The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1866-11-24 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

SHOCKING MURDER.  Late on Saturday evening Ind Information that a supposed murder had been committed at the vlll*ge of Carlton mu niCei•ell by the police anthorttlits at Nottingham. The inve,tigation which was immediately made disclosad toe following facts:—  The victim of the outrage wee Mr. Raynor, living in Nottingham, and well known in the town The supposed murderer is a man named .TohnSVattion, cot• tager, living at Carlton. It would appear that during the past summer Raynor lived for some time in a cottage in the village. The house in which he resided was a double one, half of which wart occupied by Watson with his wife and child. Ever since Raynor went to the house he had suffered considerable annoyance from his neighbour Watson, owing to a dispute between them regarding the ownership of tome produce of the garden. ()wing to the continuance of the quarrel Rre nor left Carlton and went to live at Nottingham, but his tenancy had not expired at the time of this horrible affair. Raynor had gone over to : Carlton from time to time, and had cause to'suspect that Watson used part of his premises where there was a boiler, which might be used for boiling potatoes for pigs. On Saturday afternoon, at shout four o'clock, Raynor left his home at Nottingham for the purpose of proceeding to his hduse at Carlton, and took with him some tools and nails to fasten up the outhouse, lie was men at Carlton at about six o'clock in his modal state of health. Shortly before eight o'clock a young man named Stephens, who is in the employ cf the Midland Railway Company at Carlton Station, saw something on the tlown line about sixty yards from where he was then standing. lie at once proceeded to the spot and found the body of a man with his head lying upon the rail. The body was hidden from view by a truck which dated near the siding. With his light Stephens saw that the man was quite dead, and at once proceeded to give information to Police-constable Luck, who is stationed in the village. On the arrival of that constable he identified the body as that of Mr. Raynor, of Nottingham, whom he had previously known. It may be here stated that at five minutes to seven o'clock several of the workmen ,f the railway company passed the spot wire the body was found, without their attention being attracted to it, if at that time it was lying there. The body was removed to an inn, at Carlton, where the pockets of tleceseed were searched; but only • few halfpence were found, his wit it and chain, together with his hat (which was a white one) being missing. There were two marks on the body—one on the right temple, and the other on the left ear, which resembled thaw, which would be inflicted by a poker or other heavy blunt instrument. Police-constable Luck then sent for Superintendent Palethorpe at Nottingham, who, accompanied by Inspector Fisher and several constables, made a minute examination of the spot where the body bad been found, the result of which was the spprehension of Watson, who was taken to the county police-station, at Nottingham, where he was duly charged and cautioned' but tho prisoner =de no stotomoni.