The Express.
London, England, 1856-08-27 00:00:00

TSB WOMAN FLOGGING IN JURILEBONB'

WORKHOUSE.

AZNOVINIZI POOl LAW DMISTIOATIOX.
Yesterday Mr. R. B. Chas, the inspector appointed
by the Poor Law Board to investigate the eiresuestastoes
eeneeeted with the meat dog lag of peeper females in
Ilarylabone Werkboase, his inquiry in the board-
roof ef shat eseablishmat. _

The Owasso and gaZdkow, Mr. Eyes (the seater),
sad Broom and Oren, the two pectin, against whom the
'barges of floggles had lota mimed, were present daring
the fetish?.
isms illoshiliate el the WitWeelllS mobil ea the pre-
vioweragMb=rsadled. @GNI saw tbs media es the girl
lad They wan lie west wade by the seas,
sad she asked se to wash kw busk teMb sows sugar,
anartatt so. I taw the esteM Seward% bask Cu
the W bed els was liable
to was= wed 1 ter sod waited boo
She want w bud ter ahem Nee bee" whoa the meglstoras
mot far bor. Whaa rho sane bask aka again cleat o bed,
sad was there fee s day or two.
By Mr. Chiehreeet (s indsaberg4 threadless Bawd)
—I sense' say If Ike dressed to go before the
set premar
Vitalßtion (t41/111/
he pener)—l easompaabod Horsed bask
frost the atagistroter soars to the workhouse. I don't know
whether eh did way work alter she caws bask. I sad
Howard wore about the yard as wall till bed time, sad we
west to bed on that night (Wednesday) about 9 °Week.
Margaret lonea—l os sa innate of Marylsbone Work-
books, and sleep in Cook's ward. I beard Mazy Sullivan
say she had bees biomes by Brown. I saw her beak, and
observed marks like these of a ease. The skin on her arm
was broken : that was apparently a grass. It had been
bleeding, and there had boo. also a little bindle( from one
of the shosidors.

By Mr. Chichester—lf a statement has been ludo that
there was blood rumbas dowa baak to the valet.
It b act mac _ _ _ _ _

By Brews—l had beau la bad about as hour whim Salli-
es& eau* up. She laid ca the bed optician, say bad orTisi,
sad I got up sad looked at her back. This was wields sliest
live =laves alter. I dusk it would bays bare ispossficie
for her back to have been bleeding within that five minutes
lOWA'S nay °honing the blood. She said Mr. Brown bad
bastes ker. Siva that Tusday sight I have heard Seth-
vas say bow she snood you while besting bor. She sold
she got you by the seek sad thumped you.
Jouph Raters 23 years old, said—l us an innate of
St. Maryieboso Viorkhouso. I have bees there 18 pears.
I know Sophia Howard, sad rusenber gulag bar la the
stove room with the master ea the 2nd Jul?. She
was la the yard abusing and Woking at his, and he took
her by the arm into the atom room. I west to his assist-
mot, sad Howard bit ma in tee load. I left the yard with
a message fee the schoolenstar, but the master did not wad
am I saw Often sad Brown Is the portage leading to the
chapel yard. I did not sae them:la the sag rent. lad
aot see Sophia Howard es the pound, son did I see the
=way realm Sophia Howard or throw her Da the posed.
I board the manor toll Howard ha would lock her op. I
board Howard swear at the outer.
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By Mr. Citiehastar—Howard wn very violent, sad the
enter did sot use note thus sitensely violins* to get her
to the board room.
B, Mr. Ryns—l lease is your anistanee bonus I saw
Howard kick you. I did aot see you attasapt to pen& bar
after that.
By Brows, the perler—Mr. Eyes did sot gin ate any
nosey oit that alpkt to buy eases. It Howard has stand
os oath that Mr. Ryas west /AO for say coma, that stato-
nest is falls. He did sot at say time do so, or to mean
actnoes. I did ,t ate thy easel and os thatesselos.

