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7 o'clock, and left at 7 in the evening. That was my
usual custom. I returned on Saturday morning 10
minutes before 7. I went into the nursery. That
was before any alarm was given of the missing of
the child. I went into the nursery several times that
morning beforethe alarm we.s given. I saw thenurse.
She said nothing to me about the child being gone.
Cross-examined by Mr. Ribton—l cannot state
the precise time when I went into the nursery, but
it was before 8 o'clock. The nurse was making her
own bed. I did not speak to her, but she looked
round and saw me. I carried in the bath and came
out directly. I don't know where Mrs. Kent was
at that time. I know now that the nurse had

knocked at Mrs. Kent's bedroom door. 'Sher had

done so before I went into the nursery.
Mr.Ribton—Thenyourevidencecomestonothing.
Mary Ann Harris Kent—l am the eldest daugh-
ter of Mr. Kent. The murdered boy was my half
brother. I saw him last alive at 7 o, elock on the
evening of Friday, June 29. I retired to my bed-
room about half-past 10. I slept with my sister
Elizabeth in a room on the second floor. We went
up together. I went into the bedroom and Eliza-
beth went to see that Miss Constance and Master
William's candles were put out. She returned soon
afterwards. It was half-past 11 when I got into
bed, and soon afterwards I fell asleep. I awoke
about 6 o'clock in the morning. My attention was
not attracted to anything during the night. I got
up about 7 o'clock. To the best of my belief Eliza-
beth was in bed with me all night. I fastened my
bedroom door, and found it so in the morning.
About half-past 7 the nurse came to the door to
inquire whether Saville was with us. She said she
could not find him.
Mr. Ribton--I shall not trouble Miss Kent with
a question.
Elizabeth Kent, the second daughter of Mr.
Kent, corroborated her sister's evidence. On the
night of the murder, before going to bed, she went
into Miss Constance's room, and saw that the candle
was out, and also looked under the door of her
brother William's room, and saw there was no light.
She then proceeded to her own room, went to bed
with her elder sister, and fell asleep, She heard
nothing during the night.
Constance Kent—l am daughter of Mr. Kent, of
Road-hill-house. I was at home on the 29th of
June, and had been so a fortnight. I had previ-
ously been at school at Beckington as a boarder. I
saw Saville last when he went to bed on the even-
ing of June 29. He was a merry, good-tempered
boy, fond of romping. I played with him often,
and had done so that day. He appeared to be fond
of me, and I was fond of him. I went to bed about
half-past 10. I slept on the second floor in a room
between my two sisters and the maidservants. I
remember my sister Elizabeth coming into my
room that night after I was in bed. I was nearly
asleep then, and remember nothing more. I awoke
about half-past 6in the morning. I heard nothing
during the night. I got up immediately after I
awoke, and soon after heard of my brother being
missing. On the Friday night I slept in a night-
dress. I had slept in the same dress from the Sun-
day or Monday before. I usually wore the same
nightdress a week, changing it on Sunday or Mon-
day. When I got up on Saturday morning I rolled
up my night-dress and put it on the bed. My bed
is made by the cook and housemaid. My night-
dress was before them when they made the bed that
morning. On Saturday night, the 30th, I slept
with my sister Mary Ann. Elizabeth slept with
' my mamma. Papa stayed up. I slept with Mary
Ann for company. I don't know whether any-
body slept in my room that night. I wore the
same night-dress on Saturday that I had worn the
night before. When I got up on Sunday morning
I believe I put my night-dress in my own room.
On the Sunday night I slept in my own room. I
am not certain whether -I put on a clean night-
dress that night or on the Monday. One of my
night-dresses goes to the wash every week. I was
in the habit of putting out my clean night-dress to
be aired. I did so on the Saturday. The dirty
linen for the wash was collected on the Monday
morning. It was the duty of the housemaid to col-
lect it. One of my night dresses is missing. Ido
not know what has become of it.
Cross-examined by Mr. Ribton —I had been
away half a year at school. I was the only girl of
the family who slept alone. The prisoner was ex-
amined when I was charged with the murder.
Mr. Ribton presumed that the statement made
by the prisoner on the occasion in question would
be put in evidence on the part of the prosecution.
Mr. Slack—Certainly.
Witness continued—The nurse told the of a miss-
ing blanket before the child was found.
Are you sure it was not after the child was found ?
I am not certain which it was.
