The Express. — 1863-06-11 (London, England)

ARYLEBONE. SHOCKING WOAD= OF • CHILD, AND •112111011 D SUMO& Mary Anne Payne, at, residing at Na 6, Alkoop place, Marylebome, was c4rged before Mr. Mansfield the murder of her child, Charles Albert Payne, aged two years and three months. She was &leo further charged on her own confeesion with attempting to commit suicide, first by taking poison, and afterwards by throwing hermit out of a second-floor window.  Prisoner was allowed to be seated during the inquiry. Maria Spencer said—l am • married woman, sod live in the same house as the prisoner. About 8 last night I beard • crash, and on going out I am the prisoner lying in the yard. I screamed for her busload, who went for a doctor. I knew she had a child between two and three years living with her. Between 5 and 6 o'clock the child was in my yard, playing with my children, when the mother came and took it up to tea, and I maw DO more of it. Mary Ann* Paine, sister-in-law to prisoner,said—About • quarter after eight I went with my brother into the bedroom for • blanket, and on going to the bed I thought the child was asleep. I took it into my arms, when its bead fell back and blood came from its throat. I don't remember anything more. (Witnees bent into team, and prisoner sat tomposedlii.lliolking at her). Mr. wick, surveil, of 12, Perk-phase, deposed—l was called to o. 6, Allsopp-plece, and saw prisoner on • sofa in the front parlour in • complete date of collapse, resulting from her fall from the window. I examined her to see what injury she bad received, and totted marks on her elbows and legs. She remained insensible for seven or eight minutes after my arrival, and I had her cheat sad body robbed over, and told her sister to go and get some blankets to cover her with, as she was in her night dress, and directly after I heard a piercing scream. I attended on prisoner till the return of conacionspem, when she spoke very incoherently, and could give no further account of her injuries except that she bad slipped off the door-step. As aeon as she was sufficiently recovered to be left I went upstairs to the world floor back room, and found the bed-clothes thrown down to the foot of the bed, and the body of the child lying on the near side of the bed with its throat completely cut across and down the spine, and in the middle of the bed • quantity of clotted blood. The child had evidently been moved from its position. I directed a constable to be seat for, and on hie arrival we searched the room, and found • large table knife with blood on it, end which had apparently bees wiped. Afterwards a piece of paper was found with blood on it. We then went to the open window, and found blood marks, and a small flower-pot was knocked over. There was also some blood is the backyard. After this I again attended the woman, and after succeeding in restoring warmth, I went home and returned with • reviving draught. She was afterwards sufficiently recovered to inform me of the circumstances of the men. I was informed that she had taken • large quantity of laudanum. The absence of symptoms of poisoning in her was accounted for because she had been excessively sick is her bedroom, where she had vomited the contents of be stomach, consisting of a hearty dinner, into • wasbhand basin, acid which evidently contained laudanum. She said to me, to nee her own words, " I have been for some time low spirited, sod was very low spirited during nearly the whole time I was in the family way with my first child. I can't account for my being to low spirits. I went out after dinner with my child, sod went to Mr. Williams, chemist, Upper Baker-street, and bought two pennyworth of laudanum for the toothache. I thee called in at Mr. Green's, chemist, New-street, Dorset-square, and bought another two pennyworth. After that I went to Mr. Hows, chemist in the same street, sad he only let me have oleo pennyworth. I then bought some Ca, and went home and undressed, sad went to bed." d no recollection of throwing herself out of window. Tasked her if she was in the family way, and she said she wee three odour mooths gone. She had also attempkd to eat her own throat with the knife, as there was a slight mirk upon it. Albert Hammett, 270 I), gave evidence which went to corroborate the medical gentleman. He produced the knife and • piece of paper with blood. Great force must have beds need with the knife as it was very blunt. Prisoner, who sat unconcerned all the time in the dock, declined to put as) questions to witness, and wee remanded in order that the depositions might be taken.