The Express.
London, England, 1865-03-21 00:00:00

ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

NORTHERN CLRCIIIT.
lbawarraa, Maws 10.
CROWN 00INST.,—(Beton Mr. Justice Sheol
Ann Bitty, seed 25, was indicted for the wilful murder
of her child, Ada Bibby, on tbe Bth of December.
Ann Bibby, 11 yams old, sister of the prisoner, said that
on the Bth of Dowdier she was living with the prisoner in
Tueidayedreet, Namherter. Prisoner is as unmarried wo-
man. She bad two children living with her, one the do-
wsed, Ads Bibby, who bad just been weaned, and the
other a little boy, about four years old. Ada meld sot
walk. Ads wee a beeltby child, sod the primmer treated
her kindly. The poisoner worked at shirtwakieg, sad wh-
ams took oare of the children while she was at work. Wh-
ams went out on Sundays sometimes to take a walk with
the little boy. Prisoner sometimes gave the deceased lam
I &num. Oa Bandy, Dec. 8, witness west out walk*
about 1 'Mock to the Queen's-park, mid returned about &
When witness left the house prisoner bad undressed Ada
to wash her. Oa the return of witeem Ads was sot in
thetas's, and prisoner told witoem that the child's east
and some friss& from Yorkshire had bees there, and bed
takes Ada with thaw Witness *skid bow long it would be
(one, and ber sister said it would be back is a few days.
Alter that Ada was never mestiosed to her while she lived
with her sister. Recollected the box produced (wall black
trunk) biomes she used to have it fro her owls use. Whoa
witness got home again on the Sib December prisoner told
her the salt had some paper parcels with her, sad did sot
know what to do with them, se she had put them In the
box. Sams little time after, winless saw the box is the
cupboard, looked and corded, and prisoner said ate @Mold
bare to take it to the station site. dark. There was a direc-
tion upon it. After tea witness helped to carry it to the
Victoria Railway elation. It was dark at the time. At the
station the prisoner west up to a trait nod pat the box is •
luggage's's. There was a was in the ma, bat winless did
not hear what the prisoner said to him. Witness sad the
primes, did sot go to the booking oillos, but returned
home. Primmer told witness it the neighbours said
her about the child she was to st it had gobs
to Yorkshire; if she did net tell them that
primmer mid she would cut bar throat, Lived with her sister
after that till the following fistweiley, and Ow west to live
with an aunt in Wilmot-Week Ramo Os that day the
prisoner geld she was going to break up her bones and go to
service. Whams bad seen the dead body seat back hem
London in the box, and it wee that of Ada Bibby.
Witnesses were celled to prove that whim the Omar
took the be: to the Vistorimitstios, Mrisekeeler. IS Wee
directed, " Kra Clegg, pawner from Xmakethar is
Presto. ;" that the box sot being claimed at Pastes it
west forward with the train to Fleetwood, was sent lode
thence to Manchester as lost leaps., sad from theism WY
east to the lint luggage-aloe, Eustommesse, where it was
The child was then examined by • sargeos, sad
smeared to have died from saffocatios. The prima hid
said before the disappearance of the and bun 11=N:
I
as acquaint's°, awed RHsabeth Walker, the* the
weft • Mathes to her, sad that she fosse it Mesh is get
into service because of them.
For the defame it was shows that • habit prevailed fa
the neighbourhood of giving leadsmen to &sate to make
them sleep and prevent them being troublesome. sad is was
suggested that the primer might have gives an ovegAces
unintentionally ceasing death, and thee afraid of the caw-
queriess adopted ties made of man it away by rail as a
meow With".
The led Jade.- smieg up, said if the jury
thought this bed be, the wee is wash redoes the offence
to we of massieughter.
The jury talked oely few a dent Use. sad retuned with
a maid al " Nanalsagkiler."