, 1865-08-18
CRIMES N ENGLAND,
PROFESSIONAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS REV.
HATJoEE In COURT.
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PROFESSIONAL 1NfASTicIDE-noRR1nlE REV.
HA11ots In COURT.
[Ffom the London Time., July 31.1
Last February the body of a child was
found On the public road in the neIghborhood
o. Iorqnay wrapped in newspaper soTn up
With Worsted. 1t Was soon discovered TINT
the child VAS the nlegitimate offspring OF
girl FAMED Harris, and had been piaced with
q Woman named Charlotte Winsof, who, with
her husband and little grand daughter cicht
years Ole, lived IN retired cottsge in The
qelGhborhood Of Totquay. Both Harris and
Minscr were arrested, and the former nc
eepted as Queen'e evidence. The case has
Just been tried On the Western Circuit, and
the bag Winsor sentenced to death. ~
:, There Is bare and ghastIy reality about
the cold details Of the girls statement which
We could hardly induce ourselves to repro-
once. even LIT were necessary, but the merest
SUNNY SUNNY Of 1t is horrible enough. Having
een ecna;ns1nen ";s about two months after h=r
mother to find some enc I'm ToniS ~ +aI.a
care Of her child, and after faa;.w n nne ~
two inquiries, she mnde an aErans.snunt
Tlth Winsor to keep It foF two or three shln::
the cottage on the day she lett the child with
her, and conversation passed between than
on the road which We must needs quote in
the very words Of the witness: '' As we
were taxing the child to the prisoners,
said there had been one child picked
up in the country. The prisoner said, ~
fore.' She had pnt away one for girl who
WITS confined at her house, who had promised
to give her S, but che did not give It her.
asked her how she did II. She said she put
her hncer under the jugular vein. She. said
she had stiaed one three weeks old for Eliza-
md when it vas picked up It was nearly
washed all 10 pieces: that she had put away
ehe would rive her 81. asked her
If she as rot afraid, and she said, To
with ycu; It's doing good and she would
help any one who would never split upon
Whatever I lis IN ~ power for your ehlld,'
and ! said, All rtght,' and went away. A
iMH:Gipht ~ after, she said If would give hey.
bad ade n"t "orid ~, n away with the child said
"a sf eead ns noe pot so ths s sis ss sd @
anyhow else; III put them al by for thee
il thee hast forty said should not do
any such thing, She said she did, and
could do the same." More than an
other fortnight muEt have passed be-
tore these diapolcal sugcestions bore. their
natural fruit. Wlusor eudcayored tonake
over, in order 10 insure Harris silence, was
waiting for come opportunity Of commit
ting the murder when she would be in the
house, and would thus be accessory to the
crime. One dag the mother Gaze ard found
her baby sitting mp in q chair playing with
the grand.daughter. The gill vas sent away,
and while the mother SIT consentlug wit !
neesin one room, N1nsor took the tie thing
and smothesed ii In the next room under the 4
bed.clothcs- The mother looked In, s:and
SAW the bed made, but no chlid.n It was
soon cead, and then the TWO women quietly
RI II int9 box. The mother shnt down The :
nu, tn,,, ana h Nl1sor locked It, and put the key
m.o mo heE pocket: But their work was not yet
over: os: Ihs ehnd was not got i'd OF: Winsor
Iande9 aaS aEasn 10 Harris at her place and de.
she had not got a., but she boFroTed Il. Cd.
o. o.! nsI e. in;n,, and thensht It was al oyer
the chil1 Tas found and identified. ''' A1a
Is IT. likely that Charlotte Wiusor I.
solitary criminal! Is likely that ~ ne cri,,a =
can have been thus familiar. hot ouiv III to q her- a
but to the mothers Of hcr victims Il II Eers sas
SO very unusuals She speaks Of esris i N,,tine " N
to Lea in anticipation OF thsir requi,ins be-
pfeEusl aid, Bow many mere such agents