The Express.
London, England, 1850-05-20 00:00:00

THE ALLEGE!) CHILD MURDERS AT
WILITEcHAPEL

On Saturday arternlon en inquiry wee opened by
Mr. W. Baker, at the Golden Lion, Casson-street, Com-
aseretal-road East, touching the death of a full-grown infant,
the alleged offspring of a female named Elisabeth Harker,
or Isaacs, who tur 'Lute tune per. hes been colsohiting with •
man named Bailey, a pelmet, living at '2l, Winchestir
etre t, both cf *bow, together with hurt Campbell, a
midwife, and • female named Cook, are in custody, and re.
funded by Hr. Henry, at the Thames Police-court, on the
charge of strangling deceased, as a:so another child
only a few days *id, to the beginning of the last year.
Sergeant Kelly, No. 2, II wu the first witness
szetained, and Lis evidence was a repetition of that which
ha already epocared in the Thames. Polite report, but in
answer to questions by the jury, the witness stated that he
had found 'kitten' letters in Mrs. Barker's bores, from
which it was his impression that she was not married to
Barker.

Mrs. Elizebeth Goodwin, of No. 24, Umberstone.street,
two doors from the female Barker's residence, deposed that
she had known Barker for the last twelve months, and of
late she had noticed that she was in the femily way. She
was about as usual on the previous Saturday, end on the fol-
lowing day. Sunday, wilts's' was told by a child of Mrs.
Barker, a boy about nine yeah of age, that his mother was
very ill in hue, and • Mrs Campbell was with her. On the
next day, Monday, Mrs. Barker was about as usual, but she
appeared in • very week state, and could scarcely walk.
Witness saw Mn. Barker on Minday Evening, when she'
denied that she had been eorfiued,ae was rumoured about.
Mr. Thomas Meares, Brick-lane, surgeon, said that be
made a post morkm examination of the body, 'misted by
Doctor Godfrey, end there was proof that the child was
born alive, and had lived some time, as matter in process of
digestion was discovered in the stomach. The lungs were
slightly congested, and contained • frothy mucus ; and, on
' opening the head, be found extrairssated blood pressing on
the suletance of the brain, and the brain generally injected
with blood. These symptoms, taken altogether, did net
diaincly ac.ount for the mcvle of death, bat, in his judg-
ment, it arose from suffocation ; at the same time it was
quite p7srible lax death to have arisen from natural causes.
She stomach awl a portion of she intestines were in the
hands of Dr. Lethally, of the London Hospital, for
analysis.
Dr. Letheby informed the coroner that he had not had
sufficient time to make a c.mplete anelysation, but he bad
seen sufficient to say there was opium in the stomach.
At this stage of the proceedings the jury generally ex-
premed a mien to bear the evidence of Mrs. Campbell. the
midwife, who is in custody of the Forth as an accessory to
the murder.

The Coroner observed he could not enforce the attendance
of this party under the circumstances. All he could do was
to write to Sir George Grey, explaining the circumstances
to him, and very likely he might direct the polio* to bring
her bsfore them at their neat meeting.
The jury fully concurred in the coroner's views, sad,
after some further conversation beteeet a the coroner and tier.
geant Kelly respecting the disinterring the body of the other
child which had died, and was buried in a very supkions
manner, the coroner observed he would knish the previous
ow drat before going into the other.
Tlia Inquiry wee then adjourned till to•morrow.

TEE TEA TRADE.—A request haying been made to
the revenue authorities for permission to mix, as often as it
might be found desirable, ties of different sorts lying in the
bonded warehouse fir exportation es ships' stores, it ap-
peared that by an existing regulation In the matter Ma is not
allowed to be mixed in the bonded werehouses either for the
purpose of home consumption or exportation, and that Way-
lan the request could not be granted.
ALLEGED DEATH PROM ADMINISTERING A QUACK

MEDICINZ.—On Friday evening en inquest was taken by
Mr. Baker, at the North Yule, Chnrch-road, Com-
eaucial-road, relative to the death of Timothy Dris.
coil, aged 62, • bricklayer, which is alleged to
have taken place from the administration of • quack
medicine. The demised lived voids hie family is Sun-
rise" likadwell, and bad been attended up to three weeks
before his death by Mr. Garrett, the parish surgeon. Ile
then applied to Mr. Stephen., smear and herbalist, who is
an agent for Dr. Ceffin. and who gave him a quart 'bottle of
• stature composed of herbs. Diapered continued to take
the medicine up to Monday last, when bo died. Mr. Stephens
said that the bottle contained portieas of nine different kerb.,
sad that the medicine was beneficial in all cams of debility
and indigestion. He had given it to at had 2,000 per
mess In the mune of the prim:one six months. The de-
ceased was latt3rly suffering from a constipation of the
bowels. Oa Monday witness found deceased sicking, upon
which he went to his family doctor, who was not at bowie.
He wee referred to Mr. H 'a, surgeon to the pariah, but
when he arrived deceased was dead. The coroner, as Wog
told what were the ingredients in the Wale, observed that
two of them were of a stringent character, and Mr. Boos
being asked if he would have employed the 'medicine la the
state deceased was, replied " Certainly not." Altar s brie'
dbeusaion, the coroner observed that the best 001Itie would
be to submit the medicine to Dr. Letheby for analysis, and to
are the body opened. If en inesperiened person admi-
nistered improper sesdialso incautiously, and death enesed,
seek person Iral liable to • verdict of manalaughter. The is-
;miry was adjourned f as analysis of the medicine sad a
reef-morintammtnahistian.