The Express.
London, England, 1859-10-03 00:00:00

(Stamped Id. Additicild.r

SHOCKING MiATNIIINT OP 446tRACJI,

At the Worship-etret police court on SatrardaY.
Berri Jane Wt?dun *CM 24, was charged with bevies
0111001 the death of jam« White 3 pen of age, under dr-
essestmleas of an untumdly reaolileg ehrnister. The pri-
esenerease at 4, Clareeorteottedea, Haskarty.
Musa Baca saitt-1 am sessend. My linsband is a
lebewrey end we lived in the sere faunae se We prisollelt.
. Winn I ket went to the Imp a seen was being whit
been i hie Asia was Jsmea White, sad I always supposed he
woe her MAMA sad the father of the 'add. Hs left lest
Tuesday three walks, and she has hem alone dace.
Wok hi le s rem, and that he has left to go oot of town
with the hue, he in engaged with.
Mr. Wilynomirt—Whed is the prisoner's same?
Winnea-111s pawl by that of White op to Wednesday
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, wins abe arid it wag iamb Jan* Wiggler, and that alto
wee cot sented to White. I saw . the andniamate child
aling on Tamday len, and I did not ere It aye attir-
ing*. gloat half-pot I °Week as that marsfig the pri-
MOM wet Mt. ' At la o'clock I heard tbs boy areama, sad
i maid the Warn girl what was Simi ware with Wm.
She n&ed that ha wanted maw Ma, and I Mid her to..
give him aorae. About hali-pam 2 o'chouir I heard bha
'llO4lllll &gat; nand the room door. and ally dm boy
drained and wallas( about the roam. nall prisoner was sot
time*, bar the Wye Meters werw—one nine year, aid and
aim. a by war aliNa area them Wag
yews of age. fie bad hem seder tits doctor's bands for an
abates is the free. 1 taw no Mates shoat bier. New
ebonyd the primmer imp *lapse towards him.
Oa the day I wag apemidag of (rawley), I wvat out about
6 o'clock In the aftgesooa, MA whoa I retunged about 6 o'clock
I howl theetdid had bees pat to bed. Primmer mane hobo
at a quaver toe dank. Site went to that room. I beard
bt pit upstairs, sad I than heard heavy siege, re thrergli
Sias with Um Apia head. but I heard ao amen. Aber
that primmer come &murales and me oar, LAIN Um
aided 101 with bar. She returned in about bait as boar, it
berg titen 'bong a quarter to 9. The following morniag I

SW 60 side* girt olime deamearker aad at 20 minute to
8 'kiosk I beard heavy slaps above. They were repeated
five se six time.

Mr. D'Eyaeoart—Did yoa than hem say scream or my P
Witame—Neither. The labour was them upstairs.
Alatambown* • o'clock I baud prisoner come dowsamint,
*ad saw her pees my window in • inlet harry, utropat
sig. aka cams *A In • gamest et es bear. wait bemire,
Massed directly, and *creamed no the wp el the maim I
west to rep dem sad naked, "What M the "'Warr Ilhe
replied, "Olsoay bale Jemmy boa r milt "Oh,
a., Me !—DO4 died r sad she mewing, " Yap; go mid
me." I nut up sad sow the ohikt, with he elotlirs'es, lying
upon the bed. It an. gaits still. We hash west downarita,
sad the doctor eatstedm I was going oat fee essiermata. It
wee than about • quarter to 9 o'clock.
If r. D'ltyamart—Now, be careful. Da the prima my
anything?
Whore—Whoa the doctor wee there she eeld she could

net emettat far tie bruises. I am the bruises thin; sad
altar b had gene she told bias thee the child had hem very
weak—relaxed in the inside.

