The Sun.
London, England, 1861-06-14 00:00:00

DR E ADT UE IiIUi?DER.

A dreadful tragedy took place on Monday night
at the Hawkcliffe toll-bar, near Steeton, about two
miles from Keighley; on the Kendal and Keighley
road. At the toll-house there resided a person
named John Holdsworth, about 37 years of age,
his wife, Elizabeth Holdsworth, about 40, ana his
daughter, Philies, about 16 years of age. On
Monday a brother of Mrs. Holdsworth, a man named
Joseph Snowden, keeper of the toll-bar at Foul-
ridge, near Colne, visited Holdsworth for the pur-
pose of endeavouring to remove his sister to his own
house. There have been some differences for some
time past, and Mrs. Holdsworth has suffered bad
treatment at the hands of her husband. Some say
that he has exhibited symptoms of aberration of
mind. Snowden had, about a quarter before six
o'clock cn Monday evening, succeeded in getting
his sister, Mrs. Holdsworth, from the house,
immediately after there had been some difference
between Holdsworth and his wife with regard to
the payment of some toll by a passing drover or
farmer. He observed his wife and brother go off,
and went to the door and called her to come back.
She refused ; she and her brother went on their
way ; and Holdsworth went into the chamber and
deliberately fired a loaded gun at his wife through
the glass, shooting her dead on the spot. She was
taken up quite dead, some of the contents of the gun
having been lodged in her heart. Her brother, Snow-
den, was also wounded by some portion of the con-
tents entering various parts of his body, including
his face, head, and breast, and he bled profusely.
Two persons, a man named Thomas Shires, and a
youth named Charles Garfoeth, who were fishing at
the moment of the dreadful act, heard the report of
the gun, and saw the poor woman instantly fall
dead. Holdsworth had no sooner done the dread-
ful deed than he left the bar house. A policeman
had passed a few minutes before, and on his atten-
tion being called to the dreadful murder he started
in pursuit of Holdsworth. He found that he had
gone in the direction of the hill behind the bar
house. He pursued him five miles over the hills
and moor to Heyden, and there found him at his
father's house. He charged him with the murder
of his wife, and took him into custody. The pri-
soner replied—" Well, I have shot her, and you may
hang me where I am." Sergeant Macdonald took
charge of the toll-house, and found double-barrelled
gun, one barrel being loaded and the other having
been apparently recently discharged. The prisoner
was brought the same night to Keighley, and
lodged in the lock-up. On Tuesday he was brought
before Mr. J. G. Sugden, and remanded till Friday.nt
An inquest was opened on Wednesday morning
ten o'clock, at the Old Star Inn, Steeton,n before
Mr. after an
Mr. T. Brown, of Skipton, coroner,
adjournment till evening, a verdictof
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