ial ity , ▁of ▁absolute ▁hom el iness ▁of ▁manner , ▁and ▁of ▁being ▁in cap able ▁of ▁doing ▁a ▁tricky ▁or ▁wrong ▁thing , ▁and ▁a ▁sense ▁of ▁hum our ▁that ▁was ▁absolutely ▁original ." . ▁ ▁Alfred ▁Knight ▁Whit by ▁( c . ▁ 1 8 4 4 ▁– ▁ 2 9 ▁July ▁ 1 8 9 8 ) ▁was ▁a ▁solic itor ▁in ▁the ▁col ony ▁of ▁South ▁Australia , ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁several ▁sens ational ▁reports ▁of ▁alter c ations . ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁Ad ela ide ▁Edu c ational ▁Institution . ▁He ▁was ▁employed ▁as ▁a ▁cl erk ▁in ▁the ▁Aud it ▁Office , ▁and ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 8 6 5 ▁left ▁to ▁enter ▁private ▁practice . ▁His ▁friend ▁Charles ▁E . ▁Ald ridge ▁( 1 8 5 8 – ▁), ▁who ▁was ▁with ▁the ▁Post ▁Office , ▁left ▁his ▁employ ment ▁at ▁the ▁Post ▁Office ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁later ▁to ▁follow ▁his ▁brother ▁James ▁Henry ▁Ald ridge ▁in ▁the ▁hotel ▁business , ▁taking ▁the ▁Crown ▁and ▁S cept re ▁Hotel ▁on ▁King ▁William ▁Street ▁near ▁the ▁Railway ▁Station ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 3 . ▁George ▁Sydney ▁Ald ridge , ▁another ▁brother , ▁was ▁for ▁many ▁years ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁Ad ela ide ▁Stock ▁Exchange . ▁C ler k ▁for ▁Way ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 6 ? ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 8 7 6 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Commission er ▁for ▁taking ▁aff id av its ▁in ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court . ▁In