The Express.
London, England, 1865-04-20 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 20, 1865.

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IHNOULAD CABII OP CHILD STIALINO.

A woman named Caroline Walton, who was
a►ad ea a cheroot Pealing the What ehild of lin.
.11110, ea uesday. bret bubo tbenogishmeas
The Omar. who Is stated to be 90
years of ego, lot looks mach elder, and who is of balmy sad
somewhat ferhiddies (MOW" wee gorged with haring
uslawhally sad by fraud taken a child modes the age of le
years. to wit, of the op of three mouths, with the intent to
deprive the parole of the prassoloa of the child, and also
• isking its slot/dog."
Kra. Brides. Honor, the moths: of the child, and wife
of Michael °seam ceilidh* in 38, Eas.lano, mid—On
Tuesday hot I wait oat to Ourge'metreet to wash, and
left nay daughter, tills Ounar, aged three moths, to bs
aimed at say grandmother's hums Wellinstco•Yard.
near Bast.lana. -The child was brought to los about foot
o'clock ia the afternoon, by the little girl Ellen Murray=
niece, who is tea years old. I gave her the Ulld
sad ales took it away main. I wont home about ten
minutes to six o'clock, but I did sot see Ellen Connor
till half-put ix. I went to soak has, and found her
at the top of the Royal Osk-yard, is Eirkgsto. She was
{gift, and as my asking her when the add was, said •
woman bad brought her oat of the market into Si. Passes.
aquaria given her a peony, and emit bar into a public.
buss In the squire to sod her husband was theft, and
that when she came out the woman had gone with the
baby. I did not see the child again till yesterday evening
is • bones in Back N its-street. It wee *ea in bed. There
were two policemen in the hose, and the prlsafas was
sifting in so arm chair. I claimed the child as mine, and
the prisoner said she bad bun confined and it war ben. She
also said she bad had a midwife to wait upon bar. She did
not say when she was delivered of the child. She repeated
that the child was bars, bat added that I might take it.
That is the pinafore which was an the baby Let Today.
I hams no doubt that the baby is raise ; there is no mark
upon it, bat I could know my own child all over the world.
Ellen Hurray—l am ten years old, sad live with my
father and mother la East-lane. Connor Islay
scat. Oa the afternoon d last Tuesday I took the child
to her when it. was waahing, and then brought it bask
spin to my grandmother's, where I lef I it, while I went
home to clean. I then west to my grandmother's pia,
took the child, and brought it into the market, when I met
the primmer. She bought two mange; and put them is he
pocket. She then took me Into St. Peter's-square, I car.
trig the baby. When we got into the Gomm she said to
me—" Will you go into that beerhonse and see if my hue-
band is then? He woos • red scarf." She gave me •
penny, said she would hold the child until I came out, sad
took it from niy arms. I left her at the door of the boo-
hoosa sod went in. I did not find her busload. I came
out and found that she had gone with the baby. I did not
i.e it again till yesterday. I have been examined before,
sad I then said that it was • gipsy woman who bad taken
the child. I spoke so positively about the gipsy beaus
she was doused like the enamor, who, I hays so doubt, is
the woman who took the baby. The paisour had on the
gown now produced by Sergeant 8e,.. I afterwards said
slot 1 had been at the water side, and that I had dropped
the baby into the river. I said so because they were always
keeping a-pt• of me, and saying I bad done nothing salsa
bat drown it. That wee the 1000011 why I said so. I was
not near the river that day. The story I sow tell k true.

