"And in a copse close by to where the body of the murdered man was found had been discovered a thick bludgeon of a stick, broken it would seem by some violent act, into two halves.
What was puzzling, however, was the apparent motive of robbery about the crime.. . .
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On the top half was rudely cut with a pen-knife M. "And in a copse close by to where the body of the murdered man was found had been discovered a thick bludgeon of a stick, broken it would seem by some violent act, into two halves