The Express.
London, England, 1852-09-13 00:00:00

MURDER BY A MOTHER.

At the Circuit Court of Justiciary, bald at Jed-
burgh, on Wednesday last, Jane Johnston, or Smith, of
Galashiels' was charged with having, on the 11th of July,
murdered Robert Smith, her son, a child aged 10 months.
Mr. Blackburn, on behalf of the prisoner, pleaded in-
sanity.
The material evidence was as follows:
James Sutherland, dyer, residing in Galashiels, de posed
On the Sunday morning I saw a son of Mrs. Smith's coming
out at the door, and giving an nn earthly-like scream. This
was about a quarter past seven. When I went in, I met •
man between the doors, who said the woman bad killed her
child. When I went into the room, I saw the prisoner
lying in bed in an crated state. At the foot of the bed one
of her children was sitting with the youngest child between
tin legs with its throat cut. The boy was repeating,
" Mother, mother, why ham you killed Bobby ?" The
dying child was in the arms of its brother, and gave a
struggle after I went in. His brother said to as., " Give
Bobby something and ke will live yet." After this struggle
the Lead of the child fell forward, and it immediately ex-
pired. The boy spoke again to his soother, but she did not
reply. I saw that she WIN bleeding, and went for the
doctor. She was lying in the bed mach excited, and I
thought she had killed the child accidentally. The husband
mid nee it had been does with a nem.

The jury, aßer two or tirTieStramtee senemitation with-
out nevi's the jury boa, femeff asst dm gehermser had killed
the deceased in the way sad weer stendesed is the
indietniest, but that at the tine when the ut was com-
muned she was insane, and deprived of ruses.
Their lordships them adjudged that the prisoner we not
a It object for punishment; but, is respect of her lemony,
deeemed that she should be eimilthad in the prisos of Sol-
kirk during all the days of her life, or mail her Ilajmity's
pleasure should be otherwise known mambos her.
The prisoner, who seemed • good deal affected during
the LAIL was then removed from the bar.—domirr Adoer.
Sian.

FATAL COLLIERY ACCIDENT THROUGH THE
IMO OP • CH•III.—A 7011•4 EMI 1501.1. d Thom/II
Abbott', 21 years of age, lost his life at Mr. Brindley's
colliery, Sneyd-green, on &Wesley, the 4th inst. The
deceased was one of a set of men who wen engaged in
working spit from which the water was being drawn in an
iron rings or tub by • single link chant osseected with an
(owe 260 yenta from the pit, and te maintain the
teorion of the chain during its descent shoot 6 cwt. of iron
was attached to it, !sestet,* the tinge, which might he 6ewt.
more, making, with the water' "Soul of about 16 cwt. On
Isuradsy • huh of the chain broke. but no person was In-
jured,
and the blacksmith having repaired it, the work
west on es usual. Oa Friday the how of the rings broke,
and a large old wooden ringe, double the weight of the
iron owe, was substituted for it, without taking off the
weights attar bed to the chain. The pit is shout 37 yards
deep. At lielf-pset 4 on Saturday morning the deceased
signalled to be drawn up, sad got on the tub for that per-
; but wh. o he had accomplished nearly half the ascent
thechain broke, and by the fall he 'margined such injuries
ems he flied ',meth after his removal to the North Stafford-
shire Infirmary. the inquest was held on Monday, and
the jury, after • short deliberation, returned a verdict of
" Accidental death," coupling therewith a recommends-
Eon that the chain should not be used again; and that not
rely Mr. Brinoley, but curdatutem enerally, bare
their rules printed aid posted about eollierirc, and read
over NI every men wham they eureged, punishing disobe-
dience by See or dismissal. Mr. Brindley said the jury
rely upon his compliance with their recommeadatios.
&Aire Adrerliorr.
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tad= Mho waited upon Lard Parmaure at Biomes
ea Woloosday la-t, inviting his lordships *public banquet
at regil, ',soused without obtaining an ivirerview of hie
torrid* Ws understood that the stable lord had been
net fina=bilt day previously, when he sustained an sr
osoood ladisivoittos that prevented Ida
as maws to As Lord Provost sad Bailie bort*,
ail bold doped to wait apse his—Perth Colosti-
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