[Conan Doyle; Oscar Slater] Autograph Sentiment And Signature "Oscar Slater", With Image Seemingly Extracted From A Newspaper. Oscar Slater, Victim Of Miscarriage Of Justice, Supported By Conan Doyle Among Others.

Sentiment "Thanks for your good wishes | Sincerely yours | Oscar Slater | 23/4.27". Image (= portrait) appears to be a drawing extracted from a newspaper or periodical. Backing paper, 8 x 11.5, portrait and text (slightly overflowing) on laid down pink paper, c.9.5 x 6cm. SEE IMAGE. Note: a. "Oscar Joseph Slater (8 January 1872 31 January 1948) was the victim of a notorious miscarriage of justice in Scotland. Wrongly convicted of murder and sentenced to death, he was freed after almost two decades of hard labour at Scotland s HM Prison Peterhead through the efforts of multiple journalists, lawyers, and writers, including Sherlock Holmes author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle . . . Slater received little support from within Glasgow's Jewish community, which was attributed towards concerns around drawing attention to Slater's Jewish identity in light of the case's notoriety and the potential for a rise in antisemitism as a result." [Wikipedia]