Originally posted by scarletpimpernel
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But really the issue of workhouse uniform is a side issue. The point is that workhouse inmates simply were not allowed to roam the streets at will - let alone in the early hours of the morning.
As far as I've seen, Mei Trow's only response to this difficulty is to point out that Jack London, when he was an inmate of the casual ward, was able to run out of the workhouse gates and evade recapture one day about 15 years later. Unless someone can come up with a suggestion as to how Mann could have escaped from the workhouse at night without being detected - not just once but repeatedly - he should not be considered a suspect at all.
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