John Clay - Revision history

TCDE-Team at 12:57, 14 January 2026

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	* aka ''Vincent Spaulding''.		* aka ''Vincent Spaulding''.


	Notorious criminal. Also known as ''Vincent Spaulding''. Associated with [[Duncan Ross]] to rob the [[City & Suburban Bank]] by digging a tunnel from the pawnshop of [[Jabez Wilson]].		Notorious criminal. Also known as ''Vincent Spaulding''. Associated with [[Duncan Ross]] to rob the [[City & Suburban Bank]] by digging a tunnel from the pawnshop of [[Jabez Wilson]].
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	[[File:The-strand-magazine-1891-08-the-red-headed-league-p198-illu.jpg\|300px\|right\|thumb\|Vincent Spaulding, by [[Sidney Paget]]‎]]		[[File:The-strand-magazine-1891-08-the-red-headed-league-p198-illu.jpg\|300px\|right\|thumb\|Vincent Spaulding, by [[Sidney Paget]]‎]]

	* ~~Il est petit~~, ~~fort~~, ~~vif de mouvement~~, n'~~a pas de barbe, il a près de trente ans~~. Il a ~~sur le front une tache blanche d'acide~~ ([[REDH]] {{refcanon\|REDH\|~~277~~}}).		* He was small, stout-built, very quick in his ways, no hair on his face, though he's not short of thirty. Had a white splash of acid upon his forehead ([[REDH]] {{refcanon\|REDH\|275}}).
	* ~~Il est employé dans l'échoppe de prêts-sur-gages de~~ [[Jabez Wilson]] ~~en tant qu~~'assistant~~. Il n~~'~~est pas aussi jeune qu'on pourrait le croire~~ ([[REDH]] {{refcanon\|REDH\|79}}). ~~Il y travaille de puis un mois environ~~ ([[REDH]] {{refcanon\|REDH\|~~267~~}}).		* He was [[Jabez Wilson]]'s assistant in the small pawnbroker's business at Coburg Square, near the City ([[REDH]] {{refcanon\|REDH\|78}}). He worked there since a month ([[REDH]] {{refcanon\|REDH\|265}}).
	* ~~Il a accepté de travailler chez~~ [[Jabez Wilson]] ~~pour la moitié d'un salaire ordinaire~~ ([[REDH]] {{refcanon\|REDH\|77}}).		* He accepted to work for [[Jabez Wilson]] for half wages ([[REDH]] {{refcanon\|REDH\|76}}).
	* ~~Il a la passion de la photographie~~ ([[REDH]] {{refcanon\|REDH\|88}}).		* He was fond of photography ([[REDH]] {{refcanon\|REDH\|87}}, {{refcanon\|REDH\|516}}).
	* ~~Il est un bon travailleur~~. ~~Il n'a pas de vices~~ ([[REDH]] {{refcanon\|REDH\|90}}).		* He was a good worker. There was (apparently) no vice in him ([[REDH]] {{refcanon\|REDH\|89}}).
	* ~~Il n'est pas roux~~ ([[REDH]] {{refcanon\|REDH\|98}}).		* He was not red-headed ([[REDH]] {{refcanon\|REDH\|97}}).
	* ~~Il est l'un des criminels de Londres les plus audacieux et les plus astucieux~~ ([[REDH]] {{refcanon\|REDH\|~~521~~}}).		* He was one of the coolest and most daring criminals in London ([[REDH]] {{refcanon\|REDH\|519}}).

