The Sun.
London, England, 1860-09-21 00:00:00

MURDER OF A CHILD.

Ann Padfield, a young servant woman, 23 years
of age, and of respectable appearance, was yester-
day placed at the bar of the Worship-street police-
court before Mr. Knox, charged with the wilful
murder of an illegitimate male child, who at the
time was two or three mouths old.
Mr. Vann, solicitor, appeared for the defence.
Maria Mead, wife of a labouring man, residing
at Hammond's Cottages, Clapton, stated that the
prisoner, who had a child about two months old,
lived with them up to last Monday three.weeks,
when she went out about a quarter before 12 in the
day, taking the infant with her, but returned close
to 11 o'clock at night, and when asked about the
child said that she had met her sister, and sent it
home to her relatives in the country. The pri-
soner afterwards went to service, and about half-
past 11 in the morning of Wednesday witness saw
the body of a child, legs upwards, in the soil of a
water-closet behind the cottage, and gave an alarm,
when her husband and a police-constable got the
body out, but the left arm was gone from the
shoulder. The prisoner's child was two or three
months old, and in good health when taken away.
She could not say that the body now found naked
in the soil was the same, but it looked like it to
her. She had not seen the body since it was taken
away and washed.
James Mead, the husband, said he and his wife
went to bed about half past eight in the evening of
Monday three weeks, after the prisoner had taken
the child away, and about a quarter before m id-
night the prisoner came, and he let her in, when
she stated that her sister had fetched the child,
and taken it to their friends in Somersetshire.
On the Tuesday she went away, saying that she
was going to service at Notiing-hill. On Wednes-
day last the body of an infant, with only one arm,
was found in the closet, as already mentioned. He
emptied the soil out of the closet afterwards in
search of the missing arm, which, however, was not
found. _ _

John Izzard, 302 N, who had assisted in taking
the body from the soil, explained that Hammond's
Cottages were 200 or 300 yards from the
river Lea, with a field at the back, divided by a
fence from the closets behind the cottages, to which
any person coming from the main road could make
their way.
Mr. Brock, a surgeon at Clapton, stated that the
body was that of a full-grown male child, highly
decomposed, and with the left arm gone ; having
been taken off, as it appeared, just below the action
of the shoulder joint. He saw no other marks of
violence ; but it was so decomposed that he thought
it could not be identified as an individual, and he
saw no natural marks or formation that could lead
to identification. _ _

Mr. Wm. Bowler, police-inspector, said that after
the finding of the body without the arm he went
to the cottage, and had the closet cleaned out in his
presence, and there were found in it part of a brick,
a piece of rag, and a piece of gauze also, but in such
a dirty state that he could not tell the precise co-
lour. The inspector proceeded to say—l afterwards
went to 13 Lansdown-road, Notting-hill, and pri-
soner coming to the door, I asked if that was Mr.
Drake's, and she said, "No, Mr. Warren's ;" and
being asked if that gentleman was at home, she said
no, he was gone out to a supper party, that the other
servant was out also, and she herself alone in the
house. I asked her name, and she said Ann Bride,
and I said I thought I had seen her before at Hack-
ney, and asked her if she did not know me. She
then came closer, so that I could see her face, and I
said, " Your name is Emma Padfield," which she
admitted, and I said, " I want to see your master,
and he's at home." She said, " Yes, he is ;" and
when I told her that I wanted to see her in the
presence of her master or mistress, she took me
into the house, where I saw her master; and having
shown my authority to him, told the prisoner that
I was a police inspector at Hackney, come to appre-
hend her upon a charge of killing her child. She
said she knew nothing about it, but admitted she
had given birth to a child at Lea-bridge about the
month of June. I asked her what had become of
that child, and she said the friends of the young
man who was the father had taken it away to keep.
I then informed her of the finding of the body that
day, as above-mentioned. She said, " I've been in
great distress and wanted bread, but indeed I did
not do it myself." The witness then took posses-
sion of her boxes, in which there was a consider-
able quantity of apparel and other things, including
a quantity of baby linen, several letters, &c. In
her master's kitchen prisoner said to witness, " If
you take me into custody all will come out; I'll let
it all out. The father has behaved cruelly to me in
not supporting it." She was then taken in custody
to the station-house, where she gave the name of
Ann Padfield. The inspector stated, in conclusion,
that, in presence of the prisoner's master, he cau-
tioned her that she need not answer any questions
unless she' liked to do so, and that what she said
might be used against her.
The letters spoken of by the inspector were of
course not read, but it appeared from their purport
that she had expressed great distress of mind, and
intimated a purpose of self-destruction since the loss
of her child.
The prisoner, who did not display so much emo-
tion as might have been expected in her situation,
was remanded for a week.