Sarah Ann Turner—l am a married woman, and live in
• yard in Beck Nithstrest. I know the prisoner, who lives
at the end of the psalm*. I have known her about a year.
I occasionally visited her, but have got done so since a week
on Saturday. Last Wednesday morning I heard may the
Primer had got into bed—had been 000dned d child, bat
I did not go to see her. I saw her on the previous night
going into Gower-attest about eight o'clock. She Ida
spoken to me oath or twice about expecting to get into bed
every day. She said so to me about Mteen weeks ago. Yes-
terday, about balflast three, my niece brought the child
which was said to be the prisms?s into my house. I
examined the child and thouplat it was shoat three months
old. I said it wee not the prisoser's, and thee gave it book
to my niece. Having beard that • child was lost I went
into Eset.lane and saw Bridget Conner, who cams to my
hones. I then sent to the prisoner's house for the baby;
the answer was that she would not let it come. I went
Una to Mr. Settle, the surgeon's, saw him, and afterwards,
in consequence of what was said, west to the police station.
Sergeant Burn came back with me to the prisoner's house.
The prisoner told me about • month ago that she wee going
to buy a dress for herself, and afterwards informed me
that abe had dorm so, and showed it to me. The same dress
is now produced by Sergeant Burn. I have seen her weer
that dries, but she hadn't it on last Tuesday evening.
Policeaergauit Barn—Yesterday afternoon I west to the
pritonees house, and found bar sitting in • chair with •
bed gown on. I saw a child lying is the bed, and asked bar
if she bad been conlised! She said she had, on Tuesday
last. She stated, in mower to • question from me, that no
doctor had attended her, hut that • midwife, who lived in
the close, and who she believed was called Calved, had.
Mrs. Connor was outside the door and I ogled her in. I
told her to look at the child and say whether it was hare or
not. She did so. and said it was hen. The prisoner said
it was not Mrs. Connor's, but hem. Mrs. Comm said, " I
will keep the child;' and the prisoner answered, "The
child is mine, but you can take it." 1 thee charged her
with stealing the child, on Tumidity last, from • little girl in
Vicseecroft, to which she said nothing. 1 made a search
for the child's clothes, and on tumuli the bid np found •
pinafore, which on my showing it to Mrs. Coonor, was
claimed by her. While I was there, the little girl Murray
came in, and said the prisoner was the woman who got the
child from her. She looked round the house, saw this
dress, and said it was that worn by the prisoner on the day
she took the child frcm her.

Mrs. Calvert, a midwife, denied having any knowledge
whatever of the prisoner.
The prism**, then made the following statement :—I was
out on Tuesday afternoon, and woo standing sgainst the
auction Mall ; the little girl with the baby woad/Johns be-
side me. I spoke to her because 1 thought she was a little girl
I knew. She asked me it I would hold the baby, as her arms
were tired. I took the baby, sad in a short time I gave her
a penny to go and buy two oranges. I showed her where to
go, and she went. I stood about twenty minutes or half-an-
hour, and she did not come back. I walked in the market
till reboot half-past seven with the baby in my arms, but I
did Dot see anything of her. I then went home to my own
house. I took the child's dirty clothes off—it was very
dirty—washed it and laid it in bed. I was very poorly
myself and I dressed it in the things I had, but they were
long clothes. I thought I would send for my husband, and
tell him about this baby. I did not know what to do. I
thought I would tell him when he came that it was not my
child, but when he did cane I told him it was. I had bees
very poorly for • week; and I told every one who saw the
child that it was my own. I should have taken it home,
but I did not know where to take it.
The prisoner was then committed for trial at the next
sessions.

SHOCKING DILATIL-.-A shocking occurrence wan
made known during the proceedings at an inquest held
before Dr. Laukester yesterday afternoon. The wife, aged
31. of a carpenter named Green, oa hat Friday week, died
in childbirth, and her death was the subject of the iaquiry.
The woman had gives birth to five children, and, cu the
day named, was confined with a sixth. Several weeks
before her time was come she had spoked with a Dr. Gar-
diner on the subject of her confinement. and engaged his
attendance, stipulating to pay a fee of lfie. In the mean-
time, however, Mr. Gardiner had disposed of his prac-
tice to a Mr. Alfrel Butler, and ILIA.
Yesterday this gentleman was examined at the inquiet. He
acknowledged going when called to the woman, whom he
found in labour, sod stated that he asked her if she wee
in a position to pay. He said she replied, "No, she
thought she could pay by instalments," so he declined to
go on with the case, and left. A juror asked Mr. Butler
whether it was to be understood that he had let this
woman die because he did not get his fee ; but the coroner
suppressed the question. The jury fouod, "That the de-
ceased Miry Groan was found dying, and did die from the
mortal effects of a rupture of the womb during childbirth ;
and the said jurors further say that the said death was ac-
celerated by the refusal of assistance by the surgeon to the
mid Mary Green, after having commenced his professional
services." The inquest was held at the Royal Oak, St.
Johs'e-road, near Highgate Archway.
THE FATAL ACCIDENT IN THE SEVEN SINTERS-
ROAD.—Last evening, Dr. Lankester held an inquiry at the
Clarenos Tavern, Seven Sisters-road, Holloway, respecting
the death of Jobs Cook, aged 52 years. William Rose, 1,
Bread-street, Holloway, said that he and deceased and •
man named Scales, were employed in the construction of •
sew sewer in the Stroud Green-lanes, Seven Sister-road.
Oa Saturday morning, at 10 o'clock, when they ware all
three at the bottom of the cutting, which was 10 feet deep,
wiliest saw that the earth was moving ; he told deoesaed
of it, and jumped out. Deceased said, • I will be done in
two minutes, and then I will some." He continued at his
work, sad the earth fell in and buried him, and partly
hurled Scales. Witness was able to drag out Soaks and
we
his life, but he was so dreadfully injured that he had
to be emit to the hospital at once. Witness could do aothieg
for deceased, who, when the earth was crushing him,
shrieked dreadfully. Witness saw his face afterwards at
the bottom of • sort of hole, but be was evidently dead.
He could not be dog out until half-past 12 o'clock that
eight. It wee proved that the cause of the catastrophe was
the act of the deceased himself, who had knocked away a
oleos of wood supporting the shoring. The earth in the
Seven Sisters-road was stated to be "as slippery as soap."
The coroner said that the present was the second occasion
in that district in which lives were lost in consequence of
the men refusing to come out of excavations when warned
that they were giving way. The jury returned • verdict of
" Accidental death."

