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and on looking up I saw the bedclothes being pulled down Btairs . I could not see who was doing it . I heard William go out of the house by the backway into the garden . I heard nothing more for about half an hour , until my brother Joseph came into the room , followed by William . Just before this I heard William ' s voice down stairs , speaking to Joseph . He said , " Joseph , I ' ye killed my mother . " I then heard Joseph ' s voice crying bitterly . William said , " What ' s the use being that soft , she is better off ? " They then came upstairs and into the room together . The first words said were by William . He said , " If you had been half-an-hour later it would all have been
sided" ( cleared away ) . Joseph then took me out of bed and carried me to the house of the next door neighbour , where I was put to bed . I stayed there all night . Before my mother and I went to bed , William was sitting at the front door . He asked my mother what she was staying up for , and told her to go to bed . She said , she was sitting up for Joe . He replied , " Never mind , I will sit up for Joe . " My mother and William had not had any quarrel that day . They generally agreed very well . She was always kind to him , and he generally to her , except that sometimes he would " sauce" her a little . They had had no quarrel , but two or three days before I heard him " sauce" her .
The prisoner was asked if he wished to ask his brother any questions . He turned quickly round and exclaimed , sharply and loudly , " Eh ? " The question was repeated , and in the same tone he replied , " , I ' ve nothing to ask him . " Joseph Thomas confirmed the latter part of this story . He had found the body in the garden , about two feet under ground . He said there had been a difference in his brother ' s manner about a week before this occurred .
He seemed to be getting gradually worse . Whenever I went in lately he ordered me out of the house . The prisoner ( loudly and angrily ) . — " Thou art a liar . " Witness . —He had been out of his mind previously , and a surgeon attended him . He was never violent in his conduct . There appeared to have been something wrong about his head for nearly a year . I heard my mother often allude to the circumstance . He was never violent , but for the last twelve months he seemed to be getting foolish , and during the last week he became rather more excited .
There was additional evidence offered as to finding the body . Mr . Isaac Jiyerly , a surgeon , gave evidence as to the wound which had caused the death . He said" I know the prisoner , whom I have attended professionally . Six or seven weeks ago his mother called me in to sec him . He complained of headach . He was also suffering from drowsiness , and betrayed other symptoms indicating an excited state of the brain . He was bled , and other appropriate remedies were used , with a view of abating the excitement . He improved , and at the end of the fortnight he told me lie felt quite well and able to . «^ to work three weeks his mother
. Two or ago ^ ca ^ o ' to mo and said he had not been able to go to work , and requested me to see him again . I w ^ t ' down . His headach appeared relieved , and to } ne ] ie spoke quite rationally ; but his mother inforj £ cd mo fl 1 £ lfc j ie occasionally made absurd remarks , ajv ^ wns o ( ( j m ] u - 3 manner . I again , ordered blister ing ' ftn ( i ] owcring remedies , and his mother Informed r . Vo that ho improved . On Friday morning , the day before the occurrence in question , she called on mo and said ho was not quite so well . I gave her a blister to be applied on the back of the neck , and told her I should like to see him , but she did not bring him up , and I never saw her again alive .
An inquest has been held , on which a verdict of " Wilful Murder" was returned . William Thomas is committed for trial . Maria Chitty , a woman forty-five years old , the wife of a baker in Guildford , was tried at Guildford , on Tuesday , for the murder of her child . The husband of this woman was seized with violent madness in October last , and since that time , witli the exception of a short interval , hi ; has been iu llethlem hospital . There was every reason to believe that tho mother also was out of her mind for hoiih : weeks before the murder . It was proved by the testimony of Kevcral witnesses that she wits very fond of her children when in her right mind .
Tho following account is given by her son , William Chitty . lie had two sisters , Kliza and . Jams , of tin ; ages of nine and seven years . They slept in the same room with tho mother and a , servant named Ellen Voting . About four o ' clock one morning William was awoke by his mother , who called for the key of the shop . About seven o ' clock ho liciird a sort of cry in bis mother ' s room . lie went at once ; to the room , and found tho mother beating her children with a wooden mallet . Tho mallet was of heavy wood , and had a handle eighteen inches long . She was about once more
to striko Kliza when tho son arrested her arm , and forced her to her own bed . Sho struggled but feebly . Sho dropjK'd tho mallet , and cried out , " I have murdered my children . " . Iimo , one of the children , died tho wuno dny . A surgeon was sent for , and arrived soon after . On bis entering tho room tho niotbor wrung her bands and exclaimed , " What have I done ? I bavo killed my children . I could not help it . I did not know what I was about . " Tlio surgeon found that Juno was rapidly dying ; " nor hIciiII was fractured , and tho brain was oozing out . " Tho other child was Hcriouttly injured , but I hih sinco recovered .
