Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-02
LONDON'S MURDERS.
Another Woman the Victim Of the White
Chapel Murderer.

LONDON, Oct. 1.-The two women found
murdered near the scene of the former
butcheries IN White Chapel. last night,
have been recognized as dissolute charac-
tiers who have long frequented that vi
cinity.
That the motive of the murdererwas not
robbery is shown by the fact that no at
tempt was made to despoil the bodies. The
first murder occurred in a narrow court off
Berners street, beneath the window of a
foreigners social club. A concert was in
progress and many members of the club
were present. But no sound was
heard from the victim. The same
process had been followed as in other cases.
The woman had been seized by the throat
and her cries choaked, and the murderer
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 from the
street. \ stream of warm blood was flow
ing from the body into the gutter The
murderer had evidently been disturbed
before he had time to mutilate his victim
The second murder was committed
three-quarters of an hour later in Mitre
Square, five minutes walk from the scene
of the first crime. Policemen patrol the
square every ten minutes. The body of
the unfortunate woman had been dlsem-
boweled, 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 missions show a rough deXterlty.
The work of dissection was evidently done
with the utmost haste. Pending the re-
port of the doctors it is not known whether
or not a portion of the visCera was taken
e.
ton of the body, said they thought it
must have taken about five minutes to
complete the work of the murderer, who
then had plenty of time to escape the
police.
Mitre square the scene of the second
murder. Is a thoroughfare Many people
pass through the square early on Sunday
morning on their way to prepare for mar
ket in the notorious Petticoat lane. The
publicity of the place adds to the daring
ness of the crime.
The police. who have been severely criti-
CiSeC in connection with the White Chapel
murders, are paralyZei by the latest
crimes. As soon as the news was received
at police headquarters messenger was
dispatched for Sir Charles Warren, chief
commissioner of police. He was called
out of bed and ri once visited the scene OF
the murders. The inhabitants of White
Chapel are diSmayed. The vigilance COM
mittees which were formed after the first
crimes were committed had relaxed their
efforts 10 capture the murderer. At sew
eral meetings held in White Chapel to-
night it was resolved to resume the work
of patrolling the streets in the district III
which the murders have occurred.
The denizens of White Chapel are in
state of terror tonight owing 10 the hor-
ribie butcheries, the fourth of which it
was hoped aud quite generally believed
would be the last OF the gaStily series.
The police are positively helpless and their
tacit admission of failure to find any clew
whatsoever TO the prepetrator OF the ter
rible crimes only serves TO addsto the con-
sternation of the unfortunate creatures
whose calling has manifestly made them
the objects of the inhuman butcher fury.
The number OF theories advanced as ac-
counting for the murders aid seeking 10
establish the identity of the murderer Is
positively bewildering, but none of them
is accepted by the police as the correct one,
although Scotland Yard detectives have
nothing mere plausible TO offer for them
selves. The absolutely impotent con-
dition of the police IN the mat
ter has led them, however. 10
catch at straws IN the way OF evidence
which in ordinary cases would be spurned
by the self important borrowers for dynR
miters and divers fer parcels of sawdust.
ana the most significant OF these is.,. letter
which was received at the Office of the
Central News company in one OF the Dos
tai deliveries on Thursday afternoon The