The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette. — 1861-10-22 (Dorchester, Dorset, England)

HORRIBLE MURDER AT CHICHESTYR.  COMMUTER, Thursday Night.—This morning our usually quiet city was thrown into • state of the greatest slam and excitement in consequence of • crime of the most atrociotui nature having been perpetrated on the outskirts of the city, in a lane called Love-lane, by one of the privates of tha 59th Regiment, a portion of which is stationed at our depot. On Tuesday night, at about half-past eleven o'clock, John Clary, • private in the above-named regiment, was , mimed from barracks, having taken with him his great coat arid rifle, with ten rounds of ball-cartridge sad eleven percu.ion saps. In consequence of bis having taken his rise and ammunition it was suspected at the time that he meant mischief, and every effort was mada . .  to find and take him. About twelve o'clock last night Sergeant Stringer, of the city police, was waiting at the north gate to rout hie men as usual, when a young man named James ()uteri, • student in Bishop Otter's Training College, him, bade him good night, d proceeded at • re an pace towards the college, which is situate at the top of Love•lene. He had not palmed the sergesaft hog before the police officer heard the report of a rifle, and as he thought it rather an unusual occurrence at tha hour he at once proceeded to the barracks. When he arrived there he found the guard astir, as the sentry had heard the report and informed the sergeant ef Having loaded their muskets with ball cartridge, the sergeant, with some dozen men, accompanied the police officer to where the sound had proceeded from. They had not gone far down the lane :before-mentioned when they heard a groaning noise, and, on searching, they found the young man who bad passed the police-sergeant • short time previous. He was lying on the side of a bank, wounded by a rifle bullet. He said that be was coming up the lane, and, by the light of the moon, he saw • soldier on or close alongside of the stile leading into the field where he was lying, and that its he same up to the stile the man ,int up his rifle and fired at him. Although hit, he managed to get over the style, and fell where he was found. The soldier ran off down the lane towards the town. Haring taken a gate off Its hinges, the guard the unfortunate gentleman on it, and conveyed tn..; once to the college, which is about 900 yards off. Drs. Pretend, Duke, and Bond were speedily in attendant" but the wound was of each • desperate character as te at once exclude all hope of recovery, the hall having entered just below the breast-bone, and passed out near the spine, making •clear hole through the body. After lingering for about an hour and a half, Mr. °Aden died, retaining his senses to the last. The deceased was • very fine young man, about 21 years of age, and pea rally liked by all who knew him. All the men of the 59th who could possibly be spared were at once turned out, with loaded rifles, to scour the country round, and not • cover or oo2ee renitined on' searched. Sentries WI posted at every lane and cross' lug round the town, and every exertion made to insure the capture of the murderer. The man's rifle has been found sticking out from a hedge. An inquest was held on the body of James Outon, on Thursday evening. After the examination of several witnesses, the inquiry was adjourned. Superintendent Parnell, of the Midhurst ;police, apprehended Jobs (leery, the soldier, the supposed murderer of James Outon, near Cooltersh all-mill:a few miles from Petworth, at 7 o'clock in the evening of Thursday, the 17th inst. He had his uniform on when captured, which was not done without difficulty. He was brought to Chichester and lodged in the city gaol the BMW evening. Ten OUTRAGZ is