The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-04-25
LOOKING FOR THE RIPPER
All jersey Ciiy's Cheap Hotels and
Lodging Houses Visited by
the Police.

An air of mystery pervaded Police
Headquarters this morning. From the
Superintendent down to the chanceman.
they all wore look Of mingled awe aud
determination; they conversed In low
tones. The telephone was unusually
busy. The blue coats who went out on
the eight O'Clock patrol. glanced furtively
from side to side as they went of to their
various posts with an air of alertness on
every side. The men who came in had
many reports TO make. and discussed in
undertones the results of an apparent
mysterious investigation.
Inquiry into this state of affairs led to
the discovery that the police had notion
that New York's Jack the Ripper might
be making his home in some cheap board
ing house In Jersey City.
Cniet Murphy yesterday telephoned to
Inspector Byrnes. Of New York for de-
scription Of Jack the Ripper. There are
men on the force whose inquiries result
in the belief that the Ripper's face has
been seen on our streets. The descrlp-
ton furnished by Inspector Byrnes was
given all the men who went on the mid
night patrol with instructions to call at
all cheap hotels and lodging houses and
inquire II such person as was described
had been seen, and to leave a description
with the proprietors Of all such places.
The description is as foilows:-
HOW THE RIPPER LOOKS
cage between thirty-three and thirty
five years. height five feet eight aud one
huIF fhar Sff ffr.,Nx hrafft ~kar ~
nose, light hair and light mustache, fad
ed derby hat, brownish well-worn cut-a-
way coat, nationality that of either a
Swede or German, cheeks slightly flushed
as though by health"
The proprietors Of cheap hotels and
lodging houses were instructed to accom-
modate any such described man and then
notify the police.
Chief Murphy says he does not believe
the fellow who murdered the old hag
Shakespeare" in New York, is the
genuine Jack, the Ripper.
''lt is fact though" said the Chief,
shat the report that Jack the Ripper is
in these parts had the effect of keeping
women off the streets late last night just
as it did in New York.
'Two old FOUNDERS, however, accosted
me while on my way home to ask me IL
1t was true that Jack the Ripper was
here. They knew me by my uniform.
"Well, we'll fix Mr. Jack 50 that he
won't murder any more women If we get
our hands on him." SAID one OF the hard
ened wretches as the Chief passed on.
81 of ~rfo
was mace today at Bellevue Hospital by
Deputy Coroner Jeukins. lie found that
death was probably caused by strangula-
tion. the murderer having probably first
choked the woman and then while the
body was yet warm, mutilated II with his
big knife.
He found, however, cut on the right
ear, from which blood had flowed, and
which is evidence that struggle took
place between the murderer and his vic
tim, before the Ripper accomplished his
purpose.
The autopsy showed that the first cut
made with the knife was a downward
thrust near the navel, with the knife held
perpendicularly.
From that there was jagged cut four
inches deep aud which was carried round
to the back of the body. ending one inch
above the termination Of the spinal col
umn.
The two cuts in the posterior region
forming the murderer's cross were six
inches long and one inch deep. Part
of the intestines were missing, and the
left ovary was completely torn away.
On the woman's neck were three
abrasions, caused when the woman was
choked.
That Inspector Byrnes believes the
murderer must be sought outside New
York was proven by visit he paid TO
Brooklyn today.