The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-05-11

the body of woman who had been
found in the very spot described by Mr..
Lees. with her throat cut from ear to
ear, and otherwise indecently and horri
bly, mutilated"-to quote from the coro
neI's records.
Mr.. Lees himself was indcscribably
shocked when he learned of the murder
next day. Taking with him a trusted
man servant he visited the scene of the
outrage To use his own language: II
felt almost as if was an accessory be-
fore the fact. 1t made such an impress
ion upon me that my whole nervous sys-
tenn was seriously shaken l could not
sleep at night, and under the advice OF
physician removed with my family
to the continent.
During his visit abroad Mr.. Lees was
n longer troubled by these strange hal
fluctuations, notwithstanding the fact
that while he was absent the "ripper"
had added to his list of crimes no less
than four additional atrcious murd ers.
1t then become necessary for Mr.. Lees to
return to London.
One day while riding in an omnibus
from Shepherds Bush in company with
his wife, he experienced a renewal of the
strange sensations which had preceded
his former clairvoyant condition. The
omnibus assembled Noting Hill. 1t
stopped at the top, and man entered
the interior Of the vehicle. Mr.. Lees at
once experienced singular sensation.
Looking up he perceived that the new
passenger was man of medium size.
He noticed that he was dressed in dark
suit of Scotch tweed, over whit he
wore a light overcoat. He had soft
felt had on his head. Over a year had
elapsed since Mr.. Lees's clarivoyant Wis.,
ion, but the picture of the murderer had
been indelibly impressed upon his mind.
Leaning over to his wife, he remarked
earnestly:
aTHAT IS JACK THE RIPPERin
His wife laughed at this and told him
not to be foolish.
al am not mistaken" replied Mr.. Lees,
ST feel it,"
The omnibus traversed the entire
length of the Edgeware road, turning
into Oxford street at the marble arch.
At this point the man in the light over
coat got out.
Mr.. Lees determined to follow him.
Bidding his wife continue on her journey
in the direction of her home, he followed
the man down Park lane. About half
way down the thoroughfare he met a
constable to whom he pointed out the
man in the light overcoat, informing
him that he was the dreaded ripper"
and asking that he be arrested. The
constable laughed at him, and threat
ened to run him ill.,"
1t seems that the "rippern must have
entertained some apprehension that he
was in danger, for on reaching Apslay
House he jumped into cab and was
driven rapidly down Piccadilly. A min
ute later Nj. Lees met police sergeant,
to whom he confded his suspicious.
"Show me the consta BILE who refused
to arrest him!" exclaimed the sergeant.
"Vhy it was only this morning that we
deceived news at the Bow street station
that the ripper" was coming in this
direction"
That night Mr.. Lees again received
premonitions that the ripper" was
about to commit another murder. The
scene of this outrage was not so distinct
as on the former occasion, but the face
of the murdered woman was clearly de-
fined. Mr.. Lees noted with great particu-
larity the aspect of the "ripper's" victim.
AS soon as he recovered from his
trance and the consequent shock he ex-
perienced in witnessing this dreaml1ke
tragedy, Mr.. Less FASTENED to Scotland
Yard, where he insisted en- Having an
immediate audience with the head in
speetor OF police. That functionary lis
tened with smile of incredulity to the
first portion of his visitors story, which
died away at once. however. upon his
reaching that portion which described
the mutilation OF the body
head.
With a trembling hand and a face
which plainly betokened the effect of
MIR. Lees's communication, the officer
drew postal card forth from desk and
laid it before his visitor.
1t was an ordinary postal card, written
in red ink. In addition it bore the
marks of two bloody fingers, which had
been impressed upon it by the writer,
and which remained as kind of bloody
sign manual upon its calendered surface.
This postal card read as follows:
Tomorrow nightEI shall again take my
revenge, claiming, from class of
women who have made themselves most
obnoxious to me, my ninth victim.
JACK THE RIPPER.
P.S.-To prove that am really "Jack
the Ripper" I will cut off the ears of
this ninth victim.
DR.. Lees was no sooner confronted with
this awful confirmation of his second
vision than he tainted dead away and
remained as one absolutely insensibly to
what was going on around him.
1t must be recollected that at this time