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Newsletter of
The Deerstalkers of Welshpool
Issue 81
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The Baker Street Bugle Newsletter of The Deerstalkers of Welshpool
President : Roger Llewellyn
Founder : Roy Upton-Holder
March 2015 Issue No. 81
Contents
Minutes, and future events and meetings ........................... 3
Mrs. Hudson’s Annual Dinner Party ................................... 4
Mrs. H’s ADP quiz .............................................................. 5
Games Night quiz ................................................................ 6
Library Update..................................................................... 8
Sherlocktron’s list of Sherlockian Publications .................. 10
Discovery of unpublished Sherlock Holmes story .............. 16
New pens and tea towels ..................................................... 17
Miscarriage of Justice (Arthur and George) ........................ 18
Brick off the old block ......................................................... 20
Answers to quizzes .............................................................. 20
Joint editors : Joan & Roy Upton-Holder
Baskerville, 146 Little Henfaes Drive Welshpool, Powys, SY21 7BA
Tel : 01938 554 840 E-mail : [email protected]
* Hon. Treasurer : Heidi Addicott
“Marcella” , Salop Road, Welshpool, Powys, SY21 7ET *
Hon. Librarian : Dennis J. Duggan - Tel: 01938 555 574 * * * *
www.sherlockholmeswelshpool.com
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Date of next meeting and events :- Meeting :-Friday 6
th March, 2015 8.00 pm at
Baskerville *
Event :- Showing of a vintage Sherlock Holmes film (on DVD) at Baskerville (146) on Saturday 21
st March at 7.00 pm. As seating
is limited in our front room, please let me know in advance if you are coming. Thanks.
* * * * * Minutes of meeting held at 6.30 pm Saturday 24
th
January 2015, at The Royal Oak, Welshpool.
1. Present were Phil, Heidi, Martin, Michael, Roy, Joan, Peter Elvis (new member) and Dennis.
2. Apologies received from Colin (Stratford), Colin and Jenny MacDonald, Ian and Eurwyn.
3. Date of next meeting to be Friday 6th March, 8.00 pm at Baskerville.
4. DVD to be shown of vintage Holmes film at Baskerville on Saturday March 21st at 7.00 pm.
5. Event to be arranged at Martin’s bookshop which will include live music from the Baskerville Flute Quartet.
6. Advertising : It was decided that we should order some pens (samples of which were shown to the committee), and Martin suggested that we should have more tea-towels (with the art of deduction on). Phil suggested plastic shopping bags to be available in Martin’s bookshop.
7. A further Games Evening will be arranged by Martin in May or June.
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Meeting closed at 7.00 pm
* * * * * * * Welcome to new member Peter Elvis of
Brooks, Welshpool * * * * *
MRS HUDSON'S ANNUAL DINNER PARTY JANUARY 24TH 2015
a report by
DENNIS J DUGGAN (BR, HONS) Our chosen venue for this popular annual event was once again The Royal
Oak Hotel, Welshpool. Deerstalkers present: Roy, Joan, Phil, Heidi, Dennis, Michael, Martin,
Peter Guests present: Rachel, Stephanie, Gwen Guest Artiste: Jayne Robinson (Violin) Apologies: Ian, Colin & Jenny, Eurwyn, Colin The evening began with a Deerstalkers meeting over drinks at 6.30pm.
Items discussed included a date for the film show at Baskerville, a possible
event at Martin's bookshop, purchase of tea towels and pens, a second
games evening. At 7pm we moved to our table, we were the only diners in the Green
Room which we had to ourselves. A member of staff took our orders, we
all chose from the ordinary menu. Roy gave a toast to members and
friends, and photographs were taken.
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The food and service proved to be excellent, and there was a good buzz
of laughter and conversation throughout the meal. At my end of the table
the main topics were cars and books. While we waited for the main course,
Joan made the traditional reading of 221b, a poem by Vincent Starret. Martin and Michael had prepared a Cops & Robbers quiz, which entailed
choosing one of three characters for each question. Most of us did pretty
well with the robbers section, but it proved surprisingly difficult to know
which policeman dealt with which case. As usual the quiz was won by
Stephanie, a non-member! Whilst waiting for the puddings I gave toasts to absent members,
Sherlock Holmes, Dr Watson, Mrs Hudson and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.. Next came Jayne's violin recital, and we and we heard two pieces of
music beautifully played. It was slightly unfortunate that three men had
infiltrated our room. They occupied a table in the corner, and talked quite
loudly while Jane was playing. However, those at the other end of the table
might not have been aware of this slight problem. At one point I was
tempted to ask them to be quiet, but - probably wisely - decided that might
have been risky. Next we gathered round the piano for our music hall singalong. We sang
the choruses to lots of old favourites, including Champagne Charlie, When
Father Papered The Parlour and If You want To Know The Time etc. We
finished with Lily of Laguna, and it seems to have become a tradition that I
do a solo! (I felt that this year I did much better than the previous two
years, though on the way home Stephanie told me my singing still left
much to be desired) By 10pm it was all over, and after I had offered a vote of thanks to Roy
and Joan we made our separate ways to the bar and paid for our meals. Personally I thought it was one of the best Mrs Hudson's dinner parties
ever, and hope that those present will agree with me.
