The Sun.
London, England, 1860-12-20 00:00:00

OXFORD CIRCUIT.—STAFFORD, Dec. 1S

Thomas Lawley, 40. carter, and Mary Lawley,
30, his wife, were charged with manslaughter, in
causing the death of their little boy, Timothy Law-
ley, by ill-usage and not supplying him with neces-
sary food, in August, 1860, at Kingswinford.
Mr. Boughly and Mr. Platt conducted the pro-
secution ; the prisoners were undefended by counsel.
It appeared from the evidence that, about five or
six years ago, the prisoners went to live at a place
called Queen's•bank. They had two children, a
boy and a girl. The boy, named Timothy, was thee
about five or sir years old. He was a small child,
and ran about, and got his living as he could, and
while the prisoners were out they locked him and
the little girl up in the house. The neighbours
from time to time gave the children food, which
they ate with great avidity, particularly the boy,
but the mother " blackguarded" them for their
pains, and said she did not thank them. The little
boy had no clothes, but was covered with dirty rags,
filth, and sores. When locked up in the house the
poor boy would cry and put his hands out of the
window, and the neighbours gave him food, which
he ate with eagerness. When at liberty he went
about picking up offal, which he ate for food. Evi-
dence was given that the child was on one occasion
tied up in the house with a cord round his waist,
and at another time by his leg ; and the father, on
one occasion, was seen to give him two black eyes,
and to beat him severely several times on the back
with a strap, for going out to get food. He also
beat his wife for letting the child go out, and so
" letting him be jawed on account of the child
whenever he went up and down the street." A man
named Nash stated the male prisoner had been in
his constant employ for about eight months, up to
the tithe when he was taken into custody, at 12s.
a week wages. The child died at 'the prisoner's
house on the 14th of August last. Mr. Gordon,
the surgeon, said he made a post mortem exa-
mination of the body, and found that it weighed
151 b. only, and was only 36 inches in length.
He could not speak to the age of the child, but
it weighed only 51b. or 61b. more than a new-
born child. There were livid marks on the
hands and feet, as if the child had been beaten.
There was also a mark on the head, and effused blood
underneath, showing that a contusion had taken
place shortly before death. There was nothing in
any part of the body to show that the child had died
of disease ; but he believed that it had died of ill-
treatment and want of sufficient food.
Mr. Baion Wilde said he did not think there
was any evidence against the woman which he
ought to leave to the jury, but he thought the case
,was very strong against the father, both with re-
spect to the neglect and ill usage.
The jury found the man guilty and the woman
not guilty.
Mr. Baron Wilde said the prisoner had been con-
victed of the unnatural crime of starving his own
child.
The prisoner said he never had.

Mr. baron Wilde said that, upon the evidence,
there could be no doubt about it, and sentenced the
prisoner to 15 years' penal servitude.

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