The Warwickshire Herald. — 1892-10-20 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR IN SOUTH  LONDON.  ALLEGED ROBBERY AND MURDER OF A DOCTOR. At the Southwark Police-court, on Thursday, Edward Walter, 24. stoker, of 17, Glengall•road, Peckham; Henry Lee, 23, stoker, Bandon 'alley, Wandsworth, and Charles Balch, 30, general dealer, 19, Redcroes•road, Borough, powerful-looking men, were charged on suspicion with being concerned ir causing the death of Dr. Kerman, a medical gentle• man, lately practising at Canning Town, iv Whitecross-street, Borough, on the 12th lust, and further with stealing from him a gold Watch am' chain, locket, and money, the value of which is at present unknown.—Mrs. Knight, wife of the pro. priest or of the Clyde beerhouse, Southwark Bridge. road, said the pretrious aiternoon she was serving in the bar when she saw five men eater; the three prisoners were there with the deceased. They all came in together. A man, not present, called for a pot of mild and bitter. She served him and received the monoy. The man handed a glass to the deceased, and Ile drank it. Two minutes later he offered him another glass, but deceased, who seemed disgusted, threw the glass to the ground without touching the contents. The glass was broken, snd the man paid for it. All four men were quite sober, but the deceased seemed to be In a dazed condition. They remained in the bat till about half past two. They had no more drink. Her husband came in about the time named, and the men at once left, the gentleman going out last. That morning she saw a dozen men in the station yard, and identified the prisoners as three of the four men who came in and went out with the deceased. During the conversation one of the men said, "Tide gentleman is my uncle from the country." In answer to questions she said she was sure Lee was among the party.—Police-Constable Hunt proved finding deceased in the passage of the George IV. public-house, leading to Whitecrossstreet.—lnspector O'Dea said that was as far as he proposed to go that day. He asked for a remand and a certificate for legal aid, as the case was cur. r. by intricacies and mystery. The magistrate acceded to both requests. —Prisoners applied for bail, but it was refused. On Settedae James Noble, 25, a general dealer, g ...,,ss•stieet, nearing i.hat the m.tec,ives were on the watch for him, walked into Southwark Police-station, and said to Inspector Stephens, who can in charge, "I hear I am wanted, so I wish to give myself up." Noble was placed in the cells, and subsequently brought before Mr. Horace Smith, charged with complicity in the fatal affair.-lusie eter Stephens, after deposing to the prisoner's surrender, raid, "I asked him what he wanted to give himself up for. He replied, The old gentle" Mrs. Knight, wife of the proprietor of the Clyde beerhouse, which the doctor visited along sent ter, and she identified 5. .10 as one of loin. When the charge was read lerr to him. Noble declared, "I never saw the old gentleman after we left the public-house together." —Mrs. Knight was called, and repeated the evidence Ite.eav,• a-ainat the other three men. Prisoner. elle Said, was the last of the four men to enter her bar with the deceased. fie ordered a pot of mild in., bitter ale, with which she served him, and dir r paying for it he handed it to the deceased, ,track and gave the pot to one of the others. of t'e'n, including prisoner, partook of the tuition Noble ordered a glass of ale soon after, And handed it to the deceased, who just sipped it Ind tirrr w the glass to the ground. They were in Sri,' tar about 40 minutes—Prisoner was remanded, to be brought up with the other accused men. 1140/