The Express.
London, England, 1863-10-03 00:00:00

OF MANSLAUGHTER.

GUILDFORD, FNMA Evarnro.

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This evening, Mr. Woods, coroner for thia division
of West Surrey, concluded a t Wes adjourned inquest, at the
Hell Inn, Stoke, sear Guildford, on the body of a female in-
fant named Elisabstk Matthews, nearly two years old, whom
death had evidently been hastened by starvation sad Rimy's.
It appears that the poor little child was the daughter of •
bricklayer's bso•rsr, Henry Matthews, whose wife is an
impale of • lunatics asylum, and who has during t►e last
two mouths engaged • woman named Emma Simmons as
►is housekeeper. Since the child has been in her care it
has been continually wasting away, and at last died oa
Thursday night week.
Martha Geiger, a neighbour, deposed that to her know-
ledge the dawned infant had latterly been shut up in •
bedroom for days together. On the Saturday before death
she found the child lying on a rough nail bar. tO • chair, 1
without protection from falling, the father and housekeeper
having been gone from the house five hours, as was usually
the one on Saturdays. Wilson bad frequently beard
Mrs. Simmons beating and speaking crossly to the child,
and when the neighbours interfere 4 the housekeeper used
bad language, and told them to mind their own bush:sea.
Witness, mil fioding the child thus frequently left, used to
take it into her own house and feed it. She believed the
child had been badly ill-used at linos.
Frederic Durnersque Roes, surgeon, said his attention was
first celled to the child whilst attending the housekeeper
for • bed kg, but he was not asked to prescribe for it. A
post mortals examination showed that the child was extra-
ordinarily emaciated--so mocha's, indeed, Maths could epee
round its seek with his thumb and finger. He foiled two
bruises, ass over the left temple, and a smaller one over the
right ; a bodes on the right arm. discoloration of the back,
and marks on the ears and angers. Organically.
there was no disease. There was not the slightest
trace of food having for some time previously pamd
through sillier the stomach or intestines. He could not
attribute the bruise on the left temple to • mere feIL Want
of food only was the cause of actual death. If the child
bed recently taken arrowroot absorption must have beau
wonderfully rapid; but he should say that such was the
exhausted state of the child that the absorbent reseals
would sot have the pewee to perform their nature' fano.
tic's& He did sot know why proper food, timely given,
slimdd not bare nourished the child.
The jury, after about ten minutes' consultation, returned
a verdict of manslaughter against, Henry Matthews, the
father of the child, and against Elie• Simmons, the bows
keeper.

A Bustsroe FOR Tee "LONG FIRM.”—A fu-
nnier traasectioa, by a leading member of the " leer firm,"
One cocoa to light. A box, about three.quarters of a pad
loog, two feet wide. and the same depth, addressed " J. D.
Beck, Fig.. 31, Faulkeerstreet, hisechoster, to ramie till
called for," was left on Monday by one of the railway yeas
at the place in Faulkner-street, which is a carrier's °Mee.
The police were informed, and detective officers Bookie, aied
Weems opened the box, which was found to contain the
bones of • skeleton, carefully packed with hemp and mottos
wool. The skeletoc seemed to be that of a paws about
sixteens years old. The head was a very fine specimen. The
whole akeletoo is valued at 31. 105. On Thursday, Beck was
taken to the detective office, and when interrogated by Mr.
Maybory, the superintendent, he mid that in the Lewd of
Satorday week some Os. at a Loodoo hospital advertised a
skeleton for sale, sod Mr. Beck sent op an order for the
same. He states that be had a onstomer keit, and that be
Weeded to make • good profit oat of it. Mr. Beck was
allowed to go ; but the box sad its contents will be retarded
le the place who're it Game.
DINNER AT LIVERPOOL TO THE LORD MAYOR.
Oar worthy and public spirited chief magistrate, who has
already entertained so many distinguished visitors during
his civics career. recently invited the Right Hon. the Lord
Mayor of Leedom to partake of the hospitalities of the
Town-ban. The Lord Mayor has accepted the ievitatios,
and a good banquet, to which the members of the tioutteil
and leading genthaasa of the town have bow invited to join
his lordship, is deed to take place oa Wednesday, the 14th
betas t. —Liverpool Mercury,.

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