Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-13
I'd EDITION.
THE POLICE PUZZLED
Jack the Ripper Murders Again and
Slips Through Their Hands.
@lflCIZING TIE CLEVELAND LETTER
A Break in the Republican Ranks
in Illinois.
STOCKS DULL AND STAGNANT.
RlflCIzING TIE CLEVELAND LETTER.
STOCKS DULL AND sTAGNANT
ON THE RIpPER.s HEELS.

Ahe Assassin OF WhttechApei Nearly Caught
In His Latest Crime.
Special Cable Dispatch to The Evening Star.
LONDON. Feb. l3.-There is every reason to
believe that Jack the Ripper has again been
at work in tho same locality already made
famous by his CHASTITY exploits. His latest ef-
fort, however, differs from the preceding ones.
in that ON this occasion the human butcher
did not have time to complete his work and
from his selecting place almost as public as
the Strand. Early this morning the residents
OF Wbitcchapel were terror stricken BY q rumor
that Jack the Ripper" had emerged from his
seciuslon, and on visiting the police head sta
ton the following facts were ascertained:
Abont z am, M Constable Thompson was
patrolling Chamber street, a harrow thorough
fare that ends in Leman street, where the police
station is situated, he passed under the railway
arch OF tho Blackwall line leading into ROYAL
Mint street and continuing to the mint and the
towers. He had gone about half way through
when he stumbled over the body of q woman
lying In the center Of the roadway in pool OF
blood. Tho unfortunate creature was alive.
Her limbs moved slightly and her lips seemed
to be endeavoring to articulate The throat
was gashed from ear to ear and the head was
only held on by the skin at the back
THE MURpEnERs ESCAPE.
Hardly had the officer noticed this whom he
was startled by hearing receding footsteps run
ing US quickly possible to the other end Of
the archway.
Raising an alarm the streets in the vicinity
we're soon filed with hurrying crowd of con.
stables and inspectors from the neighborins
stations, who searched every court and door.
way but without avail. Returning to the body
the police surgeon was summoned, but before
his arrival the victim had died. She belonged
to the same class Of unfortunates among whom
the murderer has hitherto found his victims
but was younger than those nave generally
been.
BoLDNEss OF THE DEED.
The most extraordinary incident connected
with the affair is the public character of the
place where the deed was committed. 1t is in
full view Of the royal mint and great sugar
refinery owned by Alfred de Rothschild. Be-
fore the latter building an officer in plain
clothes is on watch the entire night The place
Is much Used by railway employees, carriers and
others engaged in night work at the goods
depots OF the. adjacent Midland and Great
Eastern railways. In fact, two railway hands
had passed through within few moments Of
the discovery.
1t may not be generally known that in con-
sequence of the murders committed by this no
torious criminal and the inability Of the police
to apprehend him o special police force was
members of which nightly patrol the White
chapel district. Detective Miller Of this force,
who was under the srchwsy only fifteen min
utes before Constable Thompson, saw nothing
to excite suspicion. The place is q favorite
resort for unfortunate women despite the ef-
forts Of the police to keep them away.
At o'clock Chief Inspector Swanson OF
Scotland Yard arrived with Inspector Arnold
and made q searching examination Of the
locality, the adjacent ground, the walls of the
srchway and the neighboring hoardings for the
reason that after his previous crimes Jack the
Ripper frequently affixed rude communications
regarding them on the walls. This morning.
however. nothing was found, he probably moi
having time to conclude his usual program.