St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-04-03
The nine BAD JACKS,
A Class Of Criminals Whose
Evil Deeds Have Mystified
the World.
Their Singular Methods
Awaken a Psy Geological
Inquiry.
Deeds Which Range From
Practical Joking to Repul-
siVe Brutality.
Opinion Of Inspector Byrnes
Regarding Some Curious
Grimes.

Another Jack the Murderer" in Aus
tralia!
This may be fifty termed the age of
slack, the Mo1ern Bogy Man" Ghosts
and hobgoblinS pale into insignifcance
beside him.
Since the beginning of the horrible
slaughter of women in Whitechapel
every man who has committed any
singuarly surprising act or crime has
been dubbed Jack" with the nature
of his eccentrieity fully explained by
the addition of two words that tell the
story, says the New York Recorder.
History now has recorded nine dis
tinct Jacks" and all of them, with the
exception of the London fiend, are now
within a radius of 100 miles of this city.
Their depredations are various in
nature; some of them have fallen into
the clutches of the law. but the major
ity are still puzzles to the police and
public, and, from the present outlook,
willremain so.
The London "Jack the Ripper" stands
ut the head of the list. Not only is he
the pioneer Jack" but the finish of
his work and his marvellous escapes
have alone won for him the unenviable
title of leader.
The first-of the series of murders IN
the Whitechapel district occurred early
on the morning of April 8. 1883. Emma
Elizabeth Smith, All outcast, was found
lying dead in a yard near Osborne
street. Death was caused by two deep
cuts in the abdomen, and it was sup
posed they had been inflicted by ieal
Gus lover or husband. She was buried
in the paupers' lot and the case soon
forgotten.
"Jack the Rtpper'' at Work.
Nearly five months later, at break of
day on The 18th of August, the body of a
woman was found lying in a pool of
blood on the first floor landing at 81
George Yard buildings, Whitechapel.
The woman had been stabbed in thirty
two places, and the lower part of the
body was horribly mutilated. The
walls which divide the building into
tenemehts are very thin, and an Ordi-
nary conversation carried on III the hall
could be plainly head in half dozen
rooms. Not one of the four people who
were sleeping within twelve feet heard
any unusual sounds. The woman was
of low character and was identified as
MdTtld 1dDIdms DIG Was lOTSOGI6H al
most as soon as she was buried. The
London police have always been in
doubt as to whether these two murders
had anything to do with those that fol-
lowed, and which, without question,
were committed by one hand-that of
"Jack the Ripper"
1t is evident. at any rate, that the po-
lice were not awakened to sense of
the Importance OF these crimes until
the third one was committed. The vic
tim this time was Polly Nichols, also
woman of the streets, as the others pre-
ceding and following her proved to be.
Officer John O'Neii came across the
body lying in Bucks row. He thought
she was asleep, and turned her over
with his foot to awaken her. She made
no movement, and, leaning over, he
found she was bathed in warm blood,
which was still oozing from dozen
wounds on her body. This was at 3: 45
on the morning of Aug. 81. and he had
passed the spot where the body lay not
fifteen minutes before. Three men
were working in slaughter house
about 300 feet away, and no cry