The Sun.
London, England, 1863-12-02 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER.

CHARGE OF MUDERING A CHILD.—A middle-aged
woman, having the appearance of a domestic servant or
charwoman, who gave the name of Elizabeth Thompson,
was this morning placed at the bar under the following
circumstances :

Mrs. Ellen Jones, of 24, Keppel-street, Chelsea, said—l
have known the prisoner twelve months. She has lodged
with me. lam the landlady of the house. I thought the
prisoner was in the family way. I thought so several times
of late, and spoke to her about it, but she denied it. I spoke
to her on Saturday week. I asked if she was not in the
family way. She said she was not, but she was.
Mr. Arnold—What induced you to think so ?
Witness—Her size ; and then I felt confident she must
have been so afterwards.
Mr. Arnold—From what reason
Witness— Because she grew much less in size. Other
people observed it besides me. The neighbours asked me
what had become of the child, and said I must know, al-
though 1 told them I really had no more opportunity of
knowing than themselves. My next-door neighbour,
Mrs. Cox, came in yesterday and had a conversation
with me, and 1 also saw a friend of the prisoner's,
and in consequence of what I heard from them,
I asked the prisoner yesterday afternoon about the
child. I said, " Whatlhas become of your baby ?" She at
first again denied it, she said she had not had one. I said,
" You must have had one," then she admitted that she had.
Mr. Arnold—Did she say what had becume of it ?
Witness—She said she put it in a parcel and gave it to a
boy to dispose of, and he took it away. I inquired what
boy, and said she did not know.

Mr. Arnold—Was anything further said about her con-
finement ?

Witness—l said if she had told me how she was situated
I should have been very willing
at such a time to have
afforded her all the help in my power, and her answer to
that was, she did not like to let me know.
_ _ _

Sergeant Smith, B division—lt is necessary that I should
at this stage of the proceedings acquaint your worship with
an important matter connected with the case. On the
24th of last month the body of a child was found,
wrapped in a cloak, near Kensington-gardens. In-
formation was given to the police of the circumstances
on the 25th, and an inquest was held on the body of the
child on the 28th, when a verdict of wilful murder was
returned.
Mr. Arnold— Wilful murder ?

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Sergeant Smith—Yes, your worship.

Mr. Arnold—How do you connect the prisoner with the
child so found ?

Sergeant Smith—When found it was wrapped in this
piece of stuff (exhibiting some coloured rag), and the cor••
responding piece has been found in prisoner's box.
Mr. Arnold—Do you know any:ling of this wrapper,
Mrs. Jones ?

Mrs. Jones--One piece was in my room.
Sergeant Smith—The prisoner has been so recently
apprehended that I have not had time to collect the neces.
nary evidence, and must therefore ask your worship to
grant me a remand.

Mr. Arnold remanded the prisoner for a week to give the
required time,

THAMES.

Dolly Tess, David Barry, John Moss, Edward Brady,
and William Moyston, seamen, were brought before Mr.
Partridge charged with unlawfully and illegally knocking
at doors and ringing the bells of the houses in Christian-
street, St. George's-in-the-East.
Police-constable Shepherd, 43 H, stated that all the pri-
soners, and another man, were in Christian-street this
morning, at 1 o'clock, shouting, bawling, and singing, and
knocking at the doers, and ringing the bells of every house
they passed.
Mr. Partridge—How many houses ?
Shepherd—About 40. The inhabitants threw up their
windows, and asked the cause of the disturbance, and they
were answered with shouts of derisive laughter. After
leaving Christian-street, they turned into Brunswick-street,
and two of them run into the arms of a policeman at the
bottom of the street. I caught the other man. The fifth
man ran away.

The prisoners, in their defence, laid all the blame on the
man who escaped, and who they declared was in search of
his sweetheart, and knocked at several doors they came to
in making inquiries after her.

Mr. Partridge—You were seen to knock at the doors and
ring the bells.

The prisoners 64" voce)--We are all very sorry.
Mr. Partridge—you must not do this again. It is too
bad to disturb quiet people in the middle of the night. You
are fined 10s. each.