Star.
London, England, 1804-12-21 00:00:00

CORONERS' iNcLussrs,

Yefterday an Isquifnion waiasken before G. WI
Urietr, Efq. for Middlefer, at the White Horfe
houfe, Wheeler-fireet, Shoredirch, ma the body of
Sarah Mitchell, a child of Mee years of age, who was
mqrdered by her father, Samuel Miles Mitchell, on
Tuefday

The firtl witnefs called to prove this horrid trent-
adion was Kennedy, a Police Officer of.Worlhip.
greet, who Rated. that at half pail tv.,lve o'clock on
the day Rated, a report arrived at the Public Office
that a murder had been committed in Wheeler-flreet,
He, in confequence of this information, repaired to
the lodging of Mitchell, No. as, Wheeler-greet, in
company with Arrnftrmig, a brother officer, and on
opening the room door, he difcovered the deceafed,
quite dead, with her throat cut from ear to ear. The
witnefs obferved a razor lying by the door, very
Moody, which he took with him in fearch of the de
predator, and on finding him, not far dißant from
the fpot, he confeßed the horrid tranfadion, adding
that he had inffided the wound with a razor, but the
poor child little thought what he was going Nu do.
Godby, a weaver, and fon-in•law to Mit-
chell, Rated, that he called at the houfe of his father.
in-law. about half part twelve at noon, who was alto
a weaver. He did not bear the. loom go as Mita!,
when he looked through the keyhole of the door, and
perceived the deceafed lying on the floor very bloody.
He immediately exclaimed •' murder!" and ran to
the mom of a fecond-floor lodger, to whom he com-
municated the fad. He then went again up (lairs,
and on opening the door, he perceived that the child's
throat was cut in w dreadful manner, and that Ibe
was quite dead. The witnef. knew the prifoner very
well. and he never knew him to be deranged in his
mind.

Mary Nicholls, who lodges in the fecond floor of
the houfe, corroborated the aatement of the preced-
ing witolfs; and the farther Rated, that the beard
the pritoner go up (lairs about twelve o'clock. His
wife was then at home, and the faw.the daughter'
come in from fchool in a few minutes after. The
prifoner was it% and out of the houfe all the morning.
She beard the mother of the deceafed go down (lairs
about a quarter paa twelve o'clock, and ne thortly
after heard the footfleps of a man, which :he lzpprf.
ed muft be the father's. She heard the deceafsd
winding quills during the interval of :he mother and
the father quitting the room. She was ignorant of
what had tranfpired, until the was informed by the
fon-in-law.

William Byron Rated, that he fpoke to Mitchell
on Tuefday at twelve o'clock; he was then working
at his loom, and he appeared to witness fomewhat in
liquor. The deceafed was not then returned from
(chord. Witnefs heatd that murder had been com.
milted a quarter of an hour after, whet, he went to
the honfe, and law the deceafed in the dreadful situa-
tion as defcriLed. Witnefs knew the offender well,
and he always considered him as a quiet man, who
was perfeely himfelf.

The evidence being gone through, the Coroner re-
marked to the Jury, that it was their duty to find the
prifoner guilty of wilful murder. It was evident
from his own confalion, and the evidence adduced,
that he was the man who perpetrated the hortid deed ;
and whitever defence could be fet up, would be for
the confideration of another Jury, as the priloner
would take his trial at the Old Bailey.

The Ju►y) without hefitation pronounced a verdiel
of " Wilful Munirr agailli Ile Father I"

The deceafed was a very fine child, and had been
very recently admitted into the Spitalfields School of
Induary.
As far as we conjeaure by the evidence, the de
ceafed was working at a wheel ufed in the weaving
trade, when this horrible tranfaltion was committed.
She was found between the shed and the door, where
fhe doubtlefs attempted to ekape. No ether tesfon
can be affigned for this diabolical atl, than that which
the prifoner was heard to utter, viz. that fhe fhmrld
never live to be brought up b) her mother. The of-
fender and his wife had parted the day before, when
the child flew to the mother, and remained with her
all night, contrary to the willies of her father. He
voluntatily canfelTed the IA to the MAgiltrates ou
Wednefday ; and, with tears in his eyes, when dc-
fired to figs his eonfeffion, exclaimed, Ter, /grill,
witb thelanse bead Ali did tbe b--y deed .1"
lan week an Inqueft was held on the hncly of a
boy about eleven years of age, who was found Itarved
to death in the hundred of Talgarth, Breconfhire.—
It appeared that he had, in company of two younger
brothers, followed a funeral in that neighbourhood,
and having difappeared on the load, it is fuppofed he
had milled through the inclemency of the weather,
as the body was found, about a fortolgfft afterwards,
covered with fuow.

Winter being the feafon in which the inhabitants
of this country are particularly fubjeft to Cotsghs
and Colds, and the Althmatic feel an increafe of
their complaint, we deem it our duty to inform the
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cure for Coughs and Colds, and where a cure in can
armed Anima cannot be espetied, relief may be
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tirely removed by th- nfe of diem. riaaw and Co-
w•en:, No. 1, St. l'eul's Church Yard, Are now the
only Prorri:tors ; it the.r names are on the Stamp they
are genuine, otherwife, a counterfeit. Price, only I
as. a Bottle.