Daily national Democrat., 1860-03-04
The Murdered Child--Inquest and Addi-
tiOnal Facts.
IIMBUCToo, March 9, ls6O.

i 4lMBUCTOoJ Marcn y 1860.
EDITOR DEMocRAT:-The report of a muir
dered child being found in this vicinity, has
created considerable excitement in the COM
munity for two days past Mr.. Conlin, the
gentleman who first made the discovery, was
called upon by many of our citizens for in
formation in the matter. He gave the par
ticulars, and stated that he had seen Coroner
Hamilton and given him all the information
he possessed. Two days passed by without
any Coroner showing himself The Justices
of the Peace were spoken to about the matter,
each considered it the duty of the other.-
This morning, several miners concluded to
visis the spot i'll company with Mr.. ConliD.
When they arrived at the place, they found a
large dog making breakfast upon the re-
mains of dead child very much decomposed,
the head, body and one arm only remaining
Upon an examination of the chaperal and Vi.
einity, small bed or grave made of leaves,
rotten wood and fine rubbish was found in
which the body had been concealed, and
in which were the remains of a pocket hand
kerchef twisted, and on the neck of the child,
was another portion oft; from which, the gen.
eral conclusion was that the child had been
strangled. There was also found ladvs
black cloth cape with hood and tassels be.
hind, with eight small buttons close to the
neck in front, a child's black fur cap with q
small feather in front, also thin white under
skirt. These articles appear to have been used
for the purpose of wrapping up the body for
concealment. A box being procured, the en-
tire list of articles with the remains, were car.
ried to Timbuctoo, as the clothing might be
identified at that place.
Justice Redteld summoned a Jury and
from information, several witnesses were sent
for The first witness stated He could not
recognize the body the cape and shawl re.
sembled those he had seen with one Mary
Presket, light mulatto, who had female
child some sixteen months old; the cape he
thought, was the one usually worn by the
child. The last time he saw the child was
before Christmas, has seen her since, enquired
for the child, she stated it was at tSmartsville.
at another time she said it was at Auburn.
| again, at Sacramento. Another witness, who
had been intimate with her, corroborated
| the above
Mr.. Langrave, who lives in the vicinity of
where the body was found, stated that about
two months SINCE he was passing along the
trail, he saw & woman in the bushes who
tried to pass out of his sight He changed
his course and headed her of. She appeared
to be crying, he asked what she was doing
there she said waiting for the stage. she
asked him to not tell her husband that he
saw her there; 81 don't know your husband. {"
Eyes you do" Has seen her before and would
know her again. (His description answers to
that of Mary.) Several witnesses were ex
| amned. Among others was the ferry man
at Parks Bar, who ferried her over the
| river about the time named carried the child
up the hill for her; partially identifies the
cape and shawl feels pretty confident of the
cape; has seen her since without the child
saw her in the ravine with the child some.
where about Christmas time. The ravine is
near where the body was found
This woman has been living for nearly a
year past at Long Bar, then at Parks, cross
ing over to Timbuctoo occasionally; drinks
hard, and report says is very disreputable
character 1t is said that some five or six
weeks since, persons at Long Bar accused her
ol putting her child out of the way, and talk
ed oil having her arrested, but she insisted so
earnestly that it was with her friends at Au
ourn' that no more notice was taken of the
matter Yours, S.