13:ra,—Assume that the murderer of Miss Camp was a woman,
and your moat interesting article may yet throw light on the case. You state that the murder appears to be the result of sud- denly aroused or gratified hatred, but suggest that it may have been the act of some man little known to Miss Camp's circle, even one turned out from the bar. Supposing that in business or recreation Miss Camp had made a female enemy ;
(1) such a woman might also be travelling second class; (2) her attack would be sudden and surprising ; (3) a woman could have carried a pestle (for any purpose) under a cloak; and (4) she could easily have escaped notice afterwards. Given sufficient strength, an angry woman may easily be con- ceived to have suddenly struck such a strong blow and then other blows, and no one who knows what woman's tempers and after-calms can be, will think that it is reined facie im- possible that the murderer and successful evader may be a woman. That seemed suggested by your artiole.—I am,
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