THE CHILD MURDER.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3708, 12 January 1891, Page 2

THE CHILD MURDER.

Further ParticularsFlight of tho third party. Prisoners in Court[BY TELECRAI'H,] (Per United Press Association. CunisTCuuitcii, Saturday. A peculiar story is told with regard to the child murder case, which discloses a terrible state of n(Fairs. The third party proves to be a woman snid to be the daughter of Constable Flanagan. Three weeks ago she was confined of a male child, which was given out to nurse. On Monday evening she visited the nurse, in company with her brother, and paid its board nnd took the child away. On seeing the report of the discovery in the papers, they went to the nurse aad asked her whether she had received a visit from the polico. She answered " no."

They then told her to keep quiet and say nothing of what they had to inform her. They told her that after leaving the houso at dusk they were met by three men who rushed them in Gloucester street. They had ut rope with which the woman was tied, and the child was then taken away. They went home and told Flanaghan what had happened. It is reported tluit Miss Flanaghan left for Wellington last night, ber brother seeing the boat off. The nurse has identified the baby's clothing which was found as that supplied to her by the woman who took the child away. At the Police • ourt this morning Flanaghan and wife were charged with the murder of the infant. There is intense interest in the proceedings, Both appear to feel their position very keenly. Inspector Pender said tho case was a very grave one, but he decided to say as little as possible about it. He had no hesitation in saying that the evidence points very strongly to the prisoners being implicated iu tha murder. It was particularly strong gainst the female prisoner. No doubt a foul murder had been committed. He then asked for a remand till Wednesday,' next, which was granted.

Wellington, Saturday. The Te Annu was searched on her arrival at Wellington this momiogi but no traces of Miss Flanaghan could be found. Tho police do not think she went aboard.

Wellington, Monday. Mary Jane Flanagan, the -daughter of the accused, arrived in Wellington by the Te Anau on Saturday, travelling under the name of Miss Culien. Soon after the arrival of the steamer Miss Flanagan was arrested by Detective Campbell and taken to the Police Station, She appeared to be very much astonished at her arreßt. At the station she was taken ill, and seemed so unwell that Inspector Thomson had her brought before Mr Littlejohn, J. P., at 4 o'clock, and formally remanded till Monday, so that she might have better treatment at the gaol in the meantime. She is a woman of apparently about 28 or 30

years of age,