The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1825-03-07 (London, England)

ARROW. CHARGE OF MURDER. Mary Tubby, aged 24, was indicted for the wilful murder abet male bastard child. Caoes =ducted the prosecution—Mr. Russet the defence. Sir. James Smith said, I am a surgeon, practising at Wheatley. The prisoner lived in my house as &servant. I suspected that she was in a state of pregnancy. and charged her with it; she denied it. I gave her notice to quit my service on the 15th of September. On the 11th of that mouth she looked very pale, and some other circumstances confirming my suspicion I sent to a constable, who searched her boxes. William Williams said. I am a constable ; I searched a box at the house of the prisoner's father. Hannah Tubby, mother of the prisoner, stated, that the box searched was the prisoner's. William Williams being recalled, raid, I found In the box I searched some child', clothes, and the body of a child. I took the body to Mr. Hitchins. Margaret Horn, another servant of Mr. Smith, only spoke to the prisoner's complaining of illness about the 11th of September. Mr. George Hitcluna said, I am a surgeon in Oxford. I exemitted the body of the child ; it was perfect, and of full growth ; there were slight discolourations about the head and neck. The lungs were tilled with air, and floated In water. There was a fracture Of the skull of about the size of a shilling, that would cause death ; but what caused that fracture I cannot tell. ' Mr. Baron Osaitow--There can be no use in going further with this case; for even if this child was born alive there is not the slightest evidence that it met Its death through violence inflicted on It by its mother. His Lordship then directed the Jury to acquit the prisoner of the murder, and to donsider whether she bad been guilty of concealing the birth of the child. The Jury found her Not Guilty of the murder, but Guilty of the concealment. Sentence—One month's Imprisonment. The prisoner wu an extremely respectably-looking young woman.  James Iveykqr, a young man of very gentlemanlike appearance, a traveller to a way respectable house in }Clogs tea, Chapala', was indicted for a violent assault upon Elizabeth Wilder. Mr. flutistt stated the case, and called, Elisabeth Wilder, a very pretty black.eyed girl, aged about 22, who said—l had lived as • servant with Mr. Seckharn, a liverystable-keeper at Oxford. I had left his service in the evening in question. As I was walking along the road, towards Dorchester, I was overtaken by the defendant, who wu in his gig. He asked me to ride with him, which I refused ; however, he turned his horse* head across my path, and caught hold of my hand, and got me into the gig. partly by force and partly by permission. Ile held my bundle in one hand. lie said several things which I disliked. He askel if I were married, or should like to be married.  [The witness was very reluctant in telling her story.l Examination resumed—lle threw my shawl over my face. I asked him to let me get out of the gig. lout he would not: he held me there, threw me across the gig, and behaved very improperly. [The witness detailed the circumstances of the assault] I tried to get out of the gig, but I could not, a' he held me by the legs and arms ; but when the gig had proceeded about half a mile I succeeded in jumping out, and he drove away. He had thrown me across the gig, and my head touched one of the wheels. When I had got out of the gig. I went on towards Dorchester, and went to the house of Mrs. Butcher. I complained to her of what had happened, and then vont home to my father's house in Dorchester: I met my father before I got home. Mr. Bowring, a medical gentleman, was sent for to attend me ; and the same night my father and I went to Wallingford, which is four miles from Dorchester. I there saw the defendant at the Lamb Inn. lam sure the defendant is the man. Cross-examined by Mr.