The Express.
London, England, 1859-08-19 00:00:00

THE WIFE JILVIDER IN BZIOPOBDSHIRIt.

It will be in the recollection of our readers that
on last Tuesday week a most shocking murder was com-
mitted at Luton, in Bedfordshire, the victim being a young
woman aged about 21 years of age, and the murderer being
ber husband, Joseph Castle, a =lnter, living at Wars, In
Herts. It appeared the they had been married about two
years. On Monday, the Sth inst., they had words, and the
wife left her husband, and proceeded to the residence of bey
mother, living In Yoh-sweet, Luton. On the husband W-
hig his wife had lett him he &Bowed her, both reaching that
town the same events,. where they appeared to have made
up their quarrel. Oa Tuesday morning Castle promised his
wife if the would return home with him to behave
better to her. The unfortunate woman consented to go with
him. They Int the parents of the wife about 9 o'clock in
the morning, going the nearest road to Ware by a footway
near to Summery-hal Farm, occupied by Mr. How. About
11 o'clock the young woman was found in a hollow dell
speechless and nearly dead, with her throat cut, a large gash
in the front severing the windpipe, awl cut in several other
parts; her right band lacerated, three of her fingers and the
thumb having gashes, as if she had resisted her murderer,
her left hand being also much injured. Assistance was soon
procured, and the poor woman woe removed to its Heron
Inn, Luton, but before she got there she ceased to exist. The
crime was committed with an old table dinner knife, sharpened
at the point, which wee found in a ditch awe the spot.
• Xentereiny morning the murderer, Joseph Castle, was
placed at the bar at the New Tore-hall, Luton, charged
with the wilful murder of his wife. The magistrates present
were Mr. John Sambt enk Crawley, Mr. Humphrey Brandreth,
and the Rev. Hugh Smyth. The excitement ce c taloned by
the dreadful offence is most intone throughout the entire
district surrounding Luton, and long before the court was
opened yesterday morning the door. were besieged by per-
SODA anxious to obtain admission. The court was imme-
diately filled. The prisoner, a rather ordinary looking young
Men. appeared to feel his pceidon most acutely, sad was
deeply affected at intervals during the proceedings. Evi-
deuce was gene into at considerable length, and the prisoner,
whn declined *tying anything, was fully committed tor trial
at the next assizes for Bedford.

THE FATAL ACCIDENT ON TEE EMERY
COUNTIES RAILWAY.

Yesterday evening Mr. J. C. Lewis, the coroner
for South Bears, resumed en adjourned inquest at the Red
Lies lan, Ilford, respecting the death of Mr. William Per-
kins, aged 46 years, lately carrying on business as an under-
taker in the Curtain-road, 6thorditch, who lest biss life oa the
line of the Eastern Comities Railway, on Thursday after-
noon, the Mb.
Thomas Smiley, the fireman, and John Howell, the en-
gine driver, ewe] that the usual rignal was sounded as the
train approached the auxiliary signal at Ilford. and both
witnesses swore positively that no one was on the line as the
wriggles pegged. The deceased must have come through
the gate as the train was passing, and walked against the car-
riers, whereby be was knocked down.

In awns to a juror,
One of the witnesses s'oted that Smlth was allowed half-
a•crown a weak to look after the trains and the gates. Her
husband wee employed on the same line.
The jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death."