The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1882-07-04 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

DOW. Mr. West then applied for an adjournment. The cue sgainst Mary Arnett was then pf.,ceeded  wfth. Mrs. Miles said: I live in Southstrest. Our boom adjoins that of Arnett', end has • common yard between them. Lest Monday week I was in ini washhotese shout 10 minutes to it Ann Rawls w.s with me at the time. As I stood In the washhouee I boned • baby cry. The sound male from the upstair window of Arnett's house. It was the cry of • newborn baby. Ima the mother of • family. I heard it cry newel times. I called the attention of Rawles to it, sod fetched Mrs. Harding, my lodger,_ to beer it. She also mass into the wash-home. The crying was repeated whilst Mrs. Harding was there. We all then went into the boots, and how long the crying continued altar that I doe's know. From the first time I beard the baby cry to the last time alter I fetched Mrs. Medial was about two or three minutes. I was in she hews about • quarter of an hour before I went into the wash house swain with Rawls.. In the yard wore two wster-tops, one belonging to Arnett's an i one to myself. Arnett's water-tap was close by the door. Shortly after we returned to the wash-house I bawd some water drawing, and looked out and sew a bucket under the tap and • band at the tap. The hand had • woman's dress alone. When the water *reed running the bucket was taken away, and I beard someone go op Arnett'e stair., and then I heard someone scrubbing the floor. It sounded like an upgair fi ,or. The scrubbing was going on at one o'clock when I went tt dinner. I heard the scrubbing from about • quarter pest twelve to one. Just before two I saw Mrs. Arnett at one of the upstate windows. Between three sod four I saw Mrs. Arnett in her wash-houte, and spoke to bor. She asked me to give her some hot water when I had done washing, and I told bar I would if I had any to spare. I then said to her "Bey has soon got ever her job." Mrs. Arnett replied "What job? and I wad " Her baby." Mrs. Arnett said" Her baby? have not seen • baby to-day'" and I said "Well, I beard • baby ay." Mrs. Arnett said "Oh, Mrs. Mike, you don't mean to my you believe what people say? and I said "Oh, Mrs. Arnett, you don't mean to my you base shut your eyes to it? I know what the people have said, and I have no,iced it since last December." Mrs Arnett replied " Well, there hasn't beam • baby in this house to day." I sold " Well, I beard • baby • we all sto id in that place [meaning the wash-boom] Ltd heard a baby cry." Sire. Arnett again denied it. She said she had not roe, • baby. I said " Well, I heard • baby cry upstairs, an very strongly tot.' I then left her in her wa.b-house. Mr. Weston: I take it that if I prove that the child was found in the girl's bedroom that will be mai. Meat for • remand. Mr. F.. J. Day: I was called to the house of Arnett last Monday week, about nine o'clock in the evening, to visit the prisoner, Rebecca Legg. I found her in bed in a very prostrate condition. I examined her, and found she hal recently been delivered of a child. I sabsequently found tbe body of • newly-born female *had concealed between the mattress of the bed. It was wrapped up in a pair of drawers, and tied with the atria's, and pinned. I took the body, and afterwards gave it to Swat. Mitchell. Mrs. Arnett knew that I had found the child. High words took pace between Mrs. Arnett and Mrs. Len (the mother of the prisoner Legg), and I ordered Mrs. Legg to leave the house. Subs-quently I found blood marks upon the fi or, which appeared to have been washed up. These marks were in the room which Leirg occupied. Mr. Weston: That is all I propose to take to-day; and, U it is convenient for you, I will apply for a remand until Monday next. The Mayor said the cam would be remanded until Monday, at le. The Magistrates' Clerk (Mr. G. Symonds) : You are remanded on • charge of "Wilful Murder :" and you. Mrs. Arnett, of being an acomaciry eter the fact —that is, that you assisted her afterwards. A too t attempt at applause was immediately lop.