The Express. — 1859-06-18 (London, England)

TEE DOUBLE MURDER AND SUICIDE IN ST. PAROBAIL-THE IS QUEST.-/THIS DAT)  This morning the adjourned inquest on the bodice of Anne Croft. seed 26, and her two children. was bah' at the King's Head, Swinton-street, before Mr. Wakley. It will be recollected that the unforttusate woman, after catalog the throats of her two children, committed suicide by mats. her own throat.  Butte Clark deposed to finding the bodies on Wedoesday the 16th. in the beck parlour of 62, El wintontetrest. lied worked for demigod [mahout eft months. Never saw her am her children cruell . On the Tuesday noticed eomethiag wasp about the ,• she told tritceia that boss head was Baas; that it felt quite light. Noticed something Arm*, about her epee. Deceased was particular in keeping the chtldrennisea, and was temperate in her habit& She remarked to witness that iike Levee could gat 'deep attar the firet hoar ; she thought she was enceints, and said it was wicked of God to lot her be ia that rate again so secs, and that God mast be ol grp with her; it was that which guyed oa her mind. aa-masebbi. •461, seated that he was called to No. 62, Swiateatetresib ea Wrorday. sr os electing r  entrance into the hick room he fotitd the three b dial"; he found a mew between the legs of the woman. The children termed they lied beset asleep. )(airy Thompeoe, aged 12, deposed that she had beetsereset to Mrs. Craft fur two months; she did not sleep in the home. West to the hooee at half-past nine on Wednesday morning. Saw Mrs. Craft in the back parlour ; she was having breakfast there with the children ; she sent entree to fetch the girl's shoes. She told her to hasten back, but not to run. When witness came beck, she fount the door fastened, and could not get in. She then spoke to Mrs. Clark about it. Mrs. Craft was very fond of her children. She sees in the habit of singing and saying that she would soon cis. fibs said that nobody eared anything about her. Mr. Croft usually lift home before Ale arrived. Deceased said she felt better than usual on the Tuesday. Mr. George Craft, the husband and father of the deceased, examined—lYan • goldsmith and jes eller. Saw his wife and children alive, for the last time, at half.past sight on Wednesday morning. He left them in bed. Did not notioe anything strange shoat her that morning. She was in the habit of keeping things dose, and lately used some strange expressions. Took no notice of theta, er tried to torn them ale She said that if she put herself out of the weeld it would relieve him. She lost her milk for the lest fortnight, and that teemed to prey on her mind. She Mid witless before marriage that there or four of her mess, by the father's side, committed reek acts—suicide. She wee very electionate. and fond of be children. She asked witness on last Saturday rooming which um the beat way of destroy bag herself ; he told her not to talk like that, and everything would become right. She performed berdomestic duties as usual. Oa the Wednesday morning he got up about seven o'clock, and asked his wife whether she would get up ; she mil she would, but when he went two the loom he found she was still in bed; be was fretted st the, sad made a remark upon it, bemuse if else had told him she (sit ill he would have got the breakfast himself, as be bed often done before. He had no notion that W wille would commit the set she had. The RIM howl vas his, but he bad not used it for two or three rime The insbar of the deemed woman, who seemed deeply eileted, was then mamined—The deceased was his daughter. Saw her last before bar confinement. Was on the best terms with his daughter. He had no complaint to make of saypwra respecting he daughter's death. Ills tether was eoatlaed is a lunatic asylum, and his brother committed suicide.  Rebecca Freeman deposed that the family of the Craft, bed lodged with her since October ; Mn. Cruft behaved most kindly to her children, and appeared to live ex adroitly happy with her husband; she appeared troubled about losing her milk. She complained of bee head several time., but never spoke of suicide; she also said she could not sleep at sight. Mr. Josiah Henry Selwood, surgeon, examined—Resides at No. 31, Great Percy-street, Clerkenwell. Ar.eoded the deceased for the Rat three months in her oonenemeot. Woe sent tor on Wednesday morning at shout • quarter past eleven, sod found the deceased persons with incised wounds in the throat. They were the most determined wounds he ever saw In his life. There were two drip wounds in the elder child, penetrating even to the vertebra:. There was • double cut in each cue. Examined the brain of the deceased woman. Found nothieg peculiar. The brain was dry and firm • the skull wee thicker than usual. Examined the stomach end found no trace of poison. Examined the uterus and found that she VIM not pregneat. Sew her • week before her death. She complained of slams+ in the morning, and said that she must wean the child. Told her she ought not to do eo, and that if she went into the country she would fled all right. He saw the deceased last on Friday, and proesiaed to call again on 3londay. Did not do so in conne quartos of ilium in his own family, which kept hour entirely et home. Mrs. Craft was a very mild and gentle wom en, and to dt the grestat care of her children. Had no doubt whatever attar the evidence he had baud that she committed the act whilst In an insane state of mind.  Mr, Wakley said that if the jury clinked if, he 'mull read over the evidence, bat he thought there could be no diubt as to the stet* of the woman 'a mind whin she oonnuitted these terrible and ferocloiss acts. It woe certsin that there was no disease so hereditary u Menai y, end it wee very deplorable that persons should marry into families offend with that dimwit. The deceased woman appeared to have a kind dispotition. She took the greatest cer, of her children eM place, end yet, in a moment of fury, she committed this &Indio! deed. _  Tha Jury at once came to the conclusion that the mother was insane, and that she murdered tier children whist fa a meta of amenity,