Letter to uncourteous man about Edalji
This letter was written by Arthur Conan Doyle on 11 january 1911 from Windlesham, Crowborough, to Capt. Hon. G. A. Anson, Chief Constable Office, Stafford.
Letter
Jan 11 /11
Sir
I do not as a rule answer your letters because they are so uncourteous in manner & as unreasonnable in matter that I do not think they deserve an answer. If I answer this one at some length it is rather in the hope of bringing to an end a correspondence which is a waste of time and energy.
When I had convinced myself of the innocence of Edalji I set myself to procure his pardon, and this, which was my only object. I successfully accomplished, though to the deep disgrace of statement observed upon a number, fortified by the opinions of experts on handwriting. I have no doubt and all that the Martin Moulton letters come from the source indicated. The many recent conviction in the police court should have at least opened your eyes.
What you hope to prove by the two Arrowsmith letters you have sent me I cannot imagine. You seem to think that they bear upon the case. When Arrowsmith says that I tried to trace the many movements on the day a letter was posted in London it is quite true. What then? The result of my inquiry was that he could not have posted it himself. There is nothing wonderful in this, or unusual in the use of our intermediary. It in no way destroys my case, as you appear to imagine.
Yours faithfully
Arthur Conan Doyle
