Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-06-18
From Bells London Weekly Messenger, April D. I
EXTRAORDINARY DISCOVERY

The DEAD ALrvE.--On Tuesday AFTERNOON. an al.
onrned inquest was held at the Christ church work house
Boundary-row Blackfriarsroad before Mr. r. Carter on
The body OF Eliza Baker, aged IT. who was found drown
ed at the steps OF Blackfars-brge Saturday morning
by police constable
Mr.. Peter Wood, an eating. house keepc, T.; Ill., ~
nondsey New Road, near the BrckIayers' Arms having
seen paragraph in of the Sunday newspapers
the body OF female had been taken out If Tho 49, @
me previous day. and carried the or house be own.
ed an from the description given suspectipg that il wa.
the body OF young female who had lived in his service
but who had been discharged by his wife on account
jealousy nc went 10 The work house and recognised the
body OF the unfortunate girl He was yery much
ana he cut OIL lock OF her hair, and kissed the
lie immediately went to an undertaken and gave orders
for the funeral He then went 10 the deceaseds parents
who reside in Adelaide place. White street Crinnle
gate, and informed them Of the meIsnchoiv r,tc NJ b
daughter They also went TO the work house and OH be
ing shown the body, were loud in their lamentations
On the jury having assembled Monday evening thew
proceeded TO view the body OF the deceased and On
return, number of witnesses were examined mostly re-
laons, who swore positively 10 the body.
from me evidence 1t appeared that the deceased had
'ived with Mr. Wood as servant for four months but his
wife being jealous. she discharged about month ago
since which time Mr. Wood had secretly supplied her with
money and kept her from want.
Mrs. Baker, the mother of the deceased and other
laons, in giving their evidence spoke in severe terms NJ
the conduct Of Mr. Wood and said that they had no doubt
but that he had seduced the unfortunate girl which n,
caused her 10 commit suicide.
The jury appeared TO be very indignant, and after FIVE
hours deliberations ii was agreed to aonrn the case until
tuesday afternoon, when they e-assembed
Mr. Wood the alleg ed seducer was now bu he
by his feelings at the melancholy ocru
renee that nothing could be made OF him. in fact he was
Ike a man In state OF stupefdction.
Mrs. Wood, the wife, called in; she is 2S vears
older than her husband; shook her head at him bnt no
thing was elected from her, her passion completely over.
AJuryman.-Thc dive into this affair, The
more mysterious 1t appears against Mr.. Wood.
This remark occasioned account of some marks
of violence the body; there had been violent bo, IN
the nose, black mark on the forehead, and a severe
wound on the thigh.
TI,pT ury
diet, when drayman in the employ Of Messrs whit.
bread Co., brewers, walked in the jury and said
mat he wished to speak with the coroner and jury.
Drayman,-I comes 10 say, gentlemen, that Mrs Ba-
keTs daughter; you now holding an nouest on IL
alive and in good health.
The Coroner and Jury Tin establishment -what do you
Drayman.-Tn swear that me, her to-day in the
streets, and spoke TO her. " Wv
The coroner. Witnesses and jury all struck with
amaLenent and asked The draymaB ii lie could bring Eli
"a Baker forward, which he undertook TO do in short
time. O'
In the interim the Jury and witnesses went ,o., 10
view the body Of the deceased. Mr. Wood shed tears
over the corpse, and greatly affected as well az ali
her relations the draymans story treated as non.
sense but the jury, although of the same opinion
determined TO await his return.
In abou, quarter of hour the drsymsn returned,
anu the real Eliza Baker, fine looking young
To depict the establishment of the relations and of Nj,
Wood Is totally impossible, and first they were afraid to
touch her.
She at last went forward and took Mr. Wool h., H..
hand, (wo stood moioness) and exclaimed GLOW could
you make such mistake as to take another body for nel
DO you Think could commit such an actp'
Mr. Wood could not reply, but fell senseess in fit and
Il was with great difficulty that seven men could hold
him.
Aer some time he recovered and walked away 10 the
aonshnent OF every one, with Eliza Baker leaving his
WE 10 the Jury-room Several Of the Jurors remarked
ha hey never saw such strong likeness in their lives
az mere was between Eliza Baker and the deceased
which fully accounted for the mistake that the witnesses
had made. ~
ri
! The whole scene was most extraordinary, and the
Gounshahees Of witnesses and jurynen 1t is impossible "a
I mere was no evidence TO prove who the deceased
was; and The jury, after about III hours inv re-
'u'psu Verhet Of Found Drowned" hut by what
means the deceased into the water there ia No Ell
dcncc TO Prove. ~