Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1861-07-05 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

THE KINGSWOOD MURDER.  The mystery connected with the murder of Mrs HaHalley, at the Rectory, Kingswood, is in a fair way of being cleared up. One of the murderers is now in custody, unless what appears to be conclusive eviuence against him should turn out not to bear the construction put upon it by the Metropolitan Police. The manner of Ins detection is singular, and from his own unguarded admissions his connection with the murder seems to be established. His name is Johann Karl Franz, a natio of Konigstein, in Saxony. The book and papers discovered in the MIMI ot the murdered woman are the clue by which the police have succeeded in his apprehension and identification. This book proves by its own entries that it belongs to a Johann Karl Franz, and that the owner is 11 native of Konigatein. These are awkward coincidences, and their force against the prisoner is strengthened by his be ug identified as one of two foreigners observed' sauntering in the neighbourhood of Kingswood, on the day when the murder was committed Before his at prehension on this charge he was in custody in London, having been loitering in one of the courts of the city for what was believed to be an unlawful purpose. He then gave the false name of Augustus Salzman. It has been ascertained that two nights after the committal of the murder he and another foreigner went to a common lodging-house kept by Mr Poole, in Wentworth street, Whitechapel, and requested to be accommodated with a bed Mr Poole inquired their names, upon which the younger one replied in English, My name is Macdonald." Mr Poole then turned to the other and anked his name ; he replied " Franz." upon which the younger man pulled him aside and said, "He don't understand you. His name is Franz Fusser." They is mained in the lodging house three days, when the man who spoke English, and who is suppneed to be the Ad. Iph Krohn whose signature is attached to the letter addressed to Mdlle. Titieus, suddenly went away. When the police ascertained these facts, they interrogated the prisoner, whose answers tended in a remarkable manner to strengthen  the suspicions entertained against him. Ile has also been identified as one of the foreigners seen at Reigate on the night of the murder. On Thursday this loan was brought up at the Mansion House, before Mr Alderman Humphrey. Mr Supt. Coward, of Reigate, produced a warrant for the apprehension of Franz, and said he believed the prisoner to be the man. Mr Alderman Rumphr!), asked if there Was any one present to identify him, and Mr Coward said there was not, but if he were again remanded witness could produce them. The preoiner.was accordingly remanded. —He was again brought up on Monday, and handed over to the Surrey police. Mr Supt. W hieher, and those who have charge of the case, state they have full belief that they will be. able to bring forward evidence that the book found in the murdered woman's room belonged to ,the prisoner, and that he is the man Franz therein described, and that he fully answers the description contained therein. There are more witnesses to prove the prisoner having been seen with another fareigner in Reigate and the neighbourhood on the night of the murder: The case against the prisoner, Johann Karl Franz, Ie.LIONV assuming a very serious character, and indeed