SPECIAL EDITION. ” Telegraph ” Office, 3 p.m. (by Telegraph) THE LIVERPOOL SACK MURDER
ACCUSED AT THE POLICE COURT.
George Ball, alias Sumner and Samuel Angeles Eltoft, were before the Stipendiary at Liverpool to-day on a charge of the wilful murder Christine Catherine Bradfield, victim the Liverpool sack murder. Four constables were the dock with the accused, who as usual, maintained a cool and unconcerned demeanour. The court was crowded. Mr. Dinder, the police solicitor, explained the main feature of the case, commenting the circumstance as evidence of guilt that Ball was in possession of considerable money after the murder. Counsel urged there was prima facie case against both prisoners.
Their attitude on the night of the murder and subsequently pointed to their being guilty of the crime. Ball’s assertion that an unknown man committed the murder could not accepted, and it was scarcely possible that Eltoft should not have known what was in the sack when he assisted to take it to the canal in handcart. He asked for their committal for wilful murder. Just before the Court resumed after luncheon the prisoners were snapshotted by a photographer from the ledge of the dock. Both seemed anxious that a good portrait should be obtained and posed and smiled the camera was directed towards them. Evidence was given by a medical man, who said death was caused concussion the brain, resulting from terrible blows on the skull. The injuries could have been caused by a. marlin spike. There was no indication of actual sexual outrage.
