The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-08-10
LOCAL MATTERS.

EXAMINATION or A SUPPOSED MLEDEE
ESs.-On Saturday morning last, & negro giF uamet
CAROLINE, about seventeen years OF age belon sinl
| 70 N H. Ragiands estate. was examined bsfore the
Mayor, charged with causing the death of Joss
WARRocK MILLER, aged twenty-five months son Of
Mrs sarah Miller, by throwing him from a
| porch OF Mrs. Ms house to the brick pavement
below, on Monday last, the 81 inst.
Mrs. Miller, the mother of the deceased, stated
that few minutes before her child fell, she left
INN IN tho porch in caro- of her daughter HARRIET
VIRGINIA, aged eight years. while she stepped to an
other part OF the house to attend to some Of her
'nalrs' caroline was then in the room of one OF
re boarders, but Mrs. NJ had barely passed ont of
sight when the prisoner came into the porch
where the children were, aud ordered Harriet Vir-
ginia to go To the hydrant and bring in a glass of
water The little girl objected at first said she had
been left in of her little brother by her mother
and told Caroline that she would find water in the
dining room; but the prisoner said she did not
want that, and must have some from the hydrant
To oblige her, Harriet took the glass and started
of, at the same time asking Caroline If she would
take her little brother up stairs with her Caroline
replied that sho would not but would leave him
there for her to attend 10. Harriet got the water
and was returning with it, when Mrs. Miller heard
the scream OF her cook woman. fastening out to
ascertain the cause. she found her child in Mr.
LockwOods arms, and supposed him to be dying
She took 1t. returned up stairs and found Caroline
in the dining room, shaking her finger in Harriet's
lace and telling her that she would be whipped for
letting her brother fall. Seeing Harriet distressed
Mrs Miller assured her that she attached no blame
to her for the injuries received by her brother who
died III about eight hours after his fall Mrs Miller
then believed that Caroline had been the cause OF
the death of her child but determined to saw no
thing about it at that time. She was satisfied OF
caroline guilt because of her unkindness t. Mrs
NJ children, all of whom were treated badly by
her, and the oldest one of whom was severely
choked by her three weeks before. Only the Satur-
day before the death of the child. Caroline told
Mrs. Miller that she wished he WAS dead and that
she was tired Of being bothered with him: and the
very day before the occurrence became very much
enraged on being asked to let tho child go with her
when she went out To walk.
On Friday last, Mrs. Miller said to Caroline al
believe you know all about the death Of NV child
ana that you caused it." Caroline then said that
she dld know all about it-that when Harriet went
up Tor water, she the prisoner picked up the child
IN her arms, went to the porch railing to look over
or Harriet, and while thus looking, the child fell
from her arms to the yard below The raiings
were too high for the child to have fallen over, and
the place at which he fell not the most conye-
nent one from which to look to the hydrant
After hearing this statement the Mayor ad-
Journed the examination until this morning and
reinanded the prisoner for another haar;ug