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London, England, 1826-06-23 00:00:00

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• OLD' BATEE.Y.:THIS DAY.
• TRIAL OP ANN BROWN.
The Court was awarded to _ mew in consequence of this unfor:
tunate woman's trial bing appointed for this dry. On the arrival
of Mr. Bares ALE:cisme and Ott. lattice, Beattosion, the wretched
woman was brought into the Dock. She appears to be about 60
years of age, was dressed in black, and seemed composed; she was
allowed to sit during the reading of the indictment reciting the
dreadful crime, she'ivinced no agitation whatever. ,
The indictment and Coroner's Inquisition charged her with the
wilful murder of Elizabeth Brown, an infant between the age of
twis and three years; she pleaded Not Guilty.
Bazar stated the indictment.
stNbLEWS opened the case to the Jury, and caged
eth Edwards, a widow, who deposed that she is a char.
emnies,, mid has known the prisoner about four months, and at-
tonda4 bd. daily to assist in the household affairs. On the 7th of
the present month ske,vrent to her residence as usual, in Queen-
street, St. Giles's, early in the morning, and saw the prisoner, and
bad some conversation of a general kind. The witness saw the
child asleep in its crib, in a closet next the bedroom; the husband
of the prisoner was dressing himself; witness went out, and upon
her return in a few minutes the prissier was stirring the fire ; this
was before nine o'clock in the morning. In alluding to the butter
for breakfast, she said therd waif' enough, although there was
scarcely any. The witness then left the house, and in half in hour
after heard of the murder. The only change which the witness
observed in her conduct was, her being very low spirited for about
three weeks before the murder.
Cross-examined by Mr. Law.—Saw her at eight o'clock that
morning, which was the usual time of her calling, but the prisoner
complained of her being late. The prisoner behaved as kind as
possible to the child, even as much as if it were her own ; no mother
could behave better ; • the prisoner sat moping and heavy, she bore
the character or; kind and humane person; she was raking the
fire, which had been just lighted, in such a manner.that it was likely
to be put out. She was certainly gloomy and reserved fur some
tints before the murder.
Thomas Price, lodged in the same house with the prisoner and
her husband for above one year, and ten months, and of course saw
them every day. The deceased child was called" Anny" Brown.
On the morning of the murder the witness heard the prisoner say,
" Charles, what have I dotter She said this above a dozen times
and in accents of great grief; her husband said, w what have you
done, have you cut your finger?". He was in the shop, and ran up
stain, the witness followed, and. upon entering their apartments,
they discovered the murder. Brown cried out when he saw his
dead child, in great agony and tore his hair; he said, " fur Goa's
sake, look at my baby." Tie -child Was lying on the ground with
its throat Cut. The witness turned out of the room, and as he was
going down stairs met the. prisoner, her hands were sliloodys--.
She entered. the room crying " Oh, where if my child; Oh, whit
have I done?" The room soon filled with people; the husband'of-
prisoner exclaimed to her, “.Ann, you have murdered my, child.'
He then embraced and lthed her, and she fainted. Two women
took hold of her, it being supposed she Would lay violent hands
upon herself. The witness saw her again at Marlborough-street
Office, she appeared in the same state of mind as when the wimp*
first saw her in the -morning— In a water sink witness saw the ,
knife with which the crime had been Committed. This was above
a yard from the place where the child's body lay.
In the witness's; cross-examination he stated she appeared low
spirited before the murder.
Mrs. Sarah Howard, a neighbour of the prisoner's, had knows
the prisoner for seven years, and observed bar very dull and heavy',
particularly the day before the murder. She always seemed pissed
with what amused the child, and a few days before, the Whet
seemed anxious to draw ker attention to some frolic, but abs was
se absorbed in thought that she did not mind her. The priesiser
never had anj quarrel with her husband on-the child's account, and
lived very happily with him. The witness,eare the gamesmen's'
.of the Murder, and the desneadour it the prisoner, as the ode,
witnewea.
.Crosaßaainined—wThetwituass never saw prisoner in e passim
Mr. Blip, an overeater of St. Giles's and Bloomsbury, degemd,
that he saw the prisosterlyhen she was „breught to the work
she was plaied in a room 4r ward appropriated fee lunatics, she was
put into a straight waistcoat. • •
A constable proved having taken the prisoner into custodyi
she was in great agitation, and repeatedly said " Ob, what have
I done and. several -times salted where was the child. She Ras
io very low spirite..
Some parish ollicera *ore then mantissa; they merely detailed
same facts, and one Othict penduced a, aiming *knife, stainetli
:With blbod, with which the dreadful act was perpetrated. •
Than CHM/ Bijellt, et this sup oftbe ease, observed thew
'was no further evidence to tbi fact necessary.
Furzeman, one of the police Officers, stated that the prisoner, In
answer to a question:from him, said the child mu asleep in bed
when she committed the act.

