Village History
Witness and called her
LSS covered with blood, and ran out °nee, and they w ‘ – Plumptre, who came at out of bed ” „ . m to !?ether. Witness took f Saw e nurse IS “v. , W,S taki »f””i’» out of the room be tween the a *™ corner the floor geared with b,o od i„ ber night dress, all Pt. Shepherd and for If, >SB ” »W. “d sent for . Ann Ladvman « !o n. it of ,° f said Bbc been in the cleaning the nursery’ *r™ to . the nurse in seven to ten. On Thurly 1 fronl ‘”all-Past Jetween seven and eight ™ tool « usual, to the mn.’. room, open the ‘ r upstairs nurse was asleep, and the in! The Rossie was the bed with the ,t as other bed Witness went down stairs’ and£? Was » the work, and then went back anddS «*« woke about eight, and asked P • The got out of bed and sat h front V WWa awake hanging over her shoulder «k! fi .replace her head agd witness table-knifo ,„t 2_ Penknife, but she said she wanted a She then v, GBS tetched er one from the pantry nurse then sent er Fter ‘ ,aid the washstand. The her to n A mt , ness and elout of the room, telling Witness ha and sh , e would let »> lie a little longer. fetched he nurse Children, two and hroe occasions, a shilling’s hcenix, wliich ° n nesday morning from the f brother who wis ill * towards the sta ion l.’nt her take the brandy could noSS’i ,e^ r ° back again, and said » qua rt full t produced .about n 86 Proved’going to the d7orand S nurse, and there She ihe two “‘ pened tlle She went and •K&,^ nurse drink She hadT hke lna>d her unkind to the littlety * httle K. tb down. She never meddled” S when knoelw AT Rev. C. P. . C. P. Plumptre, other children as visiting Miss said JJiss Macdonald, on the Thnr^ called by the nurse’s room, and found the deceased “ft , lle “>’t into .°.°l of blood, with his throat cut. H ,f, ,ld bed in to The child, Ross, was safe, aid m” »* J lm away. The nurse was crouched 0n „ °nald A a dressed, and her hands and clothes smeared,,……..to be continued
Northampton Mercury – Saturday 20 May 1871
