The Miner and Workman's Advocate. — 1865-08-12 (London, England)

OFMURDERS IN LONDON AND RAMSGATE. Murder of Three Ch . ildren.—One Hundred to light on Wednesday in . A shocking the neighbourhood ed Ernest Southey, took apartaffiloirtienfadmles Etwardlolborn. On Monday, a billiard-marker, name moats at the Star C° ffee.huose, in Red Lion-street, for three little boys, slept there the same of the respective ages of six, They eight, and ten 3' evening, for a, walk in the park. After thorn away, as he and the Southey. came and fetched being oat with thee: them to bed; one of thorn for r three or four hours he brought thorn back, numbered 8 and the other two in sleeping in thaeurdoeinita:en No. 6, Ho locked beck in the morning. As he doors, gave the key to a servant, and said he word, the proprietor of the coffee did not keep his an to feel uueasy ;he therefore should be house at length 1 began eegthe room-, were opened, and all called in the Pe.iee found to be dead. three children were to exaggerate the painful sensation It is impossible which was caused u . y this discovery. Medical a,sistance was called in, but it was of course useless. It may be stated, that, so far as an opinion could be formed withouthovel a regular post-mortem examination. the poor children ap , peared to have been poisoned with prussic acid 'clack on Wednesday night a reward of At t'velve ° rehension of Southey was offered by -.100 for the aPP_ f State for the Home Depart„mAent. the Secretary a of is thus described : id 40 years ; by profession a billion' The sup Po-, between ;35 height, 5 feet 7 inches ; hair dark • marker; hel'aa whiskers, but a beard of .. Several dark grey; th. Dressed in dark clotheq„‘tri a vest days' gr°sv to the chin ; a black ' il bu, toned uP shabby-looking scarf." the inquest, It much trustworthy informabon can he obtained. it iS stated, however, that the deceased were the ee children of a Mrs. White, who, it be reme may I d, Some time ago took proceedings 5 an.ainst the Earl of Dudley for an alleged assault. She has since, it s fid, been separated from her husband and living with Southey. The three children were respectively named Henry White, aged ten years; Thomas White, aged eight; and Alexander White, aged six. The two younger children were placed togethe,r on an iron bedstead in a back room on the fifth floor of the coffee-house. They have a singularly placid look appearing as ic still asleep. The elder boy, Henry, met et his death in the front room. His countenance wore the same expression of repose as those of his younger brothers. On the dressing-table near him lay a silk neck cloth crumpled up, and having the appearance as if it had been used to wipe up a little fluid. It was stated that on the dressing-table, near the silk neck-cloth, was found a small bottle, which has been taken possestdon of by the detectives. It is believed that that bottle contained the poison with which there is every reason to suspect the children were deprived of life. The children were not in good physical condition; indeed, the body of Thomas was almost emaciated. They were all three handsome and intelligent looking, their fair complexions and auburn hair giving them an innocent and joyous appearance. Their clothes, though neat, were shabby and old. On the bed of the eldest lay his little Suotela cap, which he had evidently thrown there before getting into bed. In this boy's room the sum of 4d. lay on the table near the end of his bed; a Bible also was placed there. From the fact of the bottle being found in the eldest 13937'8 room, it is inferred that the two younger children were poisoned first, and that the murderer then completed his diabolical crime by getting the eldest boy to drink off the remainder of the drug. The stomach and viscera of the three victims were removed by a surgeon, acting under a warrant from Dr. La.nkester, and sent under seal to Professor Harley, for analysation.  At the Wandsworth Police-court, on Thursday, Mr. Selfe, who officiated for Mr. Da man, referred to the murder, and inquired of the officers whether they remembered a man making an application to him about twelve months ago. Payne, one of the summoning officers, said that the man who was supposed to have murdered the children had done so, and he had also made an application to Mr._lneham.  Mr. Selfe remarked that when he came before him he re-ognised him as the man concerned in attempting to obtain money from Lord Dudley. He (Mr. Selfe) saw that he made an application to Mr. Tyrwhitt at Alarlborough.stroet Police-court, with reference to being in great distress, and of his intention to commit suicide. It was stated that he handed in a bottle of poison.  _ _ A gentleman in court informed Mr. Selfe that the man had been there several times, and that he had expressed a "great desire to have his application made 'public." He wished to make an appeal. through the instrumentality of the press on behalf of his wife, who was suffering from some peculiar disease, and he said that unless she was provided with necessaries to alleviate her sufferings, it was her intention to commit suicide. The officers of the court all said that they could recognise him from having seen him about on several occasions. In the course of tho morning Inspector Lovelace gave instructions to several plain clothes constables to search for the man.  Murder of a Mother and her Daughter. Apprehension of the Murderer.