Omaha daily bee., 1888-10-06
LONDON'S HORRORS.
DOdge's Story of the Malay Sailor
Generally Discredited
tCopyriUht 1858 bU James Gordon Bcnnett1

LONDON, Oct. o. New York Herald
Cable-Special to THE BEE. The perpe-
traitor of the Whitechapel murders is still at
large and no clue has been discovered likely
to lead to his capture. No further arrest of
anyone has been made and nothing new has
transpired in relation to the matter. The ex-
citenent in the neighborhood of the murders
and terrible exploits shows no diminution in
intensity. 1t has been ministered to all day
by series OF rumors, particularly of
sangunary character, but they have
not the slightest truth in them. A cable
dispatch about the Dodge story in New York
of Alaska the Malay, excited great interest
in police circles and Immediately on receipt
of copy of the cablegram, detectives were
sent 10 make INQUIRIES at the Glen Line
Steamship company and sailors home for
Asiatcs and other places in the East end
where it is likely information respecting the
Malay could be obtained.
Mr.. Freeman, manager and superintendent
Of the Asiatic home, stated that he had
been at the home for thirty years
and had never known a Malay of the name
Alaska. "Malays," he said, "are Mohamme-
dams and do not use European names, but the
word lascar is the Mohammedan name for a
seaman and Dodge might have been misled" +"
Mr. Freeman, it appears, is much respected
by the Asiatcs, who indeed look upon him as
friend and brother. Mr. Freeman's long
connection with the home has made his name
well known in the far east, and such is the
confidence which he inspires that Asiatics
are in the habit OF deposting their money
with him. Most Of the men who
have lodged at the home lately have
used it for years whenever their
ships are in London, but recently a crew Of
Japanese sailors had lodged there and Mr.
Freemen admitted that one of these men was
n desperate character, for upon one occasion
he stabbed three of his comrades who were
staying in the home. He was arrested but
when his trial came on the injured men had
taken a ship and gone away.
The Queens music hall, where Dodge
states he met Alaska, is most luxuriously
fitted up in style equal to many of the west
end music halls. Mr. Wood, the manager,
states that he has heard nothing of the
alleged robbery of the Malay and referred
his inquirer to two attendants, Allander
| Nowland and Henry Pierce, who look after
the boxes in which sailors returned from a
voyage usually disport themselves. Both
men declare that no such robbery could have
| taken place on the premises without their
hearing it, and as far as they were aware no
such thing had happened.
Axel Welin, secretary Of the Scandinavian
sailors temperance house, West India docks,
who is extremely popular with the foreign
sailors, ransacked his books but could find
| no trace either Of Dodge or the Malay.
Messrs. McGregor, Son & Co., owners OF
| the Glen line OF steamers, trading to Sing a
pore, China, etc, stated that the Glenarchy
sailed in April from London to China and re
turned on August a. After taking on G
cargo at Antwerp she again sailed for China
on September S, and was last reported or
September % at Suez. They have no one
| named Alaska on board.
The chief cook OF the Glenarchy is 9
thoroughly respectable Chinaman who ha.
| been in the service Of the firm for many
| years, and they have had no Malays on the
| ships.
1t Is the general opinion that the story OF
the seaman at New York is yarn.