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Mrs. Hudson’s Annual Dinner Part quiz devised by
Martin and Michael Riffel
Cops and Robbers Quiz
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Villains: Moriarty(A) Moran(B) Milverton(C)
1.Who was a professor?
2.Who was a colonel?
3.Who fought in the second Anglo-African war?
4.Who was a master blackmailer?
5.Who used an air gun?
6.Who was known as the “Napoleon of crime”?
7.Who was based on real life person called Charles Howell?
8.Who was based on real life person called Adam Worth?
9.Who had there house broken into by Holmes?
10/Who studied at Eton and Oxford?
11.Who was mention in the “Valley of Fear”?
12.Who caused Holmes to get engaged to a maid?
13.Who was the author of “Heavy Game of the Western Himalayas?
14.Who died in Switzerland?
15.Who demanded £7,000 off Holmes in return for some documents?
Cops: Lestrade(A) Bradstreet(B) Hopkins(C)
16. Who was in the case of the “Blue Carbuncle”?
17. Who was in the case of the “Black Peter”?
18. Who was in the case of the “Engineers Thumb”?
19. Who was in the case of “A Study in Scarlet”?
20. Who was in the case of the “Hound of the Baskerville's”?
21. Who was in the case of the “Man with a Twisted Lip”?
22. Who was in the case of the “Golden Pince-Nez”?
23. Who was in the case of the “Abbey Grange”?
24. Who was in the case of the “Six Napoleons”?
25. Who was in the case of the “Cardboard Box”?
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The quiz Martin and Michael devised for the Games Night
1) Which of Holmes cases involves a bank robbery?
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a)Beryl Coronet b)Red Headed League c)Blue Carbuncle
2) Which of Holmes cases involves the Ku Klux Klan?
a)Valley of Fear b)Dancing Men c)Five Orange Pips
3) Which of Holmes cases involves a Goose?
a)Musgrave Ritual b)Blue Carbuncle c)Silver Blaze
4) Which of Holmes cases involves a Czech King?
a)A Scandal in Bohemia b)His Last Bow c)Greek Interpreter
5) Which of Holmes cases involves African Animals?
a)Speckled Band b)Blue Carbuncle c)Valley of Fear
6) Which of Holmes cases involves code breaking?
a)Charles Augustus Milverton b)Dancing Men c)Mazarin Stone
7) Which of Holmes cases involves a sextet of French
Generals? a)Naval Treaty b)A Scandal in Bohemia c)Six Napolean's
8) Which of Holmes cases involves a Entomologist?
a)Speckled Band b)Engineer's Thumb c)Hound of the Baskervilles
9) Which of Holmes cases involves the Agra Treasure?
a)Sign of Four b)Devil's Foot c)Golden Pince-Nez
10) Which of Holmes cases involves the Pinkertons? a)Dancing Men b)Final Problem c)Valley of Fear
11) Which of Holmes cases involves the clue RACHE? a)A Study in Scarlet b)A Scandal in Bohemia c)Five Orange Pips
12) Which of Holmes cases was his first? a)A Study in Scarlet b)Gloria Scott c)Hound of the Baskervilles
13) Which of Holmes cases involves Professor James Moriarty?
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a)Empty House b)His Last Bow c)Final Problem
14) Which of Holmes cases first includes Mycroft? a)Greek Interpreter b)Naval Treaty c)Bruce-Partington Plans
15) Which of Holmes cases involves a stolen Horse? a)Lions Mane b)Black Peter c)Silver Blaze
16) Which of Holmes cases occurs in the year 1914? a)Final Problem b)His Last Bow c)Devil's Foot
17) Which of Holmes cases involves a master Blackmailer? a)A Scandal in Bohemia b)Thor Bridge c)Charles Augustus Milverton
18) Which of Holmes cases involves Colonel Sebastian Moran? a)Empty House b)Final Problem c)Sign of Four
19) Which of Holmes cases involves Holmes feigning illness? a)Crooked Man b)Black Peter c)Dying Detective
20) Which of Holmes cases involves a creature Bram Stoker may like? a)Sussex Vampire b)Case of Identity c)Yellow Face
(answers to these quizzes will be found on the back page)
* * * * * * LIBRARY UPDATE
DENNIS J DUGGAN (BR, HONS) FEBRUARY 16TH 2015
ADDITION TO LIBRARY
THE SHERLOCK HOLMES PUZZLE CASE Step into the shoes of
Dr Watson.
