The Express.
London, England, 1850-05-13 00:00:00

Rab 3 Intelligence.

COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.—SATURDAT.
9=ool AT Nun PllCA—Bmaz LORD CA31711/LL AND • Co NIXON
JULY.
THE QUEEN v. KENELLY.
Mr. Crowder, who, with Mr. Huddlestons, appczred for
the prosecution, stated that this was an indictmen; inst:tuttd
by the board of guardians of the West Luidouraim against
the defendant for an aggravated assault, of which he was
alleged to be guilty, upon his illegitimate child, a boy of
only six years of age. It was to him (Mr. Crowder) a painful
duty to prosecute suck a charge against a person situated as
was the defendant, who was a barrister resident in Gray'r-
inn. The guardians of the union in question had, from the
following cucumatances, become connected with the matter.
On the 13th of February lest • child wu observed by one of
the City policemen crying very bitterly in Skinner-street,
and appearing more than usually wretched. The policeman
interrogated a. boy EA to who he was, and whence he had
come, bat not getting very distinct answers frrm him, he
carried him to the station-house, where he was wooled. It
was whilst being washed that the poor child was dis-
covered to have been most cruelly beaten. On his
neck was a mark, which went about half-way
round, showing that a cord had been tied round
it, and strongly premed against it. 1113 back wu wholly
covered with bruises, some of which were blue, some black,
some yellow, and others green, as If they had been inflicted
at diflarent times, although it was passible that they had
all been inflicted at the same time. SAfte of them were in
a state of suppuration, and others in the process of healing.
How and by whom these wounds had been inflicted, it
would be for the jury to determine, and to aid them in com-
ing to a decision, the surgeon who examined the boy would
be called, who would detail to them the condition in which
he found the child. Not only was the child's back Ince-
pted in a shocking manner, but the bruises also overspread
his arms and legs. By direction of the Alderman, before
whom the child was brought, he bad been conveyed to the
West London Workhouse. The defence intended to be set
up was, that the child hail only been punished for miscon-
duct. But if the punishment was exceuica the defendant
was on the indictment—if it was not so, the jury would
acquit him. There were 10 counts in the Indictment, the first
charging the defendant with basing tied a cord round rho
boy's neck and hanged him to a peg, and the second charg-
ing him with an aggravated musk. The defendant pleaded
not guilty.
The first witness called was policeman 238, who said—
lam a City police constable. On Wednesday, the 11. h of
February, I was on duty in Skinner-street, Snow hill.
There was a crowd of people; they were standing round a
child which was proved to have been lost ; he wee sobbing
very much. The crowd called my attention to his back,
legs, and neck. They were covered with strip s and
bruises—some red, some blue. The body was covered with
them. They extended from the one* to the port where
the clothes were around the body. 1 took it to the station,
and then to Guildhall, where Alderman Hunter presided.
The child was then given over to the relieving officer of
the West London Union. The child had a cane m his hand,
and made a statement about it. . . _

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Cross examined—Ann Dash wu examined before the al-
derman, as was also Elizabeth Sommers.
George Howard—l am impactor of polies. The child
11111 A brought before me on the 13th. It:looked as though it had
been well dusted. I thought it u.y duty to show it 4J the
Magiatrato. There were very severe stripes from head to
foot—from the poll of the head down to the ankles, and the
arms down to the knuckles from the shoulder. The stripes
appeared to lie in threes—they were blue and black.
There was a mark round the neck, and the appearance was
as though the child had been hung. The skin was off.
Grose-examined--I was not examined before the magis-
trate. Elizabeth Summers wu in custody, and was exa-
mined before the magistrate. She is here to-day. I be-
lieve she had bad the care of the child. It wu not then
known to whom the child belonged. She lives at the de-
fendant's chambers, No. 4, South-square, Or.y'a-inn.
Re-examined—Dir. lienealy requested the child night be
examined.

W. Obiamberlain—l am the relievi•R Alen of the West
London Union. OR the 13th of February I was at the
Guildhall Police-office on other business, w►en this child
was brought in. It appeared to have been meet brutally
beaten with a cane or there were stripes all down the
back from the head to the ankles. The arms were in the
same condition from the shoulders to the wrists. There was
• mark on the front of the neck, extending from one ear to
the other. I took the child to the workhouse. On the Fri-
day I received information about the relatfocship of the
child. Mn. Summers cams, and was taken into custody.
The defendant did not appear till the following Monday.
There was than • remand to Thursday, and then the de-
fendant wee committed. The child has been at • school at-
tached to the West London Union.
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