Witness continued—l heard the prisoner go to
my sister's door to ask whether she had the child
with them. I heard her knock and came to the
door to listen.
James Morgan—l am parish constable of Road.
On Saturday morning, the 30th June last, Master
Wm. Kent called at my house to ask where the
policeman lived. I directed him to the house of Urch,
the Somersetshire policeman, and he went there.
Urch called upon me, and requested me to go to
Road-hill-house with him. I did so; on our way to
Road-hill house we met Mr. Kent. I said to him,
" What do you want with us ?" He replied, " I have
had my little boy stolen." I said, " You need not go
further than Southwick. There is a policeman there
to whom yon can give the information, and he will
forward it to the station and come en up hero."
Mr. Kent said he should go to Trowbridge. He
was in his carriage and was going to Trowbridge.
He wished us to go on to his house and we did so.
Mr. Ribton —A conversation between the witness
and Mr. Kent in the absence of the prisoner cannot
be evidence against her.
Witness continued—l went into the kitchen and
i inquired of the housemaid how the child had been
taken away. She took me to the drawing room
and showed me the window. The shutters were a
little open, and the window was up 5 or 6 inches.
I then went to the nursery with Urch. As we went
up I saw the nurse at the top of the stairs at the
nursery door. This was about half-past 7. I asked
her to show us the child's crib, and she did so. The
clothes were quite smooth—smoother than I should
have expected. I said, "Do you mean to say that
this is where the child was taken from ?" She re-
plied " Yes." The clothes were turned down, and
I saw the mark of the little fellow's head on the
pillow. I said to the nurse, " Have you lost any-
thing out of the nursery except the child ?" She re-
plied there was a blanket taken or drawn, I forget
which word she used, from the cot; but there was
nothing else missing. Urch and I then went down
stairs, leaving the prisoner in the nursery. We went
into the drawing room and out at the window to
search for any footmarks. We also examined
the outside of the drawing room window, to see
whether there were any marks of violence. There
were none. Nor did we find any footmarks about
the grounds. Shortly afterwards I met Benger
coming into the house with the body of the child
wrapped.up in a blanket.
Cross-examined by Mr. Ribton—Mr. Kent could
have found a policeman at Southwick, nearetathan
Trowbridge. I did not see him return. I saw some
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his father's premises on Saturday morning the 30th
of June. I had been on duty there the- previous
night. I passed Mr. Kent's premises about 10
minutes before one o'clock that night. On being
applied to I went towards Mr. Kent's house; I went
to the house of Morgan, the parish constable, and
we went together. 'On the road we met Mr. Kent
in his carriage going towards Trowbridge. I was
in uniform. [Witness having confirmed Morgan's
statement as to the examination of the drawing-
room and nursery on the morning of the 30th of
June, continued.] I asked the nurse what time
she missed the child, and she said at five o'clock,
but she did not make any inquiries for it till seven.
I asked her how it was she did not make any in-
quiries before seven, and she said she thought that
Mrs. Kent had heard the child cry, and had come
and taken it away. I asked her whether she had
ever known Mrs. Kent take the child away before,
and she said not since she had been in her service,
but she had heard she had when another nurse was
there. I asked her whether there was anything else
missing besides the child, and she said nothing but
a small blanket that was between the sheet and the
quilt. She said it might have been drawn out with-
out removing the quilt. That is all that passed.
[Witness then went on to describe the subsequent
search of the premises by himself and Morgan, add-
hgraered..]
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that the ground outside the house was dry and
Ithcould not make any impression on the
my foot. I tried to. There was no
dew on the grass. I afterwards saw Benger with
the body of the child coming in a direction from
the privy. I went to the house on Saturday
night in company with Heritage, another officer.
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knocked at the door, I said to him, " You are
making noise enough to wako all the people in the
house," and he said, " I am locked in and I must
get out." When Mr. Kent came to the door Heri-
tage said he did net know that ha was to be locked
in in that kind of kivay, and Kent said he had
been walking about; that was all. We did as Mr.
Kent oedired ; I can't say whether we were of
