The Sun. — 1845-03-28 (London, England)

MAULE.) MURDER.—Susannah Jarvis, an interesting•looking girl, of the age of 13, was placed at the bar, charged with the murder of Emma Goisby, at Coventry, on the 22d of April last. Mr. Mellor and Mr. Adams were for the prosecution; Mr. Humfrey, Q.C., conducted the defence. This case was tried at the last summer assizes for this division of the county, and lasted a whole day, but the jury, after being locked up through the night, not being able to agree, were discharged. At the winter assizes the trial was postponed, on the prisoner's application, on account et her not being able to obtain the assistance of Mr. Humfrey, who defended her on the previous occasion, but who does not attend the winter  assizes. The trial now came on, and lasted the greater portion of tho day, but the main facts are shortly these :—The prisoner cornea from Kenilworth, and had been acting as a nurse in the service of Mr. and Mrs. Golsbv, who kept an inn called the Cai:al Tavern, Leicester-row, just entering the _town from Leicester. Mrs. Golsby had 'three children, of whom the deceased, a child in arms, was the youngest. The prisoner had been in their service three or four months, and but a short time before the murder had been scolded for bringing the child home with its throat scratched. Her mistress asked her what it was, to which she replied, "Nothing." It was supposed she did ioS treat the child well, as it was never willing to go to her. There was a woman-servant kept RI the house, and happening to be going to Kenilworth, sh.e told the pri.•ier she would call and tell her parents of 11,er conduct, and that if she did not behave better, she stl.ould be sent home. On the night of the murder, Mrs. ohby had proceeded up stairs to put one of the childrm pin bed, leaving another, about nine years old,  in the bar, snd the baby in the cradle in the kitchen. There is a shy rt passage It ailing from the kitchen into the yard, and the little girl in the bar saw the prim net et me from the kitchen into the passage, sap* she .c‘ as going to the " petty." She Fa w her at the kitchen door, and then returned into the bar. The  mother was up stairs, and was struck by bearing 5 curious moaning noise, and shortly after a sharp cryThe distance where she was from the kitchen was but short. She ran down in a moment, mad met the prisoner just coming out of :he kitchen, who said, " Oh, ma'am, man has just come in and murdered baby, and has gone away down the yard." The poor mother rushed in, and saw the child murdered in the cradle, the instrument used being a carvii g knife that lay on the dresser, and was w ithin the reach of any person standing at the heed of the cradle. The death was caused by a thrust in the ruck above the collar-bone, extending into the chest. Several witnesses for the defence proved that a mall had been seen much about the time in question. on the premises and to go away, and it was that circumstance that had induced the doubt in the minds of the former jury. Thaie were the principal features of the case. The I.4ned JUDGE summed up with great minute' nest, and the jury, after deliberating a short time, found the prisoner Not Guilty.