The question of the reprieve of the prisoner Lipski, a
Polish Jew, condemned to death at the Old Bailey for the murder of Miriam Angel, a young married woman, found dead in her room at 16 Batty Street, Whitechapel, has been attracting considerable public attention. Lipski was to have been hanged on Monday ; but at the earnest desire of his solicitor, Mr. Matthews—though himself confident in the justice of the sen- tence—consented to a week's reprieve, in order that fresh evidence might be adduced in the prisoner's favour. Our readers will remember that the face of the murdered woman was bruised as if by a fist, and that her month, windpipe, and gullet were burned with nitric acid. Under the bed, Israel Lipski, the condemned man, was found lying insensible, with the inside of his month burned with the same acid, and the skin of both his elbows rubbed off. Lipski'e coat, saturated with acid, was also found under the bed. The door was appa- rently fastened on the inside.
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