any use in the house. After Heritage left I re-
mained in the kitchen till near six o'clock. Mr.
Kent came and looked in twice. I don't know that
I was locked in by myself, or that Mr. Kent has
said that he locked me in. When he came in the.
morning he said the servants were getting up, and
it was time for me to go. I don't know whether
the blanket has been compared with the sheet and
blanket to see whether it was shorter.
William Nutt—l am a shoemaker living at,
Road, and have been clerk of the district church
there for 17 years. lam married, and have a family
of five children. On the morning of Saturday the
30th of June I was made acquainted with the fact
of the little boy being missed about eight o'clock.
I went down to make inquiries about it, and
met with Benger. We talked a few words
and then went on Mr. Kent's premises and searched.
We searched about the out premises, and having,
gone through the lawn on the left side of the drive,
we went right to the bottom and then came back
direct to the closet where the body was deposited.
When we got to the closet a pool of blood on the
floor was the first thing that attracted our attention.
Benger looked down the closet, and in consequence
of what he said I went into the house for a candle.
I got one and returned to the privy with it. Benger
said, "It is here." He took a blanket up through
the hole of the seat, and then he put his hand down
again and brought up the body of a child, which I
believe to be the body of Francis Saville Kent. I
had known the child in its lifetime. Its throat was
cut, and the head nearly severed from the body ;
the head fell sideway back as he raised the body
through the seat. I spread the blanket and he laid
the body on it, and covered it up and took it into
the kitchen, where he laid it on the table. I saw
the prisoner while the body was there, and remarked
to her that she must have slept very sound for any
one to have taken the child from her room. She
answered me I thought rather harshly. She told
me I knew nothing of the matter.
Cross-examined—l proposed that we should go
to the water-closet, and we went straight to it after
searching the shrubs for two or three minutes.
You predicted that you would find the body there,
I did you not !—No, I did not predict that we should
find it there.
Well, what did you predict ?—That if the child
was taken from the house it was taken for some
unfair play.
Is that all you predicted ?—Yes.
Are you sure of that ?—Yes.
You refused to go at first, did you not ?—Yes.
Why ?—Because I am one of those who don't like
to trespass on other people's premises ; that was
my reason for refusine, to go at first. I predicted
that if we did not find 'a
living child in the house
we should find a dead child out of the house,
because I did not think that any one could take the
child out of the house. I denied my signature
when I was examined at Miss Constance Kent's
examination, or rather I did not know my own
handwriting. The signature to the depositions
now produced is in my handwriting.
Mr. Ribton—Are not these your words in the
deposition, " I doubt if that is my signature."
Mr. Saunders here objected that this question
could not be put unless Mr. Ribton intended to put
it in the depositions, and some discussion ensued
upon the point.
The Chairman inquired whether 11r. Ribton de-
sired that the depositions already taken should be
sent up annexed to those taken on the present
occasion.
Mr. Ribton hoped and believed that no deposi-
tions would be sent up on the present inquiry, but
he wished to know if the magistrates would take
cognisance of the evidence already taken, in which
case it would not be necessary for him to press the
question which was objected to, or put some others
in reference to the same points.
The Chairman intimated that it seemed to be a
struggle for reply on the part of counsel. All he
could say was, that the magistrates would look at
the former depositions, but would not take them as
evidence unless they were regularly put in.
Witness's cross-examination—l said I doubted it
was my signature to my deposition. I was never
before a magistrate till then. I said so, I suppose,
on account of Mr. Edlin's bantering.
Did you not, while you were on the lawn, and
before you got to the watercloset, predict that you
would find a dead child ?—Yes, I believe I did.
You used the words, " dead child."—Yes, I believe
I did.
And when the child was found dead, did you
say, " It is as 1 predicted ?"----I made use of those
words as soon as I saw the pool of blood on the floor.
I was not desired by any one except Ben ger to search.
I stated to Mr. Slack that I thcught the nurse
spoke rather harshly to me. I had been examined
twice before on oath, and on neither of those occa-
