barrett spoke in a loud voice and behaved
in • violent way towards the prisoner Trott when
answering her questions, and was told several times by
the COlOttef if she did not keep quiet he would have
her taken into custody.
The evideoce was then proceeded with.
Harriet Limped" wife of Pharaoh Laremehs,ad
Whirehtiroh. labourer, said, Elizabeth Trott mate into
my hone about three months ago, and I ambit If the
report about her was true Mat she was in the family
way. She said she didn't mind telling me it was tree;
but if the poling man didn't marry her the child should
never comae to anything. I noticed that she was
stouter at the time than usial. I bad known her well
for three years. Peninah Hansa told me about has
mom time that Elisabeth Trott was in Mee family way.
IMMO, rid the Monday time the birth of the ohltd
that it was all light out to Prime now, Elisabeth was
not in the family way, "it use gee* on," by which I
thought she stout the child had been =lle away with.
Elisabeth Copp, of Wotton napalm, spoke to
Paninsh Barrett, on the 18th May, telling her Elizabeth
Trots had been otedised, showing bar the petticoat, and
also the place where she bad hurried It. Barrett said
the child had been born alive. sod I think she said had
lived an boar. I believe that Barrett said that she was
present when the child was born, but I cannot swear it.
In answer to quohloos by Elisabeth Trott, witness
had said to Elizabeth Trott that she had better stop at
Barrett's house, or it would be the worse for her. She
now said, however, she had no particular reason for
tallnim
Q.—Did Mrs Barrett out out cards and you give
money for it—that is have your fortune told.
A.—Elizabeth Trott and I have both been to Hermit's
house and had our fortunes told.
John Harris deposed to meeting Barrett at half.past
six on Me morning of the 18th, carrying a bundle.
Mary Knight, widow, soelderly woman of Whit.
church, spoke to stein Elisabeth Trott on the 10th
May, when she asked her when the was going to be
confined, and Trot said, "I suppose von be in hopes of
• job." On the 10th she was at Mary Larembe't
Mrs. Eniller was there, and made some tea. fibe said 1
" slier Elizabeth to have some with us." and
Mrs. Spiller said "no, she woe% come, if you go." She
said"! will go," and went out to do No and Mrs. Spitler
stopped bar, and then said Me was not them.
following statements were made by the
prisoners :
Anse flpiller, wife of Hebert fipiller, of Prime Farm,
Marshwood, ooe ad the primmer', said the latter part
of the same week in wide% Mary lareombe was con.
Asia,! was going out and sew Peninab Barrett taming
towards our doer between Mx and seven o'clock in the
month* I stomped until she sum up, when she
asked melt cook was is, meaning my daughter Elizabeth
Trott, and said she wasted to see hrs. haid "You go
Is, she'. sot some down yet." I than went to
Larporefra's about my work, and that was all
beam= Barrett sad me, and I did not We Barrett any
mere for the day. flice did not say what she wanted to
me my daughter for. I did not go into our house
soda until about eleven o'clock in the morning,
, wheal went in to fetch an hen and sew 00 me there,
1 leek She Ito.! mated sad west back again, where I
=Llroning all day. sad made tee, and Mary Knight
ee. I meld not let Mary Ke*ltt come into our
beim to fetch ay daughter, as the children would have
I said. mesh a moist if she had eons, and it would disturb
Mat, who! wee nursing. I afterwards serried in some
tea sad riossed left it, and mw Elisabeth Trott attend.
to bar bay with bar clothes en. There was no truth
Wit I said anything to Her sit about learning the child.
' I kiss sotnag Mmt a child ;it was between my
I daughter and Priest: Barrett. I did not know she
was ia the tangly way, by her sias or boot any other
num. I had no meson at all to think so se I bad not
seen any young man with her gime he had been last
evoked, and had not wetland any dilemmas in her si
I did not know she had had • child on the 18th lial.
,
until Beitarday lest, when the came to my house.
I then asked my daughter iLatlrn, but she made no
Mimes I did not mime sty daughter at all on the 18th.
kat mw her about one o'closk that day, when I
earned in her dinner, and found her dressed lying down
by the side of the bed, putting her little boy to sheeN
as she used be do. I saw her the night before, when sbe
yea In bed. the tisk aisle as °complaint to me.
Elisabeth Trott (the other said no one had
mit • hand mar the child before Pesioah Barrett did.
If the Mild was been alive it never cried or moved, and
there was no me arc me when it was b
the told me it would sever be born alive, and!
theeefore, it was deed. I Dever felt it motet
Barrett has bora giving me medicine all slam up to the
last to prevent the child been born alive, and if Mrs.
Barrett denies this I ma bring a Mem 111110 follithed the
medicine to prove it. Mrs. Barrett has threatened that
El mid *rhythms Most it, it would =alga hie at the
MS and she would put me to death for it, and it is
through her! am here. Mrs Barrett mid if I tame to
her she would make it all right.
The Jar* edeedeed teeeeNia liermme lima, and this
returned an open minitel They did not think the Mild
died manually, but -them was not evidence ealleissi le
mil* Mum that maider was emmaitted.
Tim Cormier thee mid, as far MT IN ailliwrola, thom
I aobedy now La sestody. sad the an both
go. They ware, however, hameOltlaq seas takes tate
matody by the yam sad be brought ap Wen the
megietattee et gliimilar ea Thum* to ho agaufasel.

BOTHINHAIIPTON.

FATLL AOCIDINT. —An tiled VW held me
Friday before R. W. Brener. 1., Deputy Caroaert
on ins body of a maa mimed Moabite, Orsbh, aged
42 yews, who tumbled down Main at the George
as Mooday night, sod fell as the Moos floor at
the nub" by white he mei with nab genre
injuries that ha disd os Thursday. TIM jury
brought in a,verdiot of " Acieldeotil Death"