The Blandford and Wimbourne Telegram. — 1882-10-13 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

THE CHARGE OF CHILD MURDER.  Annie Warren, the unfortunate girl who was charged with infanticide, was brought up on Saturday last before Dr. Drew, J. E. Robens, Esq., and W. Talbot, Esq. The Court was crowded. Mrs. Warren, the girl's mother, came, attended by a young female. Kate Caney, a single woman, of 2. Weston-terrace, said prisoner hal been workin; with her at Miss Andrews's, washing, until two or three weeks or a month ago. She said she was in the family way; she didn't deny it. Witness never asked herself; she told her she was expccting last month. Witness went to her house on a Wednesday and called on her: that was later on than the 2ad of August. Witness went in next day: there was nothing the matter with her, and she said it was all over, her sister Inel done for her. Witness asked what child, and she said it was a bey, aud her sister had taken it away. Prisoner was no acquaintance of witness. Prisoner denied se mething, but was advised not to ask any questiens, she steed in a very perilous position, and had better sey nothing. Mary Burt, wife of Richard Burt, of Weymouth, said prissier is her sister, but she know nothing about her iieing c refined, had nothing to do with removing the child, and had never seen it. Always thought she was in the family way; but she denied it. Witness offered to help her in her confinement, if she would own it; she off,,red t let her come house, and she would do for her. She had no other sister. Mr. Arden: Very kind of you to do it. Ste was living home with her mother, but her mother is so I.ler-sighted and deaf that she could not find out anything. Dr. Pridham with reference to his depoitiona, did not mean to say that the child could not have breathed before it was ile piraiel from the mother. By Dr. Drew: The child might have breathed in a pro. tracted labour, before it was fully horn, and yet it might have been born dead. In that case, the lungs might be inflated and float. a:though the child might subsequently I.ie horn dead. Hr. Draw : Teat is a very important answer : we axe here t do justice bet .veen the Q.seen and the prisoner. Superinteudeet V:ckery : On Saturday, the :10th, I saw Sargent Wills in reference tea child found at Radipole, and gave, on Sunday, instructions for prisoner to be brought ti the police-station, where he charged her with cenc.alment arid murder of the child. He cautioned her, and else :esel a queutite of bleed came f rem her ; but she dewed having been delivered. She at terwai do denied her moilur knew auyteing about it, and thou said she was confined err Wednesday, on the eed iu presence of her mother ; hen it cause eel all iif a eudd a. arel :ilia know nothing of • t at rears; she lolL her work with the intention to go o the U.iaii t f dei eine day, to ever her shame. Her vele: deal and elind, 5,3 eat I sho tied :t in two neece on Bilt roued in, pat it udder tue bed. eureley ti. ir it:tu tee iiereeur. Finding she 4Late,l ehe wise loein, - est for Dr. Tined and the female seercher to e . Sergeant Vills afterwai ds brought the cloths, which she id ertitied as those she %%rapped the child in. its said tie re was a rumour about her eister, and she seid her sister hal nothing ti do wieheit ; nobody knew anything about it but herself.  xatiLtla Le  a—s- In answer to Dr. pro w, Dr. Pridlisru said he was not prepared to say that the child died either from violence or wilful neglect of the mother. She was then charged with the wilful murdor of the and replied: No, sir. Mr. Arden: But that is the charge. lie then cautioned her, and advised her to aay she WAS not guilty. Dr. Drew: Annie Warren, the magistrates do not con. alder that there is sufficient evidence to put you on your trial for wilful murder ; but you will be oommitted for trial on the charge of concealment of birth. Bho was then committed to the Maine.  i  I.  :t1  j  it it., .T., 4 4 il t ' i 4 V I