lliiiiTntioondags county have fixed the value
of a pet crow at 75 dole. The crow was thoroughly tamed,
and weld articulate several words. Among °then it would
sing out, " Old Bob Crones," in a ray loud tote of voice.
For this officio', Mr. Robert Crease hired a boy to wring
the nick of the offending bird, which was done, and the
owner brought en action for damages.—doirriron Loopier.
CRYSTAL PALACZ. 0101 SHILLING DAY. •—•
WIG:a/WAY. APHIL 19. —AitlnhOliOnS OS payment, 5,100;
ditto by season dike* 1,377; total visitors. 6,477.
Du Barry's delicious health restoring Revalenta
Ambles rood cures, without atedielse or laecavenisass. Ws-
altdirestioo). week Mhma, coananpuon. Nanny, gaitipaticia, Nervous. illous, Liver, sad Stomach coorplahata
sad eaves EV throes its out to other remedies. 10.000 cam
saaselly.—De Awry sad Os, No. TA Repatutreet. Laden, W
ilaa• at 112. 1.14. ; 11D., Ss set me, ns.—Ai mom_

THE UNITY BANK FRAUDS.
TAD DST, DAY.

Alderman Muhl woe farther examined by Mr. F. H.
Loris on behalf of the pronsontiso. la the course of his
examine** he .63--r toneklar that Mr. Burch was
appointed the eeweiary me the eye of the beard. The
femur masegsr was dmineed in 1867, bat Mr. Brunk wee
not appointed as moisten until 1860. Belem that he was
merely • clerk. Al first he had 1601. • year, and the ma-
mewled 8001., sad wee a much older man. I eoueldered
that my duty as a director was to supervis and to receive
the reports ci our enefidealialedieers, and to reeks *Urfa
wham we considered it nessmary to do so. I oonidered it
my duty to examine the books that were laid before se at
the board roasting", and we sonsidered mead so by beans;
them reed by our oonfidential men.
t Balleatine— What was the use Cl being &direr
lore:VIA relied mainly upon the reports of others!
Alderman Meehi—ln every business you mast rely nee
your ooefideetial servants. We amid not become amebae:-
selves. I told the shereholdas that I had lookedinto Unhooks,
and I consider that I had by the reported the confideethdoM-
oers ; but perhaps I ought to hire said that I had looked
Into the aocouste. We were informed every week of all
the applications that bad been made for &count, the
amount of the discount, the amount of over-due bill, sad,
as we oo everything coesected with the bagasse of
the bank. Mr. my partner, had • private account
with the bank, and rosy have used that acoount for my
own Prim", Purposes. It is possible that a portion of the
mimosa drawn fro:nth@ west-end branch from Mr.Besia's
account, to be paid in to the principal branch, to make it
appear that I bad a reepsdahU balance. The same thing
may have been dome for Mr. Burin, so as to make both 'c-
ounts look respectable. My partner 'imaged all this, sad
although I did not sanction the pomading, I was aware
of it.
Berjeant Ballaatine—Theo the result err that you would
both appear to hays a balaeoe, when, in point of foot, both
your amounts would be overdrawn.
Alderman Yechi—lt would make the accounts look •
little better.
fferjeent &Bastille—Was it cot for the purpouof falsely
repreeseting that you had a balance, when, in point of
feyou were overdrawn
Alderman
Meehi—lt bad that effect. It wu • very in-
wont treenctioe.
In re-examination Alderman Nimbi said that the dim-
ten could not have et on at all if they had not examined
the particulars oontsUed in the books, end it was the oely
means they had of ascertaining the putties of iilll busk.
They, of course, relied upos their offierm reading the items
oorrectly. They were plurally occupied from two to four
boon every board meeting. The directors would eot in any
way interfere with the auditors, and if they stated them to
be correekthey would be at once tuned to the sbankolders.
He made a good many speeches to the shareholders, and at
the time he made them he believed that everything he mud'
was true. . .

