The Express.
London, England, 1862-02-14 00:00:00

ALLEGED BRUTAL MURDER OF A CHILD.

INQUEPIr.--4THIS DAY.)

Au inquest was held thou morning upon the body
of a female child belonging to a young woman named Mary
Auue Jarvis, and which had been found in the back yard of
the premise", 55, Heery•etreet, Portland Town. The inquiry
wiui held at the Buffalo's Head, Marylebone•rosd, before
Mr. Brent, the deputy coroner for West Middlesex.
Inspector Sheehy, S division, was present to watch the
came.

relics-countable Janice, 406 8, said—bat Monday after-
noon I found the body of achild in the yard of 55, Henry'
street, Portland-town. My nest door neighbour said she
had not seen or heard the child since the previous day.
I told her to go ands* the mother about it, and she did so,
and and it was at her mother's place. Mrs. Wilkins,
the landlady, said she would go and see, and in the after-
noun Slim. Wilkins came to me again and said that the
child was dead in the back yard of her mother's house. I
went and found the dead body of a child in a hamper, tied
down. It was upon a dust-bin inside another hamper.
the first thing in the hamper was an old
newspaper ; then some flannel rolled round the
body several times and then sewn. The holly mut bandaged
up with stripe of calico, about 2 inches in width, in a very
peculiar way. The legs were brought up, and the arras
bound upon the belly of the body, and there was a piety at
flannel round the throat. I took it to the station where
it was opened by the surgeon. I went in meat et the
mother and to the barracks, where the
father of the child, • soldier, was stationed. sufP:lBl
with him to 15, Chapel-street, Westminster, sad there
sow her, and mid I should take her in charge for murder-
ing her illegitimate child. She buret out crying, and said,
"I did sot do it intentionally." I cautioned her in the
maid way
_in the presence of the soldier, and he said,
" Why did you not tell me what you bad doper She said,
" You cau't help it, you had nothing to do with it." I
told him that the last time the child was heard to cry he
was there, on the Friday. He ,said, " I was there, and
when I left the child was well sad hearty." We then
came out of the house together, when tho soldier bid her
good bye, and I took her to the Milieu.
Dr. Allen, of Wellington-road, St. John's-wood, maid—l
was called to the station and found the body of a child tying
on the table completely encircled in a bandage,
which I removed and found the arias ammo the chest,
the thighs upon the abdomen, awl the lep at right
angle.. The arms were fastened by a loop of linen, about
au inch wide. There was • piece of flannel sown round the
neck, but I don't think tight enough for motto:Mien. The
body was that of anappareutlr well formed and healthy Want
of three weeks or a month old. It presented a livid appear-
ance. Thalami was white from pressure of the flannel, and
part of the forehead and right cheek also. The left nostril
was quite compressed. On removing the ligatures I foam,
pressure on the abdomen. I made a poet-tuurtem examine.
two, and found death to have been caused by suffocation.
Rachael Mitchell, sister to the prisoner, said Mary Anne
Jenas had had a child, which would have been three weeks
old last Wednesday.
Some further evidence having been given, the inquiry was
adjourned in order to have the prisooer who is remanded
from the police court, and also the soldier in attendance,

WEATHER REPORT.-(THIS DAY.)

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