The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-07

ment for the nlegltlmate male child OF Jeanette
1as'y Cowan, whereby It's life was In danger she
was further charged, with Mary Ellis, twcny-nine,
her sister, with having in their possession four DINER
| infants. names unknown. and not providing proper
lood and nousishment tor them whereby their lives
| were endangered.
The main facts in connection with tracing out this
extraordinary 10y sergeant Relf, OF the w, ana
police constable Tyers, OF the division, have al
| 1t may rs wen, however, be mentioned that since
the remand these officers, under the direction OF
| captain Balncs and superintendent Gernon, nave
sun further obtained such evidence as VAL, IL Is
lnIy believed place the prisoners or one, 4,
| more serious oiienee-the murder OF sew
| eral infants whose bodies have. within the
past rev months been picked up not q very i great
The house, II should be known Is situated nearly at
the bottom OF u somewhat secluded spot called
OF Loughborough road, Brixton. Within a
few yards or The house is partly completed
down tins, or under the viaduct OF tho London,
Chatham and Dover Railway, access Is obtained 10
runs path 10 the Camberwei New Road Railway
station II was about here that several dedd tiyntS
have at different times been found. The house has
been thoroughly searched ana several letters found
winch relate to the farming OF Infants Among the
bottles found were several labelled "Paregoric
EliXer Poison" anu some packets VI poison. Inc
back ana front gardens have been dug to some
depth, but nothing has been traced there although
some private information was forwarded that rev
feet below the surface something would be disclosed
The officers have in their possession the names OF
he unwise 10 disclose them. Observation has been
kept upon the post oce at Brxton, aud the follow
ing letters, showing the system adopted came into
the oiilcerS poss essiOn:-
MApAxr-I shall be at the ioSsiboroosh Road station on
the London Chatham Dover line Saturday June IL,
$780, at four O'clock in the afternoon Please wait the hrsi
meek in conspicuous manner. shall wear blue striped
H. W. H., Pos, Office, Upper Holloway.
| No. "a HUNTER STREET, BRUNswIcK SQUARE,l
| June 49, 1875. (
MApAME-A friend of mine wishes to snow whether you
"'' go ''' % '' '''''''' yours ons wHIdu.
MADAME am sorry to have kept you long without
reply. dd not receive your note until last evening" ]
should feel very pleased FOR you to take child would
EshAm IN Surrey aon could have her when you pcassd
MT %pss Ny EOuy
sRnln reply to yours shall be happy meet you the
s s galway oa 81 Friday six ocosS
ySa as TO have %s with wit ni YOps truly AJ
MApAM-In reply TO your letter beg to saw we should be
very pleased 70 adopt baby; children very
would 80 M u onr 70 secure the the
write saying where and ysn oa 90 & ss
cerey. ' NJ HURLEY
This letter was addressed to NJ. L. G.. Post ONCE,
worldly I'M, Stoke Newtingon road, ana found
THE DECOY.
The letter by which the prisoners were traced
was received:
g. WEDNESDAY, June 8.
not 100 Your oma sao I ,Se s yos s s Boy y NE
ourselves as its parents The child woad be well brought up
to us in all respects we have been
Sst 6a r% AND i" y:4
cnaied 10 MAKE child happy We are both very fond of
You may rely his receiving the loving care Of mother
| Il be very
gad TO have the matter settled as possible Hoping
nave an carry ''p'' am SIR respectfully yS"F oliver
TESTIMONY.
Mr.. Poland, instructed by the solicitor to the Trea
| sury appeared to prosecute; and Mr.. Mayo was for
| the prisoners.
| Mi. Poland told his worship that the Treasury con.
sidered tins TO be case which required the fullest
investigation, aud he regretted thar he only received
| the full Instructions on Saturday. He should 20 as
far as he could to-day ana then ask for remand He
| hoped eventually the prisoners would be sent for
tral on charge OF neeiecting children they nad ulf
dertaken 10 look Alter and II might be- the evidence
| would go to show they had been guilty OF more
| serious charge.
&c at the prisoners house, No. Frederick Terrace,
Gordon road Brixton, and acted as servant; there
| wards eleven when they were III they were
taken out by the prisoners who said they were
TWO children at night and did not bring them back,
| though when they returned they had u shawl and
| hood belonging TO them she used TO be sent for
laudaluin and was told TO say 1t was Tor tOOhache;
she got some lime by Walters. request and gave most
OF the children lime wafer In their food; she told
II for sickness: the enid Cowan Whose mother
| frst caused the charge OF neglect to be preferred
| against the prisOners) was sucked; the children
were generally fed with the botue; DR.. Harris very
often came TO the house TO see Mrs. Ellis ana little
| Cowan and one or two OF the other babies.
| Cross-examined- clothes brought back after
| the children had been taken away belonged to the
house: they were brought 20 the house in a night
gown and blanket; the prisoners were fond OF chll-
dren and paid great deal OF attention
to them and treated them alike; Little Cowan had
cough when she fetched the audanum
| and she was told il had been used to rub
Its chest with; II wa not warm weather when she
got the lime IL very cold, and she thought il
was about a month ago; the mix sometimes turned
| sour, but she did not know tnat the lime used
| 10 prevent it, she understood that IL was put IN to
| prevent sickness they had corn iolfr, arrowroot,
| isingass, baked -four, milk. ana RIDGES FOOD, and
they were fed four times day and had pleuty: the
sour milk was slrown away, and tnat IN the bottle
| at the top OF the cupboard which the police
FOUND was not she believed, Intended 10 be given to
| the infants.
| MI. Elliott said the police had spoken to finding
tile milk In the bottles which were being used
| by the children
Witness said she did not know that this was so;
| each child was Dathed every morning.
STARTLING.
After some further evidence had been given. Mr..
Elliott adjourned the case until next Tuesday,
when. 1t Is stated more startling disclosures Will he
made