The Express.
London, England, 1859-05-30 00:00:00

THE SCSIECTED CHILD MURDER AT LEEDS.

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After the most diligent search, the body of the
child taken from Ellen Mozon, on the evening of Friday
week, by Thomas Smith, has not been discovered. Oa
Saturday morning. Smith was again examined at the Town
Hall, before R. Maikland, Eaq., en the charge of having
destroyed the latent.
Several witnesses were examtned—emeng others Sarah Ann
Heigh, the wile of David Haigh, pitman, Artoley, who
stated that on Friday night week, about ten minutes past
eleven, she was coining from actor the fields leading from
Berton to the Whitehall-road, when she raw •
man and woman etand:ng on the tootpato. The man had
something wramed up In a shawl, apparently a child, and a
bundle in hie hand.. Before the came up to there, she
heard the woman cry very couch. Ste wanted to go with
him, and he threatened that if eh, did not return and rt.
pare his rumor ha would fell her. She then came up to
them and stood • Ur, ant the man struck the woman several
times. She sod she would go, however much he beat her,
to Dee where the child went to. lie said, " No. 1 shall not
have you with ma," and he if aill wrack her. He then said
she was to go and provide him some supper and some beer,
before the public-houses shut up. She cried again, and said
she would rather ay for earl.'t he roan then left the woman,
and took scrum the fields towards Bre-ion, with the cbi!d.
Witness turret and followed him as fast as rho could,
and the woman went the other wee, towards the White-
hall road. The man walked rapidly, and got out of her
right in the fields. Willies* waited in the road
about five minutes, and he returned sod asked her
what she was doing there P fibs replied that she was on the
road the s.me as he was. The man had not the batty at that
time, but the bundle was in his hand, and also something
like • light handaerchief. She followed him as far as the
Holbeck Station, but did not ask him what had Image of
the child. Hs went through • pardon near the ration, and
seemed to put it ensething into the garden and cover it over.
She followed the man bueante 'imbed ',litigious, and though
she had not mentioned it to anybody, she had not been :la-
tent Once. Ste lost eight of him when he loft the gaien.
She did not mention this sot anybody until yesterday, glen
she told it t Sergeant Wainwright. The prisoner .stiiith
(whew witness pi, iced out of several pawns) was the man
she saw on that night.
The prisoner wit. then remanded until Monday for further
eunelaelks.—leis Mercury.

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