The Express.
London, England, 1857-10-17 00:00:00

THAMES.

Emma iliddletort, a woven abort 25
_years of age, and
rather good-looking, was brought before 14r. Pate, charged,
on her own confeasion, with the wilful murder of a newly-
born child, at Brighton, about seven months ago.
The prisoner appeared greatly agitated, and sobbed audibly
and frequently while the case wee proceeding, and Roche,
the gaoler of the court, stood alongside of her during the
investigation.
Inspector James Griffin, of the K division of police, said
he took the prisoner into custody that day at 1 o'dock, at
No. 10, Mount-terms, Whitechapel-road, in conesquenos of
information, and reed the following statement to her which
she had previously made too gentleman named Rusedi
" H division, Lemaa-sheet station, October lb, 1607-
lir. W. J. Hume% of the Beams Society for
Fallen Female. (address 11, Poultry), came to the station
I to-day end stated that a female of the above clam,
named Emma Middleton, at Kr. Spink's Females' Home,
Mount-terrace, New-road. Whitechspel, made the following
statement to him on the 2nd instant :--That seven months
ago she was in a gentleman's family at Brighton, when the
cook, her fellow•servant, gave birth to a child about one
o'clock in the morning, and aaked her to assist her to kill it.
The mother pot her hand over its mouth, and she tied a
handkerchief over its mouth, while she (the prisoner) tied a
handkerchief round its neat and strangled it. She then
wrapped it up in a cloak and carried it to the seashore, and
threw It Into the sm. Afterwards s.he met a man by ap-
pointment, about two the woe morning, end dur-
ing the time she wan out with him, the cook
removed all traces of what had happened, and absconded
sad was sot heard of afterwards. There was a great same'
In the morning about the cook being mbeiog, end she (the
prisoner) wanted to leave also, but her muter would not
allow her to do so, and made her stay a month longer. The
prisoner stated that she had been in great agony of mind ever
since, for the eyes of that child were always looking at her,
and exclaimed, .0h God I I am a =edam, and am undone
for ever.' _ . . .

Inspector Griffin said, that when he had finished wading
the moment, he salted the prisoner if it was true, awl if she
had mode that statement t To which she replied, .1 did;
Me all true."
Mr. delfe—You found her in a boom ice 611 en imam
who vie to reform P
Inspector Orittio —I did , air.
Mr. gica_Was the prisoner calm and collected when she
said the statement was quite true. and that she made it P
Inspeector fltiffin—Yea, sir. She was quite collected.
Mr. Wittiest Jai Remelt said he was mieskmary agent to
the dociety for the Ramos of Young Woman end Children.
I The at demantmad by the in-pecker was made by the primmer
to been The primmer came from the Dome Probationary
Aryl= to the asylum In M.,ont-terrace, three weeks ago.
Mr. Salie—lt is right for me to Ante that you came fo me
and seed my advice on the *abject of this young woman's
coulombs. . . . .

Mr. lawsill—Yee, sir, and you kindly gave me Adria how

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toed.
Mr. Seib asked the inspector of police K the primer had
given him sip further particniare, or diNulged the ISM et
the goathemius 'lase family she Owl utter at Beightos?

Invp,...tor Gratin—No sir; I asked her the name of the
14./13 la shoes service she was, and the name of the
cook who she ged assisted in the murder, and she would
net tell me, and said I shell ui,t trouble you lone in this
world, and I will my no more bout it at all." She ex-
claimed arrays] times that she would commit suicide.
Mr. Self. asked Mr. Russell If there was any reason to
believe that the prisoner was h./sowing =dm • delusion
Mr. Rtuniell—l should my not. She wee very in and
feverish when she made the statement to me, but quite col-
lected.
r Griffin said the prisoner complained of Mr. Bim-
etal ring information to the police.
r. Selle—He warn bound to do it. Let her be well
looked after. I will remand her fora week, and ;au will
In the meantime communivete with the Brighton police;