The Sun.
London, England, 1863-08-04 00:00:00

Child Murder in the Mar: ylebone-road.

The details of a horrible tragedy corn mated on Friday last
at No. 108, Marylebone-road, have ju et been made public.
It appears that for several months p sat there have been
residing on the first floor of the house, 10 8, Marylebone-roadt
young woman, her child, and a nurse, who also occupied
a room on the second floor. On taking the, ae apartments the
mother of the child stated that her na me w as Mrs. ChaPPelf
and that her nurse was Miss Russell. Slit ' also stated that
her husband, through business engage.mei its, could only
periodically visit her. After she had taken I he lodgings a
gentleman repeatedly visited her, and repres
ented himself
as her husband. These visits continued until seven weeks
ago, when they had a quarrel, and the -visits ' were discon-
tinued. On Friday at 1 o'clock Mrs. Chappel sei
it her nurse
to Covent-garden market to buy a peach. On h, or return,
at half-past 3, she found that the door of Mrs, o:llaPPers
room was locked. She knocked several times, any
then
became alarmed by hearing moaning sounds, which pro-
ceeded from the interior of the room. Not being able to
obtain admittance, in her fright she ran for Mr. Cathrow,
Mrs. Chappel's medical adviser, who lives at 42,Weymouth-
street, Marylebone, and he returned with her to Mrs.
Chappel's residence. Mr. Cathrow knocked at the door
several times, and hearing no noise was dubio us as to any'
one being inside, but after waiting about five minutes he
Lieard a groan, when he kicked in a panel of the ,door, mak-
ing an aperture sufficiently large to admit him and the
nurse. On their entering the room they were horr;fied at
seeing Mrs. Chappel lying on the floor bathed in blood,
which proceeded from the wounds inflicted on her throat.
Making further search, Mr. Cathrow found the child on the
bed, covered over with a pillow. The bed and wool mattress
were soaked through with blood, which Mr. Cathrow found
to come from a wound inflicted about an inch below the
child's loft nipple. First directing his attention to Mrs.
Chappel, he sewed up three large gashes in her throat. He
next attended the child, and bandaged up its wounds. Mr.
Cathrow was desirous of avoiding an exposure, and, think-
ing both the lady and her child would recover, he refrained
from informing the police. However, on Sunday morning
the child was seized with alarming symptoms, and died at 12
o'clock. Mr. Cathrow then addressed a letter to Mr. Tiddy,
the superintendent of the D division, notit:ving that
murder and an attempted suicide had been committed, and
that he should continue in charge of the mother until the
arrival of the police. At 1 o'clock Mr. Inspector Simms, and
Isaacson, a constable, both of the D division, arrived on the
spot, and on being acquainted by Mr. Cathrow with the facts
of the case they commenced to search the room. Behind the
shutters Isaacson found a small stiletto or dagger, the end of
which was bloody up to about three inches. The surgeon
handed to Mr. Simms a razor, the handle of which was
covered with blood. They found the child quite dead, and
Mrs. Chappel in a low delirous state. On making a further
search they discovered a quantity of bedding and clothing
covered with blood and steeped in cold water. On the side-
board a Bible was laid open, with the 9th, 10th, 12th, 13th,
15th, and 18th verses of the 37th Psalm underscored in ink.
There was also en the sideboard a lecture by Hugh Miller,
on " Courtship and Matrimony," several passages of which,
were underscored. They also found a quantity of money
and documents, among the latter of which there was a copy
of a will, containing a codicil leaving a large sum to Mrs.
Chappel. It appeared from further investigation, and the
admission of the young woman herself, that after she had
sent the nurse to market she fetched the child from the
upper room to her own apartment, when, after stabbing it in
the place mentioned, she cut her own throat and then fainted.
Reviving after some time, and finding her child still alive,
she, after giving her throat two other cuts with the razor,
took a pillow and, placing it upon the face of her child, lay
upon it ; but it appears she afterwards slipped down on the
floor to the position in which Mr. Cathrow found her. The
police also ascertained that just prior to committing the
deed the woman had dressed herself and her child in
white clothing, and had put out on the bed side
all the 'linen necessary for laying them out when dead.
Subsequently it has been ascertained that the young
woman's real name is Sarah Emily Mitchell, aged 24, and
that the nurse, Mary Mitchell, is her sister. She is said to
have been seduced by the person who visited her, while in
his employment as housekeeper. Both the razor and the
dagger were new, and in such a state as showed that they
never had been used before. The woman is at present in a
most dangerous condition. She is in the custody of the
police, and will remain so until the ease is fully investigated.
Dr. Lankester will hold an inquest on the body of the
child this day.