The MOCktf of tke unfortunate child was bore sent into the box.
She was sA overpowered With grief that she cobid not speak for
some time. In answer to a question from Mr. Law. for the pri-
soner, she said the erretched woman at the Bar always behaved
kindly to lei child.
This dosed the case for the prosecution.
The Learned Cam Banos then called upon the prisoner for her

She steed up and said, " I have nothing to say."
Mr. Law then called his witnesses for the prisoner.
Mr. Angelo, of Bolton.row, deposed that the prisoner resided as
a servant in, his mother's house, and was at times in a very deranged
sate. She one night left the house, and returned next morning
drenched with rain, and said she was upon London Bridge all night.
The frame of her mind was certainly deranged. The witness recited
several acts of derangement during the period of time she was in his
house; her first act of returning reason was one of humanity. She
had been a long time deranged, and upon her recovery effused to
assir in attending a sick person in the house. The witness was of
opinion that her appearance and state of countenance at that mo-
-1120/1•11 was precisely the same as during her has of delirium.
Mrs. Bailey, a Lady with whom the prisoner had also lived, de-
posed to her deranged state of mind.
The Loan Cana Eason here addressed the Jury, and asked them
if any other velem. was necessary, as be considered her derange-
ment proved beyond a question of doubt.
The Jury, after a few minutes' consideration, retuned a verdict
of " Noe Guilty, beings( ensotintasind at the time of the murder."
The woman will he:euniEsed is a Lunatic Asylum for life.
She took no soden whatsoever of any body during the trial.
Yesterday Ralph Jake" was indicted for an assault upon Omura!
Daniel Burr, and feloniously taking from his person three gold seals
and a chain, value 201. his proprrty.—rNot
JonationCruick,aged 44, *as indicted for stealing a bay gelding,
value 201. the property of William Lawrence.—Net
Roberto Athismen was indicted for stealing a pocket-book and a
101. note, the property of Mr. Rush, his muter.
Thecrisoner was in the prosecutor's service about ten months,
las con Man. Setae time in April, Mrs. Rush, the wife of thel
prosecutor, lift honte_in die car, which was driven by.the prisoner,
to make some punka's. ;. she kid a pocket book, containing a 101.
note, in her pocket. After having stopped at a shop in Berner'.
'street Mrs. Rush Wessel her pocket-book. It was afterwards dis-
covered that the prisoner height a watch of a watchmaker in Grace-
church street, for which he paid with the note in question.—Gaidly,
but strongly recomearnaded to mercy.
Edmond Archer was indicted, fur stealing in the parish of St. Mary
low, 5331. in Bank of England notes, the property of Matthew
Robinson Bolton, and James Watt.
On the 11th of April Messrs. Chaplain, the London agents to
Messrs. Bolton and Watt, of Birmingham, transmitted to that place
notes. The lierminglianarke prissier, Archer, Weantparilidlecatilhietainingcoacht hfreoms stolen
Spread Eagle, in Gracechurch-street, to Stoney Stratford, where
he left the coach, and returned to London by another Briningham
coach, which was passing through. The very next day the prisonerl
obtained gold at the Bank for 200 of the stolen notes, and some
other person obtained gold for 300 of the identified notes.—Thesel
things we fully proved by a number of witnesses.
The RICOXIDZIL summed up, and the Jury returned a verdict of
GuStr--The Coen immediately sentenced the prisoner to seven'
years' transportation.
Bihar Lewiston. was charged with stealing two sovereigns and a ,
hill, and a ten pound Bank-note, the moneys of Mr. Thomas
Thomas.—Guilty.
.Tat t &see: was indicted for stealing three blankets, the property
of William James. •
The prosecutor stated that the prisoner and his wife came to
lodge at his house in November last; about four days afterwards
they went out, and witness perceiving the flame of Are in the room,
burst open the door and found the cupboard on fire, which he
strongly suspected was caused designedly; there was nu fire in the
grate, but a lighted candle was left on the mantle-piece, and some
loose papers were placed between it and the cupboard, which was
close to die chimney.
The Jury found the prisoner Gritty.
Buckige, the (dicer who took the prisoner into custody, said
that he was desired by Mr. Rawlinsou, the Magistrate, to state,
that the prisoner had lately committed a similar offence in the
county of Surrey. where he took a lodging, and carried off every
thing he could lay his hands on.