The Silence of Blotchy Mn

[miss marple]

I was having a read of the inquest testimony when something struck me that I had not noticed before.
One thing that has been observed about Jack is his silence, his ability to come onto his victims without being heard and the absence of the sound of boots. I have mentioned before that he might be wearing soft soled shoes.
So surprise,this is from the testimony of Mary Ann Cox.
'' There was no sound as he walked up the court''
Coroner '' Did his boots sound as if his heels were heavy''
Mary Ann Cox'' no sound''
Coroner '' Were his boots down at heel''
Mary Ann Cox ''no sound''
This blows my mind, Blotchy Man is becoming my favourite suspect. It was very unusual wear quiet shoes, hobnail boots were very noisy even leather shoes would echo on a pavement. Interesting!
Miss Marple

[Phil Carter]

Hello MM,

Interstingly, the police were using rubber-soled boots (or pieces of bicycle tyre cut out and affixed), and one would imagine that extended to plain clothes policemen as well.

Just thought I'd mention it.

best wishes

Phil

[Abby Normal]

I was having a read of the inquest testimony when something struck me that I had not noticed before.
One thing that has been observed about Jack is his silence, his ability to come onto his victims without being heard and the absence of the sound of boots. I have mentioned before that he might be wearing soft soled shoes.
So surprise,this is from the testimony of Mary Ann Cox.
'' There was no sound as he walked up the court''
Coroner '' Did his boots sound as if his heels were heavy''
Mary Ann Cox'' no sound''
Coroner '' Were his boots down at heel''
Mary Ann Cox ''no sound''
This blows my mind, Blotchy Man is becoming my favourite suspect. It was very unusual wear quiet shoes, hobnail boots were very noisy even leather shoes would echo on a pavement. Interesting!
Miss Marple

Hi
Well noted.
And if one takes into acount the following witness statements:
Ada Wilson
Lawende
Schwartz (pipeman)
and of course cox (blotchy)

Then perhaps JtR was actually a blonde or fair haired man and not the dark haired man with a dark mustache as is more commonly beleived.

[NickB]

Another aspect of his 'silence' is that he did not make himself known to the police.

[Fleetwood Mac]

Another aspect of his 'silence' is that he did not make himself known to the police.

The best argument for Blotchy is this: why was MJK singing if he wasn't planning to stay the night? If it was purely business, surely it would be quick drink, business and then away to earn more money. The fact she was singing suggests he wasn't going anywhere in a hurry, and why would MJK stay in the house singing with a punter when she could be out earning? Presumably the idea was over and done with as quick as possible and then on to the next one. She sang because he'd paid for the night and there was no rush? And if he'd paid for the night, why would he leave early? And if there was no intention of sex on JTR's part, then he'd be happy to wait until she'd knocked herself out.

Now the problem with this is that if you believe 4 was the time of death (oh murder!), then he waited a long time in silence (half one til 4 before killing her) - perhaps this can be explained.

On balance, I'd say Blotchy is more likely than any of those sighted, but there is some explaining to do. Could be as simple as he fell asleep, too, or he felt 4 was less risky with fewer people milling about, or he killed her around 2. I'll go with the latter.

Oh, and innocent or guilty, Blotchy was unlikely to come forward.

[Steven Russell]

Our old pal Leather Apron was another noiseless mover, wasn't he? I wonder if a lack of noise when walking was regarded as sinister by the Victorians and this attribute was assigned to dodgy characters as tales were told and retold.

Best wishes,
Steve.

[harry]

Why would 'Blotchy' wait so long?Perhaps the situation demanded it..Maybe he left and came back later.Kelly with her singing was attracting attention.Neighbours were complaining.If 'Blotchy' attacked and made a mess of it,and much more noise was created,what then?Would the police be called?

[lynn cates]

sing, sing a song

Hello Harry.

"Why would 'Blotchy' wait so long?"

Why indeed? Doesn't sound like the behaviour of a punter, does it?

Another great question concerns the singing. Although I recognise the principle, "Different strokes for different folks" it seems that such a long lull with singing indicates somewhat more than a prostitute trying to get a client ready for contract fulfillment. So why sing?

What is the final result of loud singing? Is it not a kind of noise? Given the way sound traveled from MJ's abode to the upstairs, could not singing be used to mask anything that "Blotchy" had to relate?

Now, if you are not too bored by my thought experiment hitherto, I ask you please to compare the description of "Blotchy" to that of Red Jim McDermott. You may find them off in only 1 particular.

Cheers.
LC

[miss marple]

If Blotchy paid for the night, perhaps he was'nt in a hurry, maybe he was getting Mary drunk. Mrs Cox heard her singing on her way out and an hour later when she came back, but she may not have been singing for the whole hour.Perhaps he wanted her drunk, relaxed undressed in bed. Light the fire, coax the clothes off her, so she gets into bed, Blotchy has taken off his coat and hat now he removes the rest of his clothes as if he is getting into bed with her, puts his clothes where they can't get bloody, then just as she is relaxed and drunk. cuts her throat, he piles old clothes on the fire to get more light and proceeds with his bloody work. When he is done he puts his clothes back on and creeps out of the house about 4 in the morning or something like that.
Thats if Hutchinson was lying.
Miss Marple

[Robert]

I must say, this Blotchy sounds like a bungling sort of Ripper. He sits and endures - it's the only word - endures Kelly's singing, then when she's lying down he cuts her throat from the wrong side - from the side he's not used to - and does it in such a way that blood spurts up the partition. We also have two reports of a murder cry.