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 the defence spoke for two hours fifty-eight minutes. His speech was full of Biblical quotations, and even the judge was affected by it."

When he turned out again into the streets a newsboy came running round the corner of Shaftesbury Avenue. He was crying, "Here y'are hextry special. Sensational murder trial—sudden deff of the judge."

Northcote bought another newspaper and opened it under a lamp. In the space reserved for the latest telegrams, these words were printed upside down, "We regret to learn that Mr. Justice Brudenell expired in his room shortly after the conclusion of the murder trial at the Central Criminal Court this evening. The cause of death is believed to be heart failure."