The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1887-08-27 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

THE MURDERER'S CAREER.  Israel Lipski—as he was popularly known—was a Polish Jew, and was born in Warsaw in 1805. His father gave him a good Hebrew education, not in a national school, but in a chida, &small room generally on the basement. Lipski is not the name by which his family is known. Their proper name is Lobulski,' but when Israel came to London, about two years ago, the name being rather difficult to Englishmen to repeat, that of Lipski was suggested, and accepted by him. Israel's father is a respectable man who met his commercial misfortunes bravely. Many years ago he kept a distillery in Warsaw, but, owing to adverse circumstances, he failed in business, and was obliged to go out to work as a journeyman. Israel Lipssi had three sisters and two brothers. One of the latter is in the army, and the other is a traveller. Israel, when young, was fond of aquatic sports. One afternoon, whilst he and one of his brothers were bathing, he heard cries for help, and swimming to the spot whence they proceeded, he found a young lad Ftra pain g for life. He saved him. This was not the first life he had rescued; he bad previously saved a young girl who had fallen over a bridge. When his parents became reduced in circumstances Israel was apprenticed to a turner. He soon became a favourite in the workshop. When his term of apprenticeship was over his master employed him as a journeyman at a decent wage, and he was then able to assist his parents, whose circumstances had become more distressing. At 20 be determined to get to London. The difficulty was how to make his escape. The Granetz—the territory between Russia and Germany—was guarded, and the gendarmes would not allow anyone to pass unless, of course, ho was supplied with a passport. This Israel did not have. Had he applied for ene he would have been asked questions which would have led to his detention. He was near the age when he would be compelled to become a soldier, and the authorities would have arrested him at once. The difficulty was, as the result proved, easily got over. In evefy town there are smugglers, some of whom make a special business of this sort of thing, only they have to be well paid for it, and Israel Lipski's escape was thus effected. A miller had occasion to pass the guards; he had a van-load of flour, and Israel, who had become on friendly terms with him, was placed among the sacks and taken over to German territory. He at once took the train to Hamburg, where he was compelled to remain from want of money. Whilst waiting, in the hope of meeting a countryman of his—for there are plenty of Polish Jews in Hamburg—he engaged in conversation with a man, who agreed to employ him in a cattle ship bound for the English metropolis. Israel came here penniless; but he was early taken to the premises of Mr. Mark Katz, his late employer. Lodgings were obtained for him, and in a few days he was seen in the workshop. Having been taught the trade of a turner in Warsaw, it was not very difficult for him to turn to stick-making. He was particularly useful in making handles for sticks. Mr. Katz found him an energetic workman, and gradually his position in the workshop improved. His employer, seeing that he was a prudent and respectable young man, eventually consented to his engagement with his sister-in-law, Miss Kate Lyons. Mr. Katz again increased his wages, in the belief that he would be enabled to save more money. The engagement was broken off for a time, b It it was renewed and continued—the lovers anticiparng marriage—. until he was arrested on the charge of murder. When Mr. Mark Katz became slack, and Israel did not earn sufficient to keep himsel,, he was obliged to withdraw money from the wings bank. Thie little fund mild  not long supply his necessities, so Mn. Lyons, the mother of Lipski's sweetheart, advised him to work for himself. The advice was taken, and Israel withdrew the remainder of his savings to invest in necessary tools. It was only on the second day of his new venture—Jane 28—that the murder of Miriam Angel was committed.