The Express.
London, England, 1863-03-11 00:00:00

CHUGS OP CHILD MURDER AGAINST A
YOUNG LADY.

INQUEST—MIDS DAY.)
This morning Mr. H. Raffles Walthew, the
det.corooer, resumed at the Black Hone Tavern
.road, so * re airy lative to the alleged muds; ldreaa
el the illegitiatet• male child ol Miss EliaUth Lydia
Brown.

- It appeared from the evidence adduced on the previous
oceasice that the young woman in quatiou was only
seventeen years of eqs, and war the daughter of very re-
spectable parents media, in liotherfield-street, New North-
road. She bed b... a pupil of the Wesleyae school, Minters-
street, New North-sod. On Wednesday last she was seen
trya boy named William Whale to ester the girls' playground ,
with something, and his inumicions were aroused by her
emoner. He soon afterwards found a beadle, wrapped op
la • shawl, lying in the closet. He gave information to
Impactor Webster, of the N divisica. When the bundle
ma speed the body of the deceased was found, with oar
meter of the shawl tied around the Deck, and underneath
that a piece of strong tape was fastened. The girl was
thereupon arrested by lupeetor Webster, and the divi-
sional surgeon of the police pronounced her to have been
recently delivered. Sergeant McVeety, upon being sent to
the hones of the girl's parents, found evident proofs of the
same fact in h
Dr. J. awn= L,
police-surgeon, said that the de-
ceased was a well developed male child. Then warn the
mark of the immure of a ligature around its neck. Such
a cremes would be sefildest to produce death by strangu-
lation. In coeinnetion with Dr. Atkin; who represented
the family, witness examined Mies Brown, and found
that she had been delivered about a week. The child
had fully breathed, for the Inngs were inflated.
Witness could not my whether the child was born alive in
• legal lease, because the law required that to be held to
be born alive it should have completely separate exigence.
There was a nark of e linger and thumb around the throat.
Th. ligature bed been purposely tied there.
Elisabeth Diver a little gel, said that she was • scholar
the Ifintern-street school. A short time since she saw
the primmer come into the errs playground. Witness
hued the lady present wee Use same person. She had with
her • little bag. She asked witness the way to the closet.
Rebecca Dooovan, 96, Itiegdend-road, said that she vas
a polies-eeareher, and that on Thursday, the sth Muck eta
searched the prisoner, Miss Brown. Witness asked her
what she was charged with.
The Ocarour said that it was a very improper question
to ask. It wee Inviting her to convict herself.
Wiesen said she replied, "It is about a child. I deli-
vered myself, and put it down a closet." Witness then
dried her to be cautious in what she said. Witness after-
wards, in the presence of her mother, asked if the child was
born alive, and she replied she did not know. Witness
found on her • watch cad two brooches.
In reply to the Corms', Inspector Webster, who had
charge of the ease, said that it was not usual to have the
prisoners interrogated by the searchers.
The prinesser, a very respectable-looking and lady-like
young pence, was present in the custody of the poles and
Lira!overwhelmed with grief. Her father was stated
respectable position in a City house-
Mr. Wakker, solicitor, said that be represented the
prisoner. . .