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Taking the form of a conversation between Sherlock Holmes and his
heroic assistant, this quiz game will test your powers of deduction. Solve
the cases before time runs out! Number of players 1 - 6; Duration approx 30 minutes; Purpose of the
game is to be first to obtain 40 points. The case contains 120 case cards, in four difficulty levels: elementary,
straightforward, cunning, fiendish. 6 Sherlock cards, 1 rules and solutions book, 6 Moriarty cards, 12 complete
checklists, 1 detective's notebook, 1 egg timer.
The following items, along with many others, were generously donated to The Deerstalkers by Nicky Jevon in memory of her late brother Tim Hammond ( their farther directed several of the Jeremy Brett Sherlock Homes series for the TV )
THEATRE PROGRAMME The Secret of Sherlock Holmes,
Wyndham's Theatre, Charing Cross Road, London WC2. Starring Jeremy
Brett and Edward Hardwicke, author Jeremy Paul. The programme is
dated 1988, and signed by Jeremy Brett THE OXFORD BOOK OF VICTORIAN DETECTIVE STORIES
selected by Michael Cox. Thirty one stories, including two by Conan
Doyle. Paperback, first published 1992. 578 pages THE CASEBOOK OF SHERLOCK HOLMES & THE MEMOIRS
OF SHERLOCK HOLMES Seven DVD's containing fifteen stories.
Starring Jeremy Brett and Edward Hardwicke Dated 199 MUSIC FROM THE GRANADA TV SHERLOCK HOLMES
SERIES CD, music composed and conducted by Patrick Gowers, with St
Paul's Cathedral Choir, The Gabrieli String Quartet, The Wren Orchestra of
London. Nineteen items of music. Dated 1987 HOW TO THINK LIKE SHERLOCK HOLMES by Daniel Smith.
Improve your powers of observation, memory and deduction. Hardback,
192 pages, published 2012
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THE WORLD OF SHERLOCK HOLMES by Martin Fido. The facts
and fiction behind the world's greatest detective. Hardback, 144 pages,
published 1998. A beautifully produced book. TO CATCH A SUNBEAM Edited by G A Household and L M H
Smith. Victorian reality through the magic lantern. Lanter slides with
accompanying sentimental verses. Fascinating pictures of everyday
Victorian life. Hardback, 143 pages, published 1979. SHERLOCK HOLMES GAZETTE Issue No 1 4th May 1991 SHERLOCK HOLMES GAZETTE Issue No 4 Spring 1992 SHERLOCK HOLMES GAZETTE Issue No 5 Summer 1992 SHERLOCK HOLMES GAZETTE Issue 19 1997 SHERLOCK Issue 48 2002 SHERLOCK HOLMES THE DETECTIVE MAGAZINE Issue 93
1998 SHERLOCK HOLMES THE DETECTIVE MAGAZINE Issue
31 1999 SHERLOCK HOLMES THE DETECTIVE MAGAZINE Issue 32
1999 SHERLOCK HOLMES THE DETECTIVE MAGAZINE Issue 33
1999 SHERLOCK HOLMES THE DETECTIVE MAGAZINE Issue 36
2000 SHERLOCK HOLMES THE DETECTIVE MAGAZINE Issue 39
200 SHERLOCK HOLMES THE DETECTIVE MAGAZINE Issue 40
2000 SHERLOCK HOLMES THE DETECTIVE MAGAZINE Issue 41
2001 * * * * * * * *
Sherlocktron’s Listing of Sherlockian
Publications For additions, deletions or changes contact Willis Frick, [email protected] As of 2/13/2015
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3 Pipe Problem & Plugs and Dottles, Contact: Kay Blocker, 5017 Maywood Drive, Nashville, TN
37211, http://www.nashvillescholars.net , [email protected]
Accursed Jezail Bullet, The, Contact: George Schenk, 3705 NW 64th Place, Gainesville, FL 32563
Alfalfa Gazette, The, Contact: Jody Baker, 1005 Mountain Creek Road, #531, Cattanooga, TN
37405
Andpodean Holmesian Society Newsletter, The, Contact: Tod Nye, 51 Irvine Road, The Cove,
Dunedin, NEW ZEALAND , [email protected]
Armchair Detective, The, Contact: Jim Coffin, 129 West 56th Steet, New York, NY 10019
Arthur C. Doyle Collection Lancelyn Green Bequest Newsletter, Contact: Stephen Baily,
