The Blackpool Herald. — 1884-09-26 (Blackpool, Lancashire, England)

HORRIBLE MURDER IN LIVERPOOL.  On Saturday night, a shocking murder was perpetrated in a narrow court known as Anson Place, off Pembroke Place Liverpool. The victim was a woman named Elizabeth Edwards, aged 28 years, who lived at No 3 in the court, a house of ill repute, and the alleged murderer, who is now in custody, is a seafaring man, named Ernest Ewarstaldt, of Russian nationality. Jealousy and drink appear to have been the cause of the crime. The murder was committed in the house, where the woman lived alone, and the only witness of the horrible deed was a boy aged ten years, named H, Tetherington, who lives in the same court. At about eight o'clock the lad saw Ewartstaldt, who was drunk, come into Anson place, and after walking up and down for several minutes, he knocked at the window and door of Elizabeth Edward's house. Receiving no reply, he walked round the block of buildings, followed by Tethelineon, unseen, into Oakes-street, and climbed over the yard wall of the deceased's house. The boy returned into the court, and peeping beneath the door, saw by the light of a lamp the sailorand the woman, He heard the man ask her to have a drink, she at first declined, but afterwards he noticed them drinking together. Angry words followed, and the sailor diliberately struck her on the left brest with what appeared to be a large knife. The poor woman fell to the floor, and he stood over her for a little while, and then left the house by the back door. The 'by informed a little girl of the occurrence, and she having glanced under the door, ran into Pembroke Place and informed a police-oonstsble that a murder had been committed, The officer entered the house and found the woman lying in a pool of blood just as she had fallen, with the feet to the fireplace and the head near the door. Dr. Penning. n, of 59. Pembroke-Place, was immediately called in, and on examining the body he prounounced life to be extinct. Tetherington heard the woman moan when she fell, and her assassin would seem to have left the body as soon as it was dead. He was, however, shortly afterwards apprehended in London Road by police-constable 1,131, of the north division, and taken to the central police office. When subsequently charged with the murder, the prisoner replied, "I know nothing about it." That the murder was pre meditated there seems to be no doubt from the circumstance which have come to light. The prisoner had been heard to threaten that be would "do for her." At about six o'cloek ou Saturday night the prisoner was in the company ot a friend a Russian musician, in Park Lane, where he purchased a dagger for two shllings. His companions staked him what he was going te do with the weapon, and he replied that he wanted it, but did not state for what purpose. He was at that time under the influence of drink. He appears to have gone almost direct to the women's house, and to have committed the murder with the dagger he had so recently purchased, which was found blood-stained by detective-constable Ellison, who searched the premises. The fatal wound W9l a clear cut with the point of the blade, and penetratnl the brest four inches deep. Litt Is is yet known of the murdered woman's antecendents, except that she had previously lived in Bradford. street, and is believed to have been married.