The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-10-28 00:00:00

EXAMINATION OF THE PRISONER,

At the Lambeth Police-c)urt on Wednesday, before
Mr. Chance, Isaac Marks, a native of Poland, of 37.
Blandford•street, Portman. square, dealer in antiqui-
ties, was placed in the dock by Bartlett, assistant
goal's; charged with the wilful murder of Frederick
Barnard, j inior, umbrella manufacturer, of 91,
Newington Butts, by shooting him with a revolver, in
Penton-place, Newington. •

In reply to the magistrate, the prisoner said he was not
represented by counsel. The papers had given a wrong
name; and he wished to communic.ste with the Russian
Ambassador.

Inspector Whelan said the prisoner was a native of Poland,
and had given his name as Isaac Marks.
Ellett Parker, a little girl about fourteen years of ages
living at 4s, Penton-place, said that on Tuesday night about
ten minutes to seven, she was outside her door. She neard
a report as of a pistol 'fired, and immediately turned round,
and directly after she heard two more reports. Soon
after she saw a gentleman dressed in a brown coat walk-
ing up the road very fast A little boy, Ernest Mansey,
with whom she was playing, pointed out to her
something in the road, and she picked up a pistol and a bag,
which she handed to a policeman. She saw the gentleman at
the police-court afterwards. He was now in the dock She
did not see his face when he was walking up the road, but
she recognised him by his coat and his walk. Ile wore a
round hat. When she picked up he pistol smoke was
issuing from the barrel. She did not see the man in the
brown coat before she heard the report, and afterwards she
saw him walking very fast. She did not see anyone else there
when she heard the bang. She heard three bangs, and then
was an interval of about a minute between the first and
second. The first appeared to come from the road. She did not
see any one when she turned round after the first bang.
When she picked up the pistol she saw a man lying in the
road dead, and about six steps distant. That was the first
time she saw him. She saw no one else standing or walking
except the man with the brown coat. When she picked up
the pistol the man in the brown coat was some distance
away. He did not pass witness, but walked away from the
direction she was in. About a minute after she picked up
tie pistol a policeman came up, and she gave him the bag
and the pistoL

In reply to the question whether be had any questions
to a.sk,

The prisoner said: I did not listen to all she said. Of
coarse, I confessed it myself, so there is no occasion to
trouble you with witnesses. There is no necessity to call
witnesses. I want if I can to place the matter properly why
I committed the deed.

The magittrate : You had better reserve what you have to
say at present, and hear the evidence.
The prisoner : I have only to observe your worship's
wish.

John Underwood, 11 L, sergeant, said that at ten minutes
to seven on Tuesday evenine, from information he received,
he went to Penton-place, Newington-butts, where he fr,und
a man lying on his right side on the kerbstone. Seeing his
face covered with blood, be sent for a doctor, and Dr. Bad.
cock came. After washing the face of the deceased, witness
recognised him, and knew him to be Frederick Bernard,
umbrella-maker, of Newington-butts, and Lower Kennington
lane. The doctor pronounced him dead. Witness obtained
assistance, and removed the body to the mortuary. On search-
ing him he found three wounds, one in the neck, one in
the breast, and one in the forehead. The doctlr, t the re-
quest of the witness, took the bullet (ed) from rh.
wound in toe taking possession of the
valuables On tte body of the deceased, witness returned to
Kennington-lane Police-station and saw the prisoner.
Superintendent Brennan, in prisoner's presence, asked
witness if he had Possession of the revolver. Witness replied
that he had, having received it from a gentleman in the
crowd at the time he found the b3dy.
Inspector Whelan said that at 6.60 last evening he
was at Kennington-lane Station and saw the prisoner
there, and he made the following statement before
he was cbarged. The prisoner came in by himself, and
witness said to him, "I understand you have come here and
wish to give yourself up for some offence." The prisoner
said, "Yes, lam the man that shut at Frederick Barnard. I
don't know whether he is dead or alive. I should be glad to
hear from you if you will be kind enough to tell me. lam a
Russian subject, and I wish to give information to the
Russian Embassy, and if they choose to attend I shall
make a statement, then I will give my name and par-
ticulars.' After the charge was taken witness read
the statement over to him and he replied. "Yes, that is
quite correct." This morning witness was present, and saw
six cartridges, four empty and two of them full, extracted
from the pistol. He had compared them with the one
produced by the sergeant, and they corresponded in size and
description.
The prisoner was remanded.