The Express.
London, England, 1867-12-17 00:00:00

BETTING IN LONDON.-MONDAY.

The assemblage at the clubs to-day was numerous, and a
fair amount of business was transacted. The most noticeable
incidents in the day's proceedings were the retrogression
of Harvester for the Derby, against whom 40 to 1 wax laid
and offered, although at one time of the day 1000 to 30
was taken. There appeared to be a desire to back Green
Sleeve for both the Two Thousand and the Derby, while
for the last-named race Blue Gown looked anything but
healthy. Formosa had a coming appearance for the Two
Thousand, 900 to 100 being accepted. It will also be per-
ceived that Chelsea was supported for tooth his engage-
ments. Prices as appended :

TWO THOUSAND Or-INES:S.
3to : agst Roeicruclan otI)
900 to 100 Formats (tr
10 to 1 Green Sleeve (t)
20 to 1 thelses
DERBI,_
•

6to 1 apt Roalcrocitno. Pi° to 45 apt Blue Gown (off)
1000 to SO GreenSleete o, 1000 to 25 Hartester;tdo)
t 1000 to 70. 1000 to v 0 Uncat ft;
14 to 1 Typhants (offi 1000 to 20 Treseaste
1000 to 00 Pace loft, t 20 1000 to 15 Chelsea Ad off)
to 1, 1000 to 15 Retaliation to)
1000 to 60 The Pieta (off, 1000 to OD Baron Rotas-
* 20 to 1) child's lot Or)
20 to 1 Suffolk ;off, t
23 to 1,

WESTBURY MEWING. —No order of running had
been fixed, but the ming will commence half-an-hour
atter the arrival of the 9.15 Great Western train from
Paddington.

SHOCKING MURDER OP A CHILD IN
LAMBETH.

At Lambeth Police-court yesterday, a young
man of morose aspect, named Thomas Clarke, was placed
in the dock charged before Mr. Elliott with the wilful
murder of Annie Smith, aged about three month., at
No. 45, Tyer-street, LamlAtth. The prisoner was unde-
fended. He is a short-built man, described as a labourer,
aged 27 years. During the examination he glanced un-
easily round the court, which was crowded to excess.
Upon being placed in the dock, in emitter to a question
from the chief clerk, he said in a loud and rough manner
that his name was Thomas Clarke.

Police-constable Hawes, 195 L, was the first witness.
He said—List night, at ball-pest seven, I was in the
Waterloo-road, between Dakley•street and Tower-street,
when the prisoner came up to 11113 and said, "Do
you want a job ?" I said " I don't know ; that
depends upon what it is." He said " I shall
give myself up to you for murdering a child." I
asked him where, and he said, "At 55, Tyer-street. I
strangled it." I said, " Very well; you will have to come
with me to the station," and he said he would. We went
to the station in Tower-street, and there prisoner made
the ewe statement to the acting inspector.
Mr. Elliott—Have you seen the body of the deceased'
Witueu—l was directed to go to 55, Tyer-street, where
I saw the child—a female—lying dead in the anus of its
mother, who gave the name of Eliza Smith.
Mr. Elliott—Did you observe any marks of violence on
the body of the child?
Witness-1 saw where there had been the cord produced
tied round the neck of deceased. I believe the woman
had removed the oonl from the neck.

Police-constable Manilla, 126 L—Last night I was in the
Waterloo-road,and saw the last witness and the prisoner go
down Tower-street into the police-station. The last
witness said, " This man has given himself up to me
for killing a child." The acting inspector asked him how
he did it, and he said not with a cord, but with his fingers,
and the child was in the back-room down stairs at 55,
Tier-street. We were then sent with the prisoner to
Kennington-lane station, and coming along the road the
prisoner said to me—" I hope she has not done anything
to herself lam afraid she lass, for when I went back at
half-put am I found the door locked." I said to the pri-
soner, 'Of whom are you speaking 1" and be said, "Eliza
Smith, the child's mother. I left her asleep at half-past
five. She had been asleep about twenty minutes, when I
strangled the child with my fingers, and I hope it is
dead. I have been out of work ten weeks, and we
have sold nearly everything off for food. When I got up
this morning we had no breakfast, and all we have had
to-day is a piece of dry bread—there is none left." That
was all he said to me.
The Prisoner—l said I had been out of work for eight
weeks.

Witness continued—l went to 55, Tyer-street, and there
in the back parlour I saw the female named Eliza Smith,
with the dead body of a female child lying naked in her
arms. Constable 145 L was in the room, and he gave me
the piece of cord produced. On looking at the child I saw
that there was a mark of • cord round its neck. Dr.
Richards came in shortly afterwards, and said that life
had been extinct for about three hours.

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Eliza Smith, a decent looking young woman, who cried
bitterly, was next examined. She said—l am a single woman,
and have been living with the prisoner as his wife for about
seven months, at No. 5.3, Tyervereet. Lambeth. The de-
ceased was my daughter, and was 10 weeks old. She wee
baptised Annie Smith. The prisoner was not her father.
I laid down on Sunday afternoon at about five o'clock.
The prisoner was then in the same room, and nursing the
deceased. I had fallen asleep, and was awakened after
dusk by bearing the shutting of the room and street doors.
I then found the deceased lying behind me on the bed. I
took it up and tried to feed it, but it would not take the
breast. I then saw the cord round its neck, and the child
was dead. I rushed up in alarm, and found that the
cord was tied very tightly round the child's neck. I laid
the baby down and went round to the prisoner's father's
and asked if be had been there. His stepmother told me
that he had looked in, but did not stop a minute. I next
saw him at the station.

By the Magistrate—We had passed the day very hap-
piltogether. The prisoner was very good to me and the
ba . We had nut had any words at all. There was
noting.. at all the matter with the prisoner iu any way
sr, only that he sppesred to be low-spirited all
yesterday,
were in great distress from difficulties. There
was scarcely anything in our rooms. lam positive we had
sot quarrelled yesterday. The prisoner said nothing in
particular about the deceased, but was kind. The cord
was tied very tightly. I took up a knife and cut it, as I
could not untie it. I left the cord lying on the bed. I
did not know the cord before, nor had I seen it about the
room.

The Prisoner (in a loud tone)—lt was the cord my knife
bung up by—it is what I had my knife hanging on. Now,
Eliza, you know it, don't you ?
Mr. Elliott (to witneu)—After what the prisoner says,
do you know the cord?
Witness—l know that he had • piece of string like this
to hang his knife upon.
Sergeant Harris said that at present there was no fur-
ther evidence, end a post-mortem examination of the body
would have to be made.
Mr. Elliott then inquired If the prisoner had anything
to say.
The Prisoner (elearly)—Nothing at all, sir.
The prisoner was remanded for a week.

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