The Express.
London, England, 1862-06-10 00:00:00

ALLEGED MURDERS OF ILLEGITIMATE

CHILDREN.

INQUEST. —(THIS DAY.)
This morning, at ten o'clock Mr. H. Raffles
Wa'thew (deputy coroner for east Middlesex), held an in-
vestigation at the Green-gate Tavern, City.mad, touching
the death of the illegitimate mule child of Jape Sherm
spinster, which was alleged to have been murdered under
the following circuinstences:
Mrs. Catheriue Owen, 6, Warwick-place, Whiteman-
street, sold that Jane Sharpe resided in the same house, and
was a 'anodic's. She came to live there five months ago,
and she had then a child with her. aired nearly two years.
She shortly afterwards left, as she mid to go into Lambeth
Workhouse with the child, as it was ill. She returned is •
fortnight, saying that it was dead, and bed been buried at
Tooting. on Tuesday last she was delivered of • male child,
which appeared quite strong and healthy. The child was
dressed by witness and given into its mother's care. Witness
then went to the relieving officer to get an order for the re-
moval of the mother and child to the union house, and was
absent more than an hour. Upon her return she informed
Sharps that she was to have an order, when she replied,
" Oh, it is not mixasary now, for the baby is deed." Wit.
Dell" " Dead! how can that be? it was all right when
I left it. Sharpe did not reply.
By the Coroner—Sharpe had only prepared one small shirt
for the child. She stated that it was a six months child.
Mrs. Smith gave similar testimony to the last witness, and
said that she lam sew the child alive four hours after its
birth, and it was then quite healthy.
Mr. Bruce, M.R.C.S.. said that his mislaid was called in
after the birth of the deceased. He was applied to on
Saturday morniug last for • certificate as to the death of
deemed, and his suspicions being aroused, he performed a
poet-mortem examination. He found all the organs healthy,
and no natural cause for death. Upon opening the neck he
found the muscles discoloured from pressure. The windpipe
was flattened and made thin, apparently by being equeased.
Thine injuries could not have been occasioned accident-
ally, and they were undoubtedly the came of death. The
appearances led him to infer that some persona' fingers had
been passed around the child's throat, and strangulation
effected in that way.
The coroner said that the evidence showed clearly that
the child bad been wilfully murdered, and he should adjourn
the inquiry to give time to investigate the mysterious cir-
cumstances attending the death of the other child.
Before the court rose information was brought in that
the body of a female child hadjx4just been picked up in
King's-square, City-mad, by a ioe-constable, and that
there were appearances which indicated that it had been
murdered.

FIRE AT MESSES. PICK FORD'S, WOOD-11111.111 T,
CDFAI,IDILHTEDI DAL)—This mornings fire broke out in
the immense range of promisee belonging to Messrs. rich-
ford, the well-known carriers, Amite in Wood-street,
Cheopside. The flames when discovered were raging in the
storerooms connected with tke stables, and the fire quickly
extended to two late over, threatening at ooe time very
serious consequeoces. The alarm having been promptly
given, in a very few minutes Captain Shaw attended with
the land steam-engine by Shand and Meson. and several
menial power engines. A good supply of water having
bees procured, the engines were set to work, but the fire
could not be extinguished until the store-room was burned
out, the two lofts over and their contests consumed. The
roof was also destroyed. The goods stereo sustained not the
trot injury.
ACCIDENT IN KOTMT-ROW.—Mr. Arthur Ken-
nard, son of Mr. Reword, M.P., met with a swims &ca-
dent while riding in Rotten-row on Saturday lest. Mr.
Romani was mounted on a fevounte hunter, which
stumbled sod fell, fracturing his log in a very serious
manner, the bones protruding. As soon as a stretcher
could be obtabeed,llr. Kennard wee conveyed to his father's
residence in Poroke.terterreos, where he was speedily at-
tended by Mr. Ferguson and Mr. Callender, who set the
leg with complete success, and Mr. Leonard is promotes
as favourably as ma be desired. Mrs. Kenoesd's
which was bud for the 13th inst., is necessarily poet-
poued.