Village History
Superintendent Shepherd and Mr. SonS’
blood bloodgained ln the room until they came. He did not ‘Tt st ‘ rse – She seemed stupid—half drunk anddhatf n the room smelt vcrv much of brandy and si c ‘i Wo the curtains were down. He bathed the child’s « rth hot water; was a great cut the back and n eck _ lit’? V *’do”‘ l V llt to being sent for to 011 Thursday morning, and to seeing the montl the bed all over blood. saw the hands whom he had known six or seven WeTe blo/fcm, crouched in a corner. Her face and found a W hbb oo y ‘ chemise (produced) was also hlood ? e raised ber, and underneath her he t a 1 111 *et c knife (produced) stained with identified ,ter f ul On the dressing table was a bottle, nknife on”fu the girl l )randy – knife and bott,e were table Lad yman.) There was small open and on the washstand small bottle, labelled ” Poison ” (produced). The woriian appeared to bo under the influence of drink, and repeated several times that Miss Macdonald bad been most kind to her, but that Miss Fanny had not. He cautioned her that what she said would used against her her trial, and, after she had been dressed, conveyed her to the police– tat’on. Witness there formerly charged her with causing the (hath the deceased boy, adding the usual caution, when she said *’ I know it all perfectly well; I know my lot; lot is be hanged. Miss Macdonald has been most kind ; but Mi-s Fanny has not, and she has been the cause of it all.” Witness afterwards found certain letters at Miss Macdonald’s written by the nurse, which was not then prepared put in. Mr. W. P. Somerset, surgeon, Steenl ‘ Claydon, stated that he examined the deceased boy, and found a large incised wound the let side of the neck, extending from the back of the neck nearly to the windpipe. It was so deep to reach the snine, and completely severed the main blood vessels on that side of the neck. Life was extinct, but the body” as warm. The wound was the cause of death. He abo saw the nurse, who was excited state, and was Buffering from the effects of drink. Tie heard repeat words a 8 the Miss and herself being hung, which bad been spoken the superintendent. to be continued…………
Northampton Mercury – Saturday 20 May 1871