COUNTRY MARKETS.

GLOUCESTER—Aua. 1.

The show of English wheat to-day was very fair, with
prices the turn in favour of buyers; and foreign wheat in
limited demand. In barley, oats, and beans there was no
alteration.

COLCHESTE.
There was a small supply o:
were as last quoted. Spring
supplies.
Wheat, white 46s 56s Beans, Mazagan 30s 330
red 42a 62. middle & small.3ss 425
Barley —s —a Peas, white 40s 42s
Oats

in—Aua. 1.

of wheat to-day, and prices
corn very dull, for want of

CHELMSFORD—JULY 31.
At this corn exchange to-day there was a fair attend-
ance, but trade was very dull, at barely late rates. The
supply of wheat was adequate. Other articles dull, at the
prices of last week.
Wheat, old white 30s 62s
new 34s 49s
old red 36s 47s
new 34s 44s
Barley 2Bs 36s
Chevalier ..28s 40s
Grinding 22s 31s
Malt....
Chevalier ... 64s 69s
Oats 20s 28s

Yeas, Partridge 37s 408
White 39s 408
Boiling 4os 438
Dun 358 388
Ditto new -8 .-8
Beans, Tick, old 34s 39s

new.. —8 —8
Harrow Ticks ..35s 40s
new.. --s —e
Mazagan .......30s 38e

KIRKCALDY GRAIN-AuG 1.

To-day we had very small supplies of barley and oats,
but rather a good supply of wheat. Sales slow. Barley and
oats at fully previous rates. Wheat is cheaper.
Wheat. Barley. Oats.
First....34s Od 2Bs 6d I 24s Od
Second ..40s Od 29s 3d 26s Od
Third....--s Od —s Od —a Od

COAL A
Prfoes of Coal per Ton a•

[ARKET.
the close of the market.

Carway and Duffryn_

s. d.

Malang - 19
Eden Main ..16
North Pelton Ga 5..... 13
Hastings Hartley ....16
Tanfield Moor Butes ..13

8. d.

Walls End.
Belmont ..16 0
Russel's Hetton 17 3
Ships at marker

Walls End.

Heugh Hall 17 0
Hartlepool.. l7 6
Trimdon Hartlepool 17 6
South Hartlepool 16 6
East Hartlepool,. 18 0
South Kelloe. l7 0
Haswell
Framwellgate.. l6 3
,South Hetton ...... • lB 0
st, 65 ; sold, 63.

Foreign Mail Packet List.

MAILS DUE.

Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton ..Aug. 18.
via Marseilles Aug. 13.
drazil and Cape Verds, by British packet. Sept. 3.
Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena Aug. —•
China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton Aug. 2.
via Marseilles Aug —,

Falkland Islands
Gibraltar, via Southampton Aug. 2.
India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton Aug. 2.
via Marseilles Aug. —.
India (Bombay), via Southampton .. Aug. 10.
via Marseilles Aug. 4.
Portugal ............ Aug. 4.
Malta, Egypt, and Men, via Southampton Aug. 2.
via Marseilles Aug. —.
Newfoundland
Oporto and Vigo
U. S. and British N. America, Ly Brit. packet.... Aug. 5.
by U.S. packet....

by Canadian packet. Aug. 7.
W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe Aug. 10,
Bahamas, via New York Ang. 27.
Mexico..
Alland British st Indis
Columbia including .
Aug.ili, Peru, 1 ' -
la.

Full benefit of reduced duty obtained by pur-
chasing Horniman's pure Tea; very choice at 3s. 4d. and
4s. "High Standard" at 4s. 4d. (formerly 4s. Bd.), is the
strongest and most delicious imported. Agents in every
town supply it in packets.