Innocent, By George!

[richardnunweek]

Hi Letchmere.
No Reg had a beard.......
Seriously... No, I can only repeat myself in defence, in saying that unlike anyone else on Casebook, hearing about Regs tale in ''The Ripper and the Royals'' was not the first time that I was aware of it, thus it was not invented to assist the book, it was simply a repeat of what was aired in that [ dare I say it?] radio broadcast.
Regards Richard.

[Lechmere]

Blimey – you just found the last piece of the jig-saw.
Snap.

[DVV]

"My down-to-earth Daddy saw Churchill in Miller's Court."

[Lechmere]

Richard - do I take it that you don't think Reg was a bare faced liar?

[richardnunweek]

Hi,
Radio broadcast mid 1970s.... One hundred shillings.
Faircloughs book 1992...one hundred shillings.
Wheeling Register 1888... five weeks wages[ average] which was approx equivilent to ...one hundred shillings.
One could suggest that Reg, or Topping made a rather good guess, dont you think.? considering that no sum was mentioned in any british newspaper.
Reg was not born when the wheeling report was circulated, and although Topping was, unless he invented a devious plan to adopt an identity, which is to far fetched to consider, IMHO, then it is not unreasonable to suggest that as Toppings surname was Hutchinson....He is our witness.
Its a case of ABC.
Regards Richard.