The Sun.
London, England, 1863-10-10 00:00:00

A Clap BURIED ALIVE,

A t the police-court, Cheltenham, on Wednesday,
before Mr. C. L. Harford, Col. Newman, and Mr.
W. Jones,
Esther Jordan, a respectably dressed
servant girl, at present out of
who had filled her kat situation eleven
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years, was charged with the wilful murder of her
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cchhailtd. Theacter, the evidence tendered being
preiiminary
a remand. It, however,
only for the purPose of
appeared that the prisoner had been confined about
three weeks ago in the Cheltenham workhouse, and
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did not, however, take her child with her. On Mon-
day evening Mr. Clarke Was in his garden, when
he heard the cry of a child, and upon searching
found that the mould underneath a bush had been
disturbed. Upon examining the spot he discovered
that a child had been buried there alive, covered by
about an inch of mould. He removed the earth and
took out the child, which was wrapped in ilannel,
and handed it to the prisoner, who just then came
in from a walk. He accused her of being the
mother and of burying the child, but she denied it.
He had the child placed in a warm bath to restore
animation to its limbs, which had become cold, and
sent to the police-station. Sergeant Hopkins shortly
afterwards arrived on the spot, and charged the pri-
soner with the offence. She at first denied it, but
subsequently admitted being the mother, and that
she had buried the child. The sergeant examined
the hole, and found it to be about six inches in
depth. He then brought the child end its mother
to the Cheltenham station. The child lingered in
convulsions until the following morning, when it
died. Mr. Beach, surgeon, attributed death to con-
vulsive disease, and stated he had previously ex-
pressed an opinion that the child could not live.
The mother's treatment probably accelerated death,
but if it had been a healthy child and had been res-
cuedo while it was still able to cry, it would
ld ied for
less have recovered. Sergeant Hopkins app
a remand until Friday, that the coroner, who had
been communicated with, might be enabled to hold
his inquest in the meantime. The sergeant stated
he should then be able to prove that the prisoner
had had her child brought to her a short time be-
fore it was discovered in the garden. The bench
acceded to the application, and the prisoner there-
fore stands remanded until Friday.

NATIONAL GERMAN MEMORIAL TO THE GRIMMS.
_A public appeal to the German nation to honour
Grimms' memory by some lasting foundation has been
resqonded to throughout the length and the breadth of the
country. The only difficulty will be found in fixing upon
one of the many plans now proposed. There is, however,
but one voice for uniting, in whatever might be decided
upon, the names of both the brothers, so inseparable in
life. A " Grimm Fund" seems at present to have the most
1 chances, although, whether it is to aid young Germanists
in their studies, or whether certain, Germanistie works are
to be printed by its assistance, or again, whether the
ibrothers' works are to be disseminated throughout all
classes of the people, aro as yet moot points. A. central
conamittse is being fornud at this moment,