DOUBTSThe verdict of the inquest, which was held two days later, was a foregone conclusion; and little public interest was aroused in a case which, though distinguished by one or two unusual features, was almost devoid of the element of mystery,—especially as the attention both of the press and its readers was held by an earlier and more sensational crime with markedly s****l characteristics.
In spite of the early start gained by the police, Bronson was still at large. His car had been found abandoned in a side street of Grantwich, the nearest large town to Spurn Cove, barely ten miles away, whence it was believed that he had taken train to London. No further clue to his whereabouts had been discovered, but a vigorous search by the police was in progress, his description was in every news