Portsmouth City Council, Civic Ofice, Guildhall Walk, Portsmouth PO1 2AD, UK,
http://www.conandoylecollection.co.uk , [email protected]
Arthur Conan Doyle Research File, The, Contact: Conan Doyle [Crowborough], 20 Clare Road,,
Lewes, Sussex BN7 1PN, UK
Baker Steet Dispatch, The, Contact: Janet & Thomas Biblewski, Box 5503, Toledo, OH 43613 ,
Baker Street Bugle, The, Contact: Roy Upton-Holder, 146 Little Henfaes Drive,, Welshpool,
Powys SY21 7BA, UK, http://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/ , [email protected]
Baker Street Chronical (German), Contact: Olaf Maurer, Wanderstrasse 31, Ludwigshafen am Rhein
67071, GERMANY, http://www.Sherlock-Holmes-Gesellschaft.de , [email protected]
Baker Street Dispatch, Contact: Thomas & Janet Biblewski, Box 5502, Toledo, OH 43613
Baker Street Irregulars Trust Newsletter, Contact: Marshall S Berdan,, 2015 Main Street,
Glastonbury, CT 06033
Baker Street Journal, Contact: Steven Doyle, Publisher, 9 Calumet Court, Zionsville, IL 46077,
http://www.bakerstreetjournal.com , [email protected]
Baker Street Picayune, Contact: Jens Byskov Jensen, 5316 Wingate Drive, Apt B, New Orleans, LA
70122
Baker Street Pillar Box, The, Contact: Sqdn Ldr Phillip Weller, 6 Bramham Moor, Hill Dead,
Fareham, Hants. PO14 3TU, ENGLAND
Baker Street Times, Contact: Neil Matthews , [email protected]
Baker Street West 1, Contact: Jerry and Chrys Kegley, 18014 Sherman Way, #275, Reseda, CA
91355, http://www.lafterhall.com , [email protected]
Bakert Street Essays, Contact: Bob Byrne
Battered Silicon Dispath Box, The, Contact: Geroge Vanderburgh, Box 204, Shelburne, ON LON
1S0
Beaten's Christmas Annual, Contact: Terri Haugen, 6710-51st Street Court West, University Place,
WA 98467, http://www.soundofthebaskervilles.com , [email protected]
Beeman's Christmas Annual, Contact: Janet Bebsley, 600 E. C Streer, Belleville, IL 62220
Beggar Cap, The, Contact: Chris & Richard Jeyan, 22129 Mentora Ln, Beverly Hills, MI 48025
Bilge Pump, The, Contact: Steve Mason , [email protected]
Blustery Bulletin, Contact: Paula Salo, 4421 Pacific Coast Highway, Torrance, CA 90505
Bohemian Newsletter, Contact: Ales M. Kolodrubec, Milesovska 1, Prague, 3 130 00, CZECH
REPUBLIC, http://www.sherlockholmes.cz/ , [email protected]
Buffalo Chips, Contact: Mark Hacksley, 919 Campell St., Winnipegm MB R3N IC8, CANADA
CADS:Crime and Detective Stories, Contact: Geoff Bradley, 9 Vicarage Hill, South Benfleet, Essex
SS7 1PA, UK
Camden House Journal/Beeman's Christmas Annual, Contact: Debbie Tinsley, Box 21, Ziegler, IL
62999
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Canadian Holmes, Contact: Mark & JoAnn Alberstat, 46 Kingston Cresent, Dartmouth, NS B3A
2M2, CANADA, http://www.torontobootmakers.com , [email protected]
Christmas Annual, Contact: Timothy Reich, Ste 111, Elmer Anderson Library, Minnapolis, MN
55455
Cimbrer Nyt, Nyhedsbrev for The Cimbrian Friends of Baker St, Contact: Bjarne Rother Jensen,
Hoejbovangen 24, Aalborg SV DK-9200, DENMARK , [email protected]
Cobwebby Bottles, Contact: Rafe McGregor, 62 Willow Park Rd, Wilberfoss, York YO14 5PS, ENGLAND
Communication, The, Contact: Jeff and Wanda Dow, 1737 Santa Anna Dr, Dunedin, FL 34698
Conan Doyle Crowboroug Establishment, Contact: Brian W Pugh,, 20 Clare Road, Lewes, Sussex
BN7 1PN, UK , [email protected]
Cormorant's Ring, The, Contact: Jim Coffin, 6760 E. Paseo Alcazaa, Anahiem Hills, CA 92807
Cri Bar Crier, Contact: Susan Z Diamond, 16W603 3rd Ave, Bensenville, IL 60106 ,
Crowhorough Conan Doyle Trust Newsletter, Contact: Brian W. Pugh, 20 Clare Road, Lewes,
Sussex BN7 1PN, ENGLAND, http://www.the-conan-doyle-crowborough-establishment.com/ ,
