Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-04-25
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Jack the Ripper" Begins Operations in
New York-His First Victim.

Jack the Ripper Begins Operations in
New York-His First Victim.
NEW YORK, April pa murder was
committed Thursday night at the East
River hotel, which is located in disrepu-
table neighborhood of this city. The VIC
tim was an abandoned woman, and she
was found mutilated in the same manner
as the London victims of Jack the Rip
per- There is no clew to the murderer.
The abdomen of the woman was cut omen
and part OF the viscera removed, while
her skirt and chemise were tied tightly
over her head with one of her stockings
On her back near the base OF the spine a
cross had been cut with a knife, which is
a characteristics of all the murders com.
mitted by Jack the Ripper
Arrival at the Hotel.
The couple arrived at the hotel Thurs
day night. and were assigned a room. The
housekeeper who waited upon them SAYS
that the murderer wore a white turned
down collar and dark brown cutaway
coat. He was decidedly German in ap-
pearance. he resembled a seafaring man.
de did not speak a word, merely nod
ding his head and producing the I0-cent
piece when his companion aske him for
peer before proceeding to their room, The
housekeeper said that the murdered won-
an was we'll known character around
tie neighbOrnood, but no one seemed to
know or where she lived.
Inspector Byrne's Men at Work
The police ara straining every nerve TO
apprehend the murderer. -Four central
Office detectives have been detailed to aid
the ward detectives in the matter, and a
search - being made of all the down town
lodSlng houses TO ascertain whether any
stranger had taken a room subsequent to
the preparation of the awful butchery
Inc murdered woman has been positively
identified as an all night FOUNDER OF
many years standing in the district where
the crime was committed, which is sim
liar IN many respects to the Whitechapel
district of London. Though the woman's
real name could not be ascertained, it was
learned that she was known as shake
speare' among her associates.
Very Familiar with shakespeare
This sobriquet was applied to her be
cause of the fluent way in which she re-
peated the lines of the great bard. She
was handsome woman, with striking
features of q Roman cast, and a form OF
remarkable symmetry for woman of her
age. There are even traces of refinement
'47ASAS SIAiteitll tL4G lIidIhS ItLI Nv Z lie oil
dissipation. The place in which the
woman's life was ended is known 10 the
residents in -he locality as the House of
All Drinks 1t is probably one of the
worst of its class.
The Woman Identified.
LATER The woman was identified last
night by Mary Harrington, who keeps
lodging house on Oliver street. as Carrie
Brown. At 10 o'clock last night two de,
tectives arrested young Frenchman,
who is called "Frenchy" 1t is claimed
that 'Frenchy' was seen with the Brown
woman on Thursday night at about 10
O'Clock. This he strenuously denies. lie
was locked up. Altogether the police up
to midnight had arrested four men and
seven women, who are supposed TO
be able to throw light upon the affair, and
at l o'clock this morning a man by the
name Of Adolph K=llenbarg was arrested.
His description answers that Of the MUIR
derer.