The Express.
London, England, 1859-06-15 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 15, 1859.

DREADICIL NULDZI 6l TIIO CRILDRES AND
SUICIDE 07 INS NUEDEP.EBB.-(TEIS DAY./

This morning, shortly heft; 11 o'clock, the
soloddiserbood of the Clsekenwsll Police Court was thrown
tote a *As of great sielihment, by the discovery that a most
•raaahl mods, had best committed at No. 62, Swinton-
Am*, IL Pauses.

It appears hem Muskies that were made ow the spot, that
a jeweller of tee some of Craft has resided with his wins ts
some time in the feat sad beak parker.. About two months
elate hie wife, Elizabeth Croft, was excised, tad since then
she hoe been In a very elorposatise stain in orweeqemos, ea
she presumed, of sot being ebbe to take proper ore of bar
two chtldrea. Mr. Selwood, the magma, of Perepetreet,
has been attending her, bat since Saturday be has net seen
her, as it was understood that she was abort ming a vitt
to some Mende In the country.
This morning the husband went to his employment et tbe
usual hour and after he had gene the partim in the hens*,
not hearts; the obildren cry or Mrs. Croft moving about,
became somewhat alarmed. After the lapse of some time
they knocked at the door, sad not obtaining say reply,
inched a painter who wee at work in the street, end get hint
to look in at the back parlour window. He did so, and per-
ceiving that the woman wee lying is • very penalise position,
be at once connatmicated with the police his suspicions that
all was not correct.

lospector Allen, of the O division, at once proceeded to
the house, and policaroonatable Thomas Bailey, CR A.
cffctcd an entrance by the back parlour window. A meet
frightful sight presented itself On a French bedstead lay
the lifeless bodies of Mrs. Croft and her two children, the
blood at the time being quite warm, end oozing from the
wounds.

The children ere both females, one being of the age of
three years and named after her mother, and the other, u
before stated, shoat two mouths old. Both their throats
were cut from ear to ear, and the Incision wee very deep.
The eldest child appears to have two wounds le the duvet.
The mother it would appear cut the West of the
eldest child tint and then the youngmt. After
this she must have rat on the aide of tie bed
red cut her throat with her right hand, and TWIN she fill
on the bed, with her left band covered her Leos with the
sheet. The children were is their nlght-cloths, the mother
fully dressed.

The razor with which she committed the dreadful act wee
footed between her feet.

The unfortunate woman, it is 'teed, is very respectehly
connoned, and she is ►boat 25 years of age.
Mr. Allen at one took possession of the nom. and
Infonnsion was Immediately forwarded to Mr. Walley, the
coronae; and the impost will be held to-morrow.
Large numbers of peewee surround the hoses. aid wen
it not for the police the street would be impassable.

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Two o'CLoon.
The railway share market exhibited a continued
tendency to improvement during all the earlier
part of the day. Lancashire and Yorkshire
stock was in especial demand, and attained
a fresh rise of I per cent. There was also an
advance of per cent. in London and North
Western and North British, and of I per cent, in
several of the other leading stocks. Within the last
half-hour, however, a rather decided relapse has
taken plume, in sympathy with the fall in Consols,
and the market is now flat. Present quotations are
as follows:—London and North Western stock, 901
to t ; Oreat Western, 641 to I; Midland, 99
to t ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 90 to ; South
Eastern, 204 to I ter share; Caledonian,
801 to ; Berwick, b. to ; York and North Mid-
land, 72 to ; and North ritiah, 655 to t.
Lombardo-Venetian Railway shares have also
given way. The old issue is now quoted to It
die., and the new 11 to It dis. French railway
shares have likewise fallen. The Indian stocks re-
main steady with a fair enquiry.
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