The Express. — 1857-10-17 (London, England)

THAMES.  Emma iliddletort, a woven abort 25 _years of age, and rather good-looking, was brought before 14r. Pate, charged, on her own confeasion, with the wilful murder of a newlyborn child, at Brighton, about seven months ago. The prisoner appeared greatly agitated, and sobbed audibly and frequently while the case wee proceeding, and Roche, the gaoler of the court, stood alongside of her during the investigation. Inspector James Griffin, of the K division of police, said he took the prisoner into custody that day at 1 o'dock, at No. 10, Mount-terms, Whitechapel-road, in conesquenos of information, and reed the following statement to her which she had previously made too gentleman named Rusedi " H division, Lemaa-sheet station, October lb, 1607lir. W. J. Hume% of the Beams Society for Fallen Female. (address 11, Poultry), came to the station I to-day end stated that a female of the above clam, named Emma Middleton, at Kr. Spink's Females' Home, Mount-terrace, New-road. Whitechspel, made the following statement to him on the 2nd instant :--That seven months ago she was in a gentleman's family at Brighton, when the cook, her fellow•servant, gave birth to a child about one o'clock in the morning, and aaked her to assist her to kill it. The mother pot her hand over its mouth, and she tied a handkerchief over its mouth, while she (the prisoner) tied a handkerchief round its neat and strangled it. She then wrapped it up in a cloak and carried it to the seashore, and threw It Into the sm. Afterwards s.he met a man by appointment, about two the woe morning, end during the time she wan out with him, the cook removed all traces of what had happened, and absconded sad was sot heard of afterwards. There was a great same' In the morning about the cook being mbeiog, end she (the prisoner) wanted to leave also, but her muter would not allow her to do so, and made her stay a month longer. The prisoner stated that she had been in great agony of mind ever since, for the eyes of that child were always looking at her, and exclaimed, .0h God I I am a =edam, and am undone for ever.' _ . . .  Inspector Griffin said, that when he had finished wading the moment, he salted the prisoner if it was true, awl if she had mode that statement t To which she replied, .1 did; Me all true." Mr. delfe—You found her in a boom ice 611 en imam who vie to reform P Inspector Orittio —I did , air. Mr. gica_Was the prisoner calm and collected when she said the statement was quite true. and that she made it P Inspeector fltiffin—Yea, sir. She was quite collected. Mr. Wittiest Jai Remelt said he was mieskmary agent to the dociety for the Ramos of Young Woman end Children. I The at demantmad by the in-pecker was made by the primmer to been The primmer came from the Dome Probationary Aryl= to the asylum In M.,ont-terrace, three weeks ago. Mr. Salie—lt is right for me to Ante that you came fo me and seed my advice on the *abject of this young woman's coulombs. . . . .  Mr. lawsill—Yee, sir, and you kindly gave me Adria how  . toed. Mr. Seib asked the inspector of police K the primer had given him sip further particniare, or diNulged the ISM et the goathemius 'lase family she Owl utter at Beightos?  Invp,...tor Gratin—No sir; I asked her the name of the 14./13 la shoes service she was, and the name of the cook who she ged assisted in the murder, and she would net tell me, and said I shell ui,t trouble you lone in this world, and I will my no more bout it at all." She exclaimed arrays] times that she would commit suicide. Mr. Self. asked Mr. Russell If there was any reason to believe that the prisoner was h./sowing =dm • delusion Mr. Rtuniell—l should my not. She wee very in and feverish when she made the statement to me, but quite collected. r Griffin said the prisoner complained of Mr. Bimetal ring information to the police. r. Selle—He warn bound to do it. Let her be well looked after. I will remand her fora week, and ;au will In the meantime communivete with the Brighton police;