Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-11-22
IS IT ANOTHER?
A Woman Assaulted but Not Killed
in Whitechapel.
THE WOULD BE MURDERER.
lie Was Pursued for some Distance, but
Managed TO Escape-His Victim De-
acribes Him-She May Live-Is
He "Jack the Rippers"

NEW YORK, Nov. GA special to The
Evening World from London says: Another
Whitechapel murder was attempted in
George street, a short distance from the scene
of the last horror, this morning. A man and
woman had spent the night in the latter's
room. At 0 o'clock in the morning the fell
low attacked the woman fiercely with a
long, sharp knife, and succeeded In i'm
fiicting frightful cash in her throat
The woman struggled desperately and sue
ceeded in raising such an alarm that the man
failed to complete his work and was Obliged
to run away.
HE was seen running by three men who
lived i'll lodging house near at hand, and
they promptly started in pursuit OF him.
The fellow threaded his way adroitly through
the crowd, and choosing his course among
the narrow streets and alleys with a quick
ness which proved his thorough familiarity
with the locality, he successfully eluded his
pursuers and finally disappeared.
From the brief glimpses that the pursuing
men caught, while following him, the fellow
was only vaguely seen to be well dressed and
to have light mustache.
There is little doubt in the minds of tho
police that this man who has escaped Is the
same who has committed the whole series OF
Whitechapel crimes II so, he has now
scored his first failure for the woman's
wound, though severe, is not reported as
probably involving fatal result. She may
recover and be able to furnish description
or further clew which will lead to the APP
prehension of the man.
Coming at a time when people were be-
ginning to think that the Dr. Twomblety
now in custody might really prove to be the
Whitechapel fiend, this mornings affair has
renewed all the old excitement, and the be-
wildered Londoners are helplessly wringing
their hands and wondering IL the horrors
will never be brought to a stop What effect
this may have upon Twomblety's case, and
whether he will still be held by the authori-
ties, can be only matter of conjecture IL
would, however seem to be only proper
precaution for the police department to fully
investigate all the circumstances in this new
emergency before giving the doctor his lib
erty.
"The woman has recovered sufficiently to
tell something of the man who wounded her.
She says he is about 30 years old, tall, fair
and wearing light mustache He was well
dressed, spoke with purely English accent,
and from his conversation was evidently well
acquainted with Whitechapel and the habits
of the women there.
"The name of the intended victim is
Farmer. From the information which she
has given, the police have gained new con-
fidencs and believe now that they can run
the murderer down. Hundreds of people
focked to the locality when thenews of the
affair spread, as it did rapidly; but the po-
lice took charge of the premises Immediately
and allowed no one to leave or enter the house.
According to the woman's story, the man
hal seized her and struck her once in the
throat with knife She had struggled des-
perately and had succeeded in freeing herself
from the mans grasp. and had screamed for
help. Her cries had alarmed the man. and
he had fled without attempting any further
violence. Some of the neighbors who had
heard the woman's screams followed the mur-
derer for about 300 yards, when he disap-
dcared from their sight The woman saws
she is fully able TO identify the man, and
gave description Of him to the police. The
police are hopeful of soon capturing him"
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
LONDON, Nov. 23.--Great excitement was
occasioned when it was reported that another
woman had been murdered and mutilated in
Whitechapel The police Immediately formed
Gordon around the premises, and an enor-
nous crowd soon gathered. It was learned
that another mur1sr had been attempted
upon low woman by a man who had ac-
companied her to her lodging, but that In
this instance his work had been frustrated.
After investigation of the facts, the police
are of the opinion that the attempted inur-
der was not the work Of the man who COM
mitfed the atrocious murders in that vicinity
recently. No arrest has been made.