Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1866-11-24 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

SHOCKING MURDER.  t;- --the  Late on Saturday evening I iat information that a supposed murder had been con.nlitt.l at the viii tgo of Carlo", wan received by the pollen authorities at :Nottingham. The InseAttration which ems immediately made disclosed tue following facts:—  The victim of the outrage wan Mr. Raynor, living in Nottingham, and well known in the town The supposed murderer is a man named John Watson, cot. Wager, living at Carlton. It would appear that during the past summer Raynor lived for some time in a cottage iu the village. The house in which he reeirled was a double one, half of which was occupied by Watson with his wife and child. Ever since Raynor went to the hours be had suffered considerable annoyance from Mx neighbour Watson, owing to a dispute between them regarding the ownership of some produce of the garden. Owing to the continuance of the quarrel Raynor left Carlton and went to live at Nottingham, but his tenancy had not expired at the time of this horrible affair. Raynor hod gone over ti Carlton from time to time, and bail cause to suspect that Watnon used part of his premises where there was a boiler, which might be used for boiling potatoes for pip. On Saturday afternoon, at about four o'clock, Raynor left his home at Nottingham for thb purpose of proceeding to his house at ' Carlton, and took with him some tools and nails to fasten up the outhouse. He was seen at Carlton at about six o'clock in his ihmal state of health. Shortly before eight o'clock a young man named Stephens, who is in the employ of the Midland Railway Company at Carlton Station, saw something on the down line about sixty yards from where he was then standing. He at once pp ,ceedbel 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 stood near the siding. With his light Stephens saw that the loan 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 aa that of Mr. Raynor, of Nottingham, whom he had previously known. It may be here stated that at live minutes to seven o'clock several of the workmen of the railway company passed the spot where 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 I pockets of ifeceaned were searched ; but only a few halfpence were found, his wat h and chain, together with bin 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 those which would be Mille' ed by a poser or other hery blunt instrument. Police.constable Luck then emit for Superintendent Palethorpe at Nottingham, Win), accompanied by Inspector Fisher and several constables, made a minute examination of the spot where the body had been found, the result of which was the apprehension of Watson, who was taken to the county police-station, at Nottingham, where he was duly charged and cautioned; but the prisoner mode no statement,  deceit, mil li,aves a wife and several children. From further hos which have been aacertained there seems to he no doubt that more than one person was concerned in the commission of the crime. The hody Wee most probably Waned upon the railway in the ex. pectstion that the 8 10 p.m. train from Nottingham and Carlton would pan over it, and thus lead to an inference that the demeaned had been accidentally killed. The wife of the aupposed murderer hag been arrested on suapicion of being implicated. On Tueaday morning an inquest was opened. The inquiry took place at Carlton, and great excitement prevailed in the village; neither of the priennere were present. Several witnesses were exaniineil, but no fresh light VIM thrown upon the affair, and the inquiry was adjourned.