sions did I mention the circumstance. It was three
weeks ago I was examined at Mr. Sllck's. I was
under examination about three-quarters of an hour.
I had mentioned the matter to my neighbours before
I told Mr. Slack. He did not tell me it was very
important. The policeman and Morgan were search-
ing about at the same time as Benger and myself.
Re-examined—l went to bed about 10 o'clock on
Friday night, and got up about G the next morning.
I did not leave my bed till I got up the next morning.
Thomas Benger—l am a small farmer, living at
Road, in this county. On Saturday morning, the
30th of June, I was at Road, and I heard of the
missing of Mr. Kent's child ; I saw his boy running
very fast, and afterwards saw Mr. Kent cominc,
along. He did not speak to me, but Urch, the
policeman, came by and told me the child was lost.
I ar.d Nutt went and searched the streets. Nutt
struck off in the direction of the closet, and I went
after him. I had before seen Morgan and Urch search-
ing about the premises. I heard Mr. Kent tell them
he would not begrudge £lO if the child could be found.
When I and Nutt went into the closet we saw a pool
of blood on the floor. We thought there must be
something wrong there. I looked in and saw some-
thing, but could not make out what. I sent Nutt fora
light to the house and he came back. I went for him
before he did come back. When I got back I looked
down the privy again, and put my arm down and took
a blanket up. The body of the child was underneath
the blanket. I spread the blanket on the floor, and
then took up the body of the child, wrapped it in
the blanket, and carried it into the kitchen. The
throat was cut from side to side. When I got the
child up from the privy I observed a dark mark
round its mouth; its little eyes were shut and it
looked quite pleasant. There was some blood on
the blanket.
Cross-examined by Mr. Ribton—l am not sure
whether Nutt or I went into the closet first. We
went there both together. Nutt made one or two
observations about going to the closet before we
went; he suggeStsid that we should go there after
searehing the shrubs. I did not hear Nutt say we
should find a dead child in the closet. I did not
hear him predict anything.
Do you know what a prediction is ?—No ; I
have been at work ever since I was seven years old.
John Foley—l am superintendent of the Wilts
constabulary, stationed at Trowbridge. On Satur-
day morning, the 30th of June, Mr> Kent applied
to me on the subject of the loss of this little boy.
I went to the house. The child had then been
found. I inquired for the nurse and saw her. The
drawing-room window was shown me by the house-
maid. When I saw the nurse she was in the
nursery. I made inquiries respecting the loss of
the child ; this was between nine and ten o'clock
in the morning. The nurse pointed out the cot
the child was taken from. The clothes were folded
back on the foot of the bed ; the blanket was taken
out. She said she never missed the blanket till
the child was found. She told me how she had left
the child the night before, tucking him up on both
sides,
so that the blanket was invisible. If I mis-
take not she said the child was taken away in the
blanket and she never missed the blanket till the
child was brought in wrapped up in it. I can't say
whether she could have seen that the blanket was
gone as the clothes were placed when I saw them.
If the blanket had been placed between the quilt
and the sheet it could not have been seen very well.
The prisoner showed me where she and the other
child slept. She said she woke about five
o'clock and missed the child; but thinking
its mother had taken it into her room, she
afterwardst
laid down again and slept till six. I
searched the premises and went to the privy.
I first examined the knives, but found they had all
been cleaned that morning. On going to oh e p rivy
I found a piece of flannel lying on the surface of
the water and soil at the place from which the body
had been taken.
Mr. Ribton submitted that this piece of flannel to
which Mr. Saunders in his opening had attached
great importance, could not be received in evidence.
The Chairman could not doubt that it might be
received in evidence, because it was part of the facts.
Mr. Ribton contended, on the contrary, that it
formed no part of the facts of the case. There was
no proof at what time it was thrown into the water-
closet. It might have bten there for a month
before.
The Chairman was not prepared to say what
weight should be attached to the discovery of the
piece of flannel, but he was clearly of opinion that
the article might be produced in evidence.
Mr. Ribton maintained that the prosecution
might as well produce the whole contents of the
privy. (A laugh.) Suppose a great variety of
other things had been found, did the magistrates

