River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-10-04
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The Unknown whttechapel Murderer
Finds More Victims The rer4ibSy-sIutI-
lated Remains of Two Women Found
Great Excitement In the Metropolis.
LoSDoN, Oct. Sunday morning the
whole city was again started hy the news
that two more murders had been added 70
the list OF mysterious crimes that have re
/ Gently been committed in Whitechapel
/ The two victims, as in the former cases.
were absolute women Of the poorest class.
( That the motive Of the murderer was not
I robbery is shown by the fact that no at
tempt was made TO despoil the bodies.
| The first murder occurred in a narrow
| court of Borners street at an early hour
/ beneath the windows Of foreigners so
/ cialist club. a concert was in progress
and many members Of the club were pres
ent but no sound was heard from
/ the victim. The same process had
4 been followed as in tho other cases.
l The woman had been seized by the
/ throat and her cries choxed and the muir
/ derer, with one sweeping cut. had severed
/ her throat from ear to ear A club man
/ on entering the court stumbled over the
/ body, which was lying only two yards
I from the street. stream of warm biz "a
/ was flowing from the body into the gr err
| The murderer had evidently bee dis
/ victim.
I The second murder was committed rec
! quarters Of an hour later in Mitre SOU. re,
/ FIVE minutes walk from the scene of the
1 first crime Policemen patrol the square
/ every ten minutes The body Of the un.
/ fortunate woman had been disemboweled.
/ the throat cut and the nose severed. The
/ heart and lungs had been thrown aside and
the entrails were twisted into the gaping
wound around the neck.
| The inoisions show a rough deXterity.
/ The work of dissection was evidently
/ done with the utmost haste Pending the
report of the doctors it is not known
/ whether or not a portion of the viscera
was taken away. The doctors, after "A
hssty examination of the body, said they
thought it must have taken about five min.
| utes 10 complete the work Of the murderer,
/ who then had plenty of time to escape the
| patrol
Mitre Square, the scene of the second
| murder, is thoroughfare. Many people
/ pass through the square early on Sunday
morning on their way to prepare for mar
/ iket in the notorious Petticoat lane. The
| publicity of the place adds to the daring
| ness of the crime. The police, who have
/ been severely criticised in connection with
1 the Whitechapel murders, are pRralyzed
D DN tDeSe latesl crimes.
| The inhabitants of Whiteehapel are dis
mayed The vigilance committees which
were formed after tho first crimes were
/ committed had relaxed their efforts TO
/ capture the murderer. At several meet
| ings held in Whitechapel last night il was
/ resolved TO resume the work of patrOlling
/ the streets in the district in which the
/ murders have occurred.
| DIR. Blackwell, who was called TO view
! the remains Of the Berners street victim.
/ gave IL as his opinion that the same man,
/ evidently a maniac, had committed both
/ murders. The Berners street victim had
! evidently been dragged back by hand
I kerchief worn around the throat.
4 The inquest will be held at II O'Clock this
| morning -Four doctors will be on the
/ Jury. The inquest or the Mitre Square
/ victim will probably be held on Tuesday.
/ The Berners street victim was Elizabeth
| Stride a native Of Stockholm, who resided
! in a common lodging house The name Of
/ the other victim is not known.
In consequence Of the refusal Of Home
! Secretary Matthews to offer reward for
the arrest of the Whitecapel murderer the
/ people of the East end on Saturday pc
titioned the Queen herself to authorize the
| Offering of q reward.
The Daty Telegraph, commenting on the
murder, says; IF the Home Secretary
fails 10 wake up and do his duty Lord Sal
isbury will have TO dismiss a Minister who
has not good sense enough to resign"