The Sun.
London, England, 1833-08-12 00:00:00

HATTON-GARDEN.

THE _CHARGE OF POISONING.-On Friday Sarala
Shorter was re-examined on the charge of having adminis-
tered a quantity of laudanum to the child of Mr. Thomas
Parry, the artist, of Canonbury-street,
Mr. Parry stated that the child was a little better, but
that there was no hope of its recovery.
Mrs. Hannah Scalth was sent for on Wednesday night
lasi, when she found the baby lying on its father's lap. A
doctor gave it emetics, and attended upon it until one
o'clock in the morning, when he left, saying the child
coul4 not survive, and he could do no more for it. It was
a boy and remarkably healthy, and did not require such
stuff as laudanum. Mrs. Parry noticed a stupor over the
child in the morning after breakfast, and on going out she
left it asleep. On her return in the evening the child was
worse ; and on trying to make it eat could not. She
questioned the prisoner, who turned red in the face, and
her conduct betrayed her ; and on being questioned she
confessed that she had given it laudanum twice. She sent
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said that one drop of laudanum ought not to have been
given to the infant.
Mr. Sergeant SELLON—Now, prisoner, will you tell
me what it was that induced you to administer laudanum
to the child? Prisoner—l did it with a view to make it

sleep.
ROGERS--lIOW came you to purchase laudanum ?
Prisoner —I bought it to cure the toothache.
Mr. ROGERS could not conceive that it was sdrnini-
stered through malice. Prisoner—No, your Worship,
there was no malice.
Mr. Sergeant SELLON—Do you recollect muttering to
your mistress on the morning that you gave the laudanum
to the intant ? Prisoner—Y s, it was for calling me up
earlier than usual; she wanted me to take the child out
to walk, when I wanted to wash. It was washing clay
on the next day, and I wanted it to sleep instead 0:
tiring my arii.s.

---Nr. Sergeant SELLON remanded the prisoner, and both
him and Mr. ROGERS directed the officers to bring the
surgeon, Mrs. Perry, and every body who could throw

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The prisoner is rather good looking, of middle stature,
awl she did not appear at all affected during the investi-

gation.

A BAILIFF TRICKELL—A bailiff, who had for some
time dogged an unfortunate debtor residing in the neigh-
bourhood of Islington, determined on making his capture,
arose on Tuesday morning about five o'clock, and, in
order to watch his bird, he concealed himself under a
edge, nearly opposite the house of the in,fividual after
whom he was seeking. The man of law occasionally popped
up his head whenever he heard a door op-n or shut, and
two sly urchins, who were on the opposite side, seeing
the bail ff's hat, at it were, upon the hedge, one of them
proceeded towards the spot and made a snatch at it, and
off it came, and before the officer had time to get over the
hedge into the brick field, the boys had run a considerable
distance, and escaped with the bat ; and while the officer
was pursuing the thieves, the gentleman whom he in-
tended to capture quitted home, and escaped for a time.
The bailiff, however, apprehended two boys, whom he
brought before Mr. Sergeant SELLoN, when he swore
positively, that they were the thieves, and they were re-
manded ; but while in confinement the real thieves were
found, with the property in their possession, and in conse-
quence of this jfaw the whole of the prisoners were dis
charged; while Mr. Sergeant SELLON severely admonished
the Sheriff's man fur his wont of discrirnin ition, which
would not only deprive him of a hat, but a situation, if
he was not in future more cautious as to his identity of
the person.