Forthcoming Book About Old Shakespeare Murder

[Herlock Sholmes]

Does anyone have any Ripperologist info? The last one that I received was #166. Do we know when #167 is expected?

[Ms Diddles]

I've heard about his Tunnocks Teacakes addiction. Apparently, he bites into them whole, long past nibbling the coating off. Then he screws the tinfoil up. Junkie.

Ach! Poor sod!

That's desperate.

He will be crumbling up the caramel wafers and snorting them next.

[Al Bundy's Eyes]

Ach! Poor sod!

That's desperate.

He will be crumbling up the caramel wafers and snorting them next.

It's when you dissolve Tunnocks Caramel wafers in Buckfast, and then inject the solution that things have got really bad. It's called a 'speedbaw'. In Dundee, it's called a Desperate Dan. Tasty though. Apparently, Tunnocks produce over 4 million a month. And still, the Scots wonder why independence isn't forthcoming....

[barnflatwyngarde]

Ach! Poor sod!

That's desperate.

He will be crumbling up the caramel wafers and snorting them next.

Hang on!

I thought that you were my wee Glaswegian pal.

[Ms Diddles]

It's when you dissolve Tunnocks Caramel wafers in Buckfast, and then inject the solution that things have got really bad. It's called a 'speedbaw'. In Dundee, it's called a Desperate Dan. Tasty though. Apparently, Tunnocks produce over 4 million a month. And still, the Scots wonder why independence isn't forthcoming....

.....and why diabetes is so prevalent up here, I guess!!

The scots also employ total mind games with their confectionary.

A teacake is a chocolate covered marshmallow biscuit and not a toasted thing with raisins.

Their crumpets are weird, flat things, kind of like a proper crumpet which has been ironed to within an inch of it's life, and their pancakes are really dropped scones.

Honestly, a trip to the bakers is like a culinary Island of Dr Moreau.

It's outrageous!!

[Ms Diddles]

Hang on!

I thought that you were my wee Glaswegian pal.

Ha! Sorry Barn! I was betraying my English roots there and getting carried away.

[Al Bundy's Eyes]

"supper" means "with chips"

[Ms Diddles]

"supper" means "with chips"

Yep, and the "C word" is a term of affection in some circumstances.

[Wolf Vanderlinden]

Dekle was apparently writing a book on the legal career of (shyster) lawyer Frances L. Wellman. He could probably expect to sell dozens, even hundreds of copies of this. He "discovered," however, that Wellman was involved in the prosecution of Ameer Ben Ali for the murder of Carrie Brown in New York in 1891 and decided that this needed its own book. He is, or was, also, apparently, working on another book about a "famous"case Wellman was involved in in Canada (one which I have never heard of) so that if he also continues with his original idea of a Wellman biography, it would mean writing 3 books about the lawyer. If this is so then what are the odds that he will expose Wellman's illegalities and his prominent part in railroading Ben Ali? Probably slim to none. My guess is that Dekle will conclude that Ben Ali was guilty all the time and that Wellman and the D.A.'s office were fighting the good fight all along.

Oh, and sorry to interrupt the off topic chit chat.

Wolf.

[barnflatwyngarde]

Dekle was apparently writing a book on the legal career of (shyster) lawyer Frances L. Wellman. He could probably expect to sell dozens, even hundreds of copies of this. He "discovered," however, that Wellman was involved in the prosecution of Ameer Ben Ali for the murder of Carrie Brown in New York in 1891 and decided that this needed its own book. He is, or was, also, apparently, working on another book about a "famous"case Wellman was involved in in Canada (one which I have never heard of) so that if he also continues with his original idea of a Wellman biography, it would mean writing 3 books about the lawyer. If this is so then what are the odds that he will expose Wellman's illegalities and his prominent part in railroading Ben Ali? Probably slim to none. My guess is that Dekle will conclude that Ben Ali was guilty all the time and that Wellman and the D.A.'s office were fighting the good fight all along.

Oh, and sorry to interrupt the off topic chit chat.

Wolf.

Thanks for this Wolf.

Very interesting back story to the forthcoming old Shakespeare book.

[Kattrup]

Thanks for this Wolf.

Very interesting back story to the forthcoming old Shakespeare book.

Hi Barn


Probably best to read about the background from the man himself: http://www.bobdeklebooks.com/ Seems like a decent, well-researched book coming, Wolf Vanderlinden's negative expectations notwithstanding. For instance, it doesn't seem like Dekle is claming the Canadian case is famous today, but that it was at the time, even if WV has never heard of it.

[jmenges]

The Canadian case would be that of the Hyams twins accused of murdering William Wells in a life insurance scam.

https://archive.macleans.ca/article/1931/6/15/the-hyams-twins-case

JM

[barnflatwyngarde]

Hi Barn


Probably best to read about the background from the man himself: http://www.bobdeklebooks.com/ Seems like a decent, well-researched book coming, Wolf Vanderlinden's negative expectations notwithstanding. For instance, it doesn't seem like Dekle is claming the Canadian case is famous today, but that it was at the time, even if WV has never heard of it.

Thanks Kat, much appreciated.

[Wolf Vanderlinden]

Hi Kattrup

Probably best to read about the background from the man himself: http://www.bobdeklebooks.com/ Seems like a decent, well-researched book coming, Wolf Vanderlinden's negative expectations notwithstanding. For instance, it doesn't seem like Dekle is claming the Canadian case is famous today, but that it was at the time, even if WV has never heard of it.

Dekle's book may indeed be well researched, after all he uses my 3 part article on the Brown murder as one of his sources, but my suggestion that someone (a lawyer at that) who is intending to write, and sell, 2 or 3 books on a shyster like Wellman is unlikely to be impartial, IMHO, still stands. If you want to read a decent, well researched book which offers a frank and honest opinion on Wellman as a lawyer (including his work on the Ben Ali trial) then try Law Professor Richard H. Underwood's Gaslight Lawyers. In fact, read Dekle and compare it to Underwood.

As for the "famous Canadian case," as a Canadian who has a long standing interest in Canadian true crime, as I pointed out, I have never heard of it, once famous or not.

Wolf.

[Dickere]

Yep, and the "C word" is a term of affection in some circumstances.

Coronary ?