Is answer to questions put by the jury, Alderman Medd
said that he
.had not the least idea that the item of
207,8884 oomprned forged and dishonoured bills.
Mr. G. L. Eyre, another of the directors, • pertain in the
firm of Eyre and Lavinia, solicitors, of Johnotreet, Bed-
ford-row, deposed that be was a director from the com-
mencement of the bank. After Mr. Terry was appointed
manager of the beak wittier had some ccovereetiou with
him relating to hie ditties, and Mr. Terry pointed out an
irregularity that been orsomitted by Mr. Chamben in
pining a loan of 1,0001. to • mama named Gregory in the
seat article book, when that penes had left the country.
Some time after be wrote the letter that bad been referred
to, he took his seat at the board again. He reamothsred
the balance-eked is question, and he was not awing that
the item of 207,6881. cancelled overdue bills, forgeries,
and bills that were of so value. Oa the contrary, he consi-
dered that it truly represented the value of the suite Of the
bank. Winne, yea present from time to time wins the
cash article book was read out by Mr. Borah, bat he wee
certain that it was mot read out as it then steed,
and that • great deal must have been entitled, from the
time that wee occupied in reading it. The wiener this
enplaned a positive opinion that natty of the name that
had been referred to were mentioned, er any relgraese eaade
to the condition of their account* with the bank. HD mid
he remembered being present on the 9th of Mardi, 188 i,
when the defettdact Burch wee asked for some esplanades
of the names of SWIM and Log/Wad appearing is the fist
of debtors to the bank, and he said that he should peeler
that Mr. Terry should answer the gaieties, and he wee DODO
for, sad stated that the debts had sot been named to them be-
combo had been working Lowenthareaccount with the Lon-
don and Middlesex, and wee to reduce the debt at the Unity.
The witness rut et to state that be knew sedge( of the aim.
position deed in Bunyard's cue, or that the dsfeeniant Terry
had 'load it on behalf of the bank. He also mid that Mr.
Terry had acted with reference to other creditors is giving
deeds without the knowledge of the direetore. The witness
was thee quistioned at considerable length upon other
matters, the effect of his testimony being to show that he
wee ignorant of the traneactions referred to in the Waster
sheet that was the subject of inquiry, and he also stated
that at the time it was published he believed the balance-
sheet to be • true statement of the affairs of the bank.
Witco." had some loans from the bank on his own account,
but the principal ow wag a loan of 1,0001. The amount of
winter's firm with the beak was over 100,000/. • year, sod
they 'buys had • large balance. He could have obtained
the accommodation he required at other banks co better

