19 MAY 1917, Page 3

Nothing could have been more free from bias than the

Judge's summing up, no attempt being made to influence the jury in either direction. As we have said, we must refrain from editorial comment till we know whether the subject will be retried on appeal. if no appeal takes place, or if the appeal is rejected, the question what further steps should be taken will be a subject of grave consideration. The matter, it seems to us, cannot be left where it is.