The Pontypridd District Herald and Rhondda Valley, Llantrisant, Caerphilly, and Mountain Ash News. — 1892-11-05 (Pontypridd, Mid Glamorgan, Wales)

THE MURDER IN LONDON.  ALLEGED OONIPILESION.  The four men—Waller, Lee, Balch, and Noble— who stand charged with the murder of Dr. Kirwan, were ag tia placed in the dock at the Southwark Police-court.—John Featherstone Was the most important witness called.—He said: I am at present a prisoner in Pentouville Prison, and I was committed for trial from Marloorosigh-street on Out. 13th. I was removed to Holloway to await my trial. At the prison I was placed in a reception cell with two other men. The two men are the prisoners Waller and Lee. Waller spoke to me drat, and he said, "What are you here for ? " I replied, "For the West-end bond robbery," and I asked him what he was there for, and he said "for murdering an old toff in the Borough an.: rubbing him." I said " Whereabouts," and he saict "In a court in the Borough." I said " How much did you get," and he said, "£1 65." He added, "1 tnought he had a lot of stuff on him." Before he said this I said, "£1 6a is not much to kill a man for," and then he said, "I thought he had a lot of stuff on him." He told me Lee was innocent. He had told me both their names. Waller said, "lie (meaning Lee) went into the public house to have a half-pint by himself." He also said Lee had only got to wait until the next remand, and then be would get off. He said, "Me and thy mate, the one the police have not got, took the old toff up the court. I got hold of him (the old gentleman)." *said, "What did you do?" and lie showed me. 'He used his right hand, which he said he put in th... deceased's col.ar, and the other hand he put over his mouth. "The other man," be said, "took out his knife and was going to stab him, but I stopped him, and got a stab on the chin." Waller also remarked he "would take 20 years for his chance." I said "Did anyone see you?" and lie said " Yes ; an old woman was in the court, but I don't know if she saw us or not." Again he said he would take 20 years for his chance, and lie "hoped it would not come to a hanging job." He did not tell me which was the man who took out the knife, but I understood it was the man in the other cell. Waller further told me that the other man hit the old toff with his fist.—Mr. Sims : Did Waller have a mark on his chin? —Yea, and kept wiping it with Lis handkerchief. Did he say anything further? Yes, he said "I held him while the other two men got the money." Did you question Waller as to what the old toff was ?—Yes. He said "lie is a mouthpiece," and when I &eked hint what that was he said "a solicitor."—Did he say anything about his condition ?—Yes. He said "We got him boczed." I was in custody on the 20th September, and I was remanded four times in custody. I was not on bail at any time. The first time I heard about the Borough murder was from Waller, and the Sunday folowing I saw an account in a newspaper with Inspector O'Dea's name in it. Waller kept saying Lee was innocent, and I wrote to the inspector from Newgate.—la this your letter: "C. 19, H. M. P. N e wgate. —Mr. O'Dea. —Sir, —Corne and see me respecting the Borough mystery. I can about clear up toe in) story. iam awaiting —Yours truly,