Deerstalker, The, Contact: Robert S. Ennis, M.D, 3702 Washington Street, Suite 201, Hollywood,
FL 33021 , [email protected]
Dispacth Box, The - USA, Contact: 221A Baker Street Assoc., Box 351453, Los Angeles, CA
90035, Attn: HIRAYAMA YUICHI
Dispatch Box, The - Japan, Contact: Edith Webb, 2-10-12 Kamirenjaku Mitaka, Toyko 181-0012, JAPAN
Dispatch, The, Contact: Vic Lahti, 8515 East 64th Street,, Tulsa, OK 74133 , [email protected]
District Messenger, The, Contact: Roger Johnson, 41 Sandford Road, Chelmsford CM2 6DE, UK ,
Elementary My Dear Victoria, Contact: Steve Duke, PO Box 340, Reservoir, Victoria 3073, AUSTRAILIA
Empty House Contract, Contact: Sqdn Ldr Phillip Weller, 6 Bramham Road Moor, Hill Dead,
Fareham, Hants. PO14 3RU, ENGLAND
Explorations & Christmas Annual, Contact: Mary Loving, 4200 3rd St. NE, Columbia Heights, MN
55421
Foolscap Document, Contact: Ben & Sue Vizoskie, 90 Ralph Ave, White Plains, NY 10606,
http://www.3Garridebs.homestead.com , [email protected]
Footprints & Lens, Contact: Regina Stinson, 715 Amelia, Royal Oak, MI 48073, http://www.ribston-
pippins.com , [email protected]
For the Sake of the Trust, Contact: Marshall S. Berdan, 2015 Main Street, Glastonbury, CT 06033 ,
Formulary, The, Contact: Nino Cirone, Highcroft, Cottage, 14 Totteridge Common, London N20
8NL, ENGLAND
Freedom's Hammer, Contact: , http://freedomshammer.com , [email protected]
French Holmesian Studies, Contact: Tierry Saint-Joanis, 26 avenue de la Republique, Paris 75011, FRANCE, http://www.sshf.com , [email protected]
Friends of the Sherlock Holmes Collection, Contact: University of Minnesota, Suite 111, Elmer L.
Andersen Lib., Minneapolis, MN 55455, 222 21st Avenue South
Gaslight Gazette, Contact: David J. Milner, 6 Crowndale Drive,, Taylors, SC 29687 ,
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Gillette Gazette, Contact: Castle State Park, 67 River Road, East Haddam, CT 06423,
HTTP://www.friendsofgillettecastle.org
Grimpen Mire Gasette, Contact: David C Humphrey, 1843 Winnetka Road, Northfield, IL 60093
GRIMPEN TELEGRAPH & REGISTERED POST, The, Contact: Steven E. Whiting, 3245
University Avenue #150, San Diego, CA 92104 , [email protected]
Groads, Cries and Bleatings, Contact: Sally Sugarman, Box 407, Shaftsbury, VT 05262
Hoboken Nights, Contact: Harrison and Linda Hunt
Linda Hun, 113 North Street, Catskill, NY 12414 , [email protected]
Holmes & Watson Report, The, Contact: Brad Keefauver, 4009 North Chelsea Place, Peoria, IL
61614
Hounds' Collection, The, Contact: Bill Barnes, 19 Malvern Avenue, Manly, NSW 2095, AUSTRALIA , [email protected]
Illustrious Clients News, Contact: Alisa West, 9 Calumet Court, Zionsville, IN 46077 ,
Interim Newsletter, The Conan Doyle [Crowborough] Est., Contact: Brian W Pugh, 20 Clare Road,
Lewes, Sussex BN7 1PN, UK
Iregular Newsletter, Contact: The Conan Doyle[Crowborough] Establishment, Brian Pugh, 20 Clare
Road, Lewes, Sussex BN7 1PN, UK
Irene's Cabineet, Contact: Beth Austin, 9455 Chaburn Place, Gaithersburg, MD 20886
Ironmongers Daily Echo/Franco-Midland Branches Advertiser, Contact: Société Sherlock Holmes,
15 rue Grande, Saint-Sauvier 03370, FRANCE, http://www.sshf.com/inscription-sshf.php). ,
Irregular Newsletter, Contact: Brian Pugh, 20 Clare Road, Lewes, Sussex BN7 1PN, UK
Irregular Special Railway Company Newsletter & Jounal, Contact: Dr Antony Richards, Endeavour
House, 170 Woodland Road, Sawston, Cambridge CB2 4DX, UK
Le Catalogue de la Franco-Midland, Contact: Thierry Stain-Joanis, 26 Ave del la Republic, Paris 11, FRANCE
Le Quin Cahier, Contact: Thierry Saint-Jonis, 36 AVe Jean-Juares, Issoire 64500, FRANCE
Log of the Canonical Hams, Contact: Ron Fish, Box 4, Circleville, NY 10019 , [email protected]
