The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-08-29
Professional child Murder
Horrible Revelations.

Horrible Revelations.
When the Registrar General com,
piles his next list Of The trades and
professions Of the Uuited Kingdom he
must include infautilcide among item,
The trial Of Mary Jane Harris and
Charlotte Winsor, which has Just been
concluded al Exeter discloses. the ap-
palling faat thar, in lh country, i, is
a regular and rather lucrative branch
If industry; while, since ihe mortali-
tY OF infants In londoh aud The great
towns S absolutely awful, j, would be
too much % hope that lhe rlral dis
tfcts have a monopoly D the deadly
vocation. The ca,e TO Which We re
fr WIS heard az the last assizes, be-
fore Baron Channel, and the jury
were discharged without a verdict
The plisoners were placed upon trial
again al ExGcr las week, and ios
Jhe purpos OF iu,tie, the younger
one, Harms, was allowed 10 pass from
tie dock to lie tines box. Caeum.
stance already tod suo iaIy against
Wln>or for the murder OF Harris
cb,ld. Il had been placed IN her care;
il had disappeared; It had been found
by he roadside, dead from sutiocation
or exposure, and wrapped il a news
paper; While the explanations given
by the elder woman were absolutely
false. Blu the testimony wa, incom.
plete, and must have remaired 50 il
the mother Of the murdered child had
not been accepted as Queens evidence
s. Don as she stepped into the wit
ness box lhe {. Ter prisoner burst into
an agu Of alarm, aud this is the
dreadful story which the younger mar
rated She gave birth 10 an ilIeglti-
mate child in her mistress house at
Torquay last October; when it was
two months old she wished 10 put it
on, 10 nurse, as she was changing her
situation, aud Wusog undertook the
charge; but on what terms ihe con
yerssdon between them on tile road
% tie little cottage where the child
maflciess piled her trade will show.
Wneor begailed lhe journey by say
ing that for three pounds she had "pnt
one away for a girl confined at her
house. Harris asked how; Wiusor
explained that Size lad put her G1-
ger under the juguIar vein" She
had "siifed one, she said, and thrown
/ it into Torbay, and the sea washed it
all 10 pieces and one she "put away
for Ler sister, -, the price Of
that job being four pounds. Mrs.
Winsor grambigd a good deal, howey-
er, amid these revelations, al the dis
houesty OF her clients-lhey didn't
always pay up. When Harris asked
she want afraid Win,or replied,
To - with you its dong good T"
aud sbe aided t6a, "se would help
any one Who wouldn't spii upon her.
Ga taking leave ol Harris, Win,or
said, " III 90 Whatever | can for your
chiil, 10 which tie mother responded
"aa ri ri-hi." AHrra fia c Win>or,
" ttl view 70 opening serious neg0li-
ai1ns bangs Tue uaay @ ils mother
~ her uew place size wanted five
pounds; suggested that lIufris should
gel it ang bow lse said Size. and "I'll
pai them ail BY TOR tiee. if thee has
forty a. lhIs tonne l4c mother app
s.tar. gB3cedvd ab9a, ths business;
bat % another Visit Minsor declines
so Keep tie chl allke over tie qsar
iarand - i. is seitlel Ihat She m.ght
j shg liked. A to any diff ulty, tie
ehi'd mgrdeIes. laughs al tbati she
'has made 1, all fig,l suh der hgsDand
and .Ae cau get some stuti al the chem
ls,'s
Science, however was aol invited
% ass s. On lAe 8th u February.
heu lae baby was four months old,
Harm, repaired 10 he prisoners coi.
age outside lorguay The child a
tied % 81 chAsr lsugbHg Sud Growing
uh graad daag leF nh3 Hged iih
SIS Wialfs and wD ya. uael az
saehea b t. - seIaa Pratt j. saai
out upon : !ong errand ard lie MUIR