Another sensational case—the trial of Wood for the Camden Town murder—has been finished this weel It has, as was inevitable, resulted in an acquittal. The case created an extraordinary sensation. All the streets surrounding the Central Criminal Court were packed with people, and Wood, on his release, was acclaimed as national hero. It is said that two newspapers bid against each other for an article from his pen, and that the winning bid was £200. It was sordid case. The wretched victim, who was found in her room with her throat cut, was of the " unfortunate" class, A postcard in the handwriting of Wood, and admittedly written by h'm, was found some days later in the room; and there was plenty of evidence that Wood was with her for an hour or two in public houses the night before her discovery. Beyond this the only evidence except such as might be deduced from his own untruthful statements—was that of a witness who saw—or believed he saw a man come out of the house in the early morning, and who identified Wond as that man by his walk, having never seen his face. The evidence of this witness was very much shaken, and could not possibly have been relied on for con-as for Wood's attempt to conceal the fact that he had been with the girl a few hours before, it may be easily be reconciled with entire innocence of the murder. Indeed the manner of his attempt is all in his favour. He tried to induce a girl of his acquaintance to support him in an alibi which could have covered the period during which he was by his own admission in the victim's company, but would not hare covered the time of the murder. It would have proved his whereabouts only up to about midnight, whereas the girl is known to have been murdered somewhere about four or five in the morning.
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