TCDE-Team at 19:52, 19 October 2025

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	== In the Sherlock Holmes stories ==		== In the Sherlock Holmes stories ==
	[[File:~~Illus~~-~~redh~~-~~paget~~-10.jpg\|300px\|right\|thumb\|John Clay captured by Sherlock Holmes, by [[Sidney Paget‎]]]]		[[File:The-strand-magazine-1891-08-the-red-headed-league-p203-illu.jpg\|300px\|right\|thumb\|John Clay captured by Sherlock Holmes, by [[Sidney Paget‎]]]]

	* aka ''Vincent Spaulding''.		* aka ''Vincent Spaulding''.
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	=== Description as Vincent Spaulding ===		=== Description as Vincent Spaulding ===
	[[File:~~Illus~~-~~redh~~-~~paget~~-07.jpg\|300px\|right\|thumb\|Vincent Spaulding, by [[Sidney Paget]]‎]]		[[File:The-strand-magazine-1891-08-the-red-headed-league-p198-illu.jpg\|300px\|right\|thumb\|Vincent Spaulding, by [[Sidney Paget]]‎]]

	* Il est petit, fort, vif de mouvement, n'a pas de barbe, il a près de trente ans. Il a sur le front une tache blanche d'acide ([[REDH]] {{refcanon\|REDH\|277}}).		* Il est petit, fort, vif de mouvement, n'a pas de barbe, il a près de trente ans. Il a sur le front une tache blanche d'acide ([[REDH]] {{refcanon\|REDH\|277}}).

TCDE-Team at 09:01, 25 August 2025

2025-08-25T09:01:30Z

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Fictional character.

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== In the Sherlock Holmes stories ==
[[File:Illus-redh-paget-10.jpg|300px|right|thumb|John Clay captured by Sherlock Holmes, by [[Sidney Paget‎]]]]

* aka ''Vincent Spaulding''.

Notorious criminal. Also known as ''Vincent Spaulding''. Associated with [[Duncan Ross]] to rob the [[City & Suburban Bank]] by digging a tunnel from the pawnshop of [[Jabez Wilson]].

=== Description as John Clay ===

* He is a murderer, thief, smasher, and forger ([[REDH]] {{refcanon|REDH|395}}).
* He is a young man and at the head of his profession. [[Peter Jones|Inspector Jones]] would rather have his bracelets on him than on any criminal in London ([[REDH]] {{refcanon|REDH|396}}).
* He is a remarkable man ([[REDH]] {{refcanon|REDH|397}}).
* His grandfather was a Royal Duke, and he himself has been to [[Eton]] and [[Oxford]] ([[REDH]] {{refcanon|REDH|398}}).
* His brain is as cunning as his fingers ([[REDH]] {{refcanon|REDH|399}}).
* He is able to crack a crib in [[Scotland]] one week, and be raising money to build an orphanage in [[Cornwall]] the next ([[REDH]] {{refcanon|REDH|400}}).
* [[Sherlock Holmes]] had one or two little turns also with John Clay, and he agrees with the police that he is at the head of his profession ([[REDH]] {{refcanon|REDH|403}}).
* He is arrested by [[Sherlock Holmes]] and [[Peter Jones|inspector Jones]] in the [[Coburg]] branch of the [[City & Suburban Bank]] ([[REDH]] {{refcanon|REDH|480}}).

=== Description as Vincent Spaulding ===
[[File:Illus-redh-paget-07.jpg|300px|right|thumb|Vincent Spaulding, by [[Sidney Paget]]‎]]

* Il est petit, fort, vif de mouvement, n'a pas de barbe, il a près de trente ans. Il a sur le front une tache blanche d'acide ([[REDH]] {{refcanon|REDH|277}}).
* Il est employé dans l'échoppe de prêts-sur-gages de [[Jabez Wilson]] en tant qu'assistant. Il n'est pas aussi jeune qu'on pourrait le croire ([[REDH]] {{refcanon|REDH|79}}). Il y travaille de puis un mois environ ([[REDH]] {{refcanon|REDH|267}}).
* Il a accepté de travailler chez [[Jabez Wilson]] pour la moitié d'un salaire ordinaire ([[REDH]] {{refcanon|REDH|77}}).
* Il a la passion de la photographie ([[REDH]] {{refcanon|REDH|88}}).
* Il est un bon travailleur. Il n'a pas de vices ([[REDH]] {{refcanon|REDH|90}}).
* Il n'est pas roux ([[REDH]] {{refcanon|REDH|98}}).
* Il est l'un des criminels de Londres les plus audacieux et les plus astucieux ([[REDH]] {{refcanon|REDH|521}}).

