The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-10-12
THE BLOODY RIPPER.
Whitechapel Demons Landlady
Tolls All About Him.
Jsek Used 70 Stay Oss Isss 80 Hsssss
VIVA Large Piscss 81 Livsr-A
Qusss Ysllsv An AreuDA

Loxpoz. Oct il.-fNeu York Hrdh ca
be.EA sensation Of the most enormous
proportions has been caused hsrs y me
statement made today BY iodgnG-noose
keeper, who b located in the Whitecnapei
district and claims that Il was at her house
that "Jack the Ripper" lived during ms
sansuiuary escapades thersabcuts.
The woman Who keeps The houss came
10 Albert BsekeYk chairman q the vigil
amos committee, and In the presence OF
several witnesses told her story and amer
ward swore to il. Tho woman, VINO
b . respectable person, known 70
Tie poles - b quiet and conducting
thoroughly respectable house, says that
during the period marked BY the distinc-
tfHu murders Of the Ripper, . young man
caaIed ct her house and engaged bedroom.
He stated to her, In reply 10 her questions
= 70 his business and his ability to pay Tor
thehccommodations, tbat he had been 70
go up 70 his coming there and that now be
did NOT work ct I'll. but was in receipt Of
IN allowance from his father Of 81 per
week, and that his brother. who was .
physician, gsvs him . further allowance Of
tribe over this amount
When be took possession Of the apart
ment the woman noticed thst be bad
great quantity Of clothing of Ill kinds. in
Guiding hunting breeches. as well as sew
eral reviewers, guns and other articles NOS
found IN the outfit of nottingham. He
asked Tor . door key, which was given him,
and she noticed he went ont and came In
ct unusual and irregular hours Of the
night.
What frst excited her suspicion that
thers Was something unusual about him
was the bloody condition in which
she often found the towels sent
to mis- room, and she finally
spoke to the man Of this and demonstrated
with him for soiling the articles In such .
manner, and asked Whist had caused such
profusion Of blood He endeavored to
explain things by saying he was very fond
Of painting. and in his preparations he was
in the habit Of wiping bis brushes on the
towels. Thus he probably stained them 30
- to give the impression that IL Was blood.
Further than this, the woman stated that
she knows from her own knowledge that
he sent several persons pieces Of what APP
peared to Be raw liver.
One afternoon she happened in his room
for the purpose of attending 70 some of
her household duties. and there saw him
with Newspaper spread out on his table.
and upon II . large piece of raw meat,
which she, at , distance, took to be liver.
Upon one occasion somewhat later than
this she saw the man do up piece of this
meat In small box. tie il securely and adj
dress IL to the chairman Of the vigilance
committes. and leave the house with it
under his arm. She never saw it or the
box afterward.
Further, even than this, the woman
af6rms that abe saw the man place small
bits Of 6esh IN envelopes to different news
agencies and papers. and also prominent
members Of the police force. On two oc-
casions he brought home with him blood
stained aprons, which he gave to her and
which So still has and Is ready to turn
over to the poiics. bsIisving now that they
belonged e two Of his victims.
She says that hs always seemed 10 have
ample means and spent money with . de.
gree Of lavishnsss not often seen in that
locality.
On the morning Of the Castle Alley
murder, which was the last Jack has thus
far committed. her lodger left and has not
yet returned. The woman gives q her
reason for not speaking earlier the fact that
she did not suspect the identity Of the man
until after he had gone beyond her reach.
and then she feared to go to the police.
The secret has 30 weighed on her mind that
she could keep il no longer.