The Express.
London, England, 1858-08-05 00:00:00

THE MURDER OF A YOUNG LADY

AT DAILEY.

THE MURDERER'S CONFESSION.

Yesterday the prisoner in the above ease, James
Atkins's, wee ,ekes Woe the ooanty magistr►tes, at
Knaresberougb, by Er. Buperlatendent Martin, and, after
the et mination of several witneeesa, was committed for tr4l
Dr. &reason presided, and the following other magistretre
were elect present.—J. B. Faviell, RN.; John Jamas Har-
rison, Ben.; T. C. Wilkinson, Esq.; and the Hon. Egre-
moot Leacellee.

The court was erowdel, ani the cue exolei a good deal
of interest.

The prisoner was not defended. On being charged in the
usual way, he made the following extraordinary ocaferion
The raison I murdered her eras because she would not have
me. She told toe her punts would not let her have me.
She said she thought she could not be happy, no my father
was also against it. She said, " all my mother, Jim,
that's caused this disturbance." She said three times,
" Lord help me," and I hope the Lord will help her. I told
her I could not be happy without her—l could not rut la
this would. She said it was all false—that I cared nothing
about her, I had behaved so badly to ber. It ma all be-
cause site was so queer with me, that made me do it. I
told her I should murder her if she would not have ens,
because I could an rest. I told her I bad not bent happy
for three wigs, or man than that. fide told n she bad
sot been happy , that she had been tie from happy. since her
parents were sealant me, and were always "calling" ma. Her
mem was fie reed, she laid, and let her alone, day
is GM day out. Ear father never said anything to her
abed me—he sus timed words with he on the subject.
I was is he boa on Sunday, at tea time. Her sister and
her mother am tn. Her later and her were in the
"bee," tad Imes in the Webs. She came out from
her fitr, and rid, "Como, cow, go out before my mother
ones la." I did as she wanted Nes, and we both thought
her weer den not en see. I went to a hove on
the castrery aide et the seed, idisging to my father, but
set where 119 lives. rasp Mopped an bite dim
et bar abler end her semi, ed to go to Shod Her
mass sad her eider sme Gut berm her, and shop stood
talkies Geed ten mbar er a quarter of an boar. • Thin
einem, net, sad I went up to her. They Wit wanks"
mid he 1801biit wet Mane. I followed them Like
ilemsm s,
end overlook them he a bee that takes We i,
where I smdmed her. She didn't led toe mods her
eider did. I rest dews le the bode. et atemp-ime with
dem. Hy smitimet Mid me be ge hems end &asp my
mat ; Mget my dark eset 'IL I seddi est I had ewould
do tor me, and we rota at the batten et the lens I
thought to myself I would go le Fusses% her idle sweet-
Mort, who Teo waft v. Them wars dm mere people
with Truss I stepped Me hit. end Ibis waded for-
ward. There were seem more pee* dad, GM grading
on some wood brow. I west ist eat dem and talked a
little bit. Farness sad NOM oars ems up. I getup after
a little bit, and war spinet Furness, and mird him if he
was going to Hartwith. He said it was a Wag road to go,
but we est off down the lane together. We kept moving
on slowly, until we got to the new line (railwa, and her
brother dna came up to as, and we eat upon the wall and
tided a little bit. I pulled out le. and • 6d., sad asked
them if they arid strike the reran from under tbe
and leave the shilling still on the Sager. We rot
• bit sed dm sat of to the chapel. The girls had
gad before we set off. When we got to the chapel gate we
wad lerward le the public-boor and each got a glass of Jo
a piss. After that we ease down to the chapel and saw all
the people omit est. We hawed after them. I went to my
aweesheert, bat ahead sail meth to me never afterwards
She laid she thought we ahead bare to part, ae they called
her ft; de said day ird been calling her after I left the
Mews and kr aeth bed miry gou• erased. We walked
es legato, red left her lillo4ll. and Furness. Ws walked on
mill we got to trampt-ime bottom, and when we got a tittle
way ug, de leek he mut est of mine. I wanted her to put
it in agar, eml sloe would not I told her I meld not be
happy etas I monied her. She thought sus could not be
happy' site vu sure we meld sat he happy. Ids told wI
ahead bird May be her. I mid, If she would merry
midi be sashes with her; I Gould not be sweat
widest her, She said we bad ham pert a little bit I told
her money time I mad not
somssk h
w I par trim her, unless I did
ith M. I ibbi ar thought dare was some
me elm wasid, sal I ash ma bide say one else to
ham he. She mid remold bed do without on. swam
a Vado bit. Tim I Melt Mid el her as she me welkin by
the side of the mad. She was all the while awkward
with me, sad mead net pon pie, ly. I stopped her
whore she me, and Mid her I would murder her if site
did set pes quietly with me. She said, "It's all
false, yes only want to make am believe so." They I took
bar by the threat mad tried is choke her. She cried out whim
I took her by the throes and I thought sone an would
beer. We did get up and walked on • little bit, sad I
palhd oat my im*, esti we it her. She cried out,
" Lit's go hams Jim—let's ge home. Jim." Thee I seized
her, end sat her AGM end she cried out, " It's ell my
visehar, Jim—lt's all my mother thee emied this db-
Slidodd." She Grid est " The Lord help a," Ides dem,
M the best of my reeolleotion, mid then she 6rW away,
end I left her.l went over the wall, shies the has mad
pi it Mmy warmed pocket. I west lets the %%W, and
wandered aboat, perhaps an hour or an hour sad • half. I
hid me doers, sad deopt I would go and trlt her pariah,
hat I could not ie. I en thought I would go to her again,
and I want bee, hat when I got • little way ep the hoe my
Wert bad ma, end I couldn't go to her. Them I got ova,
de other was into the field on the other side. I took the
had out of my pad sera end wad it, sad I pat It in a
wall top, Mar whish I look saran the Saida home Is a little
dem of say Subsea, ea with the bind oil my Mode and
fan. I this creed another fisid hams When I get herr
my Misr end dire tare up. I did set p he, the been
I west he. the shed she. the eerie were, and at me dews
ustil I thought they hat all gams I. bed. Thee I wad die
the Miaow I odd set ad mg supper, and west M bad. I
maid Sri net aid the night. I get up in the madam GM
lad my bear, as be lad yob Drive waft more to
alirerrhoser, when le lad dem apposed as if he had
hie mind d a groat beam, wed signed his ex tra-
sonamloa with as meek cosiness ea if ft had been
the deposition of • risme.
The aids Mitred, es you have made this
embesies She. cm be so doubt that you are the incident.
of Kart Is. &OW
nisomr—Tee, I me.
The Cheinms—lt is ens duly OMAN to send you be
tree at the nest sedum at Tod.

Us. Ilivirlikindiat Mardi ins then bound over to prow
ewe sad the primmer was tired. He will be conveyed lo
York this neorang.

The railway share market to-day is decidedly
firm, and several of the leading stooks,
including more especially Caledonian, Great
Western, London and North Western, Midland,
and Lancashire and Yorkshire, exhibit a decided
improvement. London and North Western
stock is now quoted 92t to 931; Midland,
941 to 931 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire,
921 to 931 ; Great Western, 491 to ; London and
South-Western, 96 toy; Great Northern, 261 to 26
per share; and Eastern Counties, 12 7.16 to 9-16.
The Indian shares are firm at the late improve-
ment. The Brazilian and other foreign lines are
likewise steady, though quiet.