TROTTER HURDER.
THOMPSON ACQUITTED.
CROWD CHEEKS VERDICT
By Telegraph..—Press Association.—CopyristH Melbourne, Thursday.
The trial of Harold Thompson in connection with the Trotter murder case was concluded to-day. Chief Jdstica Madden, in summing up, said that if the jury was satisfied that the finger prints on the window sill were Thompson's, they were at liberty to convict him of murder. It appeared, said his Honour, that accused was in the Post Office Hotel, which was in the neighbourhood where the tragedy took place, until eleven that night. Accused said that he then took a train to rown. If so, one would have thought ha would have been able to call someone who saw him. The corroborative circumstances, though slight, were not without significance. The jury, after four-hourß' retirement, returned a verdict of not guilty.
The crowd outside cheered the verdict, and escorted Thompson down the street, cheering as they went.
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King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 544, 22 February 1913, Page 5
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149TROTTER HURDER. King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 544, 22 February 1913, Page 5
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