Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-10

Msw the I.s.Asa Police snssnA %
Chase the Whssechapel MURDERER.
London srocial 10 the PhilA Pres, October O.
A lively scene was witnessed In Hyde Park this
morning when, In pursuance TO A decision re-
Gently arrived at, Sir Charles Warren gave his
ploodhounds course or Two to try them for hunt
ing the Whitechapel murderer. Il was barely
daylight and the frost lay thick on the grass when
Warrens stalwart form showed the way TO the
place Of tnal He was followed BY few experts
one noioin9 pair OF dogs IN leash, and solitary
reporter. who dened strict orders to keep the
new spaper fellows" al distance. Warren In .
NJ OF enthusiasm offered himself for q quarry and
lost TO sight Then different policemen crossed
MS track 70 make the track more dif1icult TO fol-
but slowly, along until arriving at the spot where
the nrst policeman had crossed the trail Here
20!
year, leading Oh. BurghO has been trained from .
the work, though evidently the scent did not lie
ven to-day: Finally both dogs failed by going on
THE RESULT NOT sArrsrAcroKY.
A new trail was started. Warren again acting
the hunted man, taking 1000 yards start The
dogs did well for while, but finally were banned,
owing 70 the number OF people who crossed the
tfaiL Three more courses were tried, but In one
man. ana then they ncked and fondied him IKE an
oio friend. Considering that the dogs were ioi-
lowing the scent OF q man alone, and that the
morning was extremely bad for following any
trail, the result could not be altogether satsfac-
tory. 1.-THE murderer on the next occasion smears
himself with blood or carries on any portion OF bus
ueved the dogs will hunt him down.
warren, In MS tight military dress ana pumng
ana 0lowlng with his exerttOnS did not look very
olgnlned cn1ef commissioner. but II he wen oacK
10 scotland Yard hot and tired II was cer tainly
WITH the Keeling that he had made good start
viii days work He was very mad when the
evening newspapers came out with spicy accounts
OF his mornings doings, which doubtless were also
read and noted by the murderer.
THE ''DR. yEKYLL AND Nh. HYDE" THEORY.
Scotland Yard detectives now have the theory
that the murderers are the result Of case In real
lie OF "Dr. Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde" Furthermore,
the detectives believe that the existence OF such q
Case Is directly attributable TO the excitement and
the circumstances detailed In the story and play
named Parallels are lngeniousy drawn between
the acts OF the Whitechapel monster, who not only
Kills, but initiates his victims, and the fren1ed
brutality with which the Mr.. Hyde OF the fiction
stamps upon the girl, whom he knocks down and
Injuries in the deserted and echoing streets at
midnight, as told In the nrst part OF the book.
square Is the man under police surveillance. He
moves In the best OF society. He has been tracked
until 1t Is absolutely established that he does lead
q double life. This DIR. Jekyu lives for the emi-
nenIly respectable world In which he moves. The
other self like Mr.. Hyde, lives mystertously re-
voltingly This latter self has been tracked TO the
Whitechapel district, and has been seen, In the
form or man, skulklng stealthily about dark cor
ners and alleys or stalking modify through de-
serted side streets.