The Telephone Murder
Waterside Press (Verlag)
978-1-909976-56-6 (ISBN)
One of a number of real life cases from an era when juries listened with rapt attention to evidence of exact times, distances, estimates of speed and even in some cases whether a clock was fast or slow—from witnesses whose recollections might be first-rate, mildly inaccurate, mistaken or wholly unreliable. A reading of Old Bailey and other Assize court cases from the time suggests there may have been an entire industry centring on the creation of ambiguity, smokescreens and sometimes false alibis. Advocates demonstrated skill, ingenuity and persistence in constructing explanations, favourable or unfavourable, according to whether they acted for prosecution or defence. The Telephone Murder of 1931 in Liverpool, when William Wallace was acquitted on appeal of his wife’s murder, is a poignant reminder of those days. The story is further spiced because prosecuting counsel was a man fighting to restore his professional reputation.
This second edition contains a new Preface as well as a number of textual explanations, enhancement and a fresh index. It complements the author’s series of books on famous cases.
Ronald Bartle was Deputy Chief Stipendiary Magistrate (now District Judge) for Inner London. His books include The Police Witness: A Guide to Presenting Evidence in Court (New Police Bookshop, 1984 onwards), Lizzie Borden and the Massachusetts Axe Murders (Waterside Press, 2017), Three Cases that Shook the Law (Waterside Press, 2016) and Bow Street Beak (Foreword Lord Hurd of Westwell) (Waterside Press, 2016).
Acknowledgements; About the author; Dedication; Map of the area and Wallace's route; Preface; Introduction; 1.The Background Environment; 2.The Characters of William and Julia Wallace; 3.Who was R M Qualtrough?;
4.The House that Wasn’t There; 5.The Scene of Horror; 6.The Police in Action; 7.Investigation and Arrest; 8.William Herbert Wallace on Trial; 9.The Meaning of Circumstantial Evidence; 10.The Appeal; 11.Wallace: A Free Man; 12.Richard Gordon Parry; 13.The Solution. Postscript. Select Bibliography (in alphabetical order). Index.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 04.07.2018 |
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| Zusatzinfo | 1 black and white map |
| Verlagsort | Winchester |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte | |
| Recht / Steuern ► Rechtsgeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-909976-56-3 / 1909976563 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-909976-56-6 / 9781909976566 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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