== Performers ==

<gallery mode="packed" heights="200px">
File:Granada-redh-5-Vincent-Spaulding.jpg|Tim McInnerny as [[John Clay]] in TV episode [[The Red-Headed League (TV episode 1985)|The Red Headed League]] (1985)
</gallery>

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[[Category:Characters (all stories)|Clay, John]]
[[Category:Characters (Sherlock Holmes stories)|Clay, John]]
[[Category:Criminals|Clay, John]]
[[Category:Characters (all stories)|Spaulding, Vincent]]
[[Category:Characters (Sherlock Holmes stories)|Spaulding, Vincent]]
[[Category:Criminals|Spaulding, Vincent]]

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	* aka ''Vincent Spaulding''.		* aka ''Vincent Spaulding''.


	Notorious criminal. Also known as ''Vincent Spaulding''. Associated with [[Duncan Ross]] to rob the [[City & Suburban Bank]] by digging a tunnel from the pawnshop of [[Jabez Wilson]].		Notorious criminal. Also known as ''Vincent Spaulding''. Associated with [[Duncan Ross]] to rob the [[City & Suburban Bank]] by digging a tunnel from the pawnshop of [[Jabez Wilson]].
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	[[File:The-strand-magazine-1891-08-the-red-headed-league-p198-illu.jpg\|300px\|right\|thumb\|Vincent Spaulding, by [[Sidney Paget]]‎]]		[[File:The-strand-magazine-1891-08-the-red-headed-league-p198-illu.jpg\|300px\|right\|thumb\|Vincent Spaulding, by [[Sidney Paget]]‎]]

	* ~~Il est petit~~, ~~fort~~, ~~vif de mouvement~~, n'~~a pas de barbe, il a près de trente ans~~. Il a ~~sur le front une tache blanche d'acide~~ ([[REDH]] {{refcanon\|REDH\|~~277~~}}).		* He was small, stout-built, very quick in his ways, no hair on his face, though he's not short of thirty. Had a white splash of acid upon his forehead ([[REDH]] {{refcanon\|REDH\|275}}).
	* ~~Il est employé dans l'échoppe de prêts-sur-gages de~~ [[Jabez Wilson]] ~~en tant qu~~'assistant~~. Il n~~'~~est pas aussi jeune qu'on pourrait le croire~~ ([[REDH]] {{refcanon\|REDH\|79}}). ~~Il y travaille de puis un mois environ~~ ([[REDH]] {{refcanon\|REDH\|~~267~~}}).		* He was [[Jabez Wilson]]'s assistant in the small pawnbroker's business at Coburg Square, near the City ([[REDH]] {{refcanon\|REDH\|78}}). He worked there since a month ([[REDH]] {{refcanon\|REDH\|265}}).
	* ~~Il a accepté de travailler chez~~ [[Jabez Wilson]] ~~pour la moitié d'un salaire ordinaire~~ ([[REDH]] {{refcanon\|REDH\|77}}).		* He accepted to work for [[Jabez Wilson]] for half wages ([[REDH]] {{refcanon\|REDH\|76}}).
	* ~~Il a la passion de la photographie~~ ([[REDH]] {{refcanon\|REDH\|88}}).		* He was fond of photography ([[REDH]] {{refcanon\|REDH\|87}}, {{refcanon\|REDH\|516}}).
	* ~~Il est un bon travailleur~~. ~~Il n'a pas de vices~~ ([[REDH]] {{refcanon\|REDH\|90}}).		* He was a good worker. There was (apparently) no vice in him ([[REDH]] {{refcanon\|REDH\|89}}).
	* ~~Il n'est pas roux~~ ([[REDH]] {{refcanon\|REDH\|98}}).		* He was not red-headed ([[REDH]] {{refcanon\|REDH\|97}}).
	* ~~Il est l'un des criminels de Londres les plus audacieux et les plus astucieux~~ ([[REDH]] {{refcanon\|REDH\|~~521~~}}).		* He was one of the coolest and most daring criminals in London ([[REDH]] {{refcanon\|REDH\|519}}).