["The Broome Murder", The West Australian, Monday 18 September 1905, page 5]
THE BROOME MURDER.
AN IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENT.
STATEMENT BY A SUSPECT.
Broome, September 17.
The inquest in connection with the murder of Mark Liebglid has been adjourned sine die, the object being to await developments. An important development took place yesterday, when Pablo Marques made a statement before Father Russell, the Resident Magistrate (Mr. Watson) and Sergeant Byrne. He stated that he and Simeon Espada (an arrested suspect) took Liebglid on the night of the murder to the scene of the tragedy to secure a valuable stolen pearl. Espada, wore a slingshot as a belt, and carried a heavy rowlock. Marques asserted that he left Espada and Liebglid together immediately before the murder was committed. Beyond this, Marques would say nothing.
