Royal Commission report day 42 page 16
The Royal Commission evidence for 3/8/1881
(see also introduction to day 42)
Mr James Wallace giving evidence
14830 Mr. Nicolson — Do you recognize any portion of that as your own composition?— None whatever.
14831 If anyone stated that they saw the original of that in your handwriting, would that be untrue?— No, because the original of that was in my hand, after it had been sent to Mr. Graves .
14832 Where was that?— Mr. Graves was in correspondence with me about something and enclosed that, and asked my opinion about that.
14833 Was that before I saw you that day in the train?— I cannot say; I think it must have been afterwards. The letter was not anonymous, the signature had been evidently cut out in the copy that was sent to me by Mr. Graves , and I think that is the whole of the letter that was sent to me by Mr. Graves asking my opinion about it. I said I thought it had been concocted by someone on the Woolshed'
14834 Was that before or after you went down to Melbourne ?— I cannot say.
14835 You remember seeing me on the train as far as Benalla, and then you went on to Melbourne ?— Yes.
14836 Did this come into your possession before or after?— I could not say; it must have been after.
14837 By the Commission. —Did you see the letter before it was sent to Mr. Graves ?— Never.
14838 Did you know the writing?— I did not.
14839 You did not know the party who wrote it?— I am positive I did not know. I had an impression, from the style, that it was written by a man named Murphy, on the Woolshed, from hearing Sherritt say that Murphy had written some articles that appeared in the Age on the same subject.
14840 When Mr. Graves asked your opinion on that, what answer did you give?— Generally, I think I said there was not much in it; there was some truth, but it was not altogether true. I do not recollect exactly, it is so long ago.
14841 By Mr. Nicolson . —You state on your oath that you did not see that document before it reached Mr. Graves ?— I do. I did not see it or any part of it. The first time I saw it was when it was sent to me by Mr. Graves with some correspondence apart altogether from the Kelly affair.
The witness withdrew. ....
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