The Sun.
London, England, 1827-06-01 00:00:00

PORTSMOUTH, MAY 31.

Arrived last evening the Onyx, transport, Lieutenant
Decoeurdoux, agent, from South America, with stores and
invalids• ; James Biggar; Esq. Surgeon of his Majesty's
ship Ganges, died on the passage, off the Western Isles.
The 69th Regiment have received orders to leave this gar-
rison for Knightsbridge, and are to march on Monday next.
The 50th Regiment are ordered to Portsmouth from For-
ton and Hasler, but it is expected they will shortly receive
eiders for another destination. _ _

Arrived this morning his Majesty's chip his, from Ja-
maica, and Niemen, from Newfoundland.

OLD BAILEY.•••-•(TMS DAY.)

(Before Mr. Baron HuLLocx.)
MURDER.

Iplaigenia Morse, was indicted for the murder of
Jeremiah Murphy, by poison, on the 15th day of April last.
The prisoner appeared about 60 years old, of a very
meagre appearance. She pleaded " Not Guilty," and ap-
peared quite unembarrassed.
The Court was crowded in every part to exoess.
The evidence of Samuel Miles, surgeon, of Spitalfields,
went to prove, that although there was every appearance
of poison, yet that he could not be quite certain of the fact.
Mr. Baron Ilnixocx, in charging the Jury said, that it
must be proved satisfactorily that the death was caused by
the poison.
The Jury, therefore, returned a verdict of Not Guilty.
(Before Mr. Justice HoLuoyD.)
MURDER.

William Sheen, the murderer of his child, was put
upon his trial.
He appeared to be about twenty-five years of age, and
his general appearance was rather simple than ferocious.
His face was good-looking, and he appeared hardly con
scions of his disgraceful situation. He was dressed in a
decent brown coat.

He pleaded Not Guilty, to the arraignment for murder-
ing his infant son, William Sheen, alias Beadle, on
the 10th of May last., and advanced to the bar without
betraying any symptom of acute feeling.
Mr. CLARKSON appeared for the prisoner.

Mr. ANnexws for the prosecution, stated that the
prisoner was placed at that bar for a crime for which
he (Mr. Andrews) could find no possible excuse or
palliation. He was a young man, and had lately been
married to a woman, the mother of the murdered child,
with whom he had never had any disagreement. The
Learned Counsel then stated the facts and' called the fol-
lowing witnesses.
Joseph Corderay knew the prisoner, and saw him on the
10th of May last. Was in company with him on that day,
it wall on a Thursday. Was at Mr. Collin's, the King of
Prussia public house, in Whitechapel. Had been playing
at skittles with the prisoner, who seemed in good-humour,
He was the worse for liquor. He had been drinking beer
with witness for three hours. Drank nothing bufporter.
Had drank about six or seven pots between four of them.
Stopped there with prisoner till about half•past five o'clock.
His wife came and wished him to go. She was
in good humour, and he went directly. Went along with
them to their home, in a court in Lambeth-street, White-
chapel. Had never been there before. It was a small
room up stairs, with a bed in it. When he got to his
room, lie said that he had worked three days fur his father,
and instead of the latter giving him 12s. for it ha had only
given him Is. 6d. Prisoner then read a certificate of his
marriage to witness. He appeared to witness to be in a
very good humour. His wife was in the room all the time
witness was there. Saw the baby in the prisoner's wife's
arms alive and well. Did not see whether prisoner took
any notice of the child while he (witness) was in the
room. Stayed there about a quarter of an hour. Did
not appear in ill-humour all_ the time witness was
with him; did not appear to have the least ill feeling
towards his wife ; was then dressed in a fustian jacket, and
white hat; had not any blood stains upon any part of his
dress ; had not been in any quarrel when witness was with
him ; prisoner', coat was in the shape of a shooting jacket ;
did not•see any more of him that afternoon, after leaving
prisoner and his wife in the room together at a quarter be-

fore six.
Sarah Pomeroy, examined by Mr. Bannualcx—ls land-
lady of a house in Christopher's-alley, Lambeth-street, where
the prisoner and his wife had lodged for nearly two months.
Was at home on Thursday the 10th of May. In the
evening the mother of the child came to witness ; she
said something which induced witness to go up stairs to the
top room, which was occupied by the prisoner.—
Soon as witness entered the door she saw a child's head
on the table. It stood on the table, on the neck part ; it
was completely separated from the body.—(Here this wit-
ness was much agitated.)—When witness saw the head,
she ran to the Police Office for assistance. When .witnees
left the room, there was no one there. The mother went
up with witness. When she ran out of it, she ran into
the Office, which is about three doors from the house,
and gob the assistance of Mr. Dalton, the officer.
He went up stairs, and witness folloWed him to the room
where the child's head was. The child's head was then in
the same position as before. Did not examine time head,
but saw blood upon the table. The floor was covered with
hlood. The body of the child was on the foot of the bed,
covered with the counterpane. Mr. Dalton found it.
Saw the neck of tlis child, which was covered with
blood, and the head was off. It was dressed in a
blue bed-gown i • knewL the chili when it was living; it
was living with Mrs. Sheen ; it was a male child, about
four months old ; had no doubt that the body found under
the counterpane was the body of the child; witness had
known it alive; did not look at the head of the child so as
to see any mark upon the head, which had no hair upon it ;
did not see the prisoner that evening; he had lived with
witness two months, and she had never heard any quarrel-
ling between the prisoner and his wife.

Ebenerer Dalton, the officer of Lambeth-street, was called
ou the above day by the last witness, and went with her to
her house ; went to the prisoner's room, upon entering
which he saw the child's head on the table ; he searched
the room and found the body as described by the last wit-
ness, and a great quantity of blood on the floor as well as on
the table; searched the room, but did not find any sharp
instrument with which the head had been cut off; had
net beard any disturbance during the day ; there was no
complaint made at the office.

Win. Sheen, the father of the prisoner, was then called
—he appeared in tears, as he had at the beginning of the
trial, and hid his face with a handkerchief. He stated,
that he lived in White's Yard, near Rosemary Lane, near
the London Docks. The prisoner came to his house on a
Thursday, at about eight o'clock in the evening—believed
it was about the beginning of the month. Thinks it was on
the second Thursday in the month. He was then in his
shirt sleeves. He had not got his bat on. Witness asked
him if he had been fighting, lro answered " yes." He
then said that he had been fighting with some Irishmen in
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