The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-08-23 00:00:00

MURDER IN THE COUNTY OF BRECON.

We stated in our last, that a woman of the parish o
Llanddulas, in the county of Brecon, had disappeared, and
was supposed to have been murdered ; and that a person
named John Evans had been apprehended on suspieon of
having perpetrated the crime. Since then the fact of the
woman, whose name was Margaret Williams, having been
murdered, has been ascertained, and Evans has been fully
committed to take his trial for the murder. The particu-
lars tvhich have transpired respecting this atrocious affair
!are as follow :

About two o'clock in the morning, on Monday the Sib
inst., the unfortunate woman was called from her bed by
someone, when she went out of doors, very thinly clothed,
and did net return. On its being ascertained at a later
hour that she had disappeared, a suspicion was raised that
she had cone to an untimely end, and as shy was pregnant
by the said John Evans, and some suspicious circumstances'
being against him, means were taken in the course of the
day for his apprehension. Evans, on discovering that he
was suspected, and that there were some persons desirous of
taking him, attempted to escape ; but in consequence of
the determined conduct of his pursuers, who at length be-
came very numerous, he found, after he hail gone some
distance, that there was a certainty of his being overtaken,
and in consequence, got into a deep pool of water, in a re-
tired situation, for concealment er for drowning himself,
which last, and also cutting his throat, lie is said to have
attempted, when lie was about to be taken. I consequence,
of this conduct, and his offering a considerable sum of,
money for leave to escape after lie was apprehended, the
original suspicions against him were greatly incressed, and
on the following day (Tuesday) he was confined in the
lock-up house of Llandovery for security, is stated in our
last. The matter having caused a very great sensation in
the neighbourhood, great exertions were made to discover
the supposed murdered body, but for sonic days in vain,
Evans all the while strongly denying that lie knew any
thing about it: it was, however, confidently believed that
he bad perpetrated the crime, and it was also thought that
his brother-in-law, Daniel Rowlands, was likely to know
something of the matter. On sonic address being used by
the constable, the bloody secret in a great measure came
ont, and Rowlands stated that Evans had brought the dead
body to the house, on horseback, in the night, re-
questing him to lend a spade, and afford his assistance in
burying the corpse. Rowlands likewise stated that the
spaiie was lent, and that lie went some part of the way with
him, but from a horror of the proceedings he soon returned ;
he also described the direction in which Evans had taken
the body. and the probable place where it was buried,
which being examined, the spot was discovered in a retired
situation; and on removing the earth the remains of the
unfortunate woman were discovered found buried, with
the thin clothing she had on when she left her house, on
her side, about two feet below the surface, the .person bu-
rying her having covered the grave with the original sods,
and trod them with his feet without shoes, and carefully
spread the spare earth at some distance, to prevent a disco-
very. On examination of the body, it was found that
death was occasioned by the dislocation of the neck of the
unfortunate woman. When the circumstances attending
the discovery of the body were made known to Evans, lie
acknowledged his having buried it, but denied his com-
mitting murder. On Saturday last he was fully commit-
ted to Brecon gaol. Ills trial takes place this day at the
Great Sessions for that county, stow holding there.—Car-
marthen Journal.

CO A Cli A CCIIMN TS.—The north mail on Monday .evon-
lug, the first time of its goiug by the new route to Preston,
was unfortunately overturned near Ya.row Bridge. Im-
mediately before the accident another coleli,'coining the
other way, had passed the mail, the passengers of whiehi
and those of the mail, cheered each other. The horses,
startled at the noise, swerved a little, and the coachman, to
get them into order again, touched them with his whip,
in consequence of which they went too much to the other
side, and the mail, catching against the corner of the bridge,
went over. None of the passengers, we believe, were hurt,
with the exception of Mr. Diens, the solicitor, who was on
the roof, and, we understand,sustained no injury. No
blame whatever, we believe, is attributable to the coach-
-31 unties! er Guardian.