The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-11-22
A WONDERFUL COINCIDENT.
Bloody Links Connecting the
Whltechapel With the Aus
tin Assasslnations
A Strange Story Graphically Told
of the Crimes With
Malay Cook as the
Central Figure.
A strange coincident.


Readers of The STATESMAN are familiar
with the recent assassinations in the city
of London, now known the world over as
the Whitechapel murders.
Trained reporters have graphically de-
picted all the bloody horrors connected
Herewith, and "Whitechapel" is now
familiar and fixed word in the annals of
the worlds mysterious crimes.
In the reports, vivid and accurate to
every detail, of the last murder in Lon
don Thursday, the Sth of this month,
there is a sentence or two which is OF
more than ordinary interest to the people
of this community, who, three years ago
passed through the terrifying experiences
now holding the worlds greatest city in
its yice-like grip.
The best detective skill known on the
continent of Europe has been baffled,
and stands over the mutilated, bleeding
forms of the poor women, helpless and
impotent.
Murdered in the densely packed quar-
ters of the great metropolis, where human
ity ceaselessly sways to and fro, never
sleeping, never resting, but like the Wan
derinR jew always tireless and always
moving on, it is strange some clue has
not been left for the quick witted and iL-
telligent detectives TO grasp hold of to
lead them to the detection of the true
criminal.
There has been nothing but
THEORIES,
however, just as there was nothing but
theories in this city three years ago.
One of these London theories is that
a Malay cook on one of the steamers
plying between London and the Mediter-
ranean ports is the man who has accom-
plished some of the most diabolical and
cruel murders of modern times.
IT'S a theory only, but certain it is, a
Malay of all men is capable of perpetrat-
ing Just such crimes.
Born and reared on the Malay peninsula
in the southern part of Asia, the Malay is
normally impressive and religiously indo-
lent, but nevertheless capable of the great
est excuses when his passions are aroused.
Indeed, their bloody record would make
an Apache chief turn green with envy.
Under the influence of religious excite
ment jealousy, losses at gambling or any
thing else the average Malay
is sometimes suddenly seized
with mania to murder, and he starts out
on what is known as "amok" and slashes
and cuts and kills whomsoever he meets.
This is when the "amok" fever is on him.
but Oftimes when moved by jealousy alone
he does his bloody work cunningly, deftly
and mysteriousy.
This is especially true If he happens to
be of the tribe wherein there exists a Sc
cret order-the Bowanies-the members
of Whiph "a hnupl / y ha ,bot
and terrible OF oaths, indelibly impressed
by weird and solemn ceremonies to merci-
Iessly STAY any and all persons who may
wrong them.
Howbeit, their vengeance is not satisfied
with the blood of the person who wrongs.
but all persons connected with hun or be-
longing to his class falls under
the bane of the Malay's resentfnl
spirit and they are cruelty
assassinated, and the more cruel and hor.
rible and mysterious the act the better,
for such brushes into the minds of the
survivors with relentless energy, making
their lives one of tremulous fear and pain.
full uncertainty.
No wonder the London detectives sus-
7pSet Malay, cook on an ocean steamer,
wbo, it is reported, was heard to say that
no had been robbed in Whtechapel by a
dissolLte woman, and with a horrible oath
he declared he would murder them all.
STRANGE CoNcDEST.
A Malay cook suspected in London.
A Malay cook Suspected in Austin
three years ago.
A strange coincident, to say the least.
During the year of the thrill
ing, startling and bloody TRACE
dies, when dread and gloomy uneasiness
oreoded over the city, there was Malay
cook plying his svocation within her
limits.
The fret and second and third an
fourth, and all the murders up to little
Mary Rsmey, had occurred without his
having been suspected.
The night of little Mary's murder was
clear, with the full moon riding high I'D in
the heavens.