The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1825-08-23 (London, England)

MURDER IN THE COUNTY OF BRECON.  We stated in our last, that a woman of the parish o Llanddulas, in the county of Brecon, had disappeared, and was supposed to have been murdered ; and that a person named John Evans had been apprehended on suspieon of having perpetrated the crime. Since then the fact of the woman, whose name was Margaret Williams, having been murdered, has been ascertained, and Evans has been fully committed to take his trial for the murder. The particulars tvhich have transpired respecting this atrocious affair !are as follow :  About two o'clock in the morning, on Monday the Sib inst., the unfortunate woman was called from her bed by someone, when she went out of doors, very thinly clothed, and did net return. On its being ascertained at a later hour that she had disappeared, a suspicion was raised that she had cone to an untimely end, and as shy was pregnant by the said John Evans, and some suspicious circumstances' being against him, means were taken in the course of the day for his apprehension. Evans, on discovering that he was suspected, and that there were some persons desirous of taking him, attempted to escape ; but in consequence of the determined conduct of his pursuers, who at length became very numerous, he found, after he hail gone some distance, that there was a certainty of his being overtaken, and in consequence, got into a deep pool of water, in a retired situation, for concealment er for drowning himself, which last, and also cutting his throat, lie is said to have attempted, when lie was about to be taken. I consequence, of this conduct, and his offering a considerable sum of, money for leave to escape after lie was apprehended, the original suspicions against him were greatly incressed, and on the following day (Tuesday) he was confined in the lock-up house of Llandovery for security, is stated in our last. The matter having caused a very great sensation in the neighbourhood, great exertions were made to discover the supposed murdered body, but for sonic days in vain, Evans all the while strongly denying that lie knew any thing about it: it was, however, confidently believed that he bad perpetrated the crime, and it was also thought that his brother-in-law, Daniel Rowlands, was likely to know something of the matter. On sonic address being used by the constable, the bloody secret in a great measure came ont, and Rowlands stated that Evans had brought the dead body to the house, on horseback, in the night, requesting him to lend a spade, and afford his assistance in burying the corpse. Rowlands likewise stated that the spaiie was lent, and that lie went some part of the way with him, but from a horror of the proceedings he soon returned ; he also described the direction in which Evans had taken the body. and the probable place where it was buried, which being examined, the spot was discovered in a retired situation; and on removing the earth the remains of the unfortunate woman were discovered found buried, with the thin clothing she had on when she left her house, on her side, about two feet below the surface, the .person burying her having covered the grave with the original sods, and trod them with his feet without shoes, and carefully spread the spare earth at some distance, to prevent a discovery. On examination of the body, it was found that death was occasioned by the dislocation of the neck of the unfortunate woman. When the circumstances attending the discovery of the body were made known to Evans, lie acknowledged his having buried it, but denied his committing murder. On Saturday last he was fully committed to Brecon gaol. Ills trial takes place this day at the Great Sessions for that county, stow holding there.—Carmarthen Journal.  CO A Cli A