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DISSECTION

DISSECTION.
County (CUk) Chriuinai Cont July o.
Before the Honorable Baron Richard
Honora NJ Cafthy was indicted for ot.
ieHng boy named VIM. Crolly, aged
. years to an apothecary for sale, and
proposing To him 10 put the said child 20
ueaih. iheTe were several COUNT.
Mr.. Bennett, Queens counsel. said he
would safe the case, most
one, TO the jury without comment. She
was charged with having taken TIE child
TO medical man and proposing to him to
put the child 10 death, that he might have
subject for dissection.
IL LordshIp Oh a,certaiuinr that the
prisoner had no counsel or agent, appoint.
ed Mr.. Scanncll to act Tor her.
She appeared an ali. looking wretch, a.
bout Do years OLD
MIR. Leiubere, the medical man was
called, bu, not appearing. the court order
ed his recognisancc 10 be esiIea;ed.
The Crown then called
Rober, Armstrong policeman. He said
he knew DIR. Lcfeburc. he sen, Tor Mit.
nesses on the Isl Of April, and showed
him both ;hc prisoner and the boy, Crolly
twho was Produced on the table, does
not think the woman saw him, the doc
tor put witness into pantry, between
the shop and kitchen, where lie could NOT
be seen, and the woman and the bow ere
brought into the kitchen. Witness heard
her ask the doctor To buy the boy. She
was perfectly sober. The doctor asked if
the boy was any relation Of hers, and she
saIi not. He then asked how long She
had him. She replied about two wears.
lie asked how she came by him. and she
SAID she took him through charity. The
ll,'ie boy was quite drunk at the time
he doctor then said Is not L. too much.
No, SAID she, 1T is over little but viii
just do what I want" The child va.
screaming all this time. and calhng the
prisoner aunty. and she said Doctor rive
hlm something that will put HIM aside at
once The doctor asked her when 81,
could have another. she paused a, the
question, and he asked her -aC Gould she
have one ~ month or SIX wcesys' Il
don know said she but might" The
doctor then proceeded 10 90 Up stars. and
the boy was crying and she .lid Hold
your tongue. dear the doctor " H. give
you something sweet"
Witness opened the door and went into
The kitchen 10 where the woman ard tie
little boy we're and said you old wick
ed wretch, do YOU want 10 commit murder
on that innocent child :" She said she
ca'oc IN FORBIDDEN hcrjipe. with, then
I took her 10 Brides oll. and carried Tie Ia.
tie boy ~ his arms. He was so drunk a..
not 70 be able % stand.
John Mltthcw Lcfcbufe-i-ana pothc.
I cary 10 Dunmanway. The prisoner came
to MS house on TIC 3lI March. be never
knew her before: u was in The cvenin,.
het"ccn IN and seven. H.. Lruthcr.iu-
law was in thc sh.p and she a.tsI ~ goo
'he doctor Witness stepped fofasrI
and asked What shc wanted, She SAID
she couli not sYc4, before those .prt -. ,a,
The shop witness ,hcn took h.f onto
a rJom back ~ tlc shop. ANS shcf.lI hrn
be he'd ohi,d % scH Vitae. asked
her What ,hc thought be- uaa'sl.f che
child 'Oh' slid .he ihc lac.yi YOU
always want them she s.il be- aas a.
likely t.v Nlncs. asked herifthe bow
aas h,F oHn. aud le sll noe. thst ,hr
took % o. keep boa fYf oh8uty ni,nc..
sad then 'ili she bad r1ught g. .pll M.
,hiiI 40 .ne bad bcller-he wasa bed
h11 and joined against hetin BAD word.
She was perfectly fo1cr and she then
went away oul ~ hil house across lhr
market place and witness scot after ef
add hei.'uu,. aui took BIN ini1a gate.
way 90 VI Esu,u. near w,ibcs.s
house bot there was man there snl
.hc said Doc clB'I DOT spsaL ~ ul're..
while Tie man vas there when flr
mao vent aaay she again cf,rcd 20 ,el.
wjine Doe chili 1nd hr asked Der vL,
shc wanted t0 ee.i bin She made IN
same answer o. bciorc-thst hevas4 f.,a
BOY and going against hef Dob tai word.
Wune-s l,krj Der hos mu,l sbc wanted
for fhc bot She lid o. Wfhe.s &c..
Piled lbat was 600 muCh-ihat grown sub
iecis we're got for - ON said she
hose Who sell ihc ike told me hat vas
very cheap Witness then offered l.B
81 To- and a a'diferent tunes. but ,he
refused sod De fns.ly agreed with her
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