The Express.
London, England, 1860-08-21 00:00:00

HORRIBLE TREATMENT OE AN IDIOT.

A:i inquest was opened at Dudley South Had-
Instshire, on Saturday, on the body of Timeßhy Lewis!, an
iiiiheciie 11 years of age, whose death is said to have been
occasioned by a long course of cruelty and ill•mage. The
dammed lad warn bora about 12 months before hie mother
married Lewley (the father). For some time past it has
been knows to the neighbour, that the lad was used with
great severity, and was not allowed sufficient sustenance.
About twu years ago the police authorities heard of the,
affair, and removed the child to the union, taking proceed.
bags against the wean! for cruelty. For want, however,
el endears, the parties escaped punishment. Since that
tame the most frigbtfal enmities have been practised towards
the led, sad he has also been deprived of proper fond. This
treatment resulted ia his death oa Tuesday last, no medical
man hairteg peeriemiy peen hint. Dr. %will, of Brier)
hill, was stilled In deer death, but opus examining the body
be refused to give a certificate of burial.
The nest witness called was Nary Davies, • single woman,
living next door to the mother of the child, who deposed
to having frequently neon the child beaten with a strap in
the most violent manner, by ito mother. When she bad
interfered she had been met with great abuse. She had
frequently known the child locked up for • day, without a
particle of foul, and upon thee, occasions the parents being
out, she had drawn the child through • window acid given it
food and warmed it. She bed seen the deemsed,
.when
al.'s to get idiotic, rush to the mixer arid there greedily eat
la Mo., heals, fowls' entrails, and other abominable re.
fuse 'The child WRI unable to speak ;it was quite idiotic.
Upon mle occasion the father hail returned aa she was
feeding the lad through the window, and he abused her
okingly for so deist A short time sac she heard the
child moaning through the wall. It was in the nicht time.
She heard the wife say, "I:et op ;be is iIL Upon
elorb the Labeled replied, " Lie still, and let him die." •
She lad not seen the child for five or six weeks until last
Sunday. He was then lying downstairs upon two taro
chain . I.i, head was hanging over the sale of the chain, '
and he was moaning piteously. She asked if be was
worse. and the mother end he was no worse than usual.
police-oonetable Clark, of the Staffordshire polies flee,
deposed to being called to the house wliere the dsoenrd
lived some eight months ago. He found the atild tied by
the leg to a 'tapir, in the wall by* pine of strong tam Is
was then in a filthy and niiserableittate. and appeared till tie
is want of food. He eaut,osied the mother and father, sad
requested the neighbours to keep a eau+ upon the bow.
His attention had been called to the house upon several
ocossions since.

The inquest was adjourn...l +intil to-morrow (rsdnooday).
The body of the child is the most horrible sposiosio Seam
to, imagined. Although eleven Tears of ago, Ihs =Pat
is weight not more thou 201 h net* is no fish es
wpm dm boom the korai( sod elbow. protrude thsongh the
01111. which is almost transpanint, and the elsteiseh appears
to be totally void of food. Scums of the neighbours show
the greatest apathy about the ease, stating when questioned
that they bare been aware of what was pug usi:for throe
years past.

DEATH OP A LITFATOOL Xeatilddant. —Yenta,
a., (*.luta') the deg at the Lieerpod tows .han we,
Lowered at half-madt, oet of moppet to the tasesary of James
11.41.,r, E. 1., Ly meiti.trate of the above &monk The
deemed.] gentleman died on tistarday, at Hilltlay, in York.
Are. He was wekludows aid respected ha LiverpeeL