ALLEGED CHILD MURDER IN AUCKLAND.

Waikato Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1892, 21 August 1884, Page 3

ALLEGED CHILD MURDER IN AUCKLAND.

. « On Monday the Auckland police arrested a young woman named Rosina Smith, charged on her own confession with the minder ef her infant child, Emily Wilson. Prisoner averred that she had thrown the child over the cliffs, but on Tuesday the police, acting on information supplied by a person named Uent, discovered the body buried in Mason's gardens, I'arnell. Gent met the prisoner on Siturday night near the gardens, when she had her child with her, It seems that the young woman had cairied on business as a milliner, and had lived under the n.ime of •'Mis Wilson " at the house of Mr WaUeham, Biighton Road, Pamell. After her ariest she alleged that she had been seduced by a carpenter named Wilson under promise of maniage. The child was born on the 30th of last month, ami it is surmised that the funds which had been piovided by the father of the child having given out the unhappy woman committed the ciime in despair.

JSY TKLKURAPH.— OWN CORRESPONDENT.] Auckland, Wednesday Night. But little fiesh has tnnspued since yestcitlay concerning the antecedents of Kosina limily Smith, now lymgat Mount Kdeii gaol on a charge of child-murder Supennteiident Thomson tcleuiaphed yestci day to "several townships in Wai lcato, and last evening he learnt from Cambiidgo that a young woman named Rosina Smith was some month ago in the employof Mr Hose, of the Masonic Hotel, Cambridge, but that nothing was known there of a carpenter mined William Wilson. A small bottle containing laudanum has been found amongst hei oflects at Wakch.im's. If the unfoitunate accused ia to be belie\ ed, she w ould appuai to be the \ ictim of anothei's passion According to her statement, she was outiagoously assaulted by Wilson, who tli en go<; her to hush the matter up b\ promising mauiage. It must be borne in mind that she told vaiious stoiies about tho disposal of the child's body, which were compli tely dispi over! by its recovci y, so tint the present allegation may have no sui er basis Mr Bi assy, who w ill de fend, visited the pusoner today, and although she appeared to be sud'eiing gieatly, and had not taken food up to the piesent, sa\ c a cup of cocoa, she s<*cmed in better spirits at the piospect of obtaining piofessional assistance. Mr Brassey piofesses himself confident that the chaige against the accused must fad. The autopsy of the body of the child was made this afternoon by Dr. Cobbett.