The Express.
London, England, 1853-02-09 00:00:00

DARING MURDER ON THE HIGHWAY.

A most appalling murder was sommitted yester-
day morning on the turnpike road between London and
Rumford. The unfortunate victim was a very respectable
and worthy man named Toiler, a commission agent, who
resided with his wife and four children on Chadwell-heath,
near Rumford, for several years. Mr. Toiler was in the
practice of visiting London almost daily on business. He
left his home yesterday morning at eight o'clock with the
intention, it is believed, of walking to Ilford and taking
the train for London. About fifteen or twenty minutes
before nine o'clock he was met on the Dish road by
an ill-looking tramp, whose intention no doubt was
to rob the unfortunate man. The fellow struck Mr. Teller
a violent blow on the head with a stick, which caused him
to stagger. Mr. Toiler called out for assistance, and his
cries attracted the attention of a man and his wife
at work in an adjoining field, who saw the mur-
derer strike Mr. Toiler repeatedly with the stick.
They called out to the man to desist, and hastened
towards the road, but before they could reach
the end of the field they saw the ruffian take a clasp knife
from his pocket, with which he deliberately cut the throat
of his victim, and nearly severed his head from his body.
The murderer immediately fled. The man and his wife in
the field were, to use their own words, so horrified at the
deed they had just witnessed, that they made no effort to
pursue the murderer, who made his way towards London.
They however gave immediate information to the first
police constable they met with, and soon afterwards Mr.
Howie, the superintendent of the K division of police, rode
into Ilford, and on being informed of the murder gave
directions to a number of mounted and dismounted police
officers to pursue the murderer, who, singularly enough,
after the commission of the horrible act, lost his way, and
being unacquainted with the road made a detour
and came back to within three hundred yards of
the spot where he committed the murder. He was
immediately pointed out by the man Willis, who
saw the murder committed, and was at once taken into cus-
tody by Metcalf, 142 K, who handeufibd him and proceeded
with him to the station-house at Ilford. A few hours afters
wards Mr. Howie procured the attendance of Mr. Octavio,
Mashiter, a county magistrate, and the prisoner, who gave
the name of Charles Saunders, was formally arraigned be.
fere the justice, and charged with the wilful murder of Mr.
Toiler. Willis and his wife identified Saunders, and de-
tailed the circumstances of the murder. Metcalf also gave
evidence of the prisoner's apprehension, and Mr. Mashiter
remanded him to Ilford gaol until Saturday neat.
It appears from inquiries made by Mr. Superintendent
Howie tut Saunders is a native of Mortlake, in Surrey,
where ho is well known. He is a heavy-looking, repulsive
fellow, about 32 years of age, and 5 feet 4 inches in height.
Tne deceased would have proved more than a match for
him if he had not first struck him witha stick on the backs.f
the head.
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The scene of this tragical occurrence is 31 miles from
Whitechapel church. sad 3 miles from Romfoid.

CLOSING OP ST. CLEMENT PANES' CHURCHYARD.
—Last night a crowded meeting was held in the vestry
room of St. Clement Dsnes, the Rev. IV. Ellis, rector, in
the clear, to determine whether a buthd-groutill should be
provid. d for the perish, under the MetropoLs Burial Act,
15 & iti Vie., cap. 8.3. After much discussion it was re-
s dyed, by 50 to 11 votes, to request Loud Palmerston, as
Home Scerttsry of State, to Alain an ord r in council for
Ike immediate closing of the hurial.ground.

A ItsimsY Pose-ortqui,..---From inquiries which
h ITO been made of the authorities of the South Western Rail-
way, there is every reason to believe that the Post-Mho
authori,ie, contentAate shortly the running of u trave.lmg
post-othee on that hue between Loudon and Thre!iester.