ABSTRACT
“Lipski was a Polish Jew who murdered his paramour in the East End of London, and though the conviction was to a large extent based upon circumstantial evidence the jury had no hesitation in finding him guilty. The Home Secretary had no doubt of his guilt, but unfortunately the Judge spoke in an uncertain voice. The agitation grew outside and the final decision was postponed from day to day. The execution was to take place on Monday. The old office-keeper and myself were the only two people present in the Office. When all the ground had been gone over again the result was the same. The Judge and the Home Secretary could not agree upon a final decision, for or against. The gloom was terrible, when suddenly there was a cautious knock at the door and the office-keeper entered bearing a missive in his hand.
