The Stockton Examiner, and South Durham and North Yorkshire Herald. — 1879-05-17 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

ANOTHER SHOCKING DISCOVERY. On Monday morning Dr. Hardwicke, the Coronet for Central Middlesex, held an inquiry at the Buffalo's Head Tavern, Marylebone Road, concerning the death of a child found in a chimney at 3, Duke's Mews, Duke Street, Manchester Square, on Thursday last. The evidence showed that on Thursday morning a sweep of the name of John Edward Sparks was engaged to sweep the chimney of the third back room of No, 3, Duke's Mews, Manchester Square, and some two feet up the chimney he found a brown paper parcel, which, upon opening, disclosed the dead b:mmly eta child wr tppod in some newspapers hearing date as far back as three years ago, whilst the child was a skeleton. He at once took it to the Marylebone Lane Police-station, and, from enquiries made by the police, it was ascertained that the chimney had not been used very much, and that nothing could be gleaned as to who had placed the child there.—Dr. Frederick Williams Spurgin, divisional police-surgeon of the D. division, now said that he had math an examination of the child, which was a mummy. and the sex he could not understand. The bones oi the skull were broken, but whether before death ot not he could not say.—The Coroner said that he clk not think that there was any means of getting further evidence, and the jury returned a verdict, "that the deceased wise found Solid in the chimney at 3, Duke's Mews, but there was no evidence to show how death was caused."  ROMANTIC SUICIDE OF A YOUNG GIRL  On Monday, Mr. Church, deputy-coroner, held ar inquiry at the Corn Exchange Inn, Sudbury, on thi body of a yliung woman named Caroline Peters, agk nineteen, daughter of Mr. Williams Peters, eek merchant. —Mrs. Peters, the mother, statel that she I at saw her daughter alive on the previous Friday evening, on which day she left home about sever o'clock, but never returned. She had for some montha been keeping company with a young man named Pelkington, a clerk, and on Thursday night, while witness and her husband were away from home, deceased incited him into the house, which wai against her father's rules. On returning home witness's husband remonstrated with Pelkington, and told him he would not allow him to visit the house. On Filthy deceased mid she would not stop at home, butthe never threatened to commit suiehle. In i,newer to the coroner, the witness s iid that she discovered three weeks ago that deceased had beenwalking out with Pelkington, and she was then told that if she continued to do no she would hnve to Ince the house. Robert Turner, a labourer, mid that on Saturday morning he found the body in a horse pond. At the side of the pond he found a hat and an umbrella. The following letter, written by deceased, was handed in, and read by the coroner :—" Dear George, They will not allow you to come here to see me, and as we are to port, I am going to arm myself intc Bradley's pond. I hope you will not think of me after I on gone, for without your company I am better out of the way. I mean what I say. I should like to sand you this letter, but you will soon know all shout it. Good-bye. Farewell." The letter was found in her purse, out of which she had emptied the money before leaving home, and was found on her bedroom table.—The jury found, "That the deeeatsed committed suicide %elide in Oath, of tem. vvrary insanity."