OLD BAILEY, JAN. 6. Before Mr. Justice Park and Mr.

Justice J. Parke.

Edward Cook, aged 50, and Eliza Cook, aged 38, were placed at the bar, indicted for the wilful murder of Caroline Walsh, on the 19th of August last. The female prisoner was charged with causing the death of the deceased, by violently squeezing her neck, breast, stomach, and nostrils, until suffocation ensued; and the male prisoner was charged with aiding and abetting in the said murder.

The first witness called was Edward Cook, the son of the prisoners. As he passed by the bar where they stood, they looked sternly at him, and the mother asked whether he had come there to tell any more lies ?"

Edward Cook, examined.-Is in Aldgate charity school; goes backward and forward to the school every morning and night, and comes home to his meals. In August last was living in Goodman's Yard, Whitechapel, in a single room, the garret. Knows Ann Butin; has seen an old woman, a relation of hers, in her company; believes the old woman used to sleep with Ann Butin. The old woman used to carry a basket about the streets with matches in it. On a Friday in August witness saw the old woman in his father's room; remembers Ann Butin coming to inquire at his father's house; thinks Ann Butin came

on the same day as the old woman; first saw the old woman in the afternoon at five, after returning from school. Witness's mother and father were in the room with her. They were drinking beer, and some coffee was made about nine o'clock. The usual time of taking coffee or tea at home was five or six o'clock. The old woman took one cup of coffee, and afterwards laid herself on the bed; did not notice whether she went to sleep or not. In about half an hour after, saw his mother go towards the old woman, and clap her hand on her mouth, and keep it there, perhaps for half an hour. She put the other hand somewhere about the chest. His mother leaned over the woman at the time. Witness observed the woman's eyes rolling -he believed after his mother took her hands off. He was certain it was when his mother took her hands off. Never saw the old woman speak or move after. Has seen two or three dead persons; the old woman appeared to him to be dead. Believes his father went to the window before his mother went up to the woman. The window was opened by his father, he believed after the drinking of the coffee. Whilst witness was looking at his mother, he could also see his father. Witness had his back to the fire, and the window opposite him. The bed, which was not very high from the ground, stood between the fire and the window. Heard his mother say