BABY'S BONES IN FIRE BOX

CONCEALMENT OF BIRTH CHARGED.

WARNNAMBOOL, Thursday. — At the police court to-day a young woman named Katie Stevenson, a domestic servant, employed at South Warrnambool, was charged with concealment of the birth of a child born on October 27. Dr Henderson said that bones submitted to him for examination led him to the conclusion that they were portion of the skeleton of a child at least seven months, possibly eight months, old. Constable Croagh said he found a quantity of bones in the fire-box of a copper on the premises where accused was employed. Accused told him that she put the body in a dress-basket, which she put under the copper and then lit a fire. Constable McKenzie said that accused told him that the child never cried or moved.

Accused pleaded guilty, and was remanded to the sitting of the Supreme Court at Port Fairy on November 10. Bail was allowed in one surety of £10 and herself in £10.