the substance of which he repeated on Saturday. His contention is that when a person has committed a grave crime, the knowledge thereof becomes the dominant idea in the mind, and that if the criminal be suddenly confronted with something closely connected with the act, his mind communicates to his body an unconscious leaning towards the object in question which may be used to substantiate his guilt.
Casebook: Jack the Ripper - Evening News - 19 November 1888
…who is a victim of the culprit’s actions…
I mean that maybe Mr. Cumberland might have purchased a gold watch at a price cheaper than its worth and he thought it was a “steal”.
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