Gun Alley by Kevin Morgan

Author:Kevin Morgan
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Hardie Grant Books
Published: 2012-04-13T16:00:00+00:00

Colin’s brother Stanley, in response to Brennan, offered a number of points not recorded by the police when they took his statement: he had not seen Ivy Matthews on the afternoon of 30 December and Alma Tirtschke could not have been in the saloon without him seeing her.

A little after 4 o’clock he had noticed Colin talking to Gladys Wain, and at about 5pm Gladys came into the ‘cubicle’ (though Stan had not heard it referred to by that name before). Stanley remained in the bar until a little after 6 o’clock, when he locked up, went and had tea and returned around 7.30pm. He visited the lavatory and returned the key shortly after. There was nobody in the saloon. He returned there the following morning, swept and scrubbed it out. He saw no signs of it having been cleaned the previous night.

During the morning Stanley was seen by Piggott who gave him, he says, (though this is denied by Piggott) a description of the dress worn by Alma Tirtschke. Stanley said he passed the description on to Colin when he arrived for work later that morning.

The prosecution had noted two points on which Stanley’s evidence varied. Asked if he knew the witness Upton, Stanley replied he did not. Upton was then directed to stand and Stanley denied seeing this man at the cafe on 30 December. Reminded that he had said he saw a man known as Darkie in the saloon on that day, Stanley replied he now believed that this man was named Allen. He had not recalled the man’s real name when referring to him previously. Upton, by his own admission, was so drunk that Saturday that he did not know where he was.

Regarding the evening of 5 January (when Maddox claimed Colin confessed to her) Stanley said he went to Ballantyne’s in West Melbourne, where the family of Mrs Tom Ross lived, at about 9.30. There he encountered Colin and various other people; then, at about 10.30pm, he, Colin and two others left for Footscray. He went with his brother Ron to see a tramway conductor named Kinsella after Colin was arrested. They wanted to know if Kinsella could remember Colin on his tram on the night of 30 December.

Macindoe: ‘Did you know where Ivy Matthews lived?’

Stanley: ‘No … I know she lived in Rathdowne Street, but I could not take you to the place.’

‘Did you and your brother Ronald go to Madame Ghurka’s or Mrs Gibson’s house on the night of February 3?’

‘No.’

‘… [D]id you say to Ivy Matthews: “If you give evidence, you will have your lights put out.”?’

‘No.’

Ronald and Mrs Ross were also asked about this alleged harassment of Ivy Matthews (for which Matthews must have been the source), and denied it.

Mrs Ross stated that Colin left home after midday on Friday 30 December and came home at about 7 o’clock. She served him his tea and he left the house afterwards with her married son Tom. She did some shopping in Footscray, it being late shopping night.

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