TRIAL OF WALTER GRAHAM ROWLAND

Hardback. Celebrated Trials Series. Gen. Editor Jonathan Goodman. Walter Graham Rowland was born in 1908, and so was a man called David John Ware. At about the same time, a woman called Olive Balchin was born. These three people were totally unknown to each other until suddenly in 1946 their paths converged and the result was a unique murder story. In October of that year, Rowland was convicted of murdering Olive Balchin by hitting her on the head with a hammer. He was sentenced to death, but shortly after the trial Ware confessed to the crime. Rowland then appealed from his conviction but the Court of Criminal Appeal refused to hear Ware's evidence and dismissed the appeal, suggesting that it would be better if the Home Secretary ordered an enquiry. In the course of it Ware withdrew his confession and Mr J.C. Jolly, KC, reported that there had been no miscarriage of justice, shortly after which Rowland was executed. Four years later Ware tried to kill a woman with a hammer in Bristol. He was found guilty but insane and sent to Broadmoor. So the question arose again. Who did kill Olive Balchin? Illus., Appendices. 164pp. 8vo. h/back. Nr. F. in Vg+ dw. which has the usual faded sp.