The Sun.
London, England, 1829-05-30 00:00:00

MURDER AT RUNIIALL.

On Monday last an inquest was held at Runball,
in Norfolk, before E. PREss, Gent., Coroner, on the
body of a female infant, which was found the pre-
r, ding Fr flay buried in a field called Mr. Taylor's
Piece. The Court proceeded to the church, where
the body was taatnwed by Mr. Skoulding and his
nn, suqeonz, of Wymondham. It was in so de-
t mposed a state, having been buried twenty-four
days, that no evidence could be given as to the cause
of its death, or whether it had ever live d.
Mary Nelson deposed she was the mother of Rose
Nelson ; had times and often told Rose of her being
with child, but she always utterly denied it. Sh:
said to Rose a day or two before the 27th, if you
are in the family way endeavour to get something
ready—oh ! no, Rose said, I shall never get any
thing ready—stop till I want it, and then I will
vet something. Rose had been out to work on
April 27; came home between four and five o'clock;
shortly after she was taken with a violent pain of
the eye, and would go and lie down till supper was
ready. Rose came down stairs between eight and
nine o'clock, or thereabouts, and went abroad alone;
she had been gone about a quarter of an hour when
.1 went to her; I found her 'craning on the pales,
sod said something more is the matter with you
than common, and she answered, oh ! mother, you
are always tormenting me—you filo] there is an al-
teration—you can't let me alone now ; she then
came in with me. A few minutes after she went
to bed ; I went up soon after ; she was in
bed ; I did not say any thing to her, for I
felt in a very poor way, though I little fore-
thought what the had been doing. In the
morning, about five o'clock, Rose got up and
went into the garden, and put nothing on but her
petticoat and gown ; she was gone ten minutes or a
quarter of an hour, and came to bed again ; I sa'd
nothing to her, but got up as quickly as I could,
and went down. After I made the fire I went out
abroad, and I saw where Rose stood the night be-
fore ; it was a very little way from the door in the
garden ; in the path by the pales I saw a great show
of blood; I felt so surprised I did not know what
to say or what to do; I immediately searched about
the garden, and in the boll on the garden side I
found a child; Igot away as fast as I could, and did
not stop to see if it was alive; I did not know
whether it was male or female. As soon as I got in
1 went up stairs to my husband—" Oh !" I said,
" for the Lord Almighty's sake get up, if it is only
for my sake, and see what that unhappy wretch has
done." He got up as quick as he could. "Oh !"
said he, " what has she done"—l said, "go into
the garden, and look into the ditch, and there you
will find the child ;" he went into the garden; I did
tot look after him at all ; I never saw the child
after. On the Thursday following I asked my hus-
band what he had done with the child ; he told me
he had buried it.

W. Culyer said, I live at Mattishall, and was ac-
quainted with Rose Nelson ; I heard she was with
child by me, and came to see her some time since;
I asked her if it was so ? and she said no; her mother
was in the room at the time. (This the mother cor-
roborated.) I wished to see her alone, and went to
Runhall again the Sunday fortnight after; I saw her
alone, and she said I am not with child by you, nor
am I with child at all. And I said if it is so you
shall fare as I fare. She said you will never be
brought into trouble about me, and told me that I
might go home satisfied.
'The Jury consulted a short time, and returned the
following verdict—" Rose Nelson guilty of secreting
the birth of her child, with intent to destroy it."
The Coroner informed the Jury that such a verdict
implied murder, and wished to know if it was their
opinion that Rose Nelson murdered the child; they
meant she did, and the verdict was recorded " Wil-
ful Murder."

The girl was instantly committed to the Castle, on
the warrant of the Coroner.—Norwich Mercury.

Mr. WILLIANIS, one of his Majesty's
Counsel, the late Member for Lincoln and for Ilcheeter,
we have authority to state, i a candidate for the Univer-
sity of Cambridge.—Morning Paper.

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