Elisabeth Boglisb—l as 18 yogis of age and hare this
nerniag ono. oat of geoL I have boss in as Watstisster
Home of Corrsotios 14 shyt for aa assault on ChM. the
porter. I know Elisabeth Ediaoade. Pb. was as imitate
of the workhouse whoa I was there. I resollect her being
Mates by Mr. Brows, the peter, about a fortnight
before I weal to gaol. It was about 9 o'clock. I saw Brows
beat Edema& with a sans humus 'WM Grass was beating
IN also with a teak cue Maas& same sad took ay part.
Greta streak as tote or three limas, but I was sot math
narks!. Mr. Rysa bad jams Were this costa sad told use
sad the ether girls to go to bed. I was the first
who refuted to go to bed. The girls yea through
the pawns sad Orossa caught as jut hy Muss Froaah'e
ward sod cut late am with the ease. Gress lift as sad
west sad helped Broom to best Bdaosds. •
By Mr. Chlehestar—The girls were all east and sitting
doses whoa the tutor told is to go to bed. I wad or.
bad word to Green while he was beads, me, bat I do sot
rouseaber that I did se before that.

The 'lsms wu here grow ersaised by Brown, the por-
ter, who was requited to modify hie tote by the COMllie.
dean, as it bore the appearance of latioddatioo.—lthe said
I haw bees la the how 19 years. Mr. Ryan wee is the
yard while I wee Wigs butes. If I have said he was sot
there it la

Bliss Parker, szesained.—l an anietaat Metros of St.
Marythose Workless*. I know Sophia Howard and Mary
Asa Sullivan. On the Tuesday I emplaned to the mas-
ter of their coadsot at they ware disturbing the old
wenn by ear sobs and bad lump and banking
about the NMI. Bull wes was looked op about 2 o'clock,
About sight o'clock in tie nouns Sullivan broke open the
sell door, and the master mat for as to march bar, to
see what she had doss it with. She mod foul language all
Ma tine. The nista told her to sew oat, sad go to bed.
As soon so ski cane oat, she eassulted So master is a Tic-
ket I■Bllll4N, sibs foul npremimes, and she at the some
time tanked Brown' the porter's, kat of. Thep aim pat
Sullins back iota the sell. The girls hearing that Bul/1-
yea was put back lato the soU, eano to the master In •
threatening mann, sad wag vile:lsvgasge. Howard
headad tbea, sad day &mended whoa Sullins was to be
Ist aut. I did not ben what the manta replied, bat I saw
Hower lift het foot, sad kick the master. The masts,
mind her by the kaad, sad as the wenn were emaciate he
seat fee Brews sad Gnat, sad any west Into the yard. I
said to the master, "After Mir girls swearing what they
will do to yea I nlaid not p nen, them without some-
thingany hand." I then watt and hatted him a small
riding whip, bat ke said he did not want le, sad I pat in on
Me table la the store room. About a quarter-pat ten I
west as the wanta's yard to get a woman named Hewett
to bed sway has the girls, as they had bean Mang her
sad eke was seresaing. She Is partially wook-miaded. I
then heard a great seise la the ethos yard, and I rea to
as. what was the mattes Law Sophia Howard Mang on
• boa ad Green boldisi her. When nen. me she screened
tone to cans and save Mr. I west, and Oran *track at
her with sonsehieg in kis bead, and the blows fall on as
seas ee twiee, bat I did set sea kin strike Howard. If be
had snook bar with the seas it vas beton I got then. At
tli Ins Salina was as tie pima behind Howard, sad
Ilnes was pulling her Ilbs was =skips a greet
sereastsg, cad tes Nal Magmas, sad I
heal Brows call oat Yoe bitiag me."
The neater cams op to now the pastar from
Byesg, bat I saw as blows sank saber by Mr.
or ths porter. The neater ordend Salina° and
Howard to be plead in separate wads, and I took then to
bed. Oren followed Howard, bat did not strike her. The
girls night hen been beaten cm the Tussle, night with.
oat my snag It. . _

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Is sawn to %aware,at by Ow Hew. sad Rao. Mr.
Pathan, the m motor, Dr. Gourley, sad Mr. Chichester, the
whams reiterated tor statement that she did set sea the
gisb beats., or hold Howard whilst Orwa best her. Elbe
Wed the girls sake oaths that they would do tb• motet
=lnjury, sad that was why she sambaed bin sot
meet thes without mastitis( to defoad himself.
The Cessahsither, is coalegarwea of tho board roost
lobs Itgatred by resamittee of the aladies@ at two
think adJsersee the tawdry till thu day, whoa the
itshosewill bigots tato.