Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1878-06-08 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

MELANCHOLY NARRATIVE.  At the Liverpol Police Court, on Saturday, a poolyeclad woman, 33 years of age, named Ellen Lanigan, was brought before Mr Rallies, charged with the murder of her two twin infant children, on the 17th ult. Mr Davies, the prosecuting solicitor, said :—The prironer is charged with having caused the death of her two children, who were twine. The case was investigated before the coroner, but at that time there was no evidence to inculpate the woman. Since then, however, light has been thrown on the matter, sad I shall ask you to remand the case on • statement made by the prisoaer to the police. Inspector Cozens was then called, and stated: ! —I apprehended the prisoner on Friday on a ! warrant at Ilooley Hill, near Ashton. I showed ! her the warrant, and told her she was cearged in the warrant which I produced with murder. jug her two children. I told her that as the charge was a very serious one she was not cum. pelted to say anything Ulliefil she liked. She then said—l wish to tell all the truth, and to plead for mercy. It was poverty and distress that made me drown my children, arid net cruelty. I did my best to maintain my children from the time that my husband was taken to Rainhill Asylum, five years next September. I kept a small shop at No. 25, Richmond.row, and sold sweets and giugerbeer. I had two lodgers, one of whom was • plasterer named James 3PLoughlin. This man one night last June, when he was under the influence of drink forced his way into my b.elroom and took ad. vantage of me. I afterwards lived with him as his wife until seven weeks before ,he children were born, when he inserted me. He did scarcely anything to support me, and I had to part with everything I had. On the night in question I took the children out. I had not a bed to lie upon, and Iliad nothing to eat. I took them into a field off Stanley-read, and throw them both into spool of water. • short time afterwards I took out one of them. I thought she was not dead, and tl held her for some time in my arms and discovered that she was. Then I took the bcly of that child and placed it in a midden off Brisbati-str.t. lam eery sorry indeed for what has happened. I remained walking by the pit in the brickfield all night crying, and I cried every day since. I hope they will have mercy oume.—Sir Raffles: Does she wish to say anything? I will remand her on that statement. The prisoner, who was so weak that she had to be accommodated with a chair, and appeared to be in great distress had ! nothing to say, and was remanded until to-day Saturday.  Her Majesty boa been pleased to confer the Order of the Grand Cross of the Bath on the light Hen. Austin Henry Layard, her Majesty,. Ambassndor at Constantinople. Clerks and others who are constantly engaged in writing, would do well to try Mac.nivan and Cameron's celebrated pens, as we are convinced that there are none better, one trial is sufficient to prove their excellence. A .ffiple box may be hid at the office of this paper.  In the Queen's Bench Division, on WedncsdlD before the Lord Chief Justice and Justice Mellor, Mr Charles. ob 'dried a rule nisi calling on Lord Penzance. the jud_e of che Arches Court, and Mr Mayan, the proinotms of the suit, to show cause why the sentence of suspension for three yeers pronounced against the Rev Alexander Mack. onoohis, vicar of St. Alban's who was charged with riturlistio :practices, shoo'd not be cued into effect.