The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1871-05-23 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

THE CHARGE OF MURDERING CHILDREN.  TeAlmony taken on Thursday at the Lambeth FoHoe Court tended strongly to implicate the wry Agnes Norman, who is in custody on suspicion of having murdered several children. Besides the infant daughter of Mr. Beer, it was proved that to infants, named Gardener and Taylor respectively, had diet while under the prisoner's care. The most damaging testimony of all was given by Mrs Milner, of Park-road. Grosvenor. perk, who stated that in January, 18,9. prisoner enteied her service, her mother saying she was about 1$ years of age. Witness had four &aired, aged respectively 8,0, 2. years, and 10 months. They WM) all in perfectly cord health when prisoeor came to service. Wiine.s was in eh. habit of going out as en envelope folder every day. In February she went out, leaving pri,oner and the four 'Andrea. When she returned in the evening she found the youngest child, Thema+, vile dead. He was lying on the bed. Witness asked priaoned if she treated the child kindly, and she said she bad. There was an inquest on the child. A fortnight afterwards, on the 24th February, wittier again left home. The children were left with prisoner. About half-past 7 o'clock in the evening when she returned she found Minnie, aged 2i years, dead. Chore was no inquest upon this child. About ten days attar that prison,q, was left in charge of the two remaining children. Upon her return the boy Arthur will insendble, and be remained so until the following day. About six o'clock in the evenin„; Arthur told li, r something, rin I in consequence of what ho said witness leaked prisoner if it was true wl,at the boy bad told her she lied done to Minnie? Witness asked her if it was true whet Arthur had said about Minnie being shut up in the wardrobe, and she made no answer. Witness then asked her if 'he bad done right by the children in her absence. and she said she had. She also asked her if she lied done anything to fiighten Arthur about • ghost, and she made no reply. Witness afterwards discharged her, and told her she believed she weld put her in prison, but had not sufficient evidence to charge her with murder. She alao r.usoned with her, and asked her if she liked children ; and she said, "No, not mach." Witness told her sho 641 better not take another situation where there were any children ; and even if ever she did to think of Tommy, Minnie, and Arthur (the unseal of the children). To this prisoner made no reply. Then she discharged her.—Crossexamined: Was not told that Minnie was put in the wardrobe in play. With regard to Arthur being frightened by a ghost, prisoner said it was only in fun. Had no suspicion at first that prisoner caused the death of the two younger children. She now bad a suspicion that she suffocated them. Witness believed prisoner stifled them. Her reason for ssyind so was because they died do stiddenly.-00arles Parfitt was examined, and said be was 11 years old, and was now at school near WindSOF. Mr. Brown, of 19, Temple-street, St. George'sroad, was his uncle, and he lived with him in August Lest. He remembored prisoner, whom they called Helen. Upon the night prisoner had a holiday witness slept in her room with his aunt. He WWI awakened in the night by feeling something hurting hint. Upon looking up he saw Helen (meaning the prisoner) on the bed. One of her hands wason his mouth and the other on his throat. He felt as if he was being strangled, and he tried to got up. He tried to make • noise, but I could not. She gave him a sweet, and told him not to cry. His aunt came up, and Helen was then on the bed. He told her Helen had been trying to choke him, and on getting into Hrs. Brown's bedroom he felt a sureness in his throat, and his lip ITU swollen. Previous to Helen acting no to bin his throat and lip were all right.—Croes-examined : Often stayed with Hales. Did not very often dream. Helen told blur she did not mean to hurt kim.—Mr. Bison, at titillatese of the ease, ordered a remand, and the prisoner was removed.  A. resting place for the remains of Bit John Herschel bee Ova trued in Westininstet Abbey, close to the grave of Sir Isaac Neaten. Mama. Stern Brothers have issued the prospectus of the now Spauieh Six per amt. Loan. It represents • total of £2,622, 781, and a similar amount has been reserved for subscription in Spain. A