The Sun. — 1850-03-30 (London, England)

TUR LATTER.-'this day Emma sanderson, a married woman, wita charged before. Mr. klamm►ll, with having wiltullq murdered her male want child, at No: 25, Napier-street, Shoreditch.  A solicitor attended for the prisoner. Mary Fuller, servant to the prisoner, said, that she had been in the prisoner's service several weeks. Her husband is shopman to a statiouer in the City. Ihe prisoner, the previous afternoon, was in the kitchen, When she told witness to go and buy some tea. She had her baby in her lap—a male child about six weeks old. Witness lest her there. The prisoner has also three other children. Witness went out, and was absent about 11 quarter of an hour. On her return she found the children in the street. Witness opened the door, and proceeded to the kitchen. She then went into the back room of the first floor, which is the children's bedroom. She there saw the tahy on the bed, Gld In Ooking behind the door she obserred the pri•  soner there with a piece of cord round her neck. Witness ran down stair; and called Mr. Brown, a butcher living opposite, and they both went into the room wle re etre bed left the prisoner.- On seeing witness, she ex claimed "The baby is dead." Witness was then seut by Mr. Brown for a sergeJn; she also got a nurse, and went for the prisoner's husband► Mr. FIAMPIMti —What state of mind has the prisoner exhibited latterly? Witness—During the lest fortnight she has been very low in spirits. When I left on Thursday afternoon she was much depressed. John Browr, 27, Wirnbern-street, Hoxton, said that on entering the back room of the first floor, he observed the deccaied infant on the bed. The prisoner was resting against the edge of the bed. On seeing witness the prisoner remarked, "You have come too soon, or me and my baby would have been happy together." Witness then saw a piece cf cord tight round the prisoner's neck, and there was another piece round the bedstead, the end of which she bad in her band. She was in much mental excitement. He removed her to the front room, where she said, " Of course I shall now be hung." Witness observed, "It is a dreadful thing." She replied, "It is a pity we did not die together, as I am sure I shall be hung." The child was nearly cold. Mr. lissimlLL—Have you lately observed her state of mind ? Witness—Yes, Sir. On the Wednes►'ay previous, I, my wife and sister, remarked that there appeared a vacancy in her eye, indicative of great melancholy, and of insanity. Mr. G. J. Amden, No. 1, Critchill•place, surgeon, stated, that he had examined the deceased child, and observed a mark on its throat, as if a cord had passed tightly round it, which was about a sixth of an inch in width. The child died of strangulation. There were marks of a cord round the prisoner's throat. He attended her at her confinement. During the last few days she has been in a low state. The child had a mark on his forehead and nose, which the prisoner considered was a disfiguration, anal which preyed upon her mind. She was told by some persons that it was through her fault the deceased had the mark. He endeavoured occasionally to reason with her. Policeman Collard, N 53, produced the cords. The prisoner, who was much depressed during the inquiry, and who had attempted suicide at the workhouse of Shoreditch, where she had been removed, was re minded.