The Sun. — 1852-10-22 (London, England)

LAMBETH.—Johannah Conner, 20 veers of age, was charged with pouring some powerful acid into the mouth of en infant only five weeks old, belonging to her master baker, carrying on master, by which its life wets endangered. deposed that on Mr. Edward Lapham, a business at 57, Lower Marsh, Lamheth, is h the preceding evening, about seven for about seven o clock, he desired the prisoner, whu had been in as be wanted to speak to her, and weeks, to go up stairs and tell her mistress that he wished her to come down, the Infant until her mis,trees that she was to stop with returned. Mrs. Lapham came down stairs, and while he convulsions. Mrs. Lapham, in was in conversation, the prison.er came down stairs and and found the infant said the infant was in at its mouth, found it much consequence, hurried op stairs, . quite evident, from its cryingconviolently, and on looking inflamed on one side, and it was condition, particularly as she tortions, tha; it was suffering severely. Mrs.. Lapham becoming alarmed at the child's had observed the top part of its dress much discoloured and burnt, celled out to him, and be instantly ran up stairs first, and next proceeded for the assistance of Mr. Sewell, a medical gentleman in the neighbourhood. Arr. Sewell being absent from home, his aesiste. nt promptly attended, and on examining the month of the infant said that vitriol, or seine such acid had been poured into it. lie applied wilt'' he conceived to be necessary to counteract the effects of the acid, and while doing so. he (Mr. Lapham) questioned the prisoner has to how tne infant could have become so injured and its clothes burnt in the said that bot h had been manner they appeared, when eh© occasioned ty the candle falling out oft ot he h candlestick on to the chest of the child. This,h lf, and Mr. Sewell's assistant, believed to bo perfectly impossible, as the inside of the infant's mouth was much injured, and if the candle had fallen, as she alleged, the outside of the mouth would have been much more seriously damaged before the inside would have become injured. Having no doubt that the prisoner had administered some thing improper to the child, he told her he should give he into custody, and sent for a constable. The prisoner here disappeared, and after searching the. house for her he went into the back yard, when be found her lying on the pavement with her legs and arms extended, and foaming at the mouth, and he at once concluded that she had taken poison. He, in consequchce., called to the doctor to come to her assistance, exclaiming at the time that it was a repetition of the tragedy at Stepney. Mr. Sewell's young man attended to her, but she recovered too rapidly to leave any further suspicion of her intention to commit suicide, and she was given over to a policeconstable. Mr. Elliott—Had any dispute arisen between yourself, your wife, and the prisoner recently? Mr. Lapham—Noun whatever, sir. The prisoner, after the usual caution, was asked if she wished to say anything to the charge, and replied that the injuries were done with the candle, as she had first stated. Mr. Lapham presented before the magistrate, the dress worn by the infant at the time, and it was quite apparent at a glance that the burning was cviso, t.y a strong acid, and not by a candle. The prisoner was reminded,