terms than he obtained ii at the Unity, and the beak had
ample security for all the money that was advanced.
Cross-examined--A bill of witness's for 1801. was held
over by consent »1859. He did not consider it was dis-
honoured, as there was an arrangement that it should be
held over. It got into the cash article book, but he could
not say whether it was read out every week, but he knew
that the directors knew all about it. The bill had re-
ference to a mortgage that was not completed, end
it was paid the moment the money was received. Witness
did not know anything of Alderman Muhl exchanging his
balances with his partner until he stated it at the Mansion-
house. Witness did not consider himself very apt at me-
counts, and hie own belief was that no one but a banker
could understand the accounts of a bank ; bet a proper
examination of the general ledger, he said, he had no doubt
would have prevented an incorrect balance-sheet from being
leaned.
By fierjesat Parry—The cull article book, he was aware,
wee a very important document, and the irregularity in the
case of Mr. Gregory was diacovered by examining it. Wit-
ness was aware that the item of 207,6881. contained the past
due and dishonoured bills.
Sequel Parry—And with that knowledge you still issued
the balance-sheet to the shareholders.
The witness, in answer to further questions by Mr. &r-
-itual Parry, said he would not deny that be had told Mr.
Chambers, the former manager, that be expected a bonus of
1,0001. is a promoter of the Unity Bank.
Serjeant Parry—What earthly ground had you for asking
theWi uappy shareholders this-bank for 1,0001.
Morse—We had paid down 1,0001. to start the bank,
and if it had been prosperous we considered we were en-
titled to it,. 1 did not receive anything in the shape of
buns.
Be-examined—He never made any claim for the 1,0001.,
sad it was understood that it the bank was prosperous the
promoters of it were to receive a bonus. He newer had
the slightest idea that forged bills were included in the
item referred to.
Mr. W. Gould deposed that he was from the first a share-
holder in the Unity Bank, and he was also one of the
auditor. When he went to the bank to perform this duty
Mr. Burch used to produce certain books, and he called out
the totals. Witness's co/league, Mr. Hopwood, was a
professional accountant, appointed express) by the share-
holder'. He was deed. He had not the slightest idea of
what the item 207,6881. consisted.
Cress-examined—Witnees knew nothing of accounts.
His business was that of au iron dealer, and be understood
buying and selling iron much better lan 'neonate. Mr.
Burch never exhibited the least desire to conceal anything.
Mr. B. Bower, another of the directors of the Unity
Bank, was then examined, and his evidence went to show
the same facts that had been deposed to by the other wit-
nesses as to the directors being ignorant that the forged and
overdue bills bad been included in the supposed meta of
the bank.
In answer to the jury Deputy Bower said he had no
idea forged bills were included in the item of 207,0001. He
eartaisly expected that bankrupts' bills were put down at
their estimated value, and would Dever have given his
suction to their being included at their full amount.
Mr. C. Heywood, another director of the Unity
Bank, was celled, and he stated he was not aware that the
item of 207,000/. included forged bills, Doe did be know
that bankrupts' bills bad been included in that item at their
nominal value. lie supposed they were valued at their per
°outage.
Mr. Robert Proctor, a shareholder in the Unity Bank,
stated that he was one of the liquidators, and wee one of
the auditors' committee who were appointed to investigate
the affairs of the bank and inquire into the balance at pre-
sent in question, and for that purpose Terry and Barth
' were before them to give information. Tarry was asked
why he bad included the &1110i11141 alluded to in the ease*
sad he said be followed the usual course in banking,
He was salad if he bad any instructions. He replied that
i his instructions were vowel, and he was told by Alder-
man Mechi to prepare a true and correct balance-sheet.
Burch wee asked several questions, and he said be had

followed tTie direction' of Mr. Terry in putt*, down the
mime, end that he did not consider it was hie duty to esti-
mate their value. Basch, in answer to hie gnostic*, rid
had be been manager be should net have felt himself
jestified io putting rich items is the balance-sheet.
This closed the case for the prosecution, end the proceed-
ings were again adjourned, the defendants again being ad-
mitted to bail.

DEATH MON EXCIMIVE EATING.—On Tuesday
eight Mr. Humphreys held an inquest at the Lion and
Lead Tavern, Ask.- et, Heaton, respectisi the death al
George Duciates, aged 75 atm. It appeared from the
evidence that the was a draper, and resided at
No. 1, Ade-street, end ea Geed Friday last, after l=
bed
down and ate fourteen hot mom bone. Heme
of pain. His wife want out be see • friend, and epee bar
return she fouod him dead in bed. Mr. Made' Watley,
Y.A.M.8.C.5., add that he bad mad* a poet modem
muddies of the body, and had found the stomach over-
charged with feed. The brain was effused, and the bead
was extensively diseased. The doomed bad eaten to
exam, end mused the stomach to press on the vital parte,
which produeeddeath. The Puy retuned • verdict ia awed-
soope with the medical testiasesy.