The Express.
London, England, 1866-03-17 00:00:00

STRAINS DISAPPEARANCE OP A mom=

AND CHILD.

SUPPOSED SUICIDE IN THE THAIII23.—INQUEST.
(THIS DAY.)
This morning Mr. Payne, City coroner, held an
Inquiry at the Rose-tavern, Tharnss-street, tonohing the
death of Louisa Bryan, aged 35 years, who was supposed
to have destroyed her own life and that of her infant child
by leaping into the Thames.
HancahSlydgea,l4. Geodes-street, To ttenham-ooart-road.
said that the deceased wee her sister, and was married to •
carman, 'ivies at No. 5, Heery-passage, Ruston-road. She
livid very unhappily with her hu band, whom she charged
with being gives to habits of intoxication. On Monday the
6th Fah. she left home with her child Edward Bryan,
nod use month, in her arms, and neither of them was seen
alive after. She had previously said to witness that she
scald not lead her wretched life and longer. She pat o
her worst clothing when she left the house.
Georg* Bryan said that on the morning of the day his
wife disappeared she would not speak to him or get hie
breakfast. When he returned home to dinner, his little
daughter, Rate, • girl aged 12 years, told him that she
had seen her mother mix some red ochre and green
paint in a tumbler. The girl said to her, "Mother, you ars
not going to talcs that r' She wild her daughter to mind
her own Mutineer, and drank it off. She then dressed the
baby, which was lying asleep in the bed, and walked
quietly out Into the street with it is her arms. The little
girl was afraid something was going to happen, and she
followed her mother at a distance as far as the 00i01111011/N
but then turned back lest her mother might look round
and see her. That was the last time she was seen alive.
and the child wag never seen after. He communicated
with the police, and smirched in every digestion,
but without ending any trios of her. Her friends issued
bills, stating. "If this should meet the eye of ' LB..'
who left her home on the 6th February, she is affectionately
requested to communicate with her mother sad sisters,
who are is deep diskette on her seconst." At length
on Wedeseday last her body was seen floating
among the piles at Blaokfriare-bridge The body
of the child was not found. It was net true that
witness had treated his wife badly, but there need to be
quarrels shout the children by witases's first marriage. His
eldest son, who had been ill, s'ept in a pert of the carnmon
bedroom, divided from the rest by • woolen partition only,
and she objected to that.
The Coroner said that it was indecent to have • jrowe
person sleeping in what was virtually the woinan's
and no doubt that ledherto commit suicide.

Inspector Strong said that on the Bth of February, two
cloys after the women disappeared, • live child, apparently
three weeks old, was found is • sewed-class railway carn-
age ea the North Kest Rae at Woolwich. It wee • male
child, and wee wrapped in • shawl. The relatives of the
deceased, however, said that the clothes were not these of
the child Edward Bryan. The fonndliog wee, thus ere,
taken to Woolwich workhouse, where it now remains. The
missiog child was clothed I. • laveoder-colonred cloak and
long clothes. On Wedeesday afternoon • policeuonstable on
Blackfriars-bridge ladled letterset's attention to the body of
• woman under the railway bridge, and it preyed to be that
of the deceased. Elbe had evidently been in the water •
keg time, and had died frovistrowniag.
The roner having summed lip:
The jury retuned a verdict `That the deemed wee
found dead is the waters of the River Themes, bat bow she
came into the ,said waters there wee not alibied evidence
to show."