The Express. — 1853-02-09 (London, England)

DARING MURDER ON THE HIGHWAY.  A most appalling murder was sommitted yesterday morning on the turnpike road between London and Rumford. The unfortunate victim was a very respectable and worthy man named Toiler, a commission agent, who resided with his wife and four children on Chadwell-heath, near Rumford, for several years. Mr. Toiler was in the practice of visiting London almost daily on business. He left his home yesterday morning at eight o'clock with the intention, it is believed, of walking to Ilford and taking the train for London. About fifteen or twenty minutes before nine o'clock he was met on the Dish road by an ill-looking tramp, whose intention no doubt was to rob the unfortunate man. The fellow struck Mr. Teller a violent blow on the head with a stick, which caused him to stagger. Mr. Toiler called out for assistance, and his cries attracted the attention of a man and his wife at work in an adjoining field, who saw the murderer strike Mr. Toiler repeatedly with the stick. They called out to the man to desist, and hastened towards the road, but before they could reach the end of the field they saw the ruffian take a clasp knife from his pocket, with which he deliberately cut the throat of his victim, and nearly severed his head from his body. The murderer immediately fled. The man and his wife in the field were, to use their own words, so horrified at the deed they had just witnessed, that they made no effort to pursue the murderer, who made his way towards London. They however gave immediate information to the first police constable they met with, and soon afterwards Mr. Howie, the superintendent of the K division of police, rode into Ilford, and on being informed of the murder gave directions to a number of mounted and dismounted police officers to pursue the murderer, who, singularly enough, after the commission of the horrible act, lost his way, and being unacquainted with the road made a detour and came back to within three hundred yards of the spot where he committed the murder. He was immediately pointed out by the man Willis, who saw the murder committed, and was at once taken into custody by Metcalf, 142 K, who handeufibd him and proceeded with him to the station-house at Ilford. A few hours afters wards Mr. Howie procured the attendance of Mr. Octavio, Mashiter, a county magistrate, and the prisoner, who gave the name of Charles Saunders, was formally arraigned be. fere the justice, and charged with the wilful murder of Mr. Toiler. Willis and his wife identified Saunders, and detailed the circumstances of the murder. Metcalf also gave evidence of the prisoner's apprehension, and Mr. Mashiter remanded him to Ilford gaol until Saturday neat. It appears from inquiries made by Mr. Superintendent Howie tut Saunders is a native of Mortlake, in Surrey, where ho is well known. He is a heavy-looking, repulsive fellow, about 32 years of age, and 5 feet 4 inches in height. Tne deceased would have proved more than a match for him if he had not first struck him witha stick on the backs.f the head. _ _ _  The scene of this tragical occurrence is 31 miles from Whitechapel church. sad 3 miles from Romfoid.