On The Trail Of The Forgers

[The Good Michael]

Caps,

But the site rules woman, the rules!

Mike

[cappuccina]

Yes, Caz they are; they have the same "value" as the "diary" and the "watch" as far as I'm concerned...

Maybe Rasputin was the Ripper:


He'd be a bit young, but what the hell!

[Mike Covell]

Oh Good Michael, I proffer no tale,
Of why I do rhyme, I would probably fail,
I wanted to know when the book would hit sale,
But thankfully, mentally, Im still on the rail.

Oh Powell himself doth write in his verse,
With witty accuations one cannot reverse,
Perhaps an infliction, or horrible curse,
To stop this addiction, one must call a nurse.

Oh Jack truly was a master of the arts,
His murders did come in stops and in starts,
From taking a kidne, to taking a heart,
The met and the city where falling apart.

But I don't for one second think the diary is real,
It doesn't ring true, and holds no appeal,
But I am intrigued by this forgery deal,
So now you have read this, you know how I feel.

[The Good Michael]

mike,

Your rhyme and your meter are a pleasure to read,
Tho' laced with a lot of sarcasm,
What were you thinking when planting this seed?
Was your mind in a bit of a spasm?

Don't think this an attempt to better your lines,
Truly, you must be the master,
But if poems are the things upon which one dines,
It's better to serve them up faster

[Mike Covell]

Powells Book

Steve I have a question, when is your book due?
Will there be information on those like Walter Dew?
Will there be an expose of the theory involving a Jew?
Or will there be another look at the records held at Kew?

See I have searched onlines stores, but the book is amiss,
Is it only through your website, if it is my problems this,
If I order online, Paypal takes the piss,
So do I send a cheque? Sealed with a kiss?

[caz]

Hi Capps,

Are fatuous non-ripper related photos back in favour then?

Hi Chris,

I take your point.

I just don't see much point in coming up with counter arguments on a message board (intelligent and logical or asinine) to an argument that isn't even being made here.

If and when some harmless nutter ventures in to claim that Shirley or Feldy solved the case, then fine - give 'em both barrels with my blessing. I'm sure you are not one of those whose counter arguments backfire and make 'em look like another harmless nutter.

It just seems like a totally pointless, if not self-destructive exercise to stand there shooting at nobody and nothing - especially if the ammunition is damp or defective.

Love,

Caz
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[ChrisGeorge]

...If the "Maybrick Diary" is a "carefully contrived hoax"...does this mean that I then am not actually Princess Tatiana Nikolaevna, daughter of the last Czar of Russia...???....damn....

Hello cappuccina

Inasmuch as, having been born in 1897, you would be, I believe, 112 years old, as spry as you might still be, I would say there's a pretty good chance that you aren't Princess Tatiana Nikolaevna, daughter of the last Czar of Russia. Sorry to disappoint you.

Chris

[cappuccina]

...If the "Maybrick Diary" is a "carefully contrived hoax"...does this mean that I then am not actually Princess Tatiana Nikolaevna, daughter of the last Czar of Russia...???....damn....

[ChrisGeorge]

And that's quite apart from the fact that nobody is actually claiming that it 'was the real James writting in his dairy'.

Hi Caz

Well surely there are people who believe James Maybrick wrote it. Shirley Harrison has to date published several editions of her book since her original The Diary of Jack the Ripper appeared in 1993, all on the basis that Maybrick was the bloody fiend of Whitechapel. Followers continue to be heard from on these very boards and elsewhere on the basis of the case that she has made along with that made by the late Paul Feldman in his book, Jack the Ripper: The Final Chapter.

All the best

Chris

[caz]

Caz,

To be fair, I have been drinking quite heavily as of late. Surely you have to excuse some of the grammar errors based on this.

Mike

Nice one Mike.

Love,

Caz
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[caz]

Hi Chris,

Well you see, I think that could be a much more useful argument to run with and develop than pompous, semi-literate hogwash like "it could not of been the real James writting cos he was as educated as what I am and would not of made any mistakes in his own dairy".

And that's quite apart from the fact that nobody is actually claiming that it 'was the real James writting in his dairy'.

Love,

Caz
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[ChrisGeorge]

I do find it ironic, however, talking in strictly general terms of my experience over ten years of treading these boards, that the diary contains fewer errors of punctuation, spelling and grammar over 63 pages than many posters, who claim its author was dim and uneducated, manage to make in the course of a dozen ill-informed, poorly written posts on the subject.

Hi Caz

That actually is an interesting observation, Caz, given that James Maybrick was allegedly hopped up on arsenic and strychnine, metaphorically drenched in blood from his crimes, and tired out from travelling from Liverpool to Manchester and back, and back and forth between London and Liverpool. And yet, as you see it, the diary contains relatively few "errors of punctuation, spelling and grammar over 63 pages". Possibly an indication that the Diary is a contrived hoax and not what it purports to be?

Chris

[The Good Michael]

Caz,

I do find it ironic, however, talking in strictly general terms of my experience over ten years of treading these boards, that the diary contains fewer errors of punctuation, spelling and grammar over 63 pages than many posters, who claim its author was dim and uneducated, manage to make in the course of a dozen ill-informed, poorly written posts on the subject.

To be fair, I have been drinking quite heavily as of late. Surely you have to excuse some of the grammar errors based on this.

Mike

[caz]

Wow, this is just like the good old days! All we need now is John Omlor and the reunion party can begin!

Wash your mouth out, Graham.

Caz, I'd have thought that since Crystal has obviously solved the case beyond any doubt whatsoever that you'd have retired gracefully from all discussion, and bow to her immense knowledge borne of literally several minutes endless study.

I'm glad you said that.

I couldn't possibly comment.

I do find it ironic, however, talking in strictly general terms of my experience over ten years of treading these boards, that the diary contains fewer errors of punctuation, spelling and grammar over 63 pages than many posters, who claim its author was dim and uneducated, manage to make in the course of a dozen ill-informed, poorly written posts on the subject.

I couldn't care less what their opinions are, but I do wonder what those opinions are worth, when you look at some of the absolute guff they claim to be based on.

Love,

Caz
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[Graham]

Wow, this is just like the good old days! All we need now is John Omlor and the reunion party can begin!

As I'm very much of a passer-by these days, as far as Casebook goes, it does my old heart good to see the Diary dredged up again, and me old mate Steve Powell breathing fire (mind the bush, Stevie...).

Caz, I'd have thought that since Crystal has obviously solved the case beyond any doubt whatsoever that you'd have retired gracefully from all discussion, and bow to her immense knowledge borne of literally several minutes endless study.

Keep it going, kids!

Cheers,

Graham