The Express.
London, England, 1856-12-24 00:00:00

VERDICT 07 MANSLAUGHTER AGAINST mac MEIER&

Yesterday evening Mr. Wm. Carter, the coroner
for But Surrey, mimed, at the Swan T , Bacteria-a-
bridge, the adjourned inquiry ?ripening the death of Maria
Bailey, the child who it wu alleged had been starved to
death in a cheap boirding.school kept by a Mrs. M
Mr. Reynold", the 'Winne to the board of overseers, again
attended to watch the proceedings.
George Tindall said he wee 11 years of age. He knew
sow of the commandments, but be bad not been taught
' them since he went to Mrs. Meares'. lie bad learnt what
he knew before he went to ter school. He should know
Mr,. Mears again. Be fist west to her !retool at Pelham
in August lout, after which she removed to Chelsea, sad
atter that to &tern& When he went to Fulham there
were 21 chtidne there. Be wee treated better at Fuloarn
than afterward', bet ha bad not always enough to est.
When they want to Cisetse.t the children principally slept
is a cupboard. WitZelnl and three little boys slept in
Sualevateset at du house of a Mr. Harkin. They had
rice and treads for Mauer sweetener, bread and treacle for
breakfast and tea, and at other tinny only dry bread.
By the Coroner—The living at Battersea was wore than
ever, and they had au halt mooch to eat. Be had inky dry
bread for breakfast, and only water to drink. There was
a piece of neat shoat the site of a cep pat ante a seutspan
for the toed for all the children's dinners. They had neat
only mice whilst at Battersea. lie alrpt is kis cleft,
batons, it was so sold. Tie had a clean shirt sometinws

once a fortnight. His person was neglected, and Ma bead
in consequence became covered with vermin.
The witness became grealy agitated and looked rotted'
tho room, when the learned Coroner told him that le need'
not Do afraid, Mrs. Moons was not prompt. He wished
she was.

Elaraisation in chief coutlaued—lit had heard demised
eioraplaia of the food she had given her for dinner, sad
when she did so dry broad was given instead. The decreased
wee beaten the day after she was 'akin ill brcause she warn-
plairted. The rooms were not washed or krpt clean' and
they were not allowed to go out. Mrs. Weitcn, of C helsee,
used to give them food to eat occasionally. Idyl. Meats
did not allow then salt, pepper, or halves or foal to eat
with. -

By the C —The deceastd nor any other scholar lad
sufficient food to eat, kid she used to cry for more.
By Mr. Reynolds—He had can vermin and mires the
floor. There were sic or seven doge and three gate kept k
the room, which made the mess on the floor.
By the Coroner—The potatoes were boded in their skins
and also in the dirt, and alter they were cooked the liquor
was given to the @Widths and they were told it was broth.
(Sensation.) It was served up in plata. There were but
three plates, and when three scholars had taken tie food
given to them, three ethers would be served. They had no
regular lemons, and were obliged to est the little food they
had with their augers. They bad no lights or firiag sup-
plied by Mrs. Metres. There had been no course of instruc-
tion laid down slags they had teen at Battersea. Mrs.
Meares would not allow him to write home to his friends.
He had however penned the following in pencil, which was
found in the witness's pocket.
"My dear Papa,—l hope you are quite well, but lam
my sorry that you forgot about me en my birth day, sad I
hope you will remember it another. I writs these
lines to tell you how I am treated. I am treated very badly.
We oily have rim, half raw, and three potatoes, but so
seat tar dinner, and for tea and breakfast only bread and
treacle, sometimes oily dry bread. We me halt steroid.
and if you do not come and fetch me on Christraaa' I
shall be crying all the time. Remember me on Christmas.
Biases me writing in pencil. I am your affectionate
eon, "G. F. TINDALL."
' The readleg of the letter caused a strong feeling amongst
all la court. _ _ _

Mr. Jobe Crowe Richardson, surgeon, of No. 2,
Spencer Villas, Battersea, maid that he wee first
called upon to see the decsand on the evening of the 4th
of December. The child moaned end complained of tender-
ness of the body, and there appeared a kind of stupor about
countenance. The bud sad body were dirty. He
g lly saw the child twice a day. She was suffering
from diarrhea and fever. The Cantos ceased, but the
mulles of the body condoned, sad the fever be..... of a
typhoid oharuter. Be never saw the deceased except on
one or two 00011i001 unless In the arms of Kn. Mauer, en
she eppeared to bs labouring slider alerts, and would not
allow lilts babel ler pales listless her bands were held. He
essiisigi to Woad the child up to her death, which took
pies sato HBverythiag in the house well M dos
mu veer tibty, sad he could aot get lats onion ma
to Ku of the Ibsen carried out. Mrs. Meeves said
that else ao one to attend upon the children
beyond herself. Be had dace sad* a post-mortem ear
missiles of the body, and having heard that the deceased
and *then bad be.. kept without proper nourishment, the
want of clothing and bedding, with the entire aegleet of
cleanliness, would act as predisposing causes to the parti-
cular ease of fever which the child laboured under, awl in
some sues atmospheric chuges would give rise to it. From
the evidence he had heard, his opinion was that death had
resulted from remittent lever, ariaing out of the
had before alluded to. He bad not the least hesitation in
saying that the dammed's death had been caused from hunt .
Iciest and improper f..od, want of clothing, and cleanliness
—absolute neglect of clualinese, with atmospheric changes.
• • -

