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had not on the Thursday seen the prisoner White-
lock at-- his house with Margaret Redfearn, and if
she had not threatened to leave his service. The
prosecutor replied that, in consequence of what,bp
then saw, he told her she would have to leave his
service when his Wife returned. On re-examina-
tion by Mr. Foster it appeared that he
.returned
home on Thursday morning; the 21st of February,
about nine o'clock, and hearing voicq's in lii4tstud'y
he ran upstairs there, thinking his.wife had re-
turned horrie,'she being absent on a visit, and he
there saw Margaret Redfearu sitting on the" couch
with hei dress very much disordered, and the pri-•
saner near her with the braces. of his- trousers
loosed; and lie then told her that she should leave:
his service as soon an his wife returned.

This yap the Case for-the prosecution.
Margaret Redfearn Was then called. She was a
comely-leoking girl of 10, neatly dressed, and ap-
peared of superior station'to a servant. • She swore
that ou the sth of January, when Mts. Armstrong
was from home; the prosecutor came into her bed-
room and committed a rape up.M'ller. Ncxt morn-
ing she said she Would expose him.. He said if she.
did he would have to leave the country.- Mr. Arm-
stronghad attempted to commit:another-assault on
heron the night of the.22d of February. She sent
for the prisoner and told him what had taken place.
The prisoner then, at her request, wrote a letter to
the prosecutor, and after 4it was written she read
•it over, took it to the. chapel, and gave it to John
Robinson, who gave it to Mr. Armstrong. 'Wit-
neas denied that, although on the return of her
'master.from th© country-he nand her and the.pri-
sonar in his study, they were in an unseemly posi-

tion., The prisoner, she said, had come •to ~see her
master about some books, and when her master
came in he was reading. -The prosecutor did not
then discharge her, nor did he say anything about
it. The prisoner remained iu the house with the
rpsecutor about an hour and they- smoked their
pipes together. [Prosecutor had denied this.] Pri-
soner, an the day aftet, -called at the firoseentor's
house, and witness went upstairs and told her
master that he had called. The prosecutor refused-
to- see him. - _ _ _

Witness having been cross-examined by Mr.
Foster, adhered to her statement.
Mr. Davison called Mr. Hodgson, attorney,
who spoke to the excellent character of the pri-
soner, who hid bean his clerk for five years.
Mr. Waters, chief constable of Hartlepool, also
spoke to the prisoner's character.
The witness was cross-examined by Mr. Foster,
and it was elicited from him that Margaret Red-
fearn had told him on the 25th of February, when
stating her charge against the prosecutor, that the
prisoner had twice by force had possession of her
person ; the last time was in her bedroom on the night
of the 22d of February, and the first occasion a
fortnight or three weeks before. This the witness
Redfearn had denied on her cross-examination.
This was the case for the defence.

Theupwards j
u ofry aretired,
broughta in
after an absence of
a verdict of Guilty,
but strongly recommended the prisoner to mercy.
t en
hour
The prisoner was ordered to be put down till this
morning, and his lordship said he would consider
what sentence he ought to pass.
This morning the prisoner was placed in the dock
to receive sentence.

His lordship, after recapitulating thA charge
against him, said he had sent this letter, imputing
,to a minister of the Gospel.that be had committed
an offence of the greatest enormity, with the intent
to extort money, and, as the jury had found, with-
'out any reasonable or probable cause. Had the jury
not coupled with their verdict a recommendation of
mercy, on account of his previous good character,
he should have sentenced him, for so heinous an
offence, to penal servitude; but, taking that recom-
mendation into consideration, the sentence of the
Court was that he had imprisoned and kept to hard
labour for 18 calendar months.
The prisoner seemed almost stupefied on hearing
his sentence.

