Darlington & Richmond Herald. — 1874-05-16 (Darlington, Durham, England)

THE NORTH RIDING MURDER.  ARREST OF JACKSON AT WEST AUCKLAND.  The man Win. Jackson, who is accused of murdering his sister under such horrible circumstances, at Carthorpe, near Mehnerby, on Tuesday last, was apprehended at West Auckland, by Police-constable Wright, on Saturday morning. The revolting details of the murder are already too well known to used recapitulating. It appears that be had been seen making southwards in the neighbourhood of Ripon, on Tuesday night, and on Wednesday morning had been seen at Scot's Corner, near Richmond. As soon as the body of the unfortunate girl was found, and the nolice throughout the country were put on the Wert, trace of him was lost, and it was supposed that be had committed suicide, until he was heard of making to Nerds Bishop Auckland. As he was acquainted with Mr James Thompson, timber merchant, of that place, who has some farms in the vicinity ot Jackson was rightly supposed to he making his way to Bishop Auckland in search of work. It transpired that he had been going on the road from Darlington to Bishop Auckland, and lied obtained a ride as far as West Auckland on one of Mr Taplin's brewer's dray waggons. On leaving he accidentally left behind him his bundle ia the waggon. This was the clue to his discovery. The bundle came into the possession of the entice, and on examination was found to contain socks and shirts, which were marked with his name, 77th Regiment, and also his regimental number. It was not, however, till Friday that the police got on his track, though Supt. Henderson, of Bishop Auckland, promptly had instructions given to the whole of the men in his division, and a vigorous search was prosecuted in the pits, ironworks, and other plcces where he was likely to have gone to seek employment. Mr Walmsley, deputy chief- constable of Northallertou ; Sept. Gregory, of Rich=and ; and Inspector Spence, of Bedale, were in the town on Friday, and assisted in scouring the neighbourhood. The prisoner was traced to Bishop Auckland, and had applied for work at Mr Thompson's wood-yard, and a diligent Beech was made throughout the public-houses, ironworks, &c., which continued till after midnight on Friday, but without success; and, on Friday morning, the three police officials from Yorkshire left for Chester-le-Street, where -Jackson has a brother living. Inspector Banks afterwards ascertained that a man answering the description had been seen going towards West Auckland by the fields, and lost no time in following. In the meantime, a man named Henry Booth, who rocognised a portrait of prisoner, carried by Inspector Walinsley, had seen prisoner loitering about in a back-lane near West Auckland Colliery, and went to inform the police. Police-constable Wright hastened to the spot, and the prisoner, on seeing him, ran away into the colliery yard; but the officer followed and apprehended him. On being charged with the murder, prisoner merely answered "Is that it ?" He was then taken to Bishop Auckland Police Station, and a telegram sent to Chester-le-Street to inform Chief-constable Walmsley. That gentleman, with his colleagues, returned to Bishop Auckland daring the afternoon, and took the prisoner to Northallerton by the 5.50 train. He will be brought before the ma?..,istrates. The prisoner had a haggard, careen, u appearance. Ile stated that he had slept all night on Thursday about the coke ovens at West Auckland, and on Friday night in Mr ThompsoL.'s wood-yard. On Monday morning last, the prisoner was brought up in custody before Mr John Hodgson, J.P., at the Sessions House iu Northallertoa, when Mr Moulding Walmsley, deputy chief constable for the North Riding, was sworn to an information charging the prisoner with murder: The priscsner, during the time the information was read to him, did not exhibit the least emotion. lie has a military bearing, and an intelligent and rather gentlemanly appearance. When the magistrate enquired whether he had anything to say why he should not be remanded, he replied he had not. The prisoner will be brought before th, Wath bench of magistrates on Monday morning next.