Julia Wallace Murder Case

[Mark R]

It certainly does. The same cobbles...I am hoping to write a book (and build a website) on the subject.

[ChrisGeorge]

It certainly does. The same cobbles...I am hoping to write a book (and build a website) on the subject.

Hi Mark

The best of luck to you in those endeavours. Keep us posted on your progress on them.

Chris

[SteH]

At approximately 8.45 on the evening of 20th January 1931 William Herbert Wallace was met by John Sharpe Johnston and Florence Johnston here.

Did you bunk over, or did someone leave the alleygate open?

[Mark R]

Hi Mark

The best of luck to you in those endeavours. Keep us posted on your progress on them.

Chris

Thanks Chris. Will do.

Mark

[Mark R]

Did you bunk over, or did someone leave the alleygate open?

The alleygate was left open so I thought I would just take a look!

[Mark R]

On Thursday 22nd January, 1931, Wallace met up with club captain Samuel Beattie and James Caird on the corner here (at about 10.20 - 10.30). Wallace asked Beattie whether he could "get any nearer" (to the time that the call was made to the chess club). Wallace also told Beattie that "the police have cleared me". Little did Wallace know that the police were actually following him.

Photo: ©Liverpool Libraries and Information Services

[Mark R]

Mark, see if you can find out, I would be interested, just being nosey. I used to live in Sutton St. and was in the cab biz before I emigrated.

It is still used as a cab garage. I went past the other day and there was a fleet of black cabs there! The company was foundered in 1910. I wrote recently to the company to see if I can get inside and have a look around. I'll see if I get any reply.

[Mark R]

I recently obtained The Man From The Pru from a local DVD company. The picture is not too bad.

Here's the link:

http://www.liverpoolartistes.com/ind...=data_home&a=2

[Ged]

I've got that one, quite good isn't it.

[chippie]

Thanks for that Mark, will keep the link on file for future reference

[Mark R]

Chippie-
No problem

Ged-
Yeah, it's a good film. Good to see that they used a lot of the actual dialogue that was in the trial transcription (with the exception of Mrs. Johnston using the phrase "Julia would go mad if she saw this" - (it was actually Wallace who said it) but I suppose I'm grabbing at straws!! As you say, great film though - very atmospheric.

[DaisyChains]

I love this thread
I finished reading a book on the case last week (the name escapes me! is it 'who killed julia wallace?' by Murphy?)

I decided to take a little drive at the weekend in the vicinity of Wolverton Street....
It gave me a strange feeling being outside number 29...very eerie....

I will deffo get a copy of that DVD as I have been dying to see it for years! thanks for the great link!

[Mark R]

If the book you read is by Murphy it is The Murder of Julia Wallace. Jonathan Goodman wrote the book The Killing of Julia Wallace. I watched The Man From The Pru for the umpteenth time last night! I recently managed to get access to the Wallace Case File at Merseyside Police. Some interesting material amongst it. I hope to write a book on the case. In fact I have been for nigh on two years!

Mark

[Ged]

Good luck with that venture Mark. I'll look forward to reading it. Anything juicy in those files then, can there be anything new? Has Mr Slemen gone quite on his claims or does he have a book to be written. If it's all a re-hash but just with added self opnion at the end, then it might be no better than this thread. I'd like to see a comprehensive list of facts with fors and againsts of why the author is coming to that conclusion.

[Mark R]

Hi Ged

The file seems somewhat incomplete which is a disappointment. I suppose anything that old is certainly going to lose pieces of it (with World War II) and all that. Yes, I agree with you regarding Tom Slemen's book (re: the Johnstons). I know he told me a few years ago that some very odd things happened in the Johnstons house after the murder. Don't know what he means about that to be honest - (and where he got the information). I'm not sure whether he means on the murder night or afterwards. If he does mean afterwards he must be referring to 358 Townsend Avenue. The Johnstons moved there the next day.