Coroner's Inquest.
The Times, 1824-08-20T00:00:00

Arninquest was yesterday held at the Alfred's Head, 1,ondon-road, before THOMAS SUELTON', Esq., Coroner, on the body of a new. born male infant, the son of Elizabeth Tavlor, residing in London- street, St. Georie's-fields. John Cox, of York-place, St. George's-fields, examined.-On Tuesday last was caUled bh a noniin abont the hourof five o'clock, and asked for a rake, which is used by nightmm: a few minuttssaf- terwards witness W3s direcled to go to a house in Londonnstrect, where helwas shoswn the privy, and desired to search tite contents; as the person said there wvac something lost. NVitness then scarched wtth a hoe. and found sonictlitttg hattging to it, which, upon further examination, proved to be an infant. The infant was quite naked, and dead at the tinte of getting itous. Witness then gave the infant to a woman in the house who put it into a pail of water. AlMary U'iffin, wife o? Thomas %Viffin, resiling at No. 7, Lon- dion-streei.-Tlie mother of the deceased is a single womnan, and re- sides in witness's house, and has ao lived about six months. W'it- ress, having suspicion that the niother of the deceased watS with child recoinmend ed! her to have some niedical advice. She was con- tassdy taking medicines. She was not in the habitof receivitg male visiters, andditd notgoout: repeatedly pressed her to have advice, wlich tsheasfrequentlyreutsc(l. Witness offered togo w7ithhertos medical man, but she objected. At tiimeslte fainted away. In the middle of tke niglht witness heard a noise, and apprehended something was wrong, knowing the situation of liizabetli Taylor. The unfortu- nate girl resided with her mother in the first floor. Witness, about 4 o'clock in the morning, heartd some person go down stairs, and in a short time afterwards board the person retur. About three qutar- ters of an hour after heard siome person again descend the stairs without shoes, and return itt-about a quarter of an hour. The fol- lowing morning about 7 o'clock witnems discovered severml eircum- stances whih confirmed her suspicions against Elizabeth Taylor. At this time a great concour-C of persons had assembled, declaring a murder had been commnitted. A short tine afterwards tlte nmotlher of Elizabeth Taylor earme into witness's room, and inqttired whe- tiler witness was not disturbed in tite niglit, and added that her daughjer bad been taken dreadfully ill mn consequence of takin medidcnes. Witness,with the assistance of another woman, searche but was unable to find the infant. They then went to Air. lIopkins, and requested him to send one of his men, when the last witness cause, and succeeded in getting the child up. lVitness afterwardcs had arznversation with Elizabeth 'l'aylor, who declared the occur- xence Ig 9 wholly an accident. atnd if her life depended, she could not havc saved the infant, being ignorant that she was in labour. - James Coulthred, surgeon, residia inl1elton-terrace.-Atseven o'clook in the morning of lionshty, he Went to the house of last witness, and examined the istane; there appeared no marks of vio- lence. Did not think the chld was born alive. 'hemother being taken in labour, could not possibly remove herself. The Coroner recapitulated the evidence, when tlse jurS returned a verdict " that the mrother wvas delivered where the child fell, but whether it was born alive or notdoes no a e coiRffw7JRATINQ uKST. liliz SIMIDSED MURDER Iv -r. -,-. -..