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PUGILISM.

FIGHT BETWEEN BItETTLE AND MACE FOR

£2OO A-SIDE.
According to the arrangement made by the
referee, these belligerents met yesterday for the
purpose of renewing hostilities, when the con-
test was brought to a final termination. On the
combatants being ordered to meet on Thurs-
day, the backers of Mace being desirous that
no obstacle should be thrown in the way of bring-
ing the event to an issue, undertook to provide
a conveyance for the men and their friends, and.
they deserve credit for their promptitude, by which
interruption was prevented, and the much-impor-
tant event has been concluded. The manner in which
Mace fought on the first day, combined with the
strong lead he took, prepared all for the manner in
which the contest would ultimately terminate ; in-
deed, there was a pretty general opinion that Brettle
would not again enter the ring. In this conjecture
the " knowing ones" proved to be entirely out, for
Brettle, punctual to time, was at the place of start-
ing indicated by the referee, and as cheerful as a
man could be under the circumstances. Mace, on
the other hand, did not appear to be in the least
hurt. In due time the scene of action was reached,
when a debarkation was at once effected. When the
ring was ready, Mace, attended by his seconds, en-
tered, but 20 minutes elapsed before Brettle threw
his castor into the arena. In getting ready Bob's
seconds certainly took a little more time than was
requisite, but when the circumstances come to be

talien into consideration, the " why and wherefore"
of this needs no comment from us. By five minutes
past one o'clock Bob's elaborate toilet had been
completed, the men were conducted to the scratch,
and left to begin the contest. The same superiority
that had been displayed by Mace on their first meet-
ing in science, judgment, and general milling ex-
cellence, was again manifested by the Norwich
champion. The Brum, from the onset, never had a
chance. Instead of rushing to force the fighting, as
he had done on Wednesday, Brettle tried to keep
out from his man ; but this alteration of tactics was
not of any benefit to him, nor did it even enable
Brettle, as many had imagined it might, to prolong
the contest. Mace, knowing that he had the win-
ning card in hand, was determined not to lose a
point by the " fresh deal." No sooner had he
steadied himself to business, than he went to his
man in fearless style, got home with both hands
on the head with tinging severity, confident
that he had his man at all points. Five rounds,
only occupying seven minutes, were fought ; in
the last of these again and again getting on
to his man in a manner that electrified the spec-
tators, until the Brum went down, when Bob's seconds
humanely threw up the sponge, Mace left the ring almost
without a mark, while Brettle was much punishes. It will
thus be seen that in the two rings 11 rounds were fought,
the combatants in the two days only fighting 16 minutes.
Brettle seemed much crestfallen at his defeat. A liberal
subscription was made for him by the referee. Mace
throughout fought in the most fair and manly manner.

YOUNG BODGER CRUTCHLEY AND RICHARD

Lo:NGMORE.

These provincials contested in the same ring for £2O
a side, there being 39 rounds in one hour and eight minutes
fought, all in favour of Crutchley, when the police made
their appearance on the ground. The belligerents were at
once ordeied by the referee to desist, but this was not suffi-
cient for the "blues," whc evinced a determination to cap-
ture the men; and owing to the temper and harshness
displayed, using their staves indiscriminately, the anger of
the spectators was aroused, and the result was a general
skirmish, in which one or two of the police were roughly
handled. Every one was, as is the custom, preparing to
leave the ground before the police were within 100 yards
of the ropes, and had it not been for the violence used in
attempting to arrest the men we should not have had the
unpleasant necessity of recording any disturbance. Brettle
and the two Crutchleys are, we are told, in custody.

COUNTRY MARKETS.

MANCHESTER-SEPT. 20.

There was a numerous attendance to-day, and a mode-
rate business done. Prime old English wheat at an ad-
vance of is to 2s per qr, and new foreign taken freely at 2d
to 3d per 701bs over late rates. Several parcels of new Eng-
lish wheat were shown, but of inferior quality, and could
not be disposed of. Flour firm, and offered at is to 2s per
sack higher, but an inactive demand. Oats and oatmeal
rxeded. Beans at former rates. Indian corn is per qr
hi4;her„