Originally posted by Herlock Sholmes
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He definitely wasn't a doctor, he was an assistant. But the testimony at the inquest makes it plain that both Lamb and Diemshitz mistook him for Dr Blacklock. Diemshitz said the first doctor opened the top buttons on Stride's dress and Lamb said he closed the gates after the doctor started his examination. Johnson said he opened Stride's buttons and the gates were closed after he arrived. Blackwell said Stride's buttons were open when he arrived and the gates were closed and specifically stated that Lamb was mistaken on this point.
As far as Spooner, Eagle and Brown go, answer me one question - when did they last actually see a clock. Eagle said there was a clock in the club but he didn't look at it. Brown said the was a clock in the Chandler's shop but he didn't look at that either. These people were just making it up from memories that they didn't know they would have to recall and clock times obviously were not a major part of their lives.
I am not accusing Diemshitz of lying. He usually arrived back at around one o'clock, which is what he told all the press. Come the inquest, and with eye witness testimony being notoriously unreliable, he may have convinced himself that he must have looked at the clock and it showed one o'clock because that it what he had told the press. A bold statement rather than if's and but's. The clock would have been a courtesy provided by the tobacco shop for their customers. Would they have incurred the expense of a large face clock that was lighted internally all night when they were closed?
I hold to the opinion that the police times are the most credible, but there are not a lot of minutes difference between us anyway. The big question is how long was it between the BSMan argument and Stride being murdered. If it was 15 minutes it leaves more time for the perpetrator to be someone unknown. If it was only a few minutes it comes down to BSMan, Parcelman or Pipeman. It doesn't even affect the interruption theory as that could equally be attributed to the return of Eagle, the strolling of Lave or a commotion in the kitchen.
Perhaps it is time to quit quibbling about minutes and focus on who killed Lizzie complete with accompanying logic.
Cheers, George
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