WESTERN CIRCUIT.—DORCHESTER, March 8.
CROWN COURT.
(Before Mr. Justice Willes.)
Helen Hutchings was indicted for the wilful
murder of her female infant-child at Bridport.
Mr. Stock prosecuted, and Mr. H. T. Cole de-
fended the prisoner.
It appeared that the prisoner-was in the service
of Mr. Samuel Bowden Gundry, - a magistrate of
the county, residing at Bridport. His family con-
sisted of his two sons and the servants. On Sun-
day, the 4th of November last, the prisoner, who
was the cook, came down stairs as usual. She com-
plained of illness, and was obliged to go to bed,and
Mr. Gundry sent for Mr. Cory, a surgeon of the
town. Mr. Cory came, and having seen her, he
pronounced that she was in the family way. A
woman named Mary Ann Balston also came. After
that the prisoner's sister came, and then the sister
and the maid-servant went up to the prisoner, who
was like a mad woman and called out, " Oh, Mrs.
Balston, I have had a' child, and it is in the closet."
They asked her if she had done anything to it, and
she said they would find it a little cut. Mr. Cory
came again, and he went to the closet and brought
out a parcel in a carpet covering. Upon opening
it the body of a child was found. It had cuts about
the head. -Mr. Cory said, "Now for the instru-
ment." She said, "It's on the table." There was
a razor on the table on which was froth blood. That
razor had been in the room of Mr. Sidney.
,Gundry.
The prisoner had used that razor to cut her corns
with.

pleallilwori.ennCgtoortryhpe,
ratehin.ei.surgeon, stated that he was coroner
for the county. He was sent for to Mr. Gundry's.
askedsaw the e
rf prisonersie i
wasn
bed,
pregnant.cotn
She said, "No ; she was unwell." He partially exa-
mined her, and told her she was pregnant, and
asked if anything had passed. She said "No "
and he told her she would miscarry. She begged
him not to tell her master. As she denied her
pregnancy he told her the next day would show.
He was called again about 9at night. Mrs. Balston
told him something, and he went to the closet and
opened it, and found the full grown body of a child.
There was a cut on the mouth and on each side of
the neck. He then asked where the instrument
was, and some one said on the table. There was a
razor on the table, with wet blood on it. He sent
for the police, and gave the prisoner in charge.
Ho handed the razor to Stillman, the policeman.
He examined the prisoner, and found she had been
recently, delivered. The body,weighcd 71b. The
umbilical cord was cut but not tied. The angle of
the lower jaw was cut out; the wound extended
from ear to ear. A slice of the tongue was cut off
evidently by a sharp instrument. There was a
wound on the left side of the neck, dividing all the
arteries ; the chest was laid open, and a small por-
tion of the lungs protruded. The lungs were fully
inflated and filled the cavity of the chest. They
flated in water; the heart was healthy, but empty
of blood. He believed the child was born alive.
The wounds were sufficient to cause death, and he
believed the child died from the injuries. There
was a bucket under the prisoner's bed, in which was
the afterbirth. He did not hold out any promise
or threat ; he merely said she had better tell him
who was the father of the child. As he heard her
exclaiming he said, " You had better not say any-
thing, as it may be used against you."
Cross examined—l had first told her she had
better tell me all about it, and then I would inter-
cede with :her master. I might have said, " Here
is a sergeant of police come to take you in charge;
you need not say anything, but if you do it may be
used against you. '
Mr. Cole upon this submitted that the statement
made by the prisoner could not be given in
evidence.
Tho Judge said if it had reference only to col-
lateral matters it would be receivable.
Mr. Stock submitted that the inducement had
only reference to the father of the child.
Mr. Cole urged that the statement of the surgeon
was to tell him 6' all about it," and that extended to
the whole question. And it must be recollected
that the witness was a magistrate and coroner for
the county, and he had sent for the policeman, and
had given her in charge. There was a distinct
promise.
The Judge said the principle was laid down by
Mr. Best in his book ; it must be a promise or threat
in respect of the matter for which the prisoner was
tried. The promise had reference to the question
of who was father of the child. The witness at the
time was acting as a surgeon and not as coroner.
He did not think this was a threat or promise in
respect of this charge. On the second occasion it
would have been better if no statement of the pri-
soner had been taken. What she said should not
have been listened to, but this was not a promise or
a threat, and therefore the statement could not be
excluded.
Examination continued—The prisoner said " Ob,
Mr. Cory, I did it to save others." At that time
she was very much agitated. She was in posses-
sion of her senses, but very highly excited.
Cross-examined—lt apreared to have been a pro-
tracted labour. Women sometimes became in a
frantic state, and did not know what they were