INQUEST.

Evening Star, Volume IX, Issue 2581, 26 May 1871, Page 2

INQUEST.

Dr Hockeu belli an inquiry this afternoon at the Glasgow Arms Hotel, Princes sheet, touching the d ath of a male child, born cf one BiidgctM'Gce. Tim following evidence

was given Elizabeth Aikman, wife of Jno. Aikman, proprietor of the Glasgow Arms Hold, said dm girl M‘Gee came into heremp’oy about deist in as. About a fortnight ago witness noticed that she was in the family way, and gave her notice of leave. Her time would be up next Wednesday. Teste:day afternoon, about 5 oVI iek, she complained of faiutishnuss ; and witness told her to goto her room, which she did. It did not strike witness there was much the matter with her, and she did nob see her again till 8 o’clock, when she took her up some tea. The room was quire dark, and neither of them spoke. Witness returned to the room an hour afterwards, when she told her she was in the family way, and after a while she admitted she was, and by a single man. Witness did not sec her again until 1 p.m. to day, being that thore was sumo one (a Mrs Hindle) with her, and because she had n > servau f . >Le never asked to have any medical a«sisance, but was anxious to go away. Nancy Jliiuile, wife of G. Hindle, said she attended the girl M‘Gee dining last night, never leaving her for more than ten minutes at a time. Felt her stomach, but so far as witness could judge, the child had not come away. From the appearances witness noticed, and from the girl’s statements, she thought she was suffering from a miscarriacci" Witness advised her to go to the hospital, ■ r sen I for a doctor ; but she do* dined to do either. She appearing easier, I left her at a little after eleven. Shortly afterwards witness’s husband sail he was determined to fetch a doctor. He went away, an I returned with Dr Borrowes. When witness again saw her the doctor was attending her. Then saw the child for the first time. It must have come before witness saw her, as she afterwards learned it did. When she examined her, she merely felt the outside of her ordinary clothes : the child must have been beneath th<?m ; and so deceived witness Asked if the child hid not been born before ber arrival; and she denied it at first, but afterwaids admitted it was so.

The evidence of Dr Burrows was taken, who deposed to the woman confessing to having given birth to a c'dldand concealing it, but afterwards producing it from beneath the mattraas dead, and disfigured by a wound on tho face, as if with a blunt instrument.