Interesting info all. :handclap:
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Interesting info all. :handclap:
Right, read a bit more of this today in the bookshop. I'll eventually finish it. ;)
TS states that the 18ft escape route from the Wallaces to the Johnston's next door accounts for the lack of eye witness accounts as to the whereabouts of the murderer that night. The Johnston's grandchildren maintain there were 6 people in their house though that night.
It is mentioned too that residents in Wolverton Street has keys that fitted each others door locks. It is known that a drunken Mr Cadwallader once startled Julia when mistakenly entering the Wallaces by this method. As we know, William Wallace was confronted with his doors being locked against him upon his return from Allerton. Jack Johnston asked him to go around to the front door to try again 'while we wait here'. Mysteriously the back door opened for Wallace when he got back around to the back - was this because Jack Johnston opened it with his key while he was around the front?
Was it only the front door yale locks that some neighbours keys fitted though?
Does Slemen say that Johnston said that Ged? That is wrong. When they were standing by the backyard door Johnston said to Wallace to have a look inside and they would wait. Wallace didn't go back around to the front. He walked up to the scullery door, looked over his shoulder and said "She won't be out. She has such a cold." He then tried the door which opened quite easily according to the Johnston's testimony.
I'll have to make sure, he makes large of the duplicate keys and it suddenly being able to open. The trouble with reading it in the shop is, the assistant keeps looking over as much to say 'Are you going to buy that book or what' ha ha.
I think it was mentioned before in the thread, that if the back door was unlocked, and Wallace tried to use his key to unlock it he may have locked it himself, so when he tried again with Mr and Mrs Johnston by his side he then unlocked it and gained access.
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The problem with that Prefab is that both Jack and FloJo said that Wallace didn't open it with his key - they claimed he just walked up, turned the handle and said; 'It opens now.' (although it could be argued that he did use his key and they just didn't see him use it!) I'm sure Slemen would say he wouldn't believe either of the Johnston's testimony :slywink:
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lol I can just picture it ! :lol:
Has this case been solved ?
You should be arrested for posing a man of means, I mean, a dressing gown, have you no shame !:rolleyes: