The Mysteries of the Court of London — page 391: what you’re looking at

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360 REYNOLDS’ WORKS experienced. He was, however, much injured, for the mis- creant had beaten him about the head and shoulders with his club. On thus coming to himself, the detective heard the subdued moans of his subordinate Tom; and it was yet several minutes before the two men were sufficiently re- covered to drag themselves up from the pit. Then they heard a feeble knocking at the cellar-door; they opened it, and found their comrade who had been made a prisoner there, and who was nearly as much injured as themselves. The watchers from the back yard were admitted into the house, but it was only too evident that the Burker and Bab Smedley had escaped. On the following day the subterranean was thoroughly investigated by the police; the earth at the bottom was dug up, and slight though sufficient traces were discovered to prove that the evidences of foul crimes had been concealed and well-nigh obliterated there. The -.quicklime, mixed with the soil, afforded a frightful indication of how the dark work had been done, and though no human remains were dis- interred, there existed no doubt that more than one victim of murder had been consigned to that subterranean tomb. ECORNIClIOOKS (E(0)