The Express.
London, England, 1860-04-19 00:00:00

SHOCKING MURDER IN BIRMINGHAM.

At nine o'clock yesterday morning a most brutal
murder was committed in cold blood by a young man
named Price, whotook the life of his sweetheart, the servant
at a small inn in Deritend, kept by a Mr. Jackson. The
BinninyAam Poet, in a second edition, thus describes the
catastrophe
" About twenty minutes before nine this (Wednesday)
1 morning one of the most deliberate and cold-blooded mur-
dere which has ever stained the annals of crime was corn.
matted by a you man, a shoemaker, twenty.four years
of age, namtl Francis Price. It appears, from inquiries
sands on the spot, that a young woman of some personal
attractions, named Sandi Pratt, also twenty-four years of
age, had for some time lived as general servant
with Mr. and Mn. Jackson, of the Swan Inn,
Deritend. For three month; past the murderer
has been paying his addresses to her ; but it is clear that
his attentions were not acceptable to the girl. However, he
pereevand and at an early hour on Monday last he went
to Mr. JWom's before the master and ntietrem were up,
and lean Sarah Pratt cleaning in the bar he endea-
voured to lift her over the counter, no one else being
there at the time. However, she eluded his grasp, and
he left the house. Soon after eight o'clock this morning
he was met by prlice.constable Evans, nearly opposite
the place where the murder was committed. The °doer
had knowu the prisoner for some months past, but al-
though they conversed together for a few minutes, neither
in speech nor behaviour did Price give any indication of the
dreadful act he evidently had In contemplation. A few
minutes after the murderer. went to the house of an old

waitherwoman named Holmes, who lives ins court a short
distance from the Swan Inn. Telling her that he would
give her 55., be sent her to Mr. Jackson's to say that her
sister wanted to see Sarah Pratt. This had the effect of
briaging the unsuspecting victim to Mn. Holmes'. Of
comae what paned between the parties cannot at present
be known, but just as the mistress of the house had
reached her door she met the murderer Price rushing
out. Looking in, great was her horror at seeing the
young woman she bad just fetched lying literally in a pool
of blood on the' floor. Calling out ' Murder, Sergeant
Millard, who was not far distant at the time, came
up, and seeing the horrible spectacle, ran off to Alcester-
street station. Inspector Hobbs instantly sent for Dr.
Jordan, of Bradford-street, who immediately attended, but
life was extinct. Ayonng baker (Mr. Thomas Powell), whose
bakehouse is near the court, bearing the soy of ' Murder,'
ran up to the spot, and saw the murderer rushing from the
scene of death. With praiseworthy alacrity Mr. Powell at
mice ued and overtook Price in Bradford-street, and
thong naturally nervous lest the murderer should have any
weapon with him he took him into custody, and conveyed
hint to the station. Here, on being searched by the officers,
a nearly new and extremely sharp shoemaker's knife,
smeared with blood, WY found upon him. The pri-
soner, considering his age, posseseed the greatest poe-
*We amount of coolness and self-possession, and volun-
tarily admitted that it was jealousy which prompted him to
ad es he bad done. Deceased, he said, had that morning
positively refused hi, addresses. When searched, he had
about him photographs of himself and of the deceased, in
morocco cams. Just before leaving Akesteretreet for
Moor-street station, referring to the dreadful deed, he said,
I did it, and know I shall be hanged for it. I diet not
think of it five minutes before.' The unfortunate young
woman's head ems Beady severed from the body.* Price
was taken before the magistrates yesterday, and remanded
until Friday.

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