The jury returned a verdict of " Not Guilty , on the ground of insanity / ' the prisoner was ordered to be detained in custody during her Majesty's pleasure .
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SCAFFOLD PENITENCE . James Kibk and Patrick M'Covey were executed at Dundalk , on Saturday , for the murder of Mr . Eastwood . They were attended from the prison to the scaffold by the Eev . Dr . Kiernan , who , as he went , recited in a loud and solemn tone the Roman-Catholic Litany for a soul departing . M'Covey prayed aloud the whole time , but Kirk was silent , and apparently penitent . The halters used , were of silk , and had been " manufactured for the purpose in Cork gaol . " M'Covey addressed the assemblage as follows : — "My dear beloved Christians , I am bidding a last farewell to you . Charges have been left on me , and I have been accused of many murders that have taken place in this county , but I want now to free myself from these charges . I have been accused with M'Entagart ' s business , and with Mr . Mauleverer ' s , and Mr . Coulter ' s , but I had no hand in them at all . It was said that I was in a conspiracy with James Kirk for the murder of Mr . Eastwood . I never stood inside the house the night it was sworn to that I slept in the town of Dundalk . That night I was at home . I had nothing to do with the M'Entagart ' s murder . I had nothing to do with Bateson ' s or Mauleverer ' s . And now , my dear Christians , I am going to bid you a last farewell ; and , in the name of Jesus Christ , I ask you to have nothing to do with secret parties or Ribandism . The men that would bring you into them would be the first to betray you and turn on you . Take the advice of your clergy , and be ruled by them ; and if I had done so I would not now be standing on this spot . ( Sensation . ) I have now told you the truth about these matters . I have plenty of sins to answer for by these murders . Be guided by your clergy ; take their advice , and if you do you will not go astray . The man who came to you to conspire for a murder , he is only a wolf in sheep ' s clothing ; and I now beg of you , in the honour of our Lord Jesus Christ , to go down on your bended knees , and to pray to God to forgive me my sins . "
They died in less than ten seeonds . It is stated that the reason why the Riband party made no effort for the defence of these men , was , that they robbed Mr . Eastwood as well as murdered him .
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MELANCHOLY CHILD MURDER . One of the most sad and frightful of those cases of child murder now so frequent has occurred at Hastings . A g irl named Sarah Judge , and aged seventeen years , lias lived for two months in the service of Mr . Pagden , a brewer , of Hastings . Her parents are respectable , and she had an excellent character . She had lived for nine-months previously with the late Captain Strode . When she first came , her mistress bad a slight susp icion of he r probable maternity , but this was removed by her good character and general behaviour , and her mistress thought no more of it .
On Saturday she did her work as usual . On Sunday morning she seemed ill , and at nine o ' clock went to her room to lie down . An hour and a half after this she seemed to be sleeping comfort ably . Towards one o ' clock , Mrs . Pagden went up to the room and found it all in confusion ; there was blood upon the floor . She asked , " Oh , Mary" ( that was the name they called her ) " you have not done anything wicked , have you ?" Sarah exclaimed , " What have I done ? " The mistress went down stairs and sent for Mrs . Hazel , a midwife ,
and for Mr . Duke , a surgeon . Mrs . Hazel , on entering the room , saw at once that a child bad been born . " Good gracious , " she said , " what is all this—you have had a baby . " The girl replied , " Yes . " Mrs . Hazel , after putting her to bed and doing what was necessary , asked where the baby was ? Tho girl pointed to a piece of flannel lying on the floor . Mrs . Hazel then saw the body of a child beneath it , lying on its face . She said no more till the surgeon arrived .
Mr . Duke , tho surgeon , arrived soon after . The girl was lying on the bed , and there were clots of blood on the floor . He asked , " My girl , what has occurred ?" "Oh , my poor mother ! " sho replied . On looking about be found the body of a female child in a flannel on the floor . Jie found the windpipe and all the vessel completely divided down to the spine . The girl appeared quite frantic . He asked " what she had done it with Y" She said sho bad done it with a pair of scissors . She seemed overwhelmed with grief , and gave no reason for what who bad done . Sho said tho child had not ( tried , but it had struggled .
Mr . Duke mado confused and contradictory statements as to whether the child bad livod or not ; but yet he said there could be no doubt that the wound in the throat had been the cause of death . Tho mother of the girl said she was aware of tho condition of her daughter , but did not think her time was so near . Sho thought that her daughter did not expect her confinement till November . Tho inquest was held on Tuesday , when the facts above narrated were proved , The jury returned a verdict of" Wilful murder against Sarah Judge . " Tho girl is still too weak to be removed from Mr . Pagden ' s residence .
