The Sun. — 1849-12-08 (London, England)

MARYLEBONE.•  After the disposal, by Mr. Long, of many cases of trifling importance, Sarah Drae, a well-dressed woman, about forty years of age, was brought up in the custody of Sergeant \Vhitcher, of the Detective Police, 57 A, and Superintendent Kinder, on the charge of having murdered her child, Lewis Drake, aged two years. The prisoner was led into the dock by Mitchell, the gaoler. She walked with a tolerably firm step, but on taking her stand at the bar, it was quite evident that she felt most painfully the situation in which she was placed. The investigation, owing to the singular circumstances connected therewith, excited a vast degree of interest, and the court was consequently much crowded.  Thomas Kinder, on being sworn, said, I am superintendent of the Nottingham constabulary at East Retford. I have a constable stationed at a village near there, called North Leverton. On Saturday, the Ist of this month, he came to me, and, from information which I received from him, I, on the next Monday, went to his station. I there saw a box which had been opened, and it contained the dead body of a male child, apparently two years old. In the box was a frock, a straw hat, a pair of boots, a pair of socks, an apron, and other articles. The apron was marked " S. Drake."  Mr. Loss—Do you know how the box was ' directed? Witness—" Mr. Theophilus Burton, North ' Leverton, Nottinghamshire, carriage paid, Nov. 29, 1849." Information of the affair was given to the coroner at Newark, and on the 21 instant an inquest was held on the boiy. He adjourned the inquiry until this day ; he directed me to make known the particulars to Mr. Hutton, our chief constable at Mansfield, which I did, and by his orders I came to London last Wednesday, when I gave information at Scotland-yard with regard to the supposition that the child had been murdered. I made inquiries, the result of which was, that there was every reason to imagine that the prisoner was the murderess, and accordingly last night I and Sergeant Whitcher went to 33, Upper Harley-street, the residence of F. Huth, Esq , in whose service the prisoner lives as housekeeper and cook. -Upon asking for her we were shown into a room, and she presently came to us. I asked her if her name was Sarah Drake, and she said " Yes," and I then questioned her as to whether she had not come from Nottinghamshire, when she replied that she had. I told her tilat I must apprehend her for having murdered her child, Lewis Drake, upon which she looked full at me, and said, " How do you know that ?" I remarked to her that a box had been sent down to North Leverton, having in it the dead body of a male child, and that an apron had been found in it marked " S. Drake." Mr. Lola—Did she make any observation upon your mentioning this to her? Witness—None, your Worship, but she sat down and began to cry. Sergeant \Vhitcher corroborated, in every important particular, the preceding evidence ; and he called as the next witness in the case, Mary Anne Wigat)ll, who said—l am kitchen-maid to Mr. Huth. The prisoner came to her situation last Monday week. Mr. Loxo—Now, be particular, and tell me all that you know of this matter. Witness—On the Wednesday after, a woman came to the house, bringing with her a child, and asked to see the prisoner. I showed her into prisoner's own room, and the door was then shut.  Mr.