The learned Coroner summed up, rmomniog that If
tbejary were satisfied that the woman bad been guilty of
mach grog and criminal segleot as to cause the death, it
would be for them to say whether she was guilty of man-
slaughter or not.
The mire haying been cleared of strangers, the jury re-
tired, and attar sonsultlag for some time, they returned a
mocha of Measlaughter against Marian Wens." The
Witllolllloll IMO Wand over to appear at the Old Balky to
prosecute.

WE FRAUDS BY 7HH OFFICERS OF THE
GUARDIANS OF TBB CITY UNION.

The investigation u to the frauds and tOberiee
esuaitted by Manta and Pant, who hire disappeared,
leaving en lentesse amount of money unsceoustid for, is
proceeding vigoeously. It is believed tbst the def I¢stions
*need 60.000 i Mr. Rowsell, clerk to the guardians of the
several peeishes has bees, gently to the TIPProt of many
of the nest resjentable inhablthate. who have known hint
nosy yeses, suspended frost his ode., although it Is not
Imputed to hi. th..t he was at all cognisant of the
(rendition tnasactiess which hen liken place.
The following is • dopy of the warrant of suspension,
which was signed sad sealed on lionitsy at the Mansion-
house:

" City of Ludes Uoioa.—To the guardians of the poor
of the City of Lanes, In the City of London sod the
liberties tlsereof.—To Mr. John Rawson, clerk to the
guardians of the poor of the said union.—To the elturche
' wardens sad overseers of the poor of the several parishes
and pluse meeprised in the said anion.—To the clerk or
clerks of the jeetiess of the petty sessions held for the
division or divisions in which the said onion is situate.—
Anita ell ethers whom it may macern.—We, the Poor-law
Beard, hereby dealers that we deem it expedient that Joha
Thomsa Bowan should be suspended from the once of
clerk to the guardleas of the poor of the City of London
Unios,ia the City of London sad the liberties thereof; and is
pirouettes of the powers gives in end by the deist« io that
betel( made sod provided, we do hereby suspend him from
the said ogee, sad order and direct the said John Thomas
Rowan to mass to exercise and discharge the rowan and
duties of the said once, °obi we shall, by any order under
mu head and seal of once, otherwise direct. And we do
declare that the urgency of the case miscue that this order
should take effect within the period at fourteen days, and
do acoordiegly direct that the same shell come into force
forthwith.—Ointa soder our haw., and seal of Mice this
22nd day of December, 18.56.—8. P. Bolivian, President.
...0011111ULILT, deeittaty."

ANOTHER BURGLAR REPULSED BY A LADY.—
Ono of the burglarious peg who:tiniest the West Biding of
Yorkshire suffered oa Sudsy morning • repulse at the
hands of a lady while attempting t bosh into a dwelling-
hoses. Dir. Samuel Blaming and hie daughter, a maiden
lady, »Ode in one of the least populous puts of the village
of Greet Mortcm, near Bradford. About half past one am.
on Stodgy the lady, who was sleeping is a r om on the
ground S or, was alarmed at heatless moist. She stetted
ep, tamed, cm the gas, and saw • roan'. head projecting
through the window into the interior of the room. The
hove. had been but recently broken into, and therefore, for
proteetios, Mir Blemires kept in her sleeping apartment an
from erow-bar. With this she struck sierra heavy blows at
the Intending bead, severely mauling it; and while this was
b.iag dons en accomplice *Welt the owner of the head had
outside cried oat "Strike her; suits her with the blud-
geon Jack." The advice, however, could sot be folowed.
bat thel head was as wen
as possible withdrawn, and then
the party decamped. leaving bellied them oro iron now-
here. Although their trash was for some distance marked
with blood, they have not yet been captured. The thieves
were attempting to eater the house. by means of a lattice.
TES ESCAPED CONVICTS.—WOOLWICH, DEC. 23.
One of the oonviete who .reaped last night from the hospital
ship, moored off Woolerish Anatol, .as °splutter' about fear
hours oubsegneatly by a police sonsteble of the IL division,
and immediately ectioeyed to hls old guerters. Toe boat in
which the three °aconite 'soaped hem been brad on the
Zoe: shoes of the river, opposite rlumstead. It appears
that the fugitive' landed at this cep st, and proceeded towards
Loudon, as they were met at L'hiuwell, in Rosen, by the
pities coastal% referred to, and as at assistance wis imme-
diately available two of the men act sissy, ana the third
was appnkandat attar a desperate resistance.