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THE EMIGRATION SWINDLE . The investigation respecting the Australian Gold Mining and Emigration phantom was continued bv Sir Robert W . Carden on Saturday . Captain Green was again present , and Mr . Hudson , a solicitor , attended for the complainants . Not one of the supposed directors appeared in person , but they were represented by a solicitor , Mr . Sleigh . ¦ - Sir Robert Carden expressed his intention , if any difficulties should arise , to direct the City Solicitor to conduct the case , as he was determined to afford the emigrants the most complete protection .
The depositions of Jones and Gowland , who had given evidence on a former occasion , were read over for the benefit of Mr . Sleigh , who rigorously cross-examined the witnesses without at all shaking their testimony . On the other hand some additional facts of much interest were brought out . There was ' a fat man " present when Jones paid his money , whom he believed to be one of the directors . Jones also went with Tripe to call upon one of the directors [_ whose name is suppressed in the reports ]] , who was said to be a very rich man . This gentleman they did not find , but they saw his son , who said , in conversation with them , " The fact is , my fool of a father was , I am sorry to say , one of the company . " This son further said , that the shares , which were once worth a guinea each , were at present to be had for balf-a-crown or five shilh ' ngs .
Two other cases of imposition were proved against Montague and Tripe . One Samuel Finch had paid them * 7 L 10 s ., and had been promised a commission of 11 . a-head for all emigrants he might induce to pay them for a passage . From what he had observed , Montague appeared to be the principal . George Hodson had applied to the " Company" for a passage for himself and his wife , and they had at first demanded 75 £ . They afterwards agreed to take him . for 4 : 51 .,
half of which sum he had paid them . He had never seen a director or a prospectus of the company . Tripe had named to him the director above-mentioned , whose name we have stated to have been suppressed . Mr . John Hodson , the father of the last-mentioned witness , had had some conversation with Tripe , in which the latter had acknowledged that it had no doubt " been a fraud and a swindle , " , and had said that he " did not suppose Montague would have taken such advantage of him , or would have acted in such a manner towards him . " Sir Robert Carden here had the directors called by
name . There was no answer . Mr . Owens said that be had considered the proceedings terminated on the former occasion as regarded them . Ho would answor for their attendance on any future occasion . Mr . Hodson here applied for summons to several of the gentlemen named as directors on a charge of conspiracy . Sir Robert Carden thought that for gentlemen alluded to as these gentlemen bad been t here can be no other course to pursue than that of coming forward . It was useless to talk of the authority of a summons , iu comparison with the strong obligation of tho gentlemen to appear upon bearing that their conduct bad been publicly impugned .
The matter was adjourned till Wednesday , and the prisoners were remanded . The inquiries were continued on Wednesday . Major A . llawkes , Mr . Charles lirown , and Mr . John Lutwyebe , who wero among the directors , were present , and were represented by Mr . Robinson , Mr . Parry , and Mr . Uallantine . Mr . " Hoblcr appeared for Captain Smith , who bad also been summoned . Another case , of James Barker , a grocer ' s assistant , at Eritb , was charged against the managers , and in this another man , named Greenwood , was implicated . Ho waH sitting in the oflico when Marker paid four kuuih , of 11 / . each , as deposits . Tripo then appeared to be tho loading man . Marker bad tried ineffectually to get his money back . Ho bad boon informed by Tripo that the
Janclla Mitchell bad been engaged . James A . Tliorne , a hid who bad been engnged by Tripo and Montague , bad seen Mr . Greenwood at tho oflico nearly every day ; bo used to occupy the inner , or board room , with Montague and Tripe . Thorno said he bad seen Mr . lirown at the office , but could not tell how many times . However , bo said afterwards that he was not sure that bo had seen Mr . Hrowmnoro than once . ' Ho bad scion Major llawkes there a grout many times ; bo used to go into tho board room , stop ' a long time . There was a board meeting once , which ho thought was attended by twelve gentlemen ,
or more . Tho city solicitor undertook the whole management of this case , at the expense of tho corporation . Mr . Sleigh , on the part of Montague , and Mr . Jhckley , on behalf of Tru » e , expressed great wilHngneHH to givo all the information which they posBOHSod n » l » ccM » g the matter .
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750 THE LEADER . [ Saturday ,
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Leader (1850-1860), Aug. 7, 1852, page 750, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1946/page/10/
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