The Express.
London, England, 1865-01-11 00:00:00

MURDER IN THE PLAISTOW MARSHES.

TRIAL OF ILORL.

The trial of the prisoner Ferdinand Zdward Kart
Kola, for the murder of his cosntryinan, John, alias
Miriade.% Farkop, comniscoed this morning before Chin(
Baron Pollock and Yr. Jingles Blackburn.

Th. prisoner was plead at the bet at 10 dela* Aug the
ludiesuret wee reed over to him, sad he vrr wised wbsant
he was guilty or not guilty. He replied is a Ina valet,
" Not guilty."

le reply to the goestlon whether he would be tried by
• jury oompoesl of all Englishmen, or half Eagßekaa
and half forisigeen, the primmer elected to be chosen by •
mixed jury.
The ociansel for the prosecution were—the Solicitor
Cameral, air R. P. Whim, fierjesal Balkans's, cad Kr.
Hamm. Mr. Best sad Mr. C. E. Palmer were counsel for
the pideossr.

Tie Sollaitor-Gerral periods& to apes the am . oa the.
part of the crown, sad said the prose' was • German, and
be was much satisfied to think that the primmer bad availed
himself of his privilep of being tried by • mixed jury-
Hdore the occurrence to which the attestion of the jury
would be directed. tie primmer bed resided is Eaglaad,
and bad bees employed as a butcher sad at a
raw bakery, bat trimly was out of employ-
ment. la Ortember he west to Germany, aids
return:l about the middle of October, sad shortly'
afterwards married, and Used with his wife at •
house near Plaistow-marcher. He sadeavoured to make a

