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London, England, 1818-12-19 00:00:00

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The public cariosity was very much recited reMerdav
respecting the child dropped at the dour of Mrs. imam's., 24,
Tastes', .et, Gray's-Ism-lane. The name and addrem of the
mother ore still kept a secret by the parish officers, as when
Mrs. Symons, the midwife, was examined, all the miter
witnesses had to withdraw; bat it is certain that she is as
lady of independent fortune, said • widow, her resith flee is
in the City-road, and the name of the father it Tissue.
Further respecting them we cannot state, bait that ota
the examination of Ann hymn..., it appeared that this
is the third child disposed of in a similar manner--
On Saturday, as soon as the child was horn, it was given
(Picture it was washed or dressed, Paul wrapped up in a iettanel
petticoat), by Mrs. Symons to a Mrs. White, wife of Jano s
White, auctioneer, 43, Maiden-lane, Covent-garden, to he
carried by her to nurse to a sister of Mrs. Sy 9, lodging
in a two-pair back-fount at Nu. 5, Silver-street, at the hack
of Clerkenwell Sessions House, said whose husbau.4 (Mr.
Evans) is clerk to Mr. Cable, stove-grate-manatfarturer,
Little SalTrou-bill, and Mrs. White is sistta- to M.* Evans.
Mr.aucl Mrs. Evans not living on the best terms, she left him
about three days before, and went to live in Dover-NI eet, St.
George'e.fields; on which Mes.Wlaite agreed to leave the child
to nurse with Mrs. Winter, a respeciabie wornan, living iq
the front room, at the same time telling her it helonged ba
a lady; that the birth was to be concealed; that
be well satisfied for her trouble, and that baby-clothes woidd
be sent. Mrs. Warder agreed to the proposal, the cloths w. rc
sent her, and she kept the child until Tuesday. when Mrs.
Symons, the midwife, called un her, and informed her it a as
the lady's intention to send the child to the country to be
nursed, and that when she sent it there she only meant to
leave it for a few days. Mrs Symons then gave her seven
shillings fur the time she kept it, and told her to bring the
child to her lodgings, at the house of Mr. Fthilcia Skegg,
who keeps an academy at 28, fiirBy-street, Hation•earden.
Mrs. Winter accordingly cleaned and dressed the child, and
carried it to Mrs Symons, at four o'clock ain Tuesday even-
ing, and in her way thither she called into Mr. %Villiams's
(grocer) shop, within two doors of her own, near Minton.
hill; sbewed the child, and related the mysteri..us tie.
enmstances relative to its birth, and that she was then tak
ing it back to the midwife in order to be sent 10 aurae.
At halt-past seven o'clock the same evening, it being v,ry
dark, a servant to Mr. Cullingwuaid, butcher, in Brook's.
market, picked up an old rash market-basket at the door of
Mr. James, 24, Trish-street, mid on examining it, he foood it
to contain au infant, wrapped up in a piece of old blanket,
•nd fait asleep, there were a few baby cloths in the *mac
basket, but of the meanest description, none of the clods!
it had at Mrs Winter's being with it, except the little shay
it had ou ; the child was takes into Mr. James's, said ales.
wards carried to the work-hoarse, where after it awoke, it
went into strong convulsions, in which state it remained
a considerable length of time, owing to its having received
a large quantity of syrrup of poppies to make it steep.
Shortly after the child was found, woman 010 happened
to pass that way, and seeing a great crewel collected, in.
quired the cause, of which she was iliformed. Lt her way
home, gibe called at Mr. Williams's, the grocer, in Silver-
street, Turnmill-street, where she related the circumstance
of • child being found, as already stated. Mrs. Williams,
recollecting the child that Mrs. Winter ,chewed her, and
whose birth was involved in mystery, went immediately and
related the story to Mrs. Winter, and desired her to pa to the
work-house, to satisfy herself if it was that child Or no
Winter being otherwise employed, did nut go heisulf,
but sent her daughter to see the child, who immediately
knew it to be the same her mother carried to Mrs. Ss
at four o'clock—she identified the piece of blanket and the
shirt, but all the other clothes were chauged for those Of OW
meanest. Mrs. Winter, Mr. James, and all the willnes.rs
who knew any thing of the matter were sent forlo the Wnek-
house, where they were strictly examined. Mrs. Ault
Symons, the midwife, and all the witnesses had lien to at.
tend the Magistrates at Halton-garden.
Mac. Symons, with great reluctance, and from fear of im-
prisonment, was then under the arc-ssity of Who; the
lady's name, her address, and the mime of the father, all
of which are carefully concealed at present ; Fut she tae.
quently contradicted herself in the other parts of Inc (*.h.
deuce, that she was considered as an accompliee in the
crime, and conspired to make away with the rhal'J, ma whirl,
she was ordered in custody. Her statement Was. that she was
ordered by the mother of the child to send it to aurae into the
consitry, the better to conceal its birth; that after Mr;.
Winter left her the child, at t tor o'clock 1111 Tllestio she gas
it to a woman named Mary Long, who told lire she lived at
43, Raguigge.wells.road, near Battle-bridge. She gave MR. y
Long two guineas as hush money, and was to pay her 104.
week fur nursing the child, and that she did not see her
since, nor before. The officer' have made thestrietest in-
quiry, but no such person as Mary Long can be made out.
The basket, ill which the child was foetid, proves to have
been in the possession of Mrs. Symons. Ma's Symons on,
to have given the child some syrup of puppies, as sin"
said, to prevent its crying, when she wave at to Mary Long ;
the persons iu the house. saw Mrs:Wooer come watt, the
child, but saw no Mary Long take it •way. Juba. Lim-
tank, the officer, had a w-arrant to take the lady Iwo rams.
truly, but owing to her daugerous awe, and • physician
road surgeon attendiag her, she could 1101 be remov. .1.
Yesterday the parish officers attend.d in Halton earth n,
where Am. Symons, the midwife, a gem... Hooking wa m as
wan brought up; and the charge agaiast her twang Into da•
Mr. Fratams Skeyg, her landlord, and Mr. J am. a W tow,
auctioneer, 43, Maiden-lane, Covent-garden, became Lir
mutate is 401. each.

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