The Sun. — 1870-06-21 (London, England)

THE BABY FARMING CASE.  At the Lambeth Police-court, Margaret Watson, 35, having also the aliases of Willis, Hurley; Walters, Ellis, Oliver, Blackburn, Fort, J. W., and M. 'l'., and described as a nurse, was again placed in the dock yesterday, before Mr. Elliott, charged with neglecting to provide proper food and nourishment for the illegitimate male child of Jeannette Tassy Cowan, whereby its life was in danger. She was further charged, with Mary Ellis, 29, her sister, with having in their possession four other infants, names unknown, and not providing proper food and nourishment for them, whereby their lives were  endangered. The facts in connection with the tracing out this extraordinary case by Sergeant Relf, of the W, and Policeconstable Tyers, P division, have already full appeared. It may as well, however, be mentioned that since the remand, these officers, under the direction of Captain Baines mid Superintendent Gernon, have still further obtained such evidence as will, it is fully believed, place the prisoners, or one at all events, upon her trial for a much more serious offence—the murder of several infants whose bodies have within the past few months been picked up not a very great distance from the house where Watson has resided. The house, it should be known, is situate nearly at the bottom of a somewhat secluded spot, called Frederick-terrace, Gordon Grove, leading out of Loughborough-road, Brixton. Within a few yards of the house is a partly completed thoroughfare called Foreign-road, and by passing down this, or under the viaduct of the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway, access is obtained to what remains of Myatt's fields, by the side of which runs a path to the Camberwell New-road railway station. It was about here that several dead infants have at different times been found. The house has been thoroughly searched, and several letters found which relate to the farming of infants. Amongst the bottles found were several labelled "Paregoric Rlixer, Poison," and some packets of poison. The back and front gardens have been dug to some depth, but nothing has been traced there, although some private information was forwarded that a few feet below the surface something woul3 be disclosed. The officers have in their possession the names of parties involved in this affair, but at present it would be unwise to disclose them, Observation has been kept upon the post-office at Brixton, and the following letters, showing the system adopted, came into  the office'r's possession " Madam,—I shall be at the Loughborough-road Station on the London, Chatham, and Dover line on Saturday, June 11th, 1870, at four o'clock in the afternoon. Please wait in the first-class waiting-room, and wear a white kerchief round your neck in a conspicuous manner. I shall wear a blue-striped shirt and frock coat, and I shall arrive from Ludgate-hill.—Yours obediently, " H. W. IL, Post Office, Upper Holloway."  " 34, Hunter-street, Brunswick-square, June 13th, 1870. " Madam,—A friend of mine wishes to know whether you have already adopted a child. If not and you will write me, I will see you on the subject.—l am, yours faithfully,  "