Year: 1878

FOUNDING.


From the London Standard


The proceedings Marlborough Street Police Court.
before Mr.. Newton, against Lady Annie Louisa Gooch
ana Mrs Walker for conspirng to palm OF upon Sir
=. Gooch child which was not his own, were
resumed on November II. at half-past two o'clock.
Mr. g. Lewis Jr, appeared for the prosecution. Mr.
H. Clarke for the defendants and Mr.. Poland watched
the case for OF the reversioners


The crossexamination OF Miss Garrod was resumed.
She said Lady Gooch had stated that she in the
family way to several tenants wives to whom she
spoke. Witness became housekeeper to the prose
cutor in April. 1877. and became companion to
the defendant in the following August. Sir
Francis came to London III October last to his
mothers, four days before witness and Lady (oorh
Before he left Sin Francis said he heard such very
dreadful things against his wife that he could not
live with her again, aud he should not return to
Benacre Hall. On coming to town witness inquired
for him ut his club and learned that he had gone
Brighton. On seeing him later in st. Georges
square he told her that he had been to Brighton.
Witness did not know with whom he went
there, but she subsequently, learned that It
was q Mrs. or Miss Sheppey, who lived
at the house in st. Georges square whore
the prosecutor was staying. Miss sheppey had
been stay ing at Benacre Hall during the past week
The summons served upon Lady Gooch on
the soth Of October, and the same afternoon when
witness was seeing Sir Francis at st. Georges
square, Miss Sheppey came into the room That
lady had been staying at Benaere three times. De-
tectives had been employed to watch Lady Gooch-so
Sir Francis told witness On October 40 Witness re-
ceived telegram from Sir Francis at Benacre She
did not communicate the contents the dcfcndalts
1t came just before the summons served. Wit
ness had no other telegram, except week before
from Mr.. Smith. the steward. She might have told
the defendants that she had received telegram from
receive instructions from Mr. Lewis" did not saw.
Let it go on Witness had however, seen Mr.
Lewis the day before Mrs. Walker had reproached
witness. and said she ought to have gone to
for). Mrs Walker did not say, .1How could
you, woman OF ffty-three. allow this
young thing to get into trouble in this
way 2 Witness had done all she could to save LADY
Gooch. and she believed she would be able to STOP
her projects and prevent the matter becoming a scan
dial. She understood 1t desirable that the baby
should be q boy although she knew nothing OF the
tion at Great Coram street. However, lady Gooch
told Mrs. Palmer that il did not matter whether tho
hid she had was boy girl. On the second visit
she told Mrs. Palmer she wanted boy. Lady Gooch
went hist 70 the foundling asylum about August and
witness was with her there She referred to the
institution in Great Coram street. Mrs Walkers
proach was addressed TO witness after the summons
had been served Lady Gooch ut the time called
witness very bad names.


DOCTOR OF INTEGRITY.


Mr. J. Worthington. surgeon said he practised at
Lowcstoft. and had attended as medical man at Ben
acre Hall. On the 8th October Lady Gooch called
upon him. Witness had previously received letter
from Miss Garrod. The defendant consulted witness
about neuralgia. She then said she IN distress
about friend who had married man OF consider
able PROPERTY and title. and there no children
sencc of child the estates would 90 to another
family. She asked If witness could suggest any
assistance. and he said he could not He asked she
wrs speaking of herself, and she said yes. Up to
within five or six months, she said she believed her
self to be in the family way, but subsequently she
had reason to think it not SO, and she was





that OF u woman near her confinement, and she
suggested that witness should attend her at Benacre
in q fictitious confinement. He said it could not
be done, and endeavored to dssuae her from enter
tanning the dea for such plan would be sure to re-
suit in her disgrace and probable punishment. She
said . child could be procured in London and wit
said the thing quite impracticable. He
asked why she should not adopt child. Her reply
that that would not do. it would not prevent
reversion OF the property. She had told Of the
tenantry and many OF her friends that she about
to be confined. Witness declined to make a per-
sonal examination and asked permission to comInu-
nicate with Sir Francis, which she would not give
She called again the next day, and asked If witness
would attend her at Bcnacre. He said he would at
tend to cas of illness but he cautioned her not
to send for him in connection with such scheme
she hnd broached for ii she did he must tell Sir
Francis.


Cross-examined-witness went to genacre Hall
first in September 1877, but he had seen members of
the family at Lowestoft for several years. lie did not
gather from Lady Gooch that her husband had be-
haved more kindly to her when he thought she was
in the family way. Her reason for not allowing wit
to communicate with Sir Francis was that she
was afraid OF unpleasantness and of a separation.
She was also afraid Of her husbands disappointment
when he learned che not enceinte. and she laid
great stress upon this point. Witness believed he
had persuaded her at the second interview tell Sir
Francis what her state was and in that belief he
piled to Miss Carrods letter. In the Of that
letter he told her to tell her mistress that she need
not expect assistance from him. and that she was
not pregnant, and lie should not in any wa hide the
fact from her husband. HfMH fu
WHERE THE CHILD WAS PROCURED


Mrs. Palmer said she matron of an infants
home at Great Coram street. Mrs. Harper was
the principal. The institution in the habit
of letting children out to be adopted and register
| or such cases was kept. Lady Gooch obtained y
| male child ut the home In October but 1t was
brought there for the purpose and was not child
belonging to the home. The institution was also
for distressed mothers. and the girls went away
to be confined and came back to the home after
ward. This was private case. The baby came
from Peckham and there receipt taken for
the baby. any entry made of the transaction in
the books of tine institution. Any child admitted
who brought to the home with Mrs. Mayncs s
permission. Some ono from Pcckhan brought the
child, not the mother but witness did not know who
1t was nor what was its name Lady Gooch came
several times to the institution with Miss darrod
On her first call in August she asked for little child
to be adopted by lady who travelling in the
north OF scotland Witness aslcd whether il should
be boy or girl and the answer that IL did not
matter which. it would have good home. They
called again in October. Witness had told them on
the previous interview that there would be baby
available. but that that child had now been adopted
by Lady and gentleman. #fasf
A BABY BESPOKE.


In answer to further inquiries witness told the de-
fendant that she thought there would be private
case at Pcckham. The child was not then born but
1t would BE- likely to be for adoption Witness r,-
fcrred her for further information to Mrs. Mayne. 1t
in the afternoon of October % that Lady tiooci
came again. Tho baby had arrived shortly before
II about fortnight three weeks old. Witness
did not know who brought 1t. but IL pcrso,
who knew the nother. Witness had seen the mother.
but did not know her. At this time Mrs Mayne
In the home. AIRS. Walker with Lady 1ooch.
When the babies wcro taken from the Young woman,
on the latter going 10 service Mrs. Mayne put tho
babies out to nurse and Mrs. Walker one OF the
persons who received tho Infants Lady Gooch and
Mrs Walker took sway the child, and up to that time
witness did not know either tho name OF Lady uooch
or that OF the baby. Witness had known Mrs Walker
for three years and Fetched this afternoon
Mrs. Mayne's request.


Crossexnmincu-Mrs Walker was ut the time nyrs-
ing baby that had met with accident somewhere
the Euston station She the wife OF mason.
and hnd several children OF her own. She hard
wording and respectable woman. Mrs. Walker OBJ
jcctci to leave the lady she WITH with whom she
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