Post by Brian on Jan 23, 2010 16:35:52 GMT -5
06/13/07 at 02:46 PM
sissy
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As for your theory about William's death being the beginning of his problems I have to say that you've come up with the most unusual theory I've heard!! It's a great question. Personally I'm sure it would have been a very sad thing for him and even more so for Fannie. But sadly we have yet to uncover anyone who has been able to provide us with any information on his reaction to his son's death or even anyone who remembered William or his death. So I just don't know. However it is a very interesting theory.
Maria
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After reading your reply Maria, I reread what the second book said about William's death. It said that he died of pneumonia, that part I believe. But then it goes on to tell that Charlie rode his mule "Maude" to get Dr. Bynum, the conversation that Charlie had with him. The "author" tells of Fannie making mustard plasters (gives the ingredients) and covering William with them, and of them giving him cod-liver oil. And of how Charlie cried silent tears of sadness and said "Last year my father, now my little boy". This is all well and good but she gives no name as to who she talked to get this information. The only one that might be able to tell her anything about that night would have been Arthur and we know she did not talk to him. It makes for a good fiction novel but we want to know the truth, not what the "author" thinks happened. I don't see how she can title her book "The Meaning Of Our Tears The True Story Of The Lawson Family Murders Christmas Day 1929". I have yet to find much truth in it.
06/13/07 at 03:21PM
Angel71242
I agree Sissy. Some parts of this book (I have since discovered through this message forum) she did almost no research on - and to call it a true story?? The overall basis of the book is true, but that's about it in my opinion. I've always been a fan of true crime books, and I really hope that the other "true" crime books I read have had more research done than this one!!!
Angel71242
06/22/07 at 09:31AM
Maria
I noticed something totally different on William Lawson's birth certificate late last night that I had never noticed before. On the line where it says 'I hereby certify that I attended the birth of this child was born alive at 1:30 p.m. on the date shown above" it has the signature of W.B. Moore, M.D. But then, right above Dr. Moore's signature it has the name C.W. Lawson. Who was C.W. Lawson? A relative? None of the other children of Charlie and Fannie's have someone else's name other than the attending physician on it. Any suggestions?
MARIA
06/22/07 at 10:28 AM
sissy
That is weird. I wonder if it was a midwife.
06/22/07 at 10:40 AM
Maria
I rather much doubt that it was a midwife since midwives have to sign the birth certificate as "so and so" midwife. But that was still a good suggestion Sissy.
Maria
sissy
Quote:
As for your theory about William's death being the beginning of his problems I have to say that you've come up with the most unusual theory I've heard!! It's a great question. Personally I'm sure it would have been a very sad thing for him and even more so for Fannie. But sadly we have yet to uncover anyone who has been able to provide us with any information on his reaction to his son's death or even anyone who remembered William or his death. So I just don't know. However it is a very interesting theory.
Maria
Unquote:
After reading your reply Maria, I reread what the second book said about William's death. It said that he died of pneumonia, that part I believe. But then it goes on to tell that Charlie rode his mule "Maude" to get Dr. Bynum, the conversation that Charlie had with him. The "author" tells of Fannie making mustard plasters (gives the ingredients) and covering William with them, and of them giving him cod-liver oil. And of how Charlie cried silent tears of sadness and said "Last year my father, now my little boy". This is all well and good but she gives no name as to who she talked to get this information. The only one that might be able to tell her anything about that night would have been Arthur and we know she did not talk to him. It makes for a good fiction novel but we want to know the truth, not what the "author" thinks happened. I don't see how she can title her book "The Meaning Of Our Tears The True Story Of The Lawson Family Murders Christmas Day 1929". I have yet to find much truth in it.
06/13/07 at 03:21PM
Angel71242
I agree Sissy. Some parts of this book (I have since discovered through this message forum) she did almost no research on - and to call it a true story?? The overall basis of the book is true, but that's about it in my opinion. I've always been a fan of true crime books, and I really hope that the other "true" crime books I read have had more research done than this one!!!
Angel71242
06/22/07 at 09:31AM
Maria
I noticed something totally different on William Lawson's birth certificate late last night that I had never noticed before. On the line where it says 'I hereby certify that I attended the birth of this child was born alive at 1:30 p.m. on the date shown above" it has the signature of W.B. Moore, M.D. But then, right above Dr. Moore's signature it has the name C.W. Lawson. Who was C.W. Lawson? A relative? None of the other children of Charlie and Fannie's have someone else's name other than the attending physician on it. Any suggestions?
MARIA
06/22/07 at 10:28 AM
sissy
That is weird. I wonder if it was a midwife.
06/22/07 at 10:40 AM
Maria
I rather much doubt that it was a midwife since midwives have to sign the birth certificate as "so and so" midwife. But that was still a good suggestion Sissy.
Maria
