New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-02
THEORY ABOUT THE "RIPPER"
ND rOPPrs UINsLOw SAYS HE SOLVED
THE WHITECHAPEL MYSTERY.
RI, TELL. aF THE ARREST AND INCARCERATION
IN AN INSANE ASYLUM OF YOUNG MEDi-
CAL STUDENT. WHO. HE SAYS. COM
MlqvrED THE HORRIBLE
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BTTCHERIES.

~ ror,ss