The Sun.
London, England, 1858-10-20 00:00:00

ATTEMPT AT CHILD MURDER.

Yesterday (Tuesday) a woman of respectable ap-
pearance, named Elizabeth Ann Keel, the wife
of a working man, and respectably connected, waa
charged before the Bath magistrates with hav-
ing attempted to murder one of her 'children,
a little girl fifteen months old, on the previous
day. The painful circumstances were briefly de-
posed to as follows :—Mrs. Mary Dowse said she
lived at No. 10, Galloway-buildings, and the pri-
soner occupied two parlours in the same house,
with her husband and three children. About
two o'clock on the previous afternoon witness
went into the prisoner's parlour, as she was fre-
quently in the habit of doing, hen she heard a.
splashing of water in the bedroom adjoining. She
went into the bedroom, where she saw the prisoner
holding her baby in a pan of water. It was a very
large pan, and the prisoner was holding the child,
who was dressed, beneath the water with both her
hands. The witness asked prisoner what she was
doing, and she replied, " I am going to drown the
little —." The witness said, " Don't do it," and
the prisoner then took the child out of the water
and held it in her arms. The child was quite in-
sensible, and witness tore its clothes off, and
wrapped it in a blanket, and sent for a doctor. She
then held the child before the fire, but it was an
hour before it revived. Two surgeons attended it,
and there were now good prospects of its recovery.
The witness appeared to be sober at the time, and
witness was not aware that she was in the habit.
of drinking. She had never noticed anything
strange in her manner, but she was frequently very
excited.

Police-sergeant Barry deposed that about a quarter
before six o'clock on Monday. evening he went to
10, Galloway-buildings, and in the front parlour
he saw the prisoner, her husband, and Mr. Barrett,
surgeon. The prisoner was in a.very excited state,
and he said to her, " Mrs. Keel, what's the matter P"
She replied. " I tried to drown my little girl. So
help me God, I'll murder my three children and
myself to-night." Witness said, "Do sit down,
and be quiet. You are very excited." She repeated,
with an adjuration, " I have made up my mind to
do it, and I'll do it.'! She afterwards said, "My
husband's father is the cause of all this." Witness
considered that the prisoner had been drinking.
The prisoner, who is a very interesting and mild-
looking woman, was remanded. Upon being taken
from the dock she saw her husband, on which she
burst into tears, and seizing his hand shook it fer-
vently, with an imploring look.

COUNTRY MA.RIETS.

LIVERPOOL—OcT. 19.

At this day's market there was a small attendance of the
trade, and the business done was quite insignificant, as
holders generally asked a slight advance, which buyers re-
fused to pay. Flour, except American, which is scarce,
and wanted, was difficult to move at late rates. Oats, with
a slow sale, remained as on Friday, or id per 451 b lower
than on Tuesday last, although there was a moderate retail
demand for wheat. Oatmeal was held for about 6d per load
advance, which checked sales. Barley and-peas neglected,
and rather easier to buy. Egyptian beans may be quoted
6d to is per qr lower. Indian corn continues neglected,
and to effect sales a decline of 6d per qr had to be submitted
to. The weather has been broken and wet.