Magasin för Sherlockianer, Contact: Anders Wiggström, Byggmästarvägen 29, 168 32 Bromma,
Sweden, SWEDEN
Magic Door, Contact: Doug Wrigglesworth, 16 Sunset Street,, Holland Landing, ON L9N 1H4, CANADA, http://www.acdfriends.org , [email protected]
Maiwand Dispatch, Contact: Susan Diamond, 16W 603 West 3rd Ave, Bensenville, IL 60106
Master's Trestleboard, The, Contact: Ron Fish, Box 4, Circleville,, NY 10919,
http://www.themastersmasons.homestead.com , [email protected]
Mayday Mayday, Contact: Oscar Ross, 19 Ardcarn Way, Belfast BT5 7RP, UK ,
Medical Board Update, Contact: Priscilla Licht, 6529 Lakeside Circle, Littleton, CO 80125
Medical Bulletin of Dr. Watson's Neglected Patients, Contact: Darlene Cypser, Box 1018, Morrison,
CO 80645 , [email protected]
Mémoires et Documents of Sherlock Holmes, Contact: Vincent Delay, Ch. De la Chaumière 1,
Lausanne 1010, SWITZERLAND
Moor, The, Contact: c/o Anders Wiggstrom, Byggmastarvagen 29, Bromma 168 32, SWEDEN,
http://www.freewebs.com/baskervillehallclubsweden , [email protected]
Morning Echo, Contact: Steve Duke, Box 340, Reservoir 3073, AUSTRALIA
Morning Post, Contact: Randy Getz, 7456 Cornell Ave, University City, MO 63130
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Musgrave Monographs, Contact: Anne Jordan, Fairbank, Beck Lane, West Yorkshire BD16 4DN, ENGLAND
Musgrave Papers, The, Contact: John Addy, 184 Bradford Road, Otley, West Yorks LS21 3LT
Musgraves Matters, Contact: Rafe McGregor, 62 Willow Park Road, Wilberfoss, York YO41 5PS, UK
Musgraves, The, Contact: Anne Jordan, Hallas Lodge, Greenside Lane, Cullingworth, Bradford
BD13 5AP, UK
Naval Signals, Contact: Thomas A. Dandrew, 375 Langley Road, Amsterdam, NY 12010 ,
News Bulletin of the Crew of the S.S. May Day, Contact: Richard Ross, 19 Ardcarn Way, Belfast
BT5 7RP, N. IRELAND, UK, http://www.thessmayday.org.uk , [email protected]
Newsletter of the Sherlock Holmes Society of London, Contact: Roger Johnson, Mole End, 41
Sandford Road, Chelmsford CM2 6DE, UK , [email protected]
Nicholas Twit: The Schoolboy Sherlock Holmes, Contact: Cenarth Fox, Box 2078, Richmond South
3121, AUSTRAILIA, http://www.twit.biz , [email protected]
Parallelogram, The, Contact: Joseph J Eckrich, 914 Oakmoor, Fenton, MO 63206 ,
Passengers' Log, The, Contact: Erin O’Neill, 24 Karuah Street,, Ermington, NSW 2115, AUSTRAILIA, http://www.sherlock.on.net , [email protected]
Petrel Flyer, The, Contact: Krista Lee Munro, 1026 West Keith Road, North Vancouver, BC V7P
3C6, CANADA, http://thestormypetrels.com
Pink 'Un, The, Contact: Phillip B. Dematteis, 1817 Belmont Drive, Columbia, SC 29206
Pipe Smoker's Thing, The, Contact: Albert Mendez, 142-35 38th Ave, Flushing, NY 11354
Plugs & Dottles, Contact: , http://www.nashvillescholars.net , [email protected]
Poldhu Bay Breeze, The, Contact: Paula Salo, 4421 Pacific Coast Highway #E-12, Torance, CA
90505
Pound Notes, Newsletter from the BBC, Contact: Judith Freeman
Practice Notes, The, Contact: Nino Cirone, 14 Totteridge Common, London N20 8NL, UK
Prescott's Press, Contact: Warren Randall, 15 Fawn Lane West, South Setauket, NY 11720 ,
Proceedings of the Pondicherry Lodge, Contact: Jayantika Ganguly, INDIA,
http://www.sherlockholmessociety.in/ , [email protected]
Proceedings of the Sherlock Holmes Society of The Hague, Contact: Jacques Zonneveld,
Vlierboomstraat 464, Den Haag 2564 JL, HOLLAND
Quivers on the Web, Contact: Philip Weller, 6 Bramham Moor, Hill Head, Fareham, Hants PO14
3R, UK , [email protected]
Reichenbach Cliff-Notes, Contact: , 4010 Devon lane, Peoria, IL 61614
Reichenbach Journal, The, Contact: Michael A. Meer, Morgenstrasse 70, Beni CH-3018, SWITZERLAND
