This first volume of the DANETTA CODE eBook deals with the events and evidence over the first few days following the lodging of the suitcase at Adelaide Railway Station. In bringing this together I have had access to various files and other readings but most importantly I acknowledge Gerry Feltus author of the book, 'The Unknown Man'. Without that book, there would be no Somerton Man case discussion. Sadly that book is no longer in print and that fact is one of the main reasons why I decided to publish this book which I hope will be of interest to all researchers old and new.
I have strived hard for accuracy but if you come across anything that needs correction or clarification please comment.
In this first volume, you will find extensive information about the scene of the discovery of the man specifically as it relates to the tide early in the morning of December 1st, 1948.
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Was the slip with tamam shud written on it found in a secret pocket in his trousers?
ReplyDeleteA shortish answer for you. Cleland described it as a 'hard to find' pocket, it was on the inside of the waistband of the trousers he was wearing, most trousers had the opening on the outside of the trousers. Cleland found the slip which was difficult to remove and then replaced it. He had trouble finding it again the second time he looked for it.. These 'secret pockets' or fob pockets were pretty common but still hard to find. I think Gerry Feltus may have said that it was a 'secret pocket' in the first instance. Will check and let you know,
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Whistler. An answer for you.
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In his evidence Professor Cleland said: in examining the clothes(trousers worn by the deceased) in a fob pocket which was rather difficult to find, just on the right of the fly. I found a piece of paper. After I found it and put the paper back it took me a good deal of time to find it a second time as it was a pocket that could be easily missed.
(The fob pocket on the inside of the waist band of the trousers was very common in that period. The piece of paper with the words Tamam Shud written on it was tightly rolled up into a cylinder and it was hard to find the second time) Words in brackets by GF.
So there you have it, Cleland found it difficult the second time because the pocket could be easily missed. No question that that kind of pocket was common and no question that it was hard to find. In other words, it was concealed inside the waistband. Do you consider a hard to find, concealed pocket a secret pocket? A question of semantics.
Will re-read the rest of the book and let you know if there's any other reference. In fact there is a 2016 post about the pocket with an ebook.
Whistler, in the end it's the evdence that counts as you point out. In this case, Clelands sworn statement at the inquest is quite clear.:
ReplyDeleteIn his evidence Professor Cleland said: in examining the clothes(trousers worn by the deceased) in a fob pocket which was rather difficult to find, just on the right of the fly. I found a piece of paper. After I found it and put the paper back it took me a good deal of time to find it a second time as it was a pocket that could be easily missed' Hard to find and GF said it was in the waistband, concealed, hidden and therefore could well be referred to as secret. I stick with that. Others may differ and they are entitled to, but perhaps they should read and quote Cleland's evidence
Some interesting news. Reading through Mr. Sher's history, he's the man that employed Carl Webb at the Red Point Tool Company, apparently Mr Sher was born Schlesinger and amongst the Dunera Boys, the Internees at Tatura was an Erich Schlesinger. Tibor Kaldor was on the ship then at Hay and at Tatura camps, he lived just a few minutes walk away from The Red Point Tool Company. It begs the question could Erich have been related to Mr. Sher? Stranger things have happened.
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