The Express.
London, England, 1855-02-01 00:00:00

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COURT.

OLD COURT.--Ltlr. 31.
1117012 111. 111//0X PLIZII 530 KZ. :orrice WILLIAM.
Mr. Bodkin applied to their lordships to postpone the
trial of Luigi Busselll, for murder, to the next session. He
said that the prisoner was only committed to Newsom
under the warrant of the coroner, on Monday lust, and ap-
pearing on behalf of the g cut to conduct the prosecu-
tion, he felt that the matter wield not properly be inqaired
Leto at the present session. Independently o this fact, he
was instructed that the prisoner himself was in such a state
of health as made it impossible for him to leave his bed, sag
the sent under these circumstances, he apprehended, would
feel that the case ought to be postponed.
The applieation was at once granted.
Hatusah Maria Pipktee, who was stated in the calendar
to be twenty years old, bat whose appearance was that of
a much younger person, was indicted for the wilful murder
of her male illegitimate child.
Kr. Cortese prosecuted. The prisoner was defended by
Mr. Sleigh, through the kind interference of the sheriffs.
The learned counsel for the proseoutioa having briefly
opened the circumstances under which the charge was pre-
ferred, the following *video*s wu adduced.
Mrs. Hanish Scott aid—l em a widow, and reside at
Hostnn. Ia December last, I had the charge of a house
belonging to my niece at Didaton, and the prisoner lived
with me as • domestic servant. On the evening of the
28th December, the prisoner complained of a pain all round
her, and I gave her some pennyroyal and gin, and she went
to bed. At this time I had no suspicion that the prisoner
was in the family way. About 1 o'clock on the
following menthes, in tionuqueace of hearing •
noise, I went into the prisoner's runs and lowa her in bed,
and she complained of pain in her aide, and I gave her some
more pennyroyal and gia, and she said she felt more com-
fortable, and I left her. About six o'clock I went again to
the prisoner's room, and I then observed a clot of blot on
the carpet, and exclaimed to the prisoner. "My God,
what has been the matter ?" She replied, "Don't be
frightened, lam all right now." I then went down stein
to get her some breakfast, and upon opening the kitchen
shutters I saw a quantity of blood on the kitchen table, and
• knife that
.was also bloody was lying close to it. I then
observed that there were spots of blood upon the floor, and
I booed them along the passage into the coal cellar, where
I found a blood i cloth and also a pair of stockings soaked
with blood. I made a further search in the coal
cellar, and epos moving a . box that was standing
on a barrel, I found behind it the dead body o
• child. It was quite naked. I immediately sent for Mr.
Herring, the medical geatleman who attended the family,
and he arrived shortly afterwards, and I went with him to
the room of the prisoner.
Crowszanained—The prisoner had been four years is the
service of my niece. She was • very good
aind hearted, good girl. There was no light in the pri.
sonar's room during this night.
Mr. W. Herring said—l am a surgeon. On the 29th of
December, in consequence of a message I received from
the last witness, I went to her house. Upon going into the
kitchen, I observed a pool of blood, about as large as a plate,
upon the table, and • knife was by the side of it. There
was blood apon the handle and the blade. I then went into
the coal cellar, where Mn. Scott showed me the dead body
of • new-bora male child. It was half exposed, with its head
hanging downwards. I took up the body and plated it en the
barrel and found that its throat had been cut. It was a
long wound, and extended from the left ear right across the
throat, dividing all the arteries and severing the left side of
the windpipe. It was such an injury as would cause imme-
diate death. I afterwards accompanied Mrs. Scott to the
room of the prisoner, and I found her in bed. I said to
her, "This is a very ad thing, Anne ; how could you do
so cruel an act?" She replied, "Do what, it ?" I said
" How could you destroy the poor little creature ?" The
prisoner undone answer to this, and! then asked her if she
had destroyed the child to prevent it from crying, aad the
prisoner replied, "It did not cry." I are said to her
" Where did you do it ?" and she said " Down stairs."
I then enquired whether she had made any provision for
the child is the shape of clothing, and abs said
the had not. I subsequently ucertained that the pri-
soner had been delivered of a child. From the appear.
ances presented by the wound on the child's throat, I should
say that it was most certainly alive when that wound was
inflicted. The edges of the wound were inverted—they
were red, and there were small drops of coagulated blood
at the extremities of the vessels, and these were all indi-
cations of injuries having been inflicted upon • living sub-
ject.
In answer to a question put by Mr. Baron Parke, the
witness said it was possible the same appearances m;ght
be presented if the wound had bun inflicted after death,
but while circulation continued, but he said this would nut
be the ease unless the injury was inflicted a very few mo-
ments after death.
Examination continued—The body of the child was that
of a fall-grown healthy child. The lungs were fully in-
flated, and from the appearance they presented, in my opi-
nion the child must have breathed some little time. The
heart was almost entirely emptied of blood. I placed the
lungs in water. They were erepitant, and every portion
floated. From all these circumstances, I am clearly of
opinion that the child must have respired for some mi-
nutes.