The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-06
the gutter of the street in the early hour OF
the morning.

errand and killed while undressed, her
clothes being huddled on the body, which
was afterward conveyed out TO be deposited
in the street. Color is lent this by the
small quantity, comparatively, Of blood on
the clothes and by the fact that the clothes
are not cut
At the coroner's inquest no evidence
was adduced that tended to cast any light
on the mystery. The deceased woman's
husband, who is printers machnist, tes-
tilted that he Tad lived apart from his wife
Tor over eight years, and the last time he
saw her alive was three years ago. His
wife had left him OF her own accord, and
her drinking habits had led her into dis
solute lite
The fourth murder rivaled in many re-
spects any of the preceding horrors, and,
like the rest, showed at glance the same
mysterious purpose in its detail Of mutila-
ton and method. She was, like the Others,
one of the city's unfortunates, and had led
the same life among the same associates
and in the same section Of the city.
At spot only few hundred yards from
where the mangled body OF the poor wom-
an Nichols was found just week before,
the body OF another woman, mutilated and
horribly distigursd, was found at $50
o'clock on Saturday morning. She WIS
lying in the back yard OF No. 20 Hamburg
street, a house occupied by Mr.. Richard
son, packing case maker. As late as
o'clock on Saturday morning il is said the
woman was drinking at public house
near at hand called the Ten Bells. Near
the body was discovered rough piece OF
iron sharpened like II knife.
THE wouNns
upon the poor woman were more fearful
than those found upon the body of the
woman Nichols, who was buried ON Thurs
day. The throat was cut in most hor-
rble manner, and the stomach terribly
multlated.
The first discovery Of the body was made
by John Davies, living on the toop floor Of
20 Hamburg street, on September S, in the
yard Of which the body WIS found Mr.
Davies was crossing the yard between 8
and q o'clock, when he saw horrible
looking mass lying in the corner, partly
concealed by the steps. lie instantly
made for the station and notified the police
without touching the body Meantime
Mrs. Richardson, nn old lady sleeping ON
the first floor front, was aroused by her
grandson, Charles CoOksley, who looked
out OF one Of the back windows and
screamed that there was dead body in
the corner Mrs. Richardson's description
makes this murder even more horrible than
any OF its predecessors. The victim was ~
Ing on her back with her legs outstretched.
Her throat was cut from ear 10 ear Her
clothes were pushed upabove her waist and
her legs bare. Tho abdomen was exposed,
the woman having been ripped up from
groin TO brcast-bone. ~ before. Not only
this, but the visccra had been pulled out
and scattered in all directions, the heart
and liver being placed behind her head
and the remainder along her side. No
more horrible sight ever met human
eye, for she was covered with blood and
lying in n pool of II.
Mr. and Mrs. Davies occupy the upper
story Of No. 20 Hamburg street, the house
consisting Of two stories. When MIR.
Davies found the woman she was
LYING ON HKR BACK,
close up to the flight Of steps leading into
the yard. The throat was cut open In n
fearful manner 30 deep, IN fact, that tho
murderer, evidently thinking that he had
severed the head from the body tied
handkerchief round Il 80 ~ 30 keep Il on.
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ripped opcn and discmbOwclcd the heart
and abdominal visccm lying 10y the side.
The hendsh work was completed by the
murderer tying a portion OF the entrails
round the victims neck. There was no
blood on the clothes.
Hamburg street is long street, which
runs from Bakers row 90 Commercial
street Il consists partly OF shops aud
Il. Igssaua a. Nha hnffaa Ia
question, In the front room, ON the ground
| floor. Mr.. llardcrman carries ON the BUSH
ness OF seller OF cats meat. At the back
Of the premises are those Of Mr.. Richard
son. who Is a packing case maker. The
other occupants Of the house are dodgers.
One of the dodgers named Robert ThOmp-
son, who Ia carman, went out OF the
/ house at $50 O'Clock In the morning, but
| heard no noise.
Two girls who also live In the house
were talking In the passage until 1880
o'clock with young men, and II II believed
that they were the last occupants Of the
| house 10 retire 10 rest. II seems that the
crime was committed soon after o'clock.
/ AZ that hour tho woman and the man
who in all probability was her murderer
were seen drinking together IN The Bell.
Brick lane. But, though the murder was
committed at this late hour, the murderer,
acting, as In the other case, silently aud
stealthily-manngcd 10 make his escape.
On the wall, near where tho body was
found, there was, according 10 ono 10
porter, discovered written IN chalk
"Fiyel Fifteen more, and then give
myself up"
Davies the lodgcr who discovered the
body, Immediately communicated with
the police at Commercial street station,
and Inspector Chandler and several con
stables arrived on the scene In q shorI
time. when they found woman In the
condition described.
AN EXCITED CROWD
gathered In front Of Mn. Rlchnrlson'i
house. and also around the mOrtuary ~
Old Montague street, ~ which place TIE
body was quickly removed. Several per
sons who were lodging Ia tue house, and
who were seen In the vicinity when th'
body was found, were taken ~ the Com
mpfcial street station and closely exam
incd, especially the woman last with th'
deceased.
Inquiries led 10 the discovery that the
woman was known by several names
Her real name was Annie Chapman, bu
She had laltcrly passed ~ Annie sloyy
/. and rcjoiccd In the nickname Of "Darl
Annie Her age was about iorly.ilyc
one peculiarly Of her features was a large
DAT kind oi nose. Her clothing was oil
and dirty, aud nothing was found In he
! pockets except part Of an envelope bear
! Ing the seal Of the Sussex regiment 70
: the last nine months she had been sleep
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