Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-11
LONDON'S LATEST MYSTERY.
Another Mutilated Woman Found
in the Whitechapel District.
THE POLICE ALL IN THE DARK.
Crime Committed Saturday Night
and the Body Not Found Until
Tuesday MorninG-Mr
"Cleary" Wanted.
Doesn't Resemble jacks Handiwort.

ICopufGht 1889 nv James Gordon BcnINu.'
LONDON, Sept. 10.-[N New York Herald
Cable-Special to The BEE. London in
general, and Whitechapel In particular
were thrown into feverish state CT excite
ment yesterday morning by the news that
Jack the Ripper had murdered and mutt
lated his ninth victim. Both the murder and
mutilation were reported to be more horri-
BILE than any one of the eight cases preced-
ing.
The quick and close review OF the facts by
the police department led TO the conclusion
late this afternoon that the remains found
did not represent Jack the Ripper's handi-
work, and this may or may not be true.
There Is a very extrlordiuary feature, how
ever, in this case which has been lacking in
all others. That it is extraordinary no one
will doubt who reads the brief story of last
Saturday, as detailed below. If the woman
found in the archway was the victim of
Jack the Ripper, it is positively sure either
that the murderer has been seen
by many people or that another
man who knew of the murder
and all the circumstances so long ago as last
Saturday night, is abroad and can be found
If the police are clever enough. On the
other hand, last Saturday nights events in
dcate to some extent that the body found
yesterday, be it that of a murdered woman
or body from the dissecting room, was in
the hands of more than one man who knew
all about it because on last Saturday night
man betrayed the whole affair. The circum-
stances are as follows, and will be verified
in every particular by.anidavit, should the
police department desire:
Last Sunday morning at LOS O'Clock
young man called at the Herald and re-
ported that there was another Jack the Rip
per murder. He was sent up to the editorial
rooms and interviewed by the night editor.
He said that mutilated bouy had been
found in Back Church Lane, in Whtechapel
lie said that it had been found by police
man at II 30 o'clock A map of London was
Immediately studied by two reporters in
order TO locate Back Church Lane, while
another cross-questioned the man, He said
it had been told to him by an
acquaintance of his, police in
spec'or, whom he had met in
Whitechapel. He said there was no doubt
about 1t, and that he had hurried to the
Herald office, understanding that he would
be rewarded for the news. He said his name
was John Cleary, and that he lived at No. 81
Whltchorse yard. Drury Lane. He was
asked to write down his name and address,
and did so, the writing being preserved. His
own explanation was explicit and cunningly
authentic, and two reporters were detailed
to take the man with them and
go and get the story to
report One went out and one of them
stopped on the landing of the stairway in
going down and asked the man some more
questions. Under this examination he was
slightly contradictory, saying that the man
who had told him was not police INSPECTOR
but an ex-member of the police force This
statement has some significance to all who
have been following the murder closely. He
Their went down to the street with the
reporters. They called a hanson and told
the man TO get in with them, but
he first hesitated and then re-
fused. His excuse was that it was
too far from his home. They urges him
TO go, but he was firm. One of them pro-
posed to take him back up stairs, in order TO
have him near at hand if necessary, but the
necessity of immediate departure compelled
them to start and leave the man to go his
way He was assured that If the news
proved authentic he would be handsomely
rewarded, and he went away apparently
contentet with the arrangements.
The reporters drove rapidly to Back
Church Lane and found it without difficulty.
They made thorough search of the
neighborhood. They went down as
far as the arch way where the body was
found this morning, but found all quiet and
found no trace of any muruer. They met
Two police officers, one an inspector and the
other q constable They questioned both
and told them of the report they had heard,
and these two officers can verify the inquiry,
They had heard nothing, however. The re-
porters again went over the ground, but
found nothing, They then returned and re-
ported.
1t is certainly a fact that on Sunday morn
ing murdered and mutiiated body was re-
ported as having been found IN Back Church
Lane and that exactly such body
was found there this morning. The
matter was passed over as unimportant Oh
Sunday and Monday. The moment that the
body was found to-day, however, the events
of Sunday morning loomed up with a sIgnif-
canoe rather colossal, and hunt beg an fol
John Cleary, of No. 81 Whitehorse yard
Drury Lane. John Cleary, however, was
not known at 81 or anywhere else in White
horse yard, Drury Lane. The house is
four-story one The street floor is vacant,
the first and second floors are occupied by
families, and the top floor by
WIDOW woman with two children
The widow woman was confident
tnat no young man by the name of Johr
Cleary either lived in the house or had ever
lived there. People in every house in White
morse yard were questioned under circum.
stances which disposed them to tell all they
knew, but nobody had ever heard of John
Cleary and everybody said no man of tha
name could have lived there without the
knowing it, which was quite true,
IL became evident, therefore, that the MAJ
had gwen n false address. Cleary's descrip
tion however, mad been carefully taken. He
was twenty eight years of age he was short,
his height being about five feet four inches
he was of medium build aud weighed abou
one hundred and forty. I've pounds; he wa,
light complexioned; had small fair mus
tache and blue ewes; on, his left cheek wa
an intiamed spot, which looked as
boil had lately been there AM
was healing; he wore dark coat and waist
coat; his shirt was not seen, the space at tho
throat being covered by dirty whito hand
ke,chief tied about his neck; his trous sr
were dark yelveteen, soiled at the knees, in
dicating that he blackei shoes; his hat wa
round, black, stiif felt; he walked with
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