Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-10-22
MURDER MYSTERIES.
Tragedies Of Recent Occurrence In
England, Ireland, and Scotland.
y De JONG JACK THE RIPPER +?
Anor Nearly Two yssrs Disappear
ance of the Cir.
New YORK nerald.)

MYSTERIES or the week would
...,hcr appropriate heading. because
o.. ,umbcr OF strange cases that are
,...oire. The following are a few OF
,..fc sensational events. as told by
>., York Heralds European edition:
fs SD; JACK THE RIPPER7'
orb, ,s,ory that De Jong. the murderer
....r. women in Holland. Is the origi-
.r.,k the Ripper has been started.
.,... Given a ncw impetus 10 the hunt
.t. bodies OF his victims. Unless
,rc found u will be impossible. of
,o convict him. 1t is awkward.
......nce. for n person who has been
..H murdered TO walk into court and
.t.t lie is dead. No such occurrence
,....rl ia the DE Jong case. but II
ad precedent 10 find a prisoner
.... of murder without proving the
,.. a!cd
. I..s 70 would seem. Is a more me-
....l person than Jack the Ripper"
.... can have had no other motive for
.. ......aus deeds than a Wild mania for
.. 1910 DE Jong Killed his victims to
- ..rl out Of the way after robbing
,.. .. mat the field might be clear
.- ff-.r operations.
- Criminals have murdered for few
I vet they were not maniacs,
... 'a.s must seem nearly so 10 the
I..tci citizen. Since the theory
g.. .. Iuue is Jack the Ripper" how
- I.- been put afioat. the discovery
,t. bodies viii be awaited with new
Tue DUTCH MYSTERY.
.rpcarance Of Miss schmitz and
,. ..f. with which the name of the
.-..i DE Jong. Is connected, has not
4 cleared up Miss Juctt, shortly after
BEL, f..rI4go 10 De JOng, disappeared
..l n fact. while on the honey
M She had lived at Maldenhead on the
-..- joe J0ng has had a mysterious
. existence. At one time he was n
. hotel at another. porter
r,.tie asylum. In 1883 he was in
r..tl. where ne pretended to be an
.-.. .r l,,, he married a girl Of seven
,.. .. rotterdam. and when arrested for
,.- l.r mother set up a plea OF in
.
. Inc married Miss Marie Schmitz in
t Alcust Gst he sold her furni-
,.,. defending that he would buy much
.... rIurs in England, whittier they
v.- - go There Is no trace of her
,-. t.-.-' 10Th. They had already made
.I-- fn London. and they stayed then
p...'.r's Hotel. Devonshirc Square.
.-l1re street. Mrs. Wheeler's state
,.t .. Interesting She says that De
.-r .--.vei on August 18th from Holland.
SID U.tp..h. with two boxes, on one be-
.-r ..r,s plate with the name II. DE
t.-" Although requested several times
.... BID. r4rua iufo the visitors hook.
b.. lI rt go SO. always pretending TO
bury. and at last ne gave his
t.t.... .I.. His behavior in the hotel
e r.-f Extraordinary. The landlady
.-- him as a man who has some
'.. tt- mesmerlst" In his compost
t I- .,-s always rolling and watching
.... -.,fitssly. Mrs. Wheeler added
EN-. long must have spoken TO the
..-aG the afternoon i'm a most disa-
--a. manner. As he was speaking
. t. thought probably that bystand-
. ...iI not understand him. but in
Vas mistaken. for German waiter
Bod spent some time in Holland
s.U s- 10y and understood the meaning
.rrcs remarks. The couple seldom
sr- .., together. Asked about his con-
r saturday, August 18th. when he
vr' Wn o Maidenhead Mrs. Wheeler
St.. that in the morning he appeared
r-ryous. lie was lavish in dis
r.'a- cigars among the guests, and
t-.f s-veral on the table. He told his
.--.E that he was going TO see the
l-,.. consul about some documents, but
.. nsul when interviewed said he re-
ed nothing about the matter.
married Miss Juett on June 18th
"li1enhead She was "a nurse in a
.0ring hospital when De JOng first
rH N-r Her parents are very well on.
t- ether now charges him with having
t...l him out OF flO0, and Will press
.. large I'm Holland, where De Jong Is
ll custody. He refuses to answer
I-stions about the missing women,
i- t. Amsterdam judicial authorities
... l.clded to have hypnotic expert
rriel on him in order 10 obtain
lton about the missing women.
". f.nnotizer is also named De Jong,
list Of The Hague.
sNrTOMS OF SEXUAL MANIA.
Iuropean edition OF the Herald
Publishes the following telegram, dated
...I.am. october 4:
Tor who has had De Jong under
c-.s.u In prison has expressed the
.-. mat the man displays symptoms
-ld mania, which might declare
f the form of brutal behavior to
.4.. or homicldal mania. Mr.. Juett
.- i..n examined by the magistrate
e. Amsterdam.
arch for the body Of the woman
Sz has been resumed In the woods
'....l Naardcn and Laren and In two
Some ponds In the neighbor-
'..l t.te also been dragged, but nothing
le t.. found"
THE BATH MYSTERY.
Nt s called The Bath Mystery" is
-. a.al
1..e Ajeline Luke or "Wilkie,'
I.ul body was found September
cave ~ Bath, celebrated
rt. place. under extraordinary cir
.-.." as u has been put That
f. gives a specill romance 10 us
...- .. H.t there Is a nan I'm It. In hief
N stony OF Elsie IS this: The biri was
~ German descent and size bore an eles.
IN A. 1881. size was living at No. Il
Ir street. Commercial ROAD. London
when Poe was convicted Of felony a. the
..., Police Court She was sentt need
90 tr yt imprisonment and 1--WE years
iu "a refornatory at iAh'p'.y
a rair Bath. which She en,'Ied IN
g." -.l She Was discharged In May
." i I.,, her address was known 10
p Isl. s King street Plaistow. and she
~. ..g hv an official Of the lAmpley
So. E.f1rmaiory as late as 1871 the
.- disappeared
TIRE SUSPECTED MAN.
t.ur Stevenson CoOmbes. good
--a. fellow about % years Old Is
-- of killing the girl. Ee Is en-
iH.. H a carriage factory at Bath. MS
i of curly brown hair was IL
'fe great attraction TO the young
N. .. his acquaintance. When the
t' ri no Oineld Park in service she was
.v Nsited by young man De-
i.,.- .. t. Coombes. The lovers USED 10
r' iH tae cellar. probably because the
t.,r.e of the house had an obJecuoh
70 overs" OF her servants. AT TINS
Pace sa- was known by the name or
hk INe Inquest, which was begun
ts ago. brought together plenty
illnesses TO prove that coompes anu
Lr ..I long been acquainted with each
r Itc preliminary hearing before
glsirates also brought out several
f''r- showlug that the young man had
'prr tired o. her.
i'''re her death Il was proved that
Nas about 20 become mother. THIS
.ei LID one witness. depressed the
81. hut the same witness did not
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