Was It a Ghost? : The Murders in Bussey's Wood; An Extraordinary Narrative (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Was It a Ghost?: The Murders in Bussey's Wood; An Extraordinary Narrative

I take advantage of this antique form of literature to make a statement.

The murders of which I shall have to speak in the follow ing pages have been misunderstood. There was only one Species of crime in their perpetration, and this I have from the highest authority. If I had thought it advisable, I could have pointed out the progress by which the assassin reached his determination, his peculiarity of character, and his motives; but such a course would have detected justice to the culprit, not the culprit to justice. Whenever he shall be discovered, the evidence will be ample justification for my assertion with regard to the character of the crime, and reveal the darkest.

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