Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-04-05 00:00:00

MURDER IN LIVERPOOL.

At the Police Court, yesterday, before Mr. Mansfield,
Militon Garia, a Spaniard, a seaman on board the ship
Prctornidad, lying in the Waterloo-dock, was charged with
causing the death of William Marshall, a brushmaker in the
employ of Mr. Morgan, in South John-street, by stabbing
him with a bowie knife. It would appear from the state-
ment of. Inspector Commilin, that he was passing along
Dale-street,. at ten.minutes past twelve o'clock on Sunday
morning. He heard cries coming from Prestonstreet of
" Police, stop him, stop him,", and the officer immediately
stopped him and took him into custody. He took him down
to the bottom of Preston-street, and there found that he
had stabbed Marshall, who was removed to the Northern
Hospital, where he died in a few minutes. Kearney, the
bridewell keeper, said that, when the prisoner was booked,
he was told the charge, and he said he had done it in
'self-defenee. When he came out of Welsh's public-
house four Englishmen attacked him, struck him in the
eye, and robbed him to the extent of lOs 6d. ,He then
drew his knife, a very formidable looking instrument, and
stabbed the fiist' person who came in his way. On being
brought up, the prisoner denied that he had stabbed
any one, and added that he never acknowledged it to the
bridewell keeper, nor that he had drawn the knife in self
defence. Samuel Turner, a youth about 18 years of age,
said he was in Welsh's public-house on Sunday morning,
and saw the prisoner come in along with three or four other
foreigners. They made a great, noise, and they were
ordered out. They went out, and came in afterwards, and
began kicking up another row. They were told
they would be given into custody, when the
prisoner said he "didn't care for English law." When
witness and his friends came out, the prisoner was standing
at the corner. He went over to strike one of the boys,
when the deceased ran over to him, and endeavoured to get
the boy away from him. The prisoner then drew his knife
from his side, and stabbed the deceased in the region of the
heart. Witness gave the alarm, and the prisoner was
caught by two policemen. He saw the prisoner
throw away tha knife. Mr. Hunt, of Goree Piazzas,
translated the evidence of the witness, and the prisoner
again denied that he stabbed any one. Charles Rowse
stated that at about eight o'clock on Saturday night he
(witness) and three or four others went into. Walsh's public
house, and found the prisoner and the deceased in the house
at the time. They made a great noise, and were ordered
out. They went out, and came into the bar, and stopped
there until closing up time. About twelve o'clock the
witness's party went out, and the prisoner attempted to
strike one of the boys. The deceased interfered, and
the prisoner drew a dagger and struck him in the
side. The man reeled and fell. John Fair-
dough said, he went into Walsh's public-house, at
about twenty minutes to twelve o'clock, for a glass of
ale. He saw the prisoner and another foreigner or two at
about ten minutes past twelve ; he (witness) was standing
at his door, when he saw the deceased and several others
coming. up the street "grumbling and growling." He saw
the prisoner take out his bowie knife, and the deceased went
up to him. He does not know whether to take the knife
from him or not, but the prisoner yielded his knife and
stabbed him, Thomas Ashton said, he was in Welsh's
public-house. A foreigner. was there and began
Fumbling.. Mr. Welsh put him out, bat he returned
in a few minutes with three or four other foreigners, the
prisoner being with them. When they came out he saw
the prisoner and the deceased had some altercation, and the
prisoner directly afterwards ran away. He did not see the
deceased stabbed, but be saw the knife fall, but he could
not say from whose hands. John Hasslock was at Mr.
Welsh's public-house. Deceased left witness about half
an hour before closing time. At twelve o'clock witness
went up the street, and looked for the deceased. He almost
rubbed clothes with him. He had not gone three
paces further when he heard the words, "Don't,
he's got a knife." He turned round, and saw
the deceased with his arm raised, as if he was at-
tempting to take the knife away from the prisoner. Almost
immediately he drew the knife and stabbed him. He would
not swear the prisoner was the man who stabbed him, as he
did not distinctly see his features, but he could swear to the
clothes. Mr. Welsh, the owner of the public-house, said
that, at about half-past eleven, he heard a noise in the snug,
and he went there, and saw a foreigner quarrelling with a
person there, and he turned him out. He returned in a few
minutes with four other foreigners, including the prisoner.
The person whom he turned out seemed to be very indignant,
and used some threatening language to him. Witness
knew nothing of what took place in the street. Officer
656 said he was on duty in Whitechapel about a quarter
past twelve o'clock, when a lad came up to him and said a
man was stabbed, and pointed out a person who he said had
picked up the knife. The officer. asked him for the knife.
He denied that he had one, but ultimately gave it up, Mr.
Clough censured the officer for not detaining the man who
had the knife. Mr. Mansfield said that it seemed the pri-
soner and his friends were determined to pick a quarrel
with deceased and his party, and it was a most determined
and deliberate attack, and he did not see how he could do
anything but commit the prisoner for trial on a charge of
wilful murder,