Provincial Intelligence Irish Times Apr 26 1959 (Northern Whig) MURDER AT CROSSGAR. Arrest of two Navvies. On Thursday night last two navvies named PETER SWAN and HENRY DEGAN, were arrested by Constables ARMSTRONG and WATERS, on the charge of having murdered a man named JOHN WILSON, in the month of February last. It will be recollected that on the morning of the 13th of February, Wilson, who had been employed on the railway, and was a married man, with a large family was found dead at the foot of a cutting on the line of railway near Crossgar, and that from circumstances which presented themselves at the inquest it was presumed that he had been accidentally killed; and it was considered by many that the unfortunate man met with his death while in the act of stealing some canvass belonging to Mr Moore, the railway contractor. Yesterday a private investigation took place before DB Franks, Esq., R.M>; Robert heron, Esq., J.P.; and James S Crawford, in the county gaol, Downpatrick, the result of which was I understand, that the two prisoners have been committed for further examination. The greates praise is due to the constables who directed the arrests; their plans were well arranged, and carried out with a coolness and promptitude which were highly commendable.