The Express.
London, England, 1852-07-02 00:00:00

DREADFUL MURDER AT SAWLEY.

Ott Tuesday lant, a fearful crime was committed
at a lone cottage in the neighbourhood of Sawley. The
pirtieulars which we have at present been able to obtain
are necessarily very meagre ; but from what we can gather
the following is something like an outline of the facts :
An e.derly couple, of the name of Waters or Walters,
1it,..) in a solitary cottage upon Mr. Thompson's farm, in
the lane between Sauter and Wilne, and about midway
from either plate. The husband, a labourer, war employed
in hoeing turnips on the farm, and his wife--• woman of
about G.) years of age—had been, in the morning, to Dray-
colt, shopping. She must, on her return, have found the cul-
prit in the cottage, for the flour and other articles which she
bad been purchasing were found on the door-step out-
side ; and the supposition is that she had found the
murderer in the art of plundering the house, and that he
must immediately have commenced the attack upon her.
Some boys were in the neighbourhood at thz time, and one
of them about 14 or 14 years old, bearing • noise, went to
the cottage, where be saw a strange m .n beating the poor
old woman with a hatchet or some other heavy weapon.
The man caught sight of him, and said he would stick him,
and the hiy immediately ran off to Wilne Mil's to give an
alarm. A number of people immediately Listened from
ti.eace, and on their arrival they found the windows and
furniture vf the house had been smashed, tad the strange
man was still inside. A woman had also seen him
beating the poor creature, and had gone away alarmed ;
wet another boy, who had turned beck from his
stmeiate, had seen him carry the body urea the yard.
He had, however, found time to bury the body in a
duninheep, but a portion of one leg remained uncovered,
which led to its discovery. The murderer resisted for some !
time all ingress into the cottage ; but a boy threw a stone
and hit him over the eye, causing a severe wound. He war
at once seised, and placed is safe custody. The body of the
murdered female was quite cold when found. She appeared
to have been dreadfully beaten about the head sad face.
The murderer is an entire stranger to the neighbourhood,
and he refuses to give his name, though he says be causes
from Suffolk. He appears to be about 24 years old, sad
five feet seven or eight inches high. lie had no coat,
waistcoat, shoes, or stockings, but be wore a checked
shirt and teenier.. The dreadful occurrence seems to
have taken play about half.past one o'clock in the after-
noon. A hatchet was afterwards (mind in the yard. The
floor of the house was covered with blood, and some human

;; was found on the wall. Ile refasi;tl to say anything
ebout the crime, but appeared to the bystanders either
drunk ur insane.
On Wednesday an inquest was held on the body of the
unfortunate woman, and the foregoing facts having been
stated by the witnesses, a verdict of " Wilful murder" was
returned by the jury, and the prisoner was conveyed to
Derby gaol. The name given by the prisoner was emu,
and his demeanour has led to the belief either that be is
insane, or that be simulates madness in the hope of evading
puni.hsient for the atrocious offence of which he has been
guilty.

FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT AND LOSS OF LITE AT
DIACILWAILL.—On W. dne•day evening, shortly before
seven o'clock, the inhabitants of Blackwell were suddenly
thrown into a state of the greatest alarm. by a very dis-
tressing eceideat which took place on the premises of
Meters. Mere end Co., the extensive engineers and steam-
boats manufacturers. which revolted in the loss of the life

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of one man, named John Garlick, and severe injury to
about twelve other werktnen. The firm employ upwards
of XOS mechanics and labourers at the steam works, which
are situated in the New Orchard-yard, Blackwell. On the
day in question the men had completed the moulding for •
large railway turn-table, when directions were given to
prepare the metal, 12 tons of which were put into the
furnace and heated until it became in a liquid state, at
which time 30 of the men let the molt( n iron run Into
an immense ladle, which was suspended in toe usual
manner from a powerful crane. The ponderous mass
of liquid metal was nearly ready to be deposited in the
mould, wholesome portion of the leverage snapped, and the
ladle upset, throwing the todling liquid over the men, and
causing the most fearful alarm around the factory, as the
metal (erred its way in everry direction. Several of the
men escaped in a remarkable manlier, but the deceased
(Garlick) wee covered by the hot metal. Every aasistance
war afforded with the greatest promptitude, hut the follow-
ing men were extricated is • very shocking condition,
being beret over their aims, face, neck, body, legs, and
feet:—John Tyrrell, Francis Aylesbury, William Downey,
James Parker, Charles Holliday, William Makes!, George
Seymour, and Charles Paget, the whole of whom were re-
moved in carts to the London Hospital. The first Ire were
warded, but the others were removed to their respective
borne., and made out.patients. Last night Aylesbury was
in a precarious stets, but the others were goinir on favours-
bly. Mr. Baker, the coroner, will hold an inquest on the
body of Garlick this afternoon.
OM/En AND WORCESTER EXTENSION RAILWAY.
—Twierday • meeting in this matter was held before
Motet is Chancery Sir G. Roes., to consider the expediency
of making • calf to pay off the outstuding liabilities, re-
by Mr. Turqviand, the official meesser, to amount to
ord fee wMdr • call of If. les. per Aare would be
retried. Mfrs searkterable etserawies the Master de-
clared a sell to Met eieweateslhe these diarabebiew
who bed ad le the whole t Moak of two
pewees pee ism The obis maioretion the
este of pones wet is a position to pet. lad these who will
boo to obi meet. is calculated by lboolliehl ormipeoely
to toile SRL