The Express.
London, England, 1865-06-27 00:00:00

THE ALLEGED WIPE AND CHILD multpxl Ir
WOOLWIOff.

Yesterday afternoon Mr. C. J. Canter, wrens
for West Heat, regamod the *piny at the Royal OW
Tams, Nowaged, Woolwich, inn the chameleons M
bring the death al the male bebet• about two months
who, it la strongly sespeoted was murdered by his father,
Thomas Jones, a labourer employed at the beano factory
of the Royal Anna, who resided in 6, Reglan-raed, Plum.
Mad, but now in custody on the charge, seder the ein
amnions already reported. Bat ney little widener wee
now given, and the inquiry was adjourned.
The Onager and another jury afterwards assembled ri
the Plane el Feathers Tavern, Plametead village, to ma.
Inman an inquiry as to the cease of death of the prisones
wife, who, from the evidence y given, it no
strongly suspected had been ed. The body, yid&
was buried in Plumaged ch yard an the 4th of May, bad
been exhumed, was in a tolerable state of preservaties, cad
wa- now identified by the deonned's enter, Mrs. Beer, and
Mrs. Smith, the midwife who attended the doomed. The
stomach was removed and carefully sealed by Dr. Stout
by whom it will be forwarded to an eminent professor of
ohsniatry for its contents to be analysed. The inquiry was
this adjourned for a fortnight.
The prisoogr ma @normals brought op far emanation
at the relies emart, when some important additioasl evi-
dence yas token.
limy Smith and he was a mieter. and resided at 2,
Radmpetrest, Woolwich. He bad knows the prisoner
far six yeas,tand on the night of last Thursday fcataight,
about 10 o'clock, he me stendiag in front of his radio. ore
near the water side, when the primmer mos up to him
with a large bundle. He said, "Ighat do you want dune
ben at this time of night, sad the primer reediod that his
landlady had given him bolt a crown to drown scene eats
end dm', which be bed under his arm, and that ha might
as well earn half a mows that way as say other. Ame
eveseeted to lend them a beat, sot witnem with two bon
who offered to row, and the primmer, who carried the
parcel, got into it. They went to the middle
of the river, nearly omits tbe North Woolwich
Gardens, when the prisoner said, "Do you think Ode will
do ?" and wines' replied, "Cheek it in where you him, or
give it toms and I will chock it in." The prisoeer said,
No, they are tied up so nee and tight, that I will cheek
it in. and then there will be no bother about it." He also said
that the animals were deed, as be had drowned them in
water-butt, and his Landlady bad tied a fiat iron to the
weal ; so that it might Wok. Witness rid,"
You may as well give me the flat iron,
as it will do for my old woman' at home,"
but the prisoner replied, "No, it is all tied up eo run and
tight, I will let it bide," and then let it down by the sale of
tbe boat tato the water. About a minute after ths primer
said, "Good God, Harry, it does sot sink," sad proposed
to go back aid sink the panel, but winces refused, sayin
g
that he was *et going to lime so much trouble over • Nr.
eel of eats and dogs. They thee retureed with the boat
to Woolwich.
The prisoner, who, throughout the proceedings, appeared
perfectly indifferent, and frequently smiled during the 44.
dame, was remanded for a week.

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