The Express.
London, England, 1861-11-18 00:00:00

THE MURDER OP !HR
_GAMEKEEPER NEAR

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CAPTURE OF THE MURDERER.
After having eluded the vigilance of the police
for twelve days, James Waller We poacher, of &ildm
Moor, has bun arrested not far tram the scene of the mur-
der of William Smith, otherwise Davey, gamekeeper for
Timothy Houten, Fag., of Hawksworth Hall, with which
murder Waller stands charged. He was found by a party
of the West Riding constabulary a little after four o'clock
yesterday (Sunday) moruing, concealed in a barn belonging
to Mr. Holmes, farmer, at Elwick, about two miles from
Bingley, and on the border of Rombalds Moor. Ever sines
the murder a considerable number of constables, in smell
detached parties, and dressed in plain clothes, had kept strict
watch night and day in the district for miles rotted Waller's
home, with the object of preventing his escape ; and
many barns and farmers' outhouses had been searched by
them in the course of that time. Yesterday morning,
while diligently prosecuting their search, different parties
ci constables met at Elwick, and at the hour above-named
a few of them entered Mr. Holmes' barn, while the rest
waited outside. The barn contains a bay mow, and the
hay is so placed as to leave a narrow space between it and
the wall of the building. In turning over and groping
about the hay, something like a human being WU felt in
the apaos referred to, whereupon Sergeant Sedgwick, of the
Huddersfield division of constabulary, supposing it to be
Weller, called upon him to come out. The supposition
proved to be correct. Waller raised his band and
desired that he might be pulled out of his hiding-
place. This was quickly done. He was found to be iu
a very exhausted state, and made no ie,istauce. Indeed be
would have been almost incapeble of doing so had he been
inclined to struggle and tight with his captors. He had
16s.td. in money, and a pocket-knife in his possession, but
no firearms nor other weapon. He was taken to Baildon,
where a cab wes procured, in which he was reniovai with-
out delay to the Keighley lock-up. It is probable he will be
brought before the Bingley bench of magistrates to-day; hut
u the usual petty sessions will be bold un Tuesday, it is not
unlikely that he will be remanded till that day. It is stated
that Waller was dressed ••• described in the placards an-
nouncing the reward of 751. for information as to his where
abouts, but he had got his whiskers shaved off. The night
before be was taken some of the constables scathed a barn
in the same neighbourhood, and found a mark as if a man
lad been lying down. It is supposed that Waller lad been
here, and had been disturbed.

DESTRUCTIVE FIRES AND PROBABLE LOSS OF
LIFE.

On Saturday morning an alarming fire broke
out at Mr. Clifford's, John's-court, West Smithfield. The
inmates were aroused by the cracking of wood, and on
opening their bed-room door, found the first-door on fire.
They Menially raised an alarm and sent for the engines. In
the meantime, Mr. Clifford wmextriesteal kcal hiebed much
burnt. He was conveyed to St. Bartholomew's Hospital,
where he now remains, without the slightest hopes of re-
covery. With a good supply of water the engines got to
work, but the fire was not subdued until considerable
damage was dose. The fire was caused by sinekiug in bed.
Another tire, of a most alarming character, broke out oil
the homestead of James Marshall, farmer, Sl:Lindland farm,
Hendon. The engines from King-street, Baker-street, and
Wellastreet, were quickly on the spot, but the fire was not
extinguished until some bay-ricks were destroyed, supposed
to be the act of an incendiary.
Yesterday a fire took place in the premises belonging to
Mr. H. Gupp, a cabinet maker, &c., carrying on business at
No. 20, Crown-row, Mile-end-road. As the Watling-street
engine was going at a rapid pace along the road, one of the
wheels got into an opening caused by the continued tratfic
along the thoroughfare, awl the bumping of,tho enginecau,d
the driver, a men named John Langston, to fall bead fore-
most between the horses. He was removed to the hoodoo
Hospital, but bas sustained such serious injuries that he is
not expected to recover. The flames could not Le Qbdil•d
until the premises in which the disaster commenced were
burned down, and the private dwelling-house and contend
'severely daniaged by tire and water. No. 19, in the woo
street, belonging to Mr. J. Bry, is also damaged by the Ils.tv
removal of the furniture, &o. Mr. Gupp was fortunately
insured in the Atlas Fire-Aloe • and Mr. Bothell, the n°
lessor of lessee, was quickly in d
tenilance take charge of
the salvage. The other MOOD will fall upon the ?boom
Fire-office.

Yesterday morning, about nine o'clock, as a youth
of the name of Young was deliveriog a newspaper at a shop
opposite St. Matthew 'e Church, Oakley-ammo, he as'
Maimed by seeing a large quantitv of smoke issuing from tbo
winclowt of the sacred eddies. He immodiately ran to the
police.station of the S division, Pratt-street, where a number
of men were preparing to start off on day duty. Upon the
Acting luspector Serjeant Conway being told that the church
was ou fire, he sent off the entire body to the spot, who it
was soon found that there was a fire raging newr
the Communion table. The serjeant was followed
by Inspector Gibson, and in • few minutes lw
the parish engine from the workhouse. The police scoff
not allow any door of the sacred building to be opened ha
the arrival of the engine. Upon that being in maw..
and there being • good supply of water, the hose was applici
to the spot where the fire was raging, which was adjonnbr
the pulpit. The progress of the destructive element Ira
promptly arrested and and shortly after the arrival of no
engines, front Crown-street and Holborn, was entirely er
tiuguislied, but not before several of the pews and raja th'
flooring were consumed. The fire is supposed to Lave leo
caused by overheating the underground pipes nod dues 1,1
warming the church. A sermon was to have been preached
the same forenoon in the church by the Rev. Ur. Cbamp
aeya, on behalf of a fund, which is in enema of oollecueu.
the repairs of the sacred edifice. The damage done e'Ll
entail a considerable additional expense.

AraniEvARIEIeRALL:Aii court of BEIIIIIIIMM
held on Thursday. bloc 14, the following gentlemen iffe
admitted licentiate' d the Society of Apothecaries fiL '—
Newt. Walter Adam, at Ipswich ; John Bourne 1400141.
of Stourbvidge, Wasesisrabire ; Edward Hunt Cute.
of Billericay, Essex ; David Hyman byte, Loud,* q's:
pital ; Itichsrd Jones Owen, of Laminate°, W..rwiekshue.
and Bernard Walker, of Sheffield.