THE TROTTER MURDER.
ARREST OF A STJSPECT
(By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright) (Received January 14th, 9.35 p.m.) MELBOURNE, January 14.
Of tho two persons implicated in the Trotter murder, one was of smail physique aud did not speak during th© tragedy. A detective, working on the theory that the smaller person was a woman and well acquainted with the Trotters and their movements, says that sho did not speak for fear of her voice betraying hor later. A labourer named Harold Thompson has been arrested and formally charged with the murder of Trotter. Tho polico havo been shadowing him for days, and surrounded his houso before making the arrest. Thompson denies the charge. A detailed account of the crime, received by mail, appears on page 2.
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Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 14564, 15 January 1913, Page 9
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124THE TROTTER MURDER. Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 14564, 15 January 1913, Page 9
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