living by letting his hones oat In apartmente, bat it appeared I
that if he was poor before his marriage he was still pool* i
after. The prisoner brought from Germany with him a
young Germs, whom he introduced as • lodger to • woman
named Warren, with whom the priscleer had formerly
lodged. The young man was about 21 yews of age, and the
pincer said he was well to do, sod that he knew him very
well, having been brought up with him from a boy. This
turned out, however, to have been =true, ash
his filet acquaintance with him wee on heard.
the steamer on his return from Germany. The young man, ,
whom the prisoner called " John," certainly seemed
well to do, for he had • good supply of normey, sad, more-
over, he appeared to be of • oemidlog disposition, for he
I gave Mrs. Warm 84 in money and his watch sod chain
to take OM la• About • fortnight after coining to Eaglanill
the young Mall celled John left Mrs. Wanes sad went to
live with the prisoner. Whether or not he treated the
denser with as much oon&lsace as he bed Mrs. Warren.
the lensed gentleman said. it did not appear; but, how-
ever that might be, the primmer appeared to have pledged
several artistes of clothing Woofing to lb. poem man. and
also his watch end chain. The loomed gentleman mid'
he should be able, by the fads he would lay Woos
the jary, to show that this young man was wort braid!,
and fondly murdered. The Bolieltor-(weal thew pro-'
ceeded to detail the facts of the caw, previously laying
before the jury a plea of Plainow-marshon, sad stated that
os Nov. 8 some moo being on the Plakdow-marsbee
for the purpose of shooting mime birds. one of them had
occasion to go to what was called the reed-bed (whir& he
pointed out to the jury on the piss) to drive est sane
birds, when he discovered in the reeds the body of a
man having the heed cut off. The body, from
do appearance, must have been there four
or five dye. A march was made a short dis=c free
when the body was discovered. The bond was found
buried near a pool of water in which was • quantity of
blood. The appearance of the heed left no &out that
death had been inflicted by blows on the head. The last
time the young man was aeon was on the 3rd of November ;
aid as that day be and the prisoner west out together in
company, anti were sem together in Plaistow-marshes.
walking in the direction ef the reed bask. At about 12
o'clock on the same day the prisoeer returned to his house,
and it was noticed that although the day was perfectly dry,
he was covered with mad, and his attention was drawn
to it ; be prossetted to sloth it off, and when irked how
he mane to get so muddy, he mid he had been
tiding in • butcher's art. The prisoner was asked what
had become of John, who went out with hire, bet had not
returned, and be said that they went together to a sow
bakery, and be left John =abide, making him to wait for
him, but wiles be returned he found he was gone. The
young man did not return, and the prisoner said d he did
not (tome book In two hours, he should break open hi
bores, as be thought be had goo, away, as he had expressed
an intention of doing. As he did net return, the primer
proceeded to open hie boxes, sad took • poker far that
purpose, sod, aorempanied by a witless, whom he
took with him, be broke t them open, and found that
they were nearly amp , and he made the remark that
• (John's) 41be sti genkend Jobe would sever tem
wll
back. The w i lob wire found ma the head led to •
composition the ^ blows had been indicted—wine by so
blunt, and some by et shiirp Inetrumeittoand it appeared that
the prisoner kid been in the habit of borrowing a hatchet
from ono of his lodgers, sad that he had borrowed it •
day or two before the young ona was mimed, sad rekunei
it the next day. It-was noticed that the hatchet was not
then in the mine condition as when he borrowed it, as there
wee an alteratios in the head, which the primmer accounted
.fer by =yin *Milts handle woo loose and he bad datiticsed
it. lt was also painted with some red paint at the top.
Tis intnunent the learned gentlemen said would no doubt
Millet the wands apparently made by a sharp tostramest,
if the blow were amok with the edge, or otherwise if
strut* with the lath. According to the medical testimony
the head bad not been severed until some time after death,
which would lied to the @apposition that the murderer,
whoever be was, must have goo book to the spot of the
murder to do it, and there was evidence that the pnsosar was
seen on the marsh" jumping over • ditch whh led to the
rood-bed, on the der after the young rasa was monad.
Ie addition to this, • knife with which it was pro.
bible the bead had hose severed from the body was found
in themarshes, a short distance from the spot where the
bead was totted, and that would be identified by witnesses
who bad seen it is the pommies of the prissase.
Is addition to than facts, the prisoner, whot movies' to
the day the young man was mimed, was very poor and
bad no money; but the day after he was men an the
pommies of several wreereigos, and asked hie landlady to
cheap one for hint. The learned SolicitooGeeceal, in cos-
choding his ransairs, mid it would be for the jury, after
hearing the witnesses he would call before them to support
the facts as be bad stated them, to say whether or lace
the prisoner was the man who bad been guilty of the
murder.
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—Tl;eiollowing evidence was then adduced :
Elisabeth Warns said she lived at No. 2, Nelson-site 4
Plaistow-marshes. She kaew the rimier at the bar, who
came to live with her aboatthree mouths ego, sad lived with
her a short time. He was working at • sugar warehouse.
He bad at !het time very little mosey or elegies. Provides
to that time he had worked with a botcher. On the 20th
September he left her house, end told her that he was pat
to Germany. After some little time he returned—in about
a fortnight, and when he came back he brought a young
man with him, who he said was a gentleman, and he said
be wanted him to lodge with drama He was very fair,
sod of very slight build, sad the primmer called him
" John." It was mimed that he should ledge with the wit-
less, and after being with bee • short time he asked her to
mind 64 for him, sad • watch and elide, and several
other small articles, including a ring and • pin for his scarf.
After the decommidesau to lodge with her the prisouroftee
came to the homes. He stayed a short time to lodge
with her, sod wises he did leave be did eat
pay her, but afterwards came to her with the I
prroser, when the deceased told her that he,
I had four sound's' and some silver, and he objected to
jay a certain sum which she charged, suing that be only
had just sough English money to pay his to New
York. Witness saw him ow* more, and that wu all,
before hie death. rho different artitlee briber* to the
deuced were Mudded by witetes as the acacias whisk
bad beleoged to the deceased. Amor* them was his
portrait, which she said was very She him.] Witmer
swore that all the estielee she had mentioned were the pro.
party of the deceased. His pertenutare, gesually appeared
to be full of clothes, and was very heavy. He was • creek
orderly pence is the house, and he was a very nice young
mss.
Croapeutnisied by Mr. Best—The prisoner lodged with
her about three meathe, sad the deceased about • fort.
eight. The prisour was generally a very quiet, peaceable
man.

James Warren said be renolleeted the dammed cousin to
his house, and the bead he bad ems which was found in the
marshes waa the head of Futhoth He left them es •
Monday, and the out day he came sad settled with his
wife. On the tad of October be gave vitae. Mx sove-
reigns and • watch to take are of, and whams had them
In his pommies kr about two hams The watch was the
same one as bad bees prodigal.
Viva Whitmore deposed that she and her Istaband lived
with the prisoner Is Hoy-street. They paid la. per week.
She remembered nag the Floosie go out es the sooming
of Thursday, Oct. dO, .brat a quarter-past 9. The parser
was dressed with • meg Is emit us sod dark tremors. That
was the oily dress she bad ever .sea him is. The deceased
bad os lAA* trousers sad a losg overcoat of very dark
materiaL Ho geosseliy were • small tie sod • tan.
dews sonar, bet could sot say whether it wm 40 es
that monist it whether his mat was hothead high in.
He had • cap es his best Nest taw the primmer • IMk
before 1 o'clock, wises be was *sables his mat, which was
off. Wilms was is the parker curd be wise in the yard.
Obsemed that his mot saes moddy, H. staged is about
a quarter of as beer os that 00441300, desist which time
he did sot speak to plisses. Next saw him • littk before