The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-10-09
A MANIA FOR BLOOD.
COLONEL RUGHES-HdLLETT ON THE
URITECH1PfL FIEYD.


tense is the feeling among al classes in Lon
don in regard to the bloody horrors, commit
ted with immunity in Whteeha9al that it is
not surprising TO hear OF so prominent mem
Der OF parliament as Colonel j, c. Hughes
Hallott, of her majestys service, turning de-
toctiyeand visiting in disguise the periious Of
the east end OF the worlds metropolis, with
the deliberate intention OF meeting, and If
possible, apprehending tho murdeTous mono
maniac whose crimes have made the civilized
world stand aghast.
HUGHFs~HALLEIT'G STORY.
Colonel Ilughes-Hallett, VINO is staying at
tho Breyoort during his present visit to
New York. gave a World reporter yesterday
n thrilling account Of his midnight visit to the
scene Of the monsters carnival Of crime, made
inst after She commission Of the second atroc-
ity in that CORY series which has drawn all
eyes TO the East End Of London. Said Colonel
llallett
You may remember that tho second Of the
mutilated bodies discovered IN Whitechapcl
was that OF Martha Turner, a hawker, which
was fopud on the second floor landing OF tho
George Yard buildings, IN Commercial street,
Spitalhtld. The similarity Of the mutilation,
the identity Of the district and Of the
woman's occupation with those OF the
first victim, convinced me that ]
had TO deal with a ease OF homicidal mania.
chose a bright, moonlight night "a my expc-
GitlOn 70 W htcthflitY just Lnt Aliiu "a u Hib4iy
that the Ting whom / wanted to trail had q
prediction for. had already theory Of my
own ab0ut tho kind Of man tho assassin would
turn ont to be. ] had more upon my mind,
and / have seen since no reason TO change 1t,
that the perpetrator Of these atrocities Is
West Bid man, a gentleman, person OF
wealth and calture perhaps, but certainly OF
intglleeiual qualities, iinesse and Keen dis
elimination.
Y hat, Iaff
lis club. as ! was then doing, and disguised
himself for his
IupRoUs NoeruRSAL EEyEL
Us was about 20 do.
$50 drove TO my apartments, and dofiing
my evening dress got into plain, quiet pair
of tronsers, heavy boots. rough sack coat and
q pct hat. ! took plenty Of money with me,
bnt nv cwelry of any kind, and calling q cab.
gave the driver orders to drive to nanbury
street,
"The iaau turned ard looked Of me in such a
peculiar way that / aln sure he suspected me-
The hue and cry had already been raised over
town for the second crino, by It's singular
nirocity, sent n chill Of horror down every
Bninc, and the police had given orders 70
the cahnen to watch suspicious fares
The man said nothing. however, and
pretended not to notice his scrutiny. As VIC
drove along St. James park, passed n very
dear old friend aud feiiow-ciubman aud looked
him straight in the eye He didn't know inc,
for being an amatuer actor rs we'll as detec-
tive had "nade up" my face and completed
tho disguise eifeetualy. The reason, or per
haps the main reason why was convinced the
murderer was a West End man, was the
knowledge he had shown of surgery, or rather
Of anatomy tho thoToughness with which he
did what lie set cut 10 do, and tho fiuesse with
which he instantly efaeed himself and all
tell-tAle traces OF his fearful work
~ royulXed these thoughts in my mind rs
drove past Cambridge music hall into Com
merciai road, aud felt In my pocket to 500
that the revolver had put there was
READY FOR USE,
''In the light Of ali the latter developments
have seen no eitnse for changing this opinion.
j had nov arrived rs near the scene Of action
as felt It safe TO go IN cab Midnight had
struck, md the air was quiet and cool.
dismissed my cabby, looking him straight in
the eye as gave him my fare, md turned out
Of Commercial road into Wljiechapel The
approaches TO the scene OF tile maniac opera
tions are not particularly dirty, or filthy, or
tumhl8-down, or, indeed. in my way caicu-
lated TO attract unusual attention. But over
them that night md ever since, hung Il brood
inR expectancy, mysterious suggestion Of
something fcarsome to be that could not fail
to impross the most cslioUs observer AS /
walked from Whitechapel into Hanbury
street, intending, by round about route
through tho short streets and alleys connecting
Commercial road aud Hamburg street, to de-
bouChe into the latter, and thence into Com
mcrciai street, where the
LASH VICTIM HAD BRrG FOUND.
81 was struck with the fact that the unfortu-
nate women who frequent that district In
swarms were, rs approached the scene of tho
tragedy, becoming rarer and rarer. / heard
none oi them singing or shouting their mand-
ling endenrments, or exhibiting, in the frsk-
ness of their behavior, the reckless CLEO which
IS SO repulsive in them The sidewalks there.
us in London generally, were In good order,
and cleallly kept. In your slums here, or Ia u
quarter of New Y orh, you would
find Your guiters fun of filthy water and refuse,
the sidewalks onhagged, perhaps, or torn up,
Uttered with dirt and shavings. / found moth
ing Of this sort there. The houses on either
side OF those short streets are two and three
stories high, brisk dwellings, used below as
shops. There are no Iorches in front OF them,
and no distinguishing marks OF architecture
about them, The pavemcnts are Of brick, Of
course, and in good order, and the roadways
arc macs0amiEed and in good order. The ras
lamps were burning bright aud there was no
evtucncc oi tits tamsh8Ckie and tumble-aawn
lanes sad alleys and culs do sac which one
might suppose such a thug would choose fer
the scene of his operations.
''in the smaller streets between lfAnburv and
Nintcehapel streets the ga6 lamps are, of
course, not 50 near together. We do not plant
them in London rs you do herewith reference
10 the corners of the streets. AT homo they arc
regularly placed
Ar CERTAtN INTERVALS,
whether at the intersections Of streets or not,
aud just before reaching Georges Yard | saw
what brought more iorcibly than before
TO my mind the thnl Of ter
ror which pcNaded tho neighborhood.
The sidewalk was almost deserted At the
next corner, q stones throw from whore EN-
ma" nlnt her fate, stood hoby, policeman,
you know. looking away from me. There
we've several women on the opposite side OF the
street. and group Of mon. Another police
man was just IN the act OF approaching them
10 move on, when, just in front Of me, beard
n long drawn shiyering sigh, an agoniged
catching of the BREATH such as denots i'm
Varisbiy mental agony or an extremity Of tor
ror. An unfortunate woman. not twenty feet
away, WAS standing in the bright lamp light,
reeling AS II IN the act of iaintihg. ny o Pc
ouliar defect or blur IN tho lamp, her shadow
was projected on n dead wall jUstto her right.
with mishappen distinoness which, in
the unsettled condition of her nerves.
was too much forsssher. She gave an AWFUL
Shrek, And foil tainting TO the ground. Tho
police and pastors rushed up at once and
when she came 90 and told Of the horrible
shape She had seen at her elbow, congratulated
her on her narrow escape from the fate which
had the night before befalien her sister in
i'm Georges Yard. She was hurried away aud
rnE sKABcH FOR Tux rHvG CONTINUED.
J uht here may say would gladly give up my
scat IN parliament 10 become the head al the
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