The Express.
London, England, 1860-10-12 00:00:00

CHARGE 01 WILFULLY DZWISOTHIG ♦ DZINKING-IMINTAIN

Horace Jorph, a youth, described as a clerk, was placed
in the dock before Mr. Dayman, charged with wilfully
breaking one of the cups of the Wandsworth drinking-
fouutain.
Sergeant Payne, of the V division, stated that about heli-
port 12 o'clocli this morning he was on duty in the High.
street, Wandsworth, when he saw the prisoner and three
other young men come out of the Spread Eagle Tavern.
One took up a cup at the drinking fountain, and put it
to his mouth. In returning it the prisoner caught bold of
it, and threw it into the road and the cup was broken to
pieces.
Mr. Dayman—Was it attached to the fountain?
Sergeant Payr—No, sir. It was an earthenware cup, and
bad the words, • Wandsworth drinking fountain" upon it.
Mr. Darman—Whose property is it ?
Witness--Mr. Nina's, the chemist.
Mr. Dayman (to Mr. Niesl)—Did you make a present
of itt
Mr. Ifind—l represent a class of persons who erected the
fountain by public subscription. After several of the cups
had been broken they thought it beet to have some earthen-
ware ones made, as they were leas likely to be broken, not
so valuable, and more cleanly to drink from. They had been
used very much during the summer. The first cups
placed at the fountain were made of metal
and fastened with a chain, and they became
broken by knocking at theride of the iron pillar.
Mr. Day-rnau (to the prisoner)— Whet have You to say !
The prisoner—lt was an accident. The cup dropped feel
my head.
Sergeant Payne found some of the pieces 11ply:wit of
four yards from the fountain, and therefore it could not have
from his hand. I also beard him use en expression
dropped
tttime that if a poor person came in the morning for a
drink he would find a cop deficient.
This was denied, and Mr. Thorn was called and stated
that it was the result of an accident, and that the officer
had told an untruth. Ile also said that they had been to a
lecture and merely went to the Spread Eagle for refresh-
ment, sod were quite sober.
Mr. Dayman said be was willing to give the
prisoner the benefit of the doubt, and if he was ready to
repair the damage he would let the matter drop. He
thought in future it would be better to have the cull
fastened.
The prisoner expressed his willingness to pay for the
damage, and having paid the 61, the value, Le was
disarms&

A MINIDINAD CHILD FOUND IN A CHAPEL.
Yesterday afternoon Mr. Brent, Deputy Coroner for West
Middlesex, held au inquest at the Elephant and Castle,
H' e- Camden-town, on the body of newly-horn
male child, discovered secreted at Tottenham Chapel, Tot.
tenham-court-road, and who, there is nu dotaht, has been
cruelly murdered. Elisabeth Bailin, a very old woman, said
she resided in John-street, end was • pew-opener at Totten.
ham-court-road Chapel On Sunday evening last, before
the service was concluded, she went to the door at the
entrance to her aisle, with • view of getting it ready
to open, but to her astonishment she perceived be-
hind the door • black parcel tied round with cord. She
told some of the other people connected with the chapel.
but neither she nor they would touch the parcel, but they
sent for • policeman. When the policeman came he felt
the bundle and then opened it. There was a white cloth
inside the black one, and when the policeman opened that
there wee a dead child inside. Witness would not touch
the parcel an she had a suspicion what it was
when she sew it, but she did not know who put it where
lit was found. If she had seen who placed it there
she would have detained the person as well as the child.
Palicipeaustable E said he was called, and on opening
' and seeing it was the body of a child, and tied-
' ing wood ea the white cloth, which was part of a chemise,
he sent for a doctor. Mr. Duman, anzpon, of Francis-
street, Tottenhirmcourt-read, said, when called to see the
child he found the umbilical cord had been cut quite clo-e
and ragged, and blood was inning. It was in advanced
state of decomposition, but there were all the evidences of
auffeeetion. On adopting the hydraulic test the lungs, fic..
floated, and there was no doubt it had been born alive sad
had been suffocated. The Coroner remarked capon the
extraordinary circumstance of the child, which had
deafly loon murdered, being deposited at the entrance to
a chapel, and upon the increase of infanticide, and
.the
jury without hesitation returned • verdict of "
murder against some person or persons unknown."