Report from the Unscrupulous Rascals, Contact: Mark Chellew, 50 Richmond Ave, Colonel Light
Gardens
Colonel Light Gardens, SA 5041, AUSTRAILIA, https://sites.google.com/site/sherlocksa
Ritual, The, Contact: Paul M. Chapman, Alderley, Chapel Street, Easingwold, North Yorkshire
YO61 3AF, ENGLAND
SBIOS Post, Contact: Donald B. Izban, 1012 Rene Ct., Park Ridge, IL 60068
School Report, The, Contact: Horace Coates, 21 Butcombe Road, Leicester LE4 0FY, ENGLAND
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Scion, The, Contact: Anne Jordan, Hallas Lodge, Greenside Lane, Cullingworth, Bradford BD13
5AP, UK
Scotland Yarders News-Gazette, Contact: Janice L. Weiner, 6504 Richmond St., Chicago, IL 60645
Scuttlebutt from the Spermaceti Press, Contact: Peter E. Blau, 7103 Endicott Court, Bethesda, MD
20817, http://www.sherlocktron.com/scuttle.htm , [email protected]
Serpentine Muse, Contact: Evelyn A. Herzog, 301 Warren Ave, #203, Baltimore, MD 21230,
http://www.ash-nyc.com , [email protected]
SHERLOCK, Contact: , Box 100, Chichester, West Sussex PO18 8HD, UK
Sherlock Holmes Journal, The, Contact: Roger Johnson, 41 Sandford Road, Chelmsford CM2 6DE, UK , [email protected]
Sherlock Holmes Magazin, Contact: Olaf Maurer, Kerschensteinerstr. 48, Ludwigshafen D-67071, GERMANY , [email protected]
Sherlock Holmes Railway Journal, Contact: Anthony J. Richard, 170 Woodland road, Sawston,
Cambridge CB2 4DX
Sherlock Holmes Society of Victoria, Contact: Steve Duke, Box 340,, Reservoir, Victoria 3073, AUSTRAILIA
Sherlock Holmes-Kurier, Contact: , Rödelheimer Landstrasse 32, Frankfurt a. M. 60487, GERMANY
Sherlockian E-Times, Contact: Carolyn and Joel Senter, 4003 Clifton Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45219,
http://www.sherlock-holmes.com , [email protected]
Sherlockian Snippets, Contact: Tabitha Grace, 618 4th Street SW, Spencer, IA 51301
Sherlockiana, Contact: Sherlock Holmes Klubben, Hojbovangen 24, Aalborg 22, DENMARK ,
Société d'étudesholmesiennes de la Suisse Romande, Contact: Vincent Delay, chemin de Valdezia 3,
Lausanne CH-1012, SWITZERLAND
Soft- Nosed Bullet-in, Contact: Jan Kipping, Schurbeker Str. 35, Hamburg 22087, GERMANY ,
Solar Pons Gazette, Contact: , http://www.solarpons.com
South Downs Journal, Contact: John & Amy Ambrose, 20315 Wold, Mokene, IL 60448
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Discovery of an unpublished Sherlock Holmes story
Reported by Ian Corke BR (Hons.)
It was reported, in the Daily Record, that Walter Elliot, 80, had found a
1,300 word tale starring the famous sleuth in a collection of short stories
written for a local bazaar.
The reason for the bazaar was that a wooden bridge in the Scottish town of
Selkirk had been destroyed by flood waters in 1902 and the three-day event
was arranged to raise funds for a new one.
A collection of short stories by locals called "The Book o' the Brig" was on
sale to raise funds and Conan Doyle, who likes visiting the area, was
persuaded to make a contribution.
Walter Elliot spotted the story entitled –
“Sherlock Holmes: Discovering the Border Burghs and, by deduction, the
Brig Bazaar”.
It was in a pamphlet given to him more than 50 years ago and which he
rediscovered in his attic.
Many local dignitaries contributed in one way or another to the bazaar and
on the third day Conan Doyle opened proceedings.
At just 1300 words it can hardly be described a short story which one
would normally expect to run to some 10,000 words. The Scots would
more accurately have described it as a “wee” tale.
It was, and still is, quite common for celebrities to write something or
attend an event in connection with a cause that they support, and Conan
Doyle was no exception.
