The Express. — 1851-11-19 (London, England)

THE LATE MURDER AND SUICIDE.--CORONER'S Nut:nat.—Yesterday evening Mr. Wakley, M.P., held an inquest at the White Hart Tavern, Windmill•street, Tottenham-court rued, on the body of slary Turpin, aged two months, the nakrtunate child who was murdered by its' mother on Saturday night in White Hart-court, Tottenham-court-reed.—Ann bi`Carthy, of No. 5, White Hartcourt, said that she knew the deceased child, who was the daughter of Sarah Turpin' a young yeoman who lodged in her house. The mother had told her a fortnight since, when she first came to lodge with her, that she was not a Married woman. On Saturday morning last she left home at eight o'clock, leaving the mother and child in the room. She returned between live and six o'clock, and on re-enmitering the room she found the child lying on the floor before the fire. She called to the mother three times, and muttered to herself that it was a strange place to leave the child, but on going to look at the infant she found blood on its throat. She then called a lodger down stairs and sent him for a policeman and a surgeon.—The Coroner: How was it that she first came to lodge with you ?—Witnese : She went to a person whom I knew, and who sold fruit in the street, and asked her if she could tell her where she could obtain a lodging, end she recommended her to apply to me.—The Coroner Did you find any cutting instrument iu the room ? —Witness said that she round one of her husband's razors in the place covered with blood, which had been taken from a box 111 the room—The Coroner: Did the mother sleep in the same roses with you ?—Wituess : Yes; for she intended only to remain a few days until she obtained a situation.— The Coroner : Did you ever see anything strange in her conduct ?—Witness : No; a day or two since she observed that after going out and on her return home she found that she had taken off a gold ring she had been in the habit o wearing, and on her asking her the reason, she replied that she was not a married woman, and therefore could not go after a situation with the ring on the finger. Mr. D. H. Wildbore, surgeon, of No. 2, Charlotte street, Fitzroysquare, said that he was called to attend the child on Saturday evening, and found the strings of the neck cut. From the nature of the cut, he had no hesitation in saying it had been wilfully inflicted. The body was not quite cold, as it wee lying before the fire, but lite was extinct. William Il`Carthy, son of the first witness, said that he saw the mother of the deceased at half-past one o'clock on Saturday afternoon last, at 5, White Hart-court, when she spoke to him in a very familiar manner, more so than usual, as she was generally exceedingly reserved. She then spoke to the child, and said "it is a cross patch, and l wish it was in heaven." She had before been most affectionate to the child. He (witness) was about to clear away the dinner things, but the mother of deemed told him not to trouble himself, as she would do it herself. Police-constable 167 of the C division said that he had understood that the mother of the child had lived at ea WI at Blackheath, and was discharged on emeetat et b=iveguirt. She then went to live in t, Oxford-street, where she was eeafaei of Ms tlseeaeed Shall After her eceesehement she went by the nese d Mn. Theme. end edam had sees a peeaa musweeing that name, but he had not esme The nuithee ea Sunday morning was found feeting in the Serpentine, Hyde-park, with her throat out Having mord up very succinctly, the coroner left the wee in the heeds et the Jury, who returned a verdict " That the dewed, Mary Turpin,_ was wilfully murdered by Sang% T_ Style, her mother."—Tuts MOANING an inonset was by Mr. Bedford, at the Mallow Arms, Chaiimaereas. eseesser.equare, on the body of the merit, whim. dr Win of the former as above stated having been proved is evidence, the jury returned a verdict " Thal the deceased destroyed herself while in a state of temporary insanity." A