think they could have been brought forward in evi-
dence, unless they could have been proved to be in
some way connected with the body of the child ?
The blanket was evidence, because the body was
found wrapped up, ,in it; but -ib qotinection had
been proved between the body and the piece of
flannel which formed a portion of the contents of

the water-closet. From anything that appeared at
present it might have been placed where it was
found a month before this melancholy evsnt
occurred.
The Chairman said the remarks of the learned
gentleman might lessen the weight of the evidence
but they formed no objection to its admissibility.
The piece of flannel was found lying on the sur-
face of the soil, and was seen shortly atter the
body was taken out. It was impossible, there-
fore to exclude it from the evidence. At the

same time, in order that there might be no pre-
judice about the matter, he might state that he
could not tell what weight should be attached to
the simple fact that a piece of flannel, even though
it could be proved to belong to the prisoner, was
found in the waterclost underneath the body of the
child ; it went only a little way to connect her with

a crime which was committed in her bedroom.

Mr. Saunders said it might show at all events
that the crime was really perpetrated in her bed-
room.

Witness continued—l believe the flannel to be a
woman's chest flannel. There were marks of recent

blood on it. The blood was in a congealed state.
The principal part was in the centre, as if it had
dropped on it. I saw the construction of the privy.
Below the top seat there was a splash-board, on
which I think the body of the child must have
rested. If the body had been lying on the soil it
could not have been reached by a man's arm. I
got up the flannel by a hook attached to a stick
from underneath the splash-board. There was no
soil on the flannel. It appeared to have been only
recently there. The blood did not penetrate the
flannel, but it appeared to have dropped so gently
on it that it had congealed drop by drop. I have
the flannel here, but it has been washed, as it be-
came so offensive. I heard the nurse say she did
not miss the blanket till the body was brought in
more than once the same morning. I saw her on
the 27th of August, when she left to go borne, I
believe. By my directions the wife of one of the
police, named Dollimore, went to the house with
the piece of flannel and made searches.
Cross-examined by Mr. Ribton—This is the first
time I have been examined before the magistrates.
When I saw the prisoner on the morning the mur-
der was discovered the prisoner appeared willing to
give every information in her power. lam aware
that one of the constables has stated that before the
body was found she told him that a blanket had been
taken away ; I did not hear her say so. The blan-
ket was narrower and shorter than the sheet and
counterpane, so that it could be easily with-
drawn without disturbing the position of the clothes;
at least, it is possible. At the time I saw the pri-
soner the child and the blanket had been found ; I
think what she said was that the blanket was not
missed till the child was found, and not that the
missing blanket was found on the child. My me-
mory is not so good as some persons'. Mr. Kent
told me that he did not know the blanket was gone
till he returned from Trowbridge ; he said so in
presence of Mr. Superintendent Wolfe. I put the
question to Mr. Kent twice. I asked him if he
was aware that any, blanket was taken away with
the child before he left, for Trowbridge, and he said,
"Certainly not." I did not hear Mr. Kent give his
evidence, but I have heard that he has stated that
he knew the blanket was missing before he came to
Trowbridge. That does not alter my evidence.
The distance of the splash-board from the place
where the flannel was found was about two or three
feet, more or less. The prisoner left Mr. Kent's
about two months after the murder ; her father
came for her. During those two months I never
found her backward in telling me anything. I
never found any inconsistencies in her statements ;
they were always substantially the same. When
she got home she wrote stating that she had arrived
safely, and that if she was required at any future
time she would come forward, if I would drop her
a line. She also stated that she would not leave
home without letting me know. The warrant wa,s
issued on the information of Capt. Meredith, chief
constable of Wilts ; he was present when Miss Con-
stance Kent was apprehended. The warrant was
delivered to me and Superintendent Wolfe. I sent
the police to Mr. Kent's house. I did not desire
him to lock them up. I was very much surprised
when I heard of it. The men nearly got discharged
for allowing themselves to be locked up. I have
never been able to find out Mr. Kent's reason for
locking the men up. I must be excused from say-
ing whether I have any suspicious as to the reason
for locking the men up. They reported to me that
they hal been locked up. Neither of them told me
he had been asleep. When I saw Mr. Kent on the
Saturday he seemed very agitated.
Re-examined—The prisoner never gave me any
information that was of service to me. She often
stated that if she knew anything about it tha.4 she
would willingly tell me. I had some conversation
with her on the 27th of August, in which she said
she was sure it was not Miss Constance. I said,
" If you are so sure about Miss Constance you must
know who it was. Was it yourself ?" She said,
"No." I said, "Was it Mr. Kent?" I think she
said "No; it must have been some one concealed
in the house." I said, "That story won't do, nurse,
I can't believe that for a moment."
Mr. Saunders here stated that the evidence he
had to offer would be. concluded in another sitting.
It was now half-past 4 o'clock, and he hoped the
magistrates would adjourn for the present.
Mr. Ribton thought the magistrates might now
fairly ask his learned friend what additional evi-
dence be had to produce. According to his opening
statement the only particle of evidence, in addition
to what had beer, adduced on former occasions, was
the piece of flannel of which so much had been said.
The magistrates, he supposed, might take that as
having been proved, and he could not see why they
should proceed any further, except it were for the
sake of exculpating some member of the Kent family.
Mr. Saunders said that when he had concluded his
evidence the magistrates would form their opinion
upon it.
Mr. Ribton submitted that nevertheless the ma-
gistrates would be doing no more than their duty
if they asked his learned friend whether he had any
additional evidence affecting the prisoner. If he
had not they could not require a single word to in-
duce them to discharge the prisoner.
The Chairman—ln a frightful case of this kind
we must go patiently through the whole evidence.
Let the next witness be called.
William Nutt, recalled, stated the body of the
child when found must have been resting on the
splashboard of the privy, as it could not pass down.
Cross-examined—l don't wear a chest flannel. I
wore a hareskin once. I wear some flannel all round

