The Express.
London, England, 1864-08-04 00:00:00

CHILD MURDIR.

Yesterday forenoon an inquest was held by Dr.
lunkeeter at the Elephant tied Coeds, It's-road, easedim-
tows, co the body of a male child, which bad been MA'
tired as " Henry Bolin," the 'Esprit( of a woman named
"Nary Hartley," which wen discovered dead up a chimney.
The accered, who woe in costody, was produced before the
ooroser's 000 rt by order of the Seeretarf of State for the
Bane Department. Sbe ia a fair, -looking woman,
shoat 28 year, of age. and appeared very weak, and much
affected doriag the proceedings.
Elias Taylor, a nurse is the Iring-in-ward of Clerkeawall
Workhouse, said she know the aroused by the name of
"hank Bowen." She was admitted on the 16th July, sod
pre birth to a male child the same 'resin(. She said it
was her seveoth child, and only oee was alive. She di s.
charged herself and left the 'malmsey shortly after 10
o'clock on Saturday manikin lug. The child was in good
health at the time, and left with its mother.

Elise Screwby, servant at the Harrison Arms, Harrison-
street. Gray'oinnend, said that en Saturday morning,
about ball-past 10, the wound came to the bar and asked
for •giase at hot tie and water. Told Isar they bad no hot
water ready, and she said she would mak, rune was tired,
and she went into the parlour. Having haled some water
einem took the hot glare of gin and water to her. Hartley
asked her to shut the door aa she wasted to fasten her
drawers, and she did so. Noticed that Hartley had a
paper panel when she came is. Abeat five min after
having the gin and water aecseed name out with the glans
in her band and placed it en the neater and then west
away. Witness went into the parlour and noticed soot es
the hob, which she thought strange, having Gleaned the
stow about half-peat 9. She pushed up the door at the top
of the stove, and saw a parcel up the chimney. file pulled
at it and the paper tom, sod then she saw a white cloth,
and au touching it, finding it wet and warm, was frightened,
and celled the retinae.
Charles Hubbard, poissan at the Harrison Arms, deposed
to being called about 11 o'clock by previous wither, and to
finding a parcel on the right side of the chimney. It was
wet and warm. He called a man named Token who wee
standing in the her, and be pulled it oat. Seeing it wee a
child, as ite face was uncovered, he immediately went after
the woman he had ens is the parlour, and on reaching
Hunteretreet gave bee into custody.

Henry Telmer, 53, Horriseretreet, mid—About 12
o'er* as Saturd4 be we in the Harrier Arms for rare,
and heard the two triremes sty the., was a parcel up the
parlour chimney. He west, and a putting his hand up
the opening he found • parcel wedged tight is on the right
side, and he got it out with difsoulty. He rim found it
was the body of a child, with the bead and shoulders r-
pm& It was warm, but appeared quite dad.
Polirenastabki Pb. White, 33 E, said—Aber • quarter
put 12 the wittier Hubbard pave the amused into sr.
try. if
she had put • baby up the chimer.
Asked her if she had bees at the Hamra Arms, sad she
mid " Yee." Then asked Hubbard if the baby was dead,
and Hartley said, "Yes, it is dead. I am sorry I bare
done it now. 1 wish 1 hod taken it to the workbras and
had it buried.* Took her to the Mara, and whoa the
charge was read err to her she mirk " I did net bill it.*
She attempted to tear ap some papers, and among the rest
the medal's artificer whir showed that tie child was
registered es the 20th July as "Beaty Bowen.* She tore
lap sweet letters, but the one rodeos& addramed to Mrs.
11, Wellingian.terrees, Wellinglon•rced, Si Joke'e.
wand stamped ready for porag, us
er
saved.
The Omar said it was a most important letter, sad read
it to the jury. It war se follows : _ .

" July 29,1864
" Dear Jamu—l received your letter, end am very glad
to hear the child has gems. It's better of. I am also
Lam Mt tell yowl that mine is goes ; ms se I am empty
I shall come out to-morrow (Bstarday), though I am
not, very well ; but if sob* had lived I should have stayed
is another week or two, for I don't believe I shall be able
to walk. I shall be obliged to rid* up by the Underground
so that if you are out on Bauday I hops you will call, and
pray don't forget the gilt. for I ant in a very delicate state of
health at mieeut ; sad after *Meg on the fat el this land
the wet for a fortnight, I shall tunup my noses*
anything comma. Tell Charles I should have been exceed.
Jetty obliged for his kind offer, only there is a family grave
dug at lkilmy.hatch for my son.-130 as I hope to me you
soon I shall close with my kindest love to you both, from
years tady, " A Bomar."

Oatherbe Prior identified this letter as one which oho
paw the secured write as Friday night last at Clackeowell
Workhouse, with the istesties of pasting it is the morning
when she went out. She beard her reed that part at it
about the fat of the lend. She had seen the deemed
child, which was thecalive and well.
Mr. J. T. Paul, surgeon, was called to see donated at
the austkwhowe. It was quite warm, and to all spwarance
jest deed. It was shout fourteen clan old, and was a well.
nourished male child. Os main a postmortem eternise.
tics be found under the scalp • ocumiderabie effusion of
blood. There was an effusion of serum la the ventricle; and
the dee sad lungs were much congested. There was no
sin or email of poison. The muse of death was sufforatke.
Hy the Occoner—Esamised the seemed wastes Hartley,
who admitted she had glee birth to a child, sad said ft
took place in the gram at Highgate as tho Thursday week
preview. She had a quantity of baby's clothing sewn as
the Maids of be ;entomb. She attempted to destroy all
pewee sad writingthe barl, but witless succeeded in security
the
hodpreen of the tors cialtflaite, and also the letter which
bees reed.

By the Jay—l have so doubt, from AO *video°, sad
my owa thsanatioa, that the child was pat ap the shimmy
ally&

The amused, Mary Hartley. bevies been maimed by the
dormer, made the following statenieat :—Yroto the time lb.
And was horn he was troubled with wisely spasms, and I
have efts. celled the attention of the mane to it. le I was
afraid it would choice. After leerily the workhouse en
Saturday noes' I felt it breathing very hard and eboklug
with Uss tried. I got to the Harrison Anne it was
lia/f.past 11. and I woe there ball an hour. The child was
deed Wore it was pat up the shimmy. That is all 1 have
to say.

The witness Taylor eostradictod the etatemeat tbat her
attention bad ban celled to the child having the wady
*wad
There beim< we farther weidewee,
The Canner addreamed the jury, wbo, after a few simile
Selibeeatbea. riteraed a veriffm at " aeunberigiael