Telegram-herald., 1888-10-01
THELOKDON MYSTERY
AosRIsLE s0TcHEaY OF ~oMss
ths Psifes tttsFIy UnzbIs 70 D8ssossE
the AzEcsEsr-4H AsaaSa EsrFfnsa
"A Letter Esl1sAkfy sEattsz
~ tks Mara.xsr

LosDos. sept. so.-Ths I've sensa fsund
murdered aeaE TIE scsne Of ne fornrr
setchsFiss IN Waite cbspsi. l.st Right.
have bssn recognized ss dissolots ehsrse-
tsrs sao have long freqasassd the vicinity.
Ons of fhem sas founa IN Bsrasr-s.. With
her throat cut from ear % ear. ths other
was discovered lying IN Nius square. sns.
hks tie nfst mentioned victia. lad nsr
throat cut, bnt IN sdiikioa hsd been disssn-
bosslsd and her nose eut OF. The mar
dsEsr lad evidently been disturbed 10 bis
~oEx Ia beEnsF-st., and had DO time 10
LEutiists the body Of his victim. The dls-
covefy OF The bodies completely psrzlJ Led
the police. and Gen. Sir Charles Warren.
Chief COmmissiOBeF. was AZ once called cut
Of bed he repaired Immediately 70 the
scene Of tne murders. and gave orders TO
have the police force Ia that district strong
u reinforced.
London Is in fever Of excitement aud
TIE dsniEsns Of the White Chapel are IN
state Of terror tonight owing - the re-
sumption OF the horrible butcheries. the
fourth OF which it was hoped, and quite
generally believed. would oe the last
OF the gsstly series The police are
positively helpless and their tseit adm ssion
Of failure 20 hnd a clue whatsoever 10 the
peFpetrator of the terrible crimes oRly
serves - add TO the CONSERVATION of the
unfortunate creatures whose calling has
manifestly made them the subject of the
inhumzn butchers fury. The absolutely
important condition of the pelice in the
matter has led them, however. 10 catch st
siraws IN the way OF evidence. The most
Significant Of these is letter which was
received 81 the ofice Of the Central News
Compsny in one OF the postal deliveries on
/ Thursday afternoon. The letter, which
Is In a scrsvling hand. and is fsmiliarly
addressed. Dear Boss" and signed Jack.
the Ripper" Altar bozsting that be com
mitted all of the White Chapel murders.
the writer continues: II love my work,
and want TO start at il again. The next
! 100 do / shall cut OF the lady's ear and
/ send II TO the police. Keep this letter back
+ till do q bit more work. and then give II
I out - the police. straight"
A remarkable feature of tho Aitrs Square
murder is the fact that one Of the dead
womAn's ears was nearly severed, and this
circumstance is held 10 indicate that the
real murderer wrote the letter. Most OF
the newspapers issued special editions TO-
day, giving copious details of the tragedies
The Lodging houses. allies, etc, of the
White Chapel district are being secured by
detectives tonight.
The first murder occurred shortly after
.
the street and directly beneath the window:
of a socialist club composed of foreigners
A concert was in progress in the club rooms
at the time and large number of persons
were present. but not a sound was neard
the victim. The second murder was dis
covered a. las in the southeast corner Of the
square. spot which policeman had passed
has beat a quarter of sn hour before. which
shows with what dispatch the woman wa:
Id h d.
blood was all around. but it had not CO.
asulated. proving that the murderer mus
nave gone inst as the constable was ap
preaching. fhe womans throat WAS cu1
from ear TO ear. and halt way round tbs
head. Her clothes had been raised
up to her chest, and aer body
had been completely ripped up
revealing the intestines. In addition
portion OF the right esrs was cut of anC
the nose was slashed half way through
The face was also sashed and cut about in
a most brutal fashion. Ii seems scarcel,
credible, but IL is a fact. that the polio,
made no search of the empty houses sne
warehouses uatil hours afterwards, al
though they had so nearly caught .th,
murderer at his work that be had time only
TO hide himseltteT porarily. The murderer j.
safe. glosting somewhefe over MS clever
ness and enjoying the peculiar sensation.
OF delight which an indulgence of his horn
bic love of killing must undoubtedly caus,
him. Not the least thing is known or even
legitimately suspected ss to his identity
Lcndon is dreadfully frightened. Scores o
women are hysterical. Tens of thousand.
could not possibly be induced to step on
alone. Every one, of course, expects frest
strocitics, and the recent horrors are no
hattering 10 the police or comforting L
Loudonsrs. who Imagined themselves vel
protected.
The woman murdered in Bsrner-st ba.
been ideniHed as Elizabeth Stsrde, a nativ,
of Stockholm and an inmate of low lodg
ing house. The identity of the other woman
has not as yet been established.