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Abberline's Memoir
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Abberline's Memoir
Author: RLeen
Thursday, 02 December 1999 - 08:37 am |        | Hello Everybody, (anybody?)
There always seems to be debate upon the interpretation of events by succesive authors. The memoirs or notes of some police officials, for instance, are often used as proof for new theories. But what I want to know is why the man most closely linked with the killings, Abberline, never ever ventured into print even though many contemporaries did. Men like Walter Dew (forgive me if that's wrong but it's been a hard day and this comes from memory) who was a humble PC at the time included a chapter on JTR in his autobiography.
So, can anyone out there suggest a reason for Abberline's reticence? All donations gratefully received!
Thanking you for your consideration
Rabbi Leen |
Author: JackisBack
Thursday, 02 December 1999 - 01:47 pm | | | Probably didn't have a good enough agent to get him "the deal" he wanted..just a thought. |
Author: Leanne
Friday, 03 December 1999 - 03:26 am | | G'day Rabbi,
Reading the 'A-Z', about Inspector Abberline, it says that: 'at the time of his retirement, the authorities objected to officers writing their memoirs, which he agreed, tended to reveal police methods to the criminal classes'.
LEANNE! |
Author: Carl Dodd
Thursday, 06 July 2000 - 02:34 am | | | Being a retired police officer, I'd say one reason for Abberline to not write his memoirs was that he might have found some memories of things too painful to write about. In that era publication of books, newspapers and personal papers that were hyped to the point of embarassment for their authors too. With all the circumstances involved, there were more reasons for him not to publish than for him to publish. |
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