While the whole attention of the police, and of the great army of amateur detectives who are taking an interest in this strange series of atrocious crimes, were concentrating their attention round the East End and King's Cross, he moved swiftly and silently Westward.

And, choosing a time when the Edgware Road is at its busiest and most thronged, did another human being to death with lightning-like quickness and savagery.
"Within fifty yards of the deserted warehouse yard where he had lured his victim to destruction were passing up and down scores of happy, busy people, intent on their Christmas shopping.

Into that cheerful throng he must have plunged within a moment of committing his atrocious crime.

And it was only owing to the merest accident that the body was discovered as soon as it was--that is, just after midnight.
"Dr.Dowtray, who was called to the spot at once, is of opinion that the woman had been dead at least three hours, if not four.

It was at first thought--we were going to say, hoped--that this murder had nothing to do with the series which is now puzzling and horrifying the whole of the civilised world.