Mr. D'ilysoeurt—liove you chinned bee °adult to the
obt4res I'

%,4itireMi—l have often bawd heavy slaps, armor men them
given.
Mr. D'Ermoart—Did you hear !anything about tlte child
LW
bed
Witness (with soma hesitatise)—Let Theaday weak the
prisoner told ma that daring the past night the Child hod
been relaxed in his Mean and made made mem. Oa the.
next day (Wednesday) abs told me that the child had med.
no
seam ere, sad eke did not think be mould aim* ea she
bad punished him. I said whet way diel yes mulish
biro r and aba answered, "I took blot updates 'halt the
outer children want to bad, sad after ha was undressed and
bad odd bii pupa, I bad him to the bedstead with his
bands fawneddawn," I said, On, Lord, you sandy dad
not hasp him *ere an sight f. and abs watered, Yee, I
did, until seven o'clock this morning." (Stamm.)
Vanity Whiter--I am nine years of age. This woman
(primer) I. sot my mother. I remember mother dying,
but don't know how mug state.
Mr. D'Syscoutt—What is your father P
Wittier—it gattlemba's warm; he has bit as three
weeks last Tasedsy.
#r.D'llynootert—Did you ever beat your brother ?
itness—Oh no, eir.
Mr. lallynowart —Do you know how he Gale by the
brooms on his face sad herd f
Wiliam—No, sir.
Mr. IrZyncourt—Did you ever see title woman beat him P
Witness-80e used to take him up stairs, ao I could not see
it. I know that ohs slapped my Miter 011011.
Mr. D'llyncoart—Now, tell me the truth, and don't be
afraid. Did yob me ass her tie biro with a tort P
Whales—We night abs tied him with • said like that
(ating to a sunk-lbut attached to • window of the court).
It was when we went to bed one night ; rosy be a week ago.
She tied biasto the had with his arms behind
Mr. Irgytiooart—Was be dressed ?

Wleassio-Liia, rely hid httle "shimmy' on.
Mr. Inlyscaart—dote long did be step then P
Wilemse—Whan I awoke the nest morals', between 6
sad 7 dank, lie was still then; ha was awake, and still
ltan'ryneenrt—Did you haw hila my P
Witness—No, he only ..winnicken" a attic I think be
was afraid to cry for fast be /Mould be panelled more.
lie seldom cried. I believe she used to best him es his
beck. As be was tied ha was obliged to stand. Ido not
Mak that sloe teat him that night sae tied him up. lie
was punished when ha cried.
Mr. D'ilyncourt—What was be tied up for P
Witasee—Beasties he had been crying for water all day.
Mr. VEynogart—What did ale do slier sae tied him ne
Witame—She west to bed. she most have unloosed him
while I wu downstairs la the morning.
Mr. D'Etyacceirt—kieve you ever known him tied up
before that
Witares—l don't knew.

Mr. D'llyncou rt:-Do on recollect the day before he died?
Witome—Yea, sir. When she want out obe out no mob a
like of breed end butter. He cried for cake, and I gore him
cone of my food end tee.
Kr. D'Eynocourt—What happened that night—the night
before be died ? Do not be trightened. Tell me 41 the
truth.
. . .

Winless—She took him up and shook him. Sho tied him
up that night to a different way. I am quite sure of it, I
think she stood on the bedstead. (The poor little girl'. at-
tempt to deecnbe what had occurred on this oomaion was
for a considerable period not comprehended. The skeleton
of • foot-post bedstead wee suberqueroly teem d with pens,
end she clearly demonstrated by the aid of • handkerehief.
• doll, the position in which the little sufferer had been
placed, viz., bound with three or four turns of rope round
the body In the tees piece of the top of the bedstead at the
foot).
She then continued—His beck was next the board, and
hie bead lunging down. I beard him ei winniok" all night
surly; did not hear her speak to him.
Mr. D'Eyncourt—Wern was be taken down?
Witness—Not when I got up In the morning; he was
Mill Mere. I got up at the usual time. When the police-
man came I wont swain with him, and saw the little boy
lyisg dead on the bed.
Mr. TrEynesturt—Did you ever see the cord round your
brother's neck ?
Witness-1 did not are it.
Mr. TrEricourt —Do you with to pot soy cpseetioss to
this child, prisoner P
Primer—No.
Mr. Edward Denis flume, surgeon. of Eieduziond-road,
Hackney, said-1 have attended the deceased child. Un-
questionably Its death vomited from violence. I hare made
• post =nem 'samisen in, I band the Meese% perfectly
contracted, sad manifestly without food for ems time past,
although it had been well nourished. The immediate cause
of death I believe to have been ceased by an effusion of
blood upon the brain. I foetid marks of a ligature round
the head. _ . .