The Sun.
London, England, 1859-10-05 00:00:00

THE .211.17ST_E.

T STEPNEY;

ADJOURNED INQUEST-(THIS DAY,

The adjourned inquest upon the body of Philip Yorath,
a male child three weeks old, whose body was exhumed by
order of the Home Secretary, was resumed this morning at
the New Globe Tavern, Mile-end-road, before Mr.
Humphreys, the coroner for Middlesex.
Mr. Best, the barrister, appeared to watch the case on
the part of the Rev. J. Bonwell, incumbent of St. Philip's,
Stepney.
The first witness called was
Mrs. Conder, who said—l reside at No. 4, 'Underwood-
street, Mile .end, and am a widow. I am a nurse. On
the 10th or 11th of September I was sent for to nurse a
lady by Dr. Godfrey's assistant He accompanied me to
the place I was to go to. It was at the school-house be-
hind Stepney Church. When I got there I found Dr.
Godfrey, a lady, and Mr. Bonwell. The room was not
furnished as a bed-room. It was an empty room, with a
bed in it. It was made upon planks.
A Juror—Planks ?
Witness—l mean forms. There was neither chairs nor
tables in the room. I have never before attended as nurse
to a case of Dr. Godfrey's. I don't know the name of the
lady. She was delivered of a male child on the Friday
morning ; that was the morning following the night I went
there. It was about 12 o'clock when I first arrived at the
school-house. The assistant to Dr. Godfrey knocked at
the door, and I was then let in. I don't think the child,
when born, was full grown. Dr. Godfrey was present at
the birth. Mr. Bonwell was down stairs. The mother
had no milk for three days after the birth ; she did not
suckle the baby at all. I remained at the school-house
with the lady for twelve days. Dr. Godfrey attended as
the medical man the whole of the time I was there.
No one came to see the mother of the child during the time
I was there but Dr. Godfrey, Mr. Bonwell of course was
always coming in and out. Ho used to come every day. I
left the schoolhouse on the twelfth day after I arrived. On
the Tuesday week after the confinement I, the lady, and
the infant left the schoolhouse and proceeded to an hotel
over London-bridge. I don't recollect the name. I am sure
I cannot remember it. It was about nine o'clock at night
when we left. We went in a cab. The lady told the cab-
man where to drive to. When we got.to the hotel we found
rooms had been taken for us. While we were there Dr.
Godfrey continued to attend. I went on one occasion to
fetch him. The child had everything in the way of
_ nourishment that could be got. It had fresh milk as well as
other things. It would not take its food from a spoon. I
considered the child ailing from its birth. The child refused
to take its milk from a bottle. This took place at the
school house. The master (Mr. Bonwell) took the top of
the bottle to see whether there was anything to prevent the
milk coming out. Having found that there was nothing to
impede the milk flowing, a second and third bottle was pro-
cured, but theibaby refused to take its food from either.
We tried to feed it with a spoon but he seemed to have
something in its throat that prevented its swallowing. No
medicine was given as it could not swallow. Dr. Godfrey
ordered chalk and magnesia, but the baby refused to take
it. The child refused all kinds of nouishment. The child
also refused its medicine, so it did not get any.
The Coroner—How many days were you at the hotel ?
Witness—l can't say. When the lady left the hotel
I did not go with them. By them I mean Mr. Bonwell,
the lady, and the baby. They went to the London-bridge
station. I don't know where they went; I don't know
which of the railways it was. I never expected to see them
again; I however got a note requesting me to come imme-
diately to the hotel, and there I found the lady and baby
very ill. When the child died it was three weeks and a
day old. Dr. Godfrey was there on the Friday, but no
person but the mother and myself was present when the
child died, on Saturday morning at four o'clock.
Coroner—Do you mean to say that all this time you did
not learn the lady's name ?
Witness—l do. I don't even know now.
Coroner—Who paid you?
'Witness—Mr. Bonwell.
Coroner—Did you give information that the birth of the
child ought to be registered ?
Witness—Yes. The birth of the child was registered at
at a place over London-bridge.
A Juror—That was the death. Was the birth of the
child registered at the time it was born at the school-house 1
Witness—No.
A Juror—You understand the difference between regis-
tering a birth and a death.
Witness—Yes.
A Juror—Then, was the birth of the child registered at
Stepney ?
Witness—No.
Coroner—Do you know anything about the burial of the
child ?