The Central Glamorgan Gazette, and General, Commercial, and Agricultural Advertiser. — 1866-11-30 (Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

THE CENTRAL GLAMORGAN GAZETTE—FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1866.  THE MURDER NEAR NOTTINGHAM.  Arrest of Alm Watson.  A diabolic:ad murder has been committed at Carlton, a village near Nottingham, and the police are now actively engaged in endeevouriug to trace the crime to it, perpetrator!, as, from the appearance of the body of the deceased, more than one person must have been concerned in it. Mr. Henry Raynor, the victim, was a rant and debt colleetor. and wan well known in Nottingham. He was about 32 years of age, and during some time past he had a hones and garden at Carlton, near the Midland Railway. He left his home at Nottingham on Saturday afternoon for the purpose of going for vegetablee to his garden at Carlton, and wee seen in the village in the early part of the evening. It WU said that a serious quarrel had arisen between Raynor and Watson (the man now in custody) respecting the tenancy of the cottage which deceased occapied, and high words pissed betwien them. Shortly before eight ~'clock Raynor'e dad body was found lying on the railway tem. to Wateon's bootie, his head hearing marks of repeated blows, and presenting a frightful speetaele. When found the deceased was I3ing with his head &mom§ the line, and if it had remained undiscovered a short time longer it would have been severed from the body by the Lincoln train. A boy named Sawyer, employed on the railway, was the first to find the body, which on being taken up was warm, but life was quite extinct. The blown on hia head appeared to have been inflicted by a blunt instrument—an iron bar or a hedgestake. The county police were communicated with at once, and Mr. Superintendent Palethorpe, with • number of other officers, were on the spot as soon as possible. A strict watch was kept upon Watson's house and garden by the police during the night, and an examination was made of the route through which it was thought the dead body had been carried or dragged to the railway. Distinct traces of foot. steps were discovered, and on • gate which it is imppoeed the body was lifted over there were marks of blood. The body of the deceased was taken to the Volunteer Inn, there to await a coroner's inquest. Watson wan in the publio.honse at the time, and directly he got into the room where the body was, almost immediately before he could have seen the faoe of the deceased, he exclaimed, "06, it's Raynor I" From several other circumstances that came to the knowledge of the police Watson was charged with the murder, but he at once denied all knowledge of it. On being caked bow many pairs of boots he had, he said he had three priors, but a fourth pair was found on his premises being searched. Mrs. Watson then stated that ehe had brought a fourth pair from Nottingham nnknown to her husband, and that would account for the error. On her dress a spot of blood was die. covered, but that was endeavoored to be explained away by her stating that her husband had • pig killed a few days previously, and she had been making black puddings. Deceaseree pockets were rifled of his watch and money. Mrs. Watson is also in custody on suspicion of being implicated in the mime. She is a young woman, only about 22 years of age, and of rather prepossessing appearance.