Novel Study: The Secret Life of Stg. John Wilson

  • Mary (Polly) Hutchison is born.

    Polly is born to William and Hellen Hutchison, a religious family. Polly has four sisters and one brother.
  • Jack proposes to Polly

    Polly and Jack met at Grossart Drapers, they feel in love and a year later Jack proposed.
  • John and Polly get married

    Jack asked for Poll's hand in marriage in August 1906, then on January 1 1908 they tied the knot.
  • Polly and Johns first child is born.

    Gorge Wilson
  • John leaves for Canada

    John leaves for Canada to forget about him stealing the $500 from his brother-in-law. He wants to leave until the community forgets about it. John says he will only be gone for a year.
  • Britain declares war with Germany

    John Wilson tired to enlisted in the war but was denied because of his lungs. His lungs weren't strong enough to withstand the training and were defiantly not good enough for war.
  • John joins the RNWMP

    John joined the Royal North West Mounted Police in Prince Albert.
  • John joins the Blaine Lake RNWMP

    John transfers from the Prince Albert department to the Blaine Lake department.
  • John meets Jessie Patterson

    John goes over to the Patterson's for supper, this is where he meets Jessie.
  • Polly and Johns second child is born.

    Ella Wilson
  • John gets TB.

    John gets tuberculosis. He is sent home from work, Jessie takes care of him while he is sick. She risked her own health to take care of him.
  • Polly decides she wants to go see John.

    Polly tells her family that if John doesn't come home or contact her by April she is going to Canada to find him.
  • Jack proposes to Jessie

    Jack is so grateful for what Jessie has done for him he asked for her hand in marriage. He had fallen so in love. She said "Yes."
  • Polly arrives in Halifax.

    Polly gets to the harbour in Halifax at 11:28am. She then gets a train to Regina to find John.
  • Polly gets to Regina.

    Polly ended her trip in Regina, hoping John would be there to meet her. She knew he wouldn't be but still had hopes. She then finds out he is in Prince Albert instead of Regina. He tells her to go to Saskatoon and he will meet her there, he ended up taking her back to Regina.
  • John moves to Saskatoon.

    John moves to Saskatoon where he is in the middle of Polly and Jessie.
  • John gets marriage license.

    He went to get the marriage license so that him and Jessie can get married. He went to get it right after he had burned the car that he had murdered Polly in.
  • Polly Wilson was murdered.

    John was driving Polly in Jessies car, he had a shovel and a gun in the back seat. John has a change of plans and takes a back road to Blaine Lake instead. John stops to shoot some geese, the points the gun at Pollys heat. Pulls the trigger and blows her head off. He then buries her body in a hole under a culvert.
  • John burns the car.

    John burns the car he shot Polly in. The back of the car started on fire and John lost control of the car, this was it also lost all evidence.
  • Johns and Jessie get married.

    John and Jessie finally marry after waiting about eight months.