The Express. — 1863-02-16 (London, England)

MURDER IN OEFORDRIIIRR.  The county of Oxford was on Saturday morning thrown into • date of excitement by the ansonacament of • murder committed the previous evening on the person of Mr. Allen, a respectable miller, of Upper Heyford, while returning from Bicreter-market. Mr. Allen was returning home from Bicester-market on Friday evening, at about with  half-past six o'clock, in a cart, in company w a young sea named Noah Austizt a butcher, of Hayford, who it is stated has been paying lea addresses to Mr. Allen's daughter. The pair not returning together, and the dead body of Mr. Allen lbeirg subsequently found in the road with the horse and cart tied up to • gate, suspicion naturally pointed to his companion, who was arrested on Saturday, and brought before the coroner for the district, Mr. Churchill. The prisoner, after being maimed in the usual manner, made • statement to the jury, to the effect that be was returning home with the murdered met in his conveyance, and when near Hayford they met two men. Some distance further on the road they met two other men, who called out to Mr. Allen, "We want to pay your account," and the deceased requested him to go down to the mill and tell the miller to come up. The old man got out of the art with him, snd remained in company with the men while he awned the fields into the village to deceased's house, and requested the miller to go to his master up the road, as be wanted him about some amount or other. The miller, who has not yet been examined by the comer, eor reboil:tad the prisoner's statement to a certain exteet, by saying Le went up the road as directed at once, and found the horse tied up to • gate on the roadside. He thought at first his master bad been thrown out of the cart, sad an looking round stumbled over the deceased in the road. Finding the body cold he went for assistance, and her* obtained a lantern be at once discovered be was dead, having bees shot through the head. Re examined the cart, sad found blood-marks in the tail part, and blood sprinkled on the sack lying at the bottom of the cart. This exerted about half-past six in the evening. A little boy about 14 yews of age who gave evidence stated that as he was driving a pig on the lower road he beard two idiots fired, ore directly after the other, sod that after proceeding 30 or 40 yard! the prisoner parsed him and his younger brother running. The younger boy asked him who it was that bad passed, and he responded it was Noah Austin. The coroner adjourned the inquest until Thursday, the prisoner being formally charged with the offence and conveyed to Orford Castle. The prisoner treats the charge with indifference, and doss not seem to comprehend the awful position in which he has been placed. Since the adjourned inquest we understand other evidence has been attained through the indefatigability of the police, which will be brought forward on Thursday. The occurrence has created quite a sensation throughout the county, where nothing of the kind has taken place since the dreadful murder by Kalakergo of his uncle, near Banbury, in 1852 (if we exempt the poaching ewe last assizes), and for which the Italian suffered the extreme penalty of the law at Oxford.