Recent Book: Public Order: The Law Relating to Public Order
| Date | 01 April 1968 |
| DOI | 10.1177/0032258X6804100403 |
| Author | J. Daniel Devlin |
| Published date | 01 April 1968 |
| Subject Matter | Recent Book |
that it was Smith
and
another man who had brought the little
girl to their house by prior arrangement to photograph her in
indecent poses. In the many interviews which took place between
the police
and
the two accused this was the first time they said it
was Smith who had brought her. Brady said he made the Downey
tape recording in case any accusations were levelled against him
in the future. Hindley said she was only looking on while the
photographs were being taken by Brady. She denied it was her
voice telling the little girl to stop screaming while they gagged
her, though everybody who listened to that tape recording dis-
tinctly heard Myra saying,
"Shurrup
or I'll hit you." They
both denied any knowledge of John Kilbride.
It
would be impossible to name all the persons involved in
the investigation of this case but its successful conclusion was
brought about by the magnificent co-operation of everybody con-
cerned, police, doctors, forensic scientists, armed services and
public - truly a great team effort.
In conclusion one is left with these thoughts.
If
Brady's ankle
had not given way on October 6, and they had disposed of the
body that night, would we have ever known about this infamous
case? Would poor Edward Evans have joined the others in
Brady's private cemetery on Saddleworth Moor and his name
been added to the list of " missing
persons"?
Perhaps we would
never have heard of
Ian
Brady and Myra Hindley, and they would
still be carrying on with their respectable occupations of stock
clerk and typist in a small office in Manchester in the day time,
whilst at night they indulged in perverted sexual practices
and
schemed and planned their next crime over a bottle of German
wine.
RECENT
PUBLIC ORDER
IAN
BROWNLIE:
The
Law
Relating to Public Order. Butterworths. 45s.
As
far
as this reviewer is aware Act, 1936 -
and
many
of these
this work is the first to be published can still be found in some police
on this most
important
subject.
It
libraries;
but
this is
the
first defini-
is
true
that
several pamphlets have rive work which deals with all
appeared
from
time to time - aspects of the law relating to order
notably during the period following in public places.
the passing
of
the Public
Order
It
is most surprising
that
the
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