The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-06
L0ND0N'S DEMON.
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been taken to the mortuary MS Dark
Annie, and as she came from the mortu.
AIRY gate, bitterly crying, said between her
tears 81 knowed her; kissed her poor,
cold face"
The large, fiat kind OF ose of the de-
ceased was so striking a peculiarly that
the police hoped to be able to fully trace
her movements by means of it. The
clothing OF the dead woman, like that of
most of her class who ply their trade in
this quarter of London, was old and dirty.
In the dress Of the dead woman iarthings
were found, so brightly polished as to lead
TO the belief that they were intended TO be
passed rs hall sovereigns, and it is proba-
bic that they were
GIVEN 10 HER ny THE MURDERER
as an inducement for her TO accompany
him.
Late on Saturday, after the deceased had
been formally identified Us Annie Slevy, n
witness came forward and stated that her
real name was Annie Chapman. She came
from Windsor. She had been married her
husband being an army pcnsioncr, who
had allowed her 10 shllliugs week, but
he died year ago, and the pension ceas-
ing, she became one OF the hidvous women
inlesling Whilcchapcl She lived for Il
time with sieve maker in Dorset street,
and was known to her acquaintance us
Annie Sleyy,' nickname derived from
her plramour's trade
Mrs. Fiddymont. wife of the proprietor
OF the Prince Albert Public house, better
known as the "Clcan house." at the cor
ncr OF Brushiield and Stewart streets, half
mile from the scene OF the murder, told
the police that Mt O'Clock on saturday
morning she was standing in the bar talk
ing with another woman, friend, in the
iirst compartment. Suddenly came into
the middle compartment man whose
rough appearance frightened her. lie had
! on brown stiii hat, dark coat and no
wlistcOat lie came in with his hat down
over his eyes, and with his face partly con.
| cealcd, and asked for half a pint OF ale.
| She drew the ale, and meanwhile looked
! ut him through the mirror at the back Ol
| the bar. As soon ~ he saw the woman
| IN the other compartment watching him
he turned his back and got the partition
| between himself aud her. The thing that
struck Mrs. fidlymont particularly was
| the TACT that there were blood spots on the
back OF his right hand. This, taken in
connection with his appearance,
caused her uneasincss. She all,
noticed that his shirt was torn. A,
soon MS lao hud drunk the ale. which he
| swallowed ut a gulp, he was out. Her
| friend went ont also TO watch the mau.
Her friend is Mrs. Mary Chappcll, who
| lives ut No. - Stewart street, near hy
/ Her story corroboratcs Mrs. Fiddymonts
/ When the man came in the expression o.
| his eye caught her attention, his look wa,
SO STARTLING AND TERRIFYING.
II frightened Mrs. Fiddyinont so that
| she requested her TO stay. lie wore
| light blue check shirt, which was torn
| badly into rags in iact-On the righl
| shoulder. There was narrow streak u
blood under his night ear parallel with
| the edge OF his shirt. There WAS alec
| dried blood between the fingers ui th,
/ hand. When he went out she s,ippd
out Of the other door aud watched him n,
lac went toward Bishopgatc street. Sh,
called Joseph TaylOr's attention to hin
aad be- followed him.
Taylor Is a builder, and said that a,
soon rs his attention was attracted TO the
man he followed him. lie walked rap
idly aud came longida him, but did no
| speak 10 him. The man was rather thin
about five feet eight inches high, and appa
renuy between forty aud fifty years OF age
| He had n shabby. gcntcel look, pcppcT-anl
salt trousers, which fitted him badly, an,
dark coat When TAYLOR came along
side him the man glanced az him. an,
TaylOr's description Of the look WI
CHS cygs were ~ Wild ~ n hawks.
Taylor Is a reliable man, the police say
The man walked. lac SAYS, holding hl
coat together nj the top. lie had a merry
Gus and frightened way about him. III
wore q gingsr-colofed nu-iachc and short
sandy hair. TAYLOR ceased 10 follow him
but watched him as laF ~ DIRTY Dicks,
in llalimoon street, where lac became los
30 view.
This man II probably the hcnd WHOM
the police seek, but who, with surprising
skill, Is still at large aud unknown.
On Sunday, September -, the body o
woman, an unfortunate, was found q
Gaieshcad, near Newcastle on the Tyne
Although Ga,cshead Is ~ far from Ion
don, the similarity Of this crime In all r.
spccis 10 the other murders had induces
the belief among many that the same un
known hand had performed u. II ~
this murder Is the fifth In the history d
the Whiicchapcl horrors. Whether OF no
Il be- true that the Whiiochapcl bruI
reached 20 far from the scenes Of his OihU
crimes at Gaicshcad, II Is certainly wort
attention from the fact that the humiliation
OF this victim Is identical with the cutiin
and slashing found upon tho bodies Of III
, Others. The throat WIS cut with Ion,
clean sweep ct some exceedingly shar
..I.Nl.as.s.
the victims head, and the same organ va
found TO have been removed as before.
sUNpAY's ATROCiriEA
I And now comes tho late chapter of the
mysterious murders with the slaying
two more women In a single night II
victims OF Sunday night we're OF the "ui
! fortunate" class Who ply their trade In q
= dingy alloys and dimly lighted streets
the East End The lni Oi these two mu
den was committed on lIcner stree
Whitcchapcl, which Il n thOroughiarc
8 the absolute and dcpmycd. Next 10 u
. Socialist club h stable yard. guarded
$ the street line by gates Of solid wood, ],
omen during the night for members Of u
club and people living In the ndioinil
tonencnta Sunday morning about
o'c.ock the steward u tho Socialist eli
T. wen, out on an Grand, leaving tho wood,
) gates open. when he returned, a {,
minutes later, lac found the gates near
closed aud woman with her throat e
2 from ear 10 ear, and quito dead, iamm
b, between them.
y There was no mutilation Of the body
a. In tho previous crimes. Il was a bru'
mudcr, committed In apopulous ihoroug
Y fare patrollcd by the police. Tho head "