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Before getting too excited about it one needs to remember that the famous
author probably penned this in a few minutes and didn’t see it as one of his
great literary works. He almost certainly did similar things for other causes.
Had Walter got the original correspondence as written by Conan Doyle
then a trip to an auction house would be a good idea but as it is the
pamphlet is of little or no monetary value, but perhaps I’m being too
cynical.
As for the literary merit of the wee tale I leave it for you to judge.
The full article and transcript can be seen at:-
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/read-first-unseen-
sherlock-holmes-5196727
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New pens for the Deerstalkers
The pens are selling for £1 each. The ink is black, which is required for all
legal documents
The pens are quite comfortable to use. / Roy
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Tea towels are also being printed
These will be available shortly, and are the same design as our last tea
towels but are printed in red.
The price will be £4 to members and £4-50 to the public. * * * * * *
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Miscarriages of Justice (Arthur and George) Ian Corke BR (Hons.)
ITV has commissioned a three part drama “Arthur & George” starring
Martin Clunes, from Buffalo Pictures, which will air on Monday 2nd
March
at 9pm.
How true to the real story the series will be is open to question but for
those who are interested in the facts I give a synopsis below.
Solicitor George Edalji (March 1876 - 17 June 1953) was an Anglo-
Indian, born in the West Midlands who in 1903 was convicted of
maliciously wounding a horse and sending menacing letters.
As a result of Conan Doyle’s campaign Edalji was subsequently
acquitted. It was partly as a result of him establishing the innocence of
George Edalji that the Court of Appeal was formed in 1907.
Many years later Enoch Knowles, a labourer from Darlaston, was
sentenced at Stafford Assizes to three years penal servitude for sending
menacing and obscene letters through the post to various women.
Knowles also admitted that it was him, and not Edalji, who had sent out
the letters in 1903. Edalji ended his days in Welwyn Garden City where he
died of a coronary in 1953.
This was not the only case in which Conan Doyle helped to win an
acquittal. That of Oscar Slater is perhaps better known.
Oscar Slater (8 January 1872 - 31 January 1948) was a German Jew who
about 1894 moved to London to avoid military service. He had used
various names before settling on Slater and was of bad character. He had
previously been charged with offences of assault and malicious wounding
but had been acquitted.
Around 1899 he moved to Scotland where he claimed to be respectable
and employed in various legitimate enterprises.
However, as far as the Glasgow constabulary was concerned he was,
amongst other things, a gangster, pimp and burglar.
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In December 1908 Marion Gilchrist of Glasgow, an 83 year old spinster,
was beaten to death. The motive appeared to be robbery but the culprit was
disturbed by a neighbour and only escaped with a broach.
For reasons which are unclear, but maybe he thought the police were
looking for him, Slater decided, a week after the murder, to make his way
to New York.
The police applied for his extradition on what was very flimsy evidence
and unlikely to succeed. However, Slater decided to return of his own
volition perhaps because he had not been involved in the murder and
expected to be acquitted even if charged.
He was soon to be disappointed, and despite the fact that several
witnesses provided him with an alibi, and it was established that he had
announced his intention to visit the USA long before the murder he was
committed for trial .
He was convicted by a majority verdict and in May 1909 was sentenced
to death but there was considerable unease at the verdict and after a petition
the death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment.
Slater had served just over 18 years in prison when In 1912 Conan Doyle
published “The Case of Oscar Slater”. Essentially the identification
evidence was fleeting and it was alleged that the identity parade included 9
off-duty policemen.
By this time several establishment lawyers and politicians had become
convinced of Slater’s innocence and his conviction was overturned in 1928
on the grounds that the judge had misdirected the jury with regard to his
previous convictions. Perhaps a more accurate view was that the police
were determined to “get” Slater who they correctly believed was a villain
but did not have sufficient evidence to secure a conviction before a jury. It
was later alleged, by a police officer at the time, John Trench, that this led
them to withhold evidence which would have proved Slater’s innocence.
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Brick off the old block!
It says – “The brick contained in this box was taken from buildings forming part of
the Abbey National Building Society Head Office which is partly constructed on land
comprising 221B Baker Street, the legendary home of Sherlock Holmes”.
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Answers to quizzes –
Mrs. Hudson’s Annual Dinner Party
Vilans – 1) A 2) B 3) B 4) C 5) B 6) A 7) C 8) A 9) C
10) B 11) A 12) C 13) B 14) A 15) C
Cops - 16) B 17) C 18) B 19) A 20) A 21) B 22) C 23) C
24) A 25) A
Games Night Quiz
1) B 2) C 3) B 4)A 5) A 6) B 7) C 8) C 9) A
10) C 11) A 12) B 13) C 14) A 15) C 16) B
17) C 18) A 19) C 20) A