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Gordon
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Posted on Tuesday, July 27, 2004 - 1:35 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostView Post/Check IPPrint Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)Ban Poster IP (Moderator/Admin only)

Hi,
I`d very much like to hear other peoples views on this alleged item. I myself am afriad I`m not at all convinced, that its genuine, my arguement for this is as follows...
Firstly having seen a picture of this allged item, I was struck by how new it looked, considering its ment to be over 100 years old!!!
Secondly, the Bobby who allegedly found it PC Amos Simpson (who the City Police, have no record of, even so if he existed and surly he did as he`s on the retirement register, he therefore must have served in one of the Divisions even if he didn`t serve in the City), anyway havinf found this major piece of evidence, what he does is not HAND IT IN!!!!! No he keeps it, in an old sea truck.....why....oh is cases in 100 years time someone whats to pay good money for it!!!! RUBBISH!!!!!!!
Thirdly, I`m informed that the shrawl has bits cut out of it, the reason because it may have had blood on it? Again rubbish, it would have been soaked in the stuff!!! Why did this obviously good quality item, which allegedly belonged to a lady of the night, remain in such good nick, prior to he loosing it, then when its found, not washed, but the blooy bits cut off!!!
I can only hope that the current owner of this shrawl didn`t pay over the odds for it, they surely saw him coming!!!
But then again I maybe wrong, I`d truely like to hear other peoples views.
Gordon.

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