The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-03-09 00:00:00

HORRIBLE MURDER, IN.t.NOTTINGgAM-
SHIRE.: 2! 1-
,

A cold-blooded murder was perpetrated a place
called Walkeriugham, about four -Miles -from Gains-
borough, on Tuesday night. -A cattle jobber, named
Charles Spencer; who resides at Walkeringham, had
been, to
.Gainsborough market on that day, and left
*Wallierith Ferry, crossing the Trent,.ou his way ,home,
'at twenty—minutes id" 11- p.M. Ile had been stopping
for a short time ai the ferry-house; Walk-erith, and had
there been paid Me,' •in, 'twb ..E5 notes, and it was
,known that, he had. in his possession a. considerably
larger amount. At the time the payment alluded. to
took place two individuals, -nairiedTolin Feiitionjlack-
smith, and landlord of the Three Shoes Inn, Walkering-
ham, and JaMes Fenton,- labourei,Valkeringham (no
relation; however,_ to John Fenton), were in the public-
house. In crossing the Trent. the murdered man was
'accompanied by the two individuals named and another
individual, a Mr. Anderson: As soon as tbecl-ioat
'reached the ;Notts side.of the. river;-the two Fenton s
yvftlked on towards. Walkeringbam, about one mile
distant, leaving Spencer talWiag with Mr. ; Anderson/
who lives near the batiks of the river. Nothing more
can be ascertaineras to whattook place ; but the
body of Mr. Spencer was, found nekt morning in a dyke,
only about forty yards_from_his own residence. The
body .presented a truly horrible spectacle. 'The head
was almost completely severed fram the body, there being
two terrible-gashes on each side of the neck,
_only a
little of the flesh in front and a little- of that behind-
remaining. A pool- of blood was discovered on the
road adjoining the dyke, :beside which two • discharged
pistols were found. It is very evident, from the whole of
the circumstances we have been able to gather, that the
murderer had been -lying in whit for his intended
victim. It appears as if he bad 'taken tip'his PoSition
against an old barn which the - deceased,.. to reach
home, would have to pass. Before deceased Jnakipg
his appearance, it would seem as if the pistols Were
fired, the report ef. IV-hi-eh alarmed the village seboOl'
master, who inpiediatetY'gpt up and looked out of th'
window, at which tirapi_it is said, he heard some one ex.,
! claim, "For God'iysake, what are you going to do." The
moon was shining splendidly at the time, but he saw
I nobody in the road, and therefore did not think it neces-
sary td take any further notice of the matter, The shots
failed, it would appear, to' take their intended effect;'atid
the murderer thee seeme to. have proceeded to
attack his victim with some formidable weapon, With
F vhich he made "the feted gashes we have described,

utting right thiongh a- thick muMer deceased bad
mid his peek; John Fenton has been ; taken into
ustody, on.syspiniei of committing the horrible deed.
n his possession were fon‘nd taps t oyespondmg with

hose found upon the pistol; 2014 gist,' some ballets,
vhich fitted the barrelstiactly: A pair of trouseta
Lnd a pair of lqggings,twtiili; it:i-aill4ted.• the pristtitet
wore on Tuesday, were_found, partly wastit4l otif.
oquest: has not :yet been, h eld • t