Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-09-17

SECTION.
County (CothJ C,iaiaai Cont, Jaly %.
llonora Mccarthy indicted Tor offering boy
named Wm. Croiy, aged eight years, 10 an apothe.
cary Tor sale and proposing 10 Inn to put The said
child to death There were several counts
Mr.. Bennett Queens counsel. SAID he would state
the case, most extraordinary one, to the Jury with
out comment. She was charged with having take
the child 10 amedeal man and proposing 10 HIM 10
put the child to death, that he meht have subject
Tor dissection.
Ills Lordshp, on ascertainng that the prisoner
haa no counsel or agent, appoiu'ed Mr.. Seannc TO
act for her.
She appeared an looking wretch. about so wears
old
Robert Armstrong, polccman-lIe said he knew
DIR. Letcbure he for witness on the Isl of
April, and showed HIM both the prisoner ard boy,
Crolly twho WAS produced the table \ does + a,
think the woman saw hun the doctor put witness INFO
pantry between the shop and kitchen, where he
could not be seen, and the woman and DO, were
brought into the kitchen. Wines, heard her ash
the doctor to buy the boy She was perfectly sober
The doctor asked II the boy was any relation oC
hers, and she said He then asked how lonr
she had him. She replied abouttwo years II, ash
ed how she came by him, aud she said she took him
through charity. The liule boy was ouile drunk n,
the time. The doctor then said is no, c5 too much
NO. SAID she " II is over little, but will Just do
what want The child was screaming ali The
time, and calling prisoner anty and she saiJ Doc
tor give HIM something that will put hm ASIDE A,
once. The doctor asked her when she could
have another; she paused Al the question and lac
asked her, Could she have one IN month or six
weeks ! " dont Know said she, "hut | might
lie doctor then proceeded TO 20 up stars and The
boy was crying, and she said, +" Hold Won, toncuc
otat, the doctor VIII give you something sweet"
Witness opened the door and went into the kitchen
wheie the woman and the little boy were and sand
Iou old wicked wr,tcl , do YOU want 10 commit
hal
came IN to redden her pipe. Witness then took her
to Bridewel and carried the lutIe boy in his arms
lie was so drunk as not TO be able TO stand
John Mathew Leiebute-ls apothecary in
Dunmanway. The prisoner came TO his house ON
the 3lst OF March; he never knew her before il
was in the evening. between six and seven HIS
brotherin-aw was IN the shop and she ask ed TO see
Tue uoctof witness stepped forward aud asked
what she wanted She SAID she could no, sneak
before those persons IN the shop. Witness then
took her into back room OF the shop and she told
MN She had child to sell. Witness asked her
what she thought he wanted ofthe child "Oh y"
She saiu "the likes OF you always want thcm;" she
said ne was fine likely boy witness asked her if
'"e ooy was her own and she SAID not that she
TOOK IL 10 Keep him Tor charity witness said then
that she had no light 10 sell ,be cbIJ-s,. ,oniaJ
" NO one had beter-he was bad bov and ;n,neJ
against herin bad words " she was ne rfrctlv sobe,
"uu quo 'neu went away out of his house across
'he market pace and witness after her and she
etrs near witnesses house but there was n nm,
there, and she said she could not speak J., witness
whiie the man was there. When the man won, a,
way, she again offered 10 sell witness the chId and
ne asked why she wanted to sell him : She r,,J
thc same answer as before-lhat he was a had hov
aud gong against her in bad words. Witness asLsJ
now much she wanted for the boy ! She said e5
witness replied that was too mucb-,hat grown sub
Jects were got for 60. "Ohr said she 4" those
who sell the like told me that was very cbcan"
Witness then offered f3, CD los and Ca AZ difrerrn,
,'mes but she refused, and he finally agreed with
ner Tor t 5, and TO come next morning she said
sne would; that after the boy was pu, aside
sne should want long day to leave the town and
,ue country Size said, too, that she would send the
ooy 10 Walk up and down before his door that night,
.no tnA he would have on oordu breeches with
oo'ue Pa'ches on the 'front.' and leather cap. Wit
ness "a" the boy thus dressed walk up and down be-
lore ms ooor IN the evenlug. Witness asked her 10
oI"s MN al nine O'Clock, for the town would be quiet
o., ana the people not going TO mass she then said
sne would bring him about len, and thai she swould
knock the senses out Of him. for he was a cunnino
cnap' and would not go near doctors shop VIII.
ness asked how she would do that. and she replied
oy giving him porter and glass" She then said
"nso she came she would sit exactly opposite the