The Herald of Wales. — 1887-08-20 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

THE LIPSKI CASE.  IMPORTANT REVELATIONS.  THE POISON BOTTLE TRACED. The Central News aaye:—Mr Hayward was waited upon this morning by Mr If. Buchner', chemist, 14, Houndaditeh who said he wished to make • statement respecting the Lipeki ease. The following is the statement which wee at once rednoed to writing. "About the end of June a dark man, rather square built, hair dark brown, a foreign Jew by hia face, purchased for twopence two ounces of nitric acid In a bottle labelled "Bell and Company." camphorated oil." I noticed tho label becoase the bottle being oily, my label would not atick. There was nearly a teaspoonful of oil left in the bottle which I poured out leit it ahould spoil the acid. The label was rather high up on the bottle. It was a two ounce phial long ehaped. I believe the man naid it was for staining wood or wick. lam not sure I salted him what it WWI wanted fir. lam not mtre that I should know the inn again. I think ho Lad short whiskers otuni Lig a littla below the ear, and • slight mm clothe. Ido not thi .k the whole transaction lasted more than a minute, and do not recollect if he spoke r II vlieh." The importance of Mr Buchner's statement may be estimated by the fact that Lipaki is tall ' and fair and of alight build, and does not in any way answer the description of ihe man vho bnught the said in the Honndtditch shop. Mr Hi yward, immediately after receiviug Mr Buchner'm statement, proceeded to tho Hime Office, in order to lay it before the Home Secretary.  The Lipski case le still the topic of the hoar. The only fresh evidence, however, is that of • man named Emil Barwick, who lived in White. chapel, and was on the point of starting to America. Mr Stuart•Wortley. tinder Secretary for the Home Department, to whom the witness was introduced, was unable to answer any question, as Mr Matthews was extremely busy, and could not be interrupted, Lot he promised to erod an answer to Mr Hayward. Emil Bar. sock says he know' tichmuss, that they had been out together. and that Sehrnuss used to interpret for him, Emil Barrack and Schumer; were together on the first or second day after the murder. On that occasion &Mama told him that he was alone in Lipski's shop, that he heard is confused noise and stamping in Mrs Angel's room, and that he went down to see what was the matter. Schmuss further stated that be opened the door and saw Liptiki and another man ilk the room. That Lipski came to the door and said to him, Go down. I will come very soon," and dust he (Schmuss) then went sway and did not return. Mr. Hayward said that he had been engaged during the &Bemoan in prosecuting further enquiries, and has been successful in 21ear1ng up :beveral points. He (+mephitis however th it the police, instead of ro dering him assistance, placed obstacles in his way. For instance, in endettvouring to trace the bottle which contained the nitric acid. he was refused permission to see it, or have it photographed. Beyond being told that Schnourre was in Birmingham, he could not from the police obtain his address. Mr. Hayward also said that he had discovered that a very ddlerent person from Lipeki had applied to a tradesman for nitric ac d on the Monday before the murder. A farmer employer of Lipaki gave him a very high character, and expressedi his belief in the coudemnei man's innocence. Mr Hayward has complained of his treatment by the police in a letter to the Home Secretary. The C.ntrat News is informed that specimens of sticks upon which Lipeki wee working at the date of the murder have bten submitted to an expert, rho. after careful examination, has declared that no acid whatever had been employed in their manufacture; the substance need In finishing them was simply varnish. All the sticks were of refs wood, on which a-alication of acid would have rendered them valueless Acid, it aver.% is used only on hard wood