me.

Thomas Benger was also recalled to prove the
, same fact.
Henry Heritage, one of the Wilts constabulary—
, I went with Mr. Foley to the privy on Saturday
morning and saw the piece of flannel found. I went
the same evening to Mr. Kent's house with Urch,
and we found ourselves locked up in the kitchen.
Cross-examined--That was the first time I was
ever locked up in that way. I knocked at the
door with a stick for 10 minutes or a quarter of an
hour before Mr. Kent came. I told him I did not
know we were going to have the door fastened on
us. He said he had been walking about.
And he locked you up to prevent you from
walking about, I suppose P—l suppose he did.
Francis Wolfe—l am one of the superintendents
of the Wilts Constabulary, and am stationed at De-
vizes. I was at Road-hill-house on Monday, July 2,
and went over the greater portion of the house with
Mr. Kent, for the purpose of seeing if there was
any place where a person might secrete himself.
Mr. Kent took me to a room on the first floor, and
said, " Here is one here which is not frequently oc-
cupied." I looked in and saw it was furnished, and
said, "It was not likely a person would go there.
There was no hiding-place in that room." The
next room we went to was on the same floor, and
was called the lumber-room. I said " No one would
surely be here, because they might not know that
one of the servants would not be coming at any
time for some of the children's playthings that are
in it." We went on through the other rooms, and
the only place I could find where a person would be
likely to be secreted was in the roof at the top of the
house, over all the other monis. • The access to this
was rather difficult from the house, but there was
another mode of access by coming over the leads
through a window. -I saw nothing to indicate that
any person had been there. This was not a room • it
was a place where the watertank is which supplies
the lower part of the house. I went to Road-hill-
house on the Ist Aug- with Mr. Foley and Captain
Meredith. There was a conversation With the nurse.
Captain Meredith put the questions to her. She i
said it was about half-past 10 or 25 minutes to 11
when she last saw Mrs. Kent on the night- of the
murder. She was speaking at the same time about
the comet, and said how nicely Saville was sleeping.
In reply to a question about the blanket, she said,
" The first time I missed the blanket was after the
child was found. I went up and looked at the crib
before I went to dress Mrs. Kent's hair."
By Mr. Ribton—l did not caution the prisoner at
this time, or any of the other servants of whom we
made inquiry.
Examination in chief continued—The prisoner
has frequently said to me that the first time she
knew the blanket was missing was when she saw it
brought in on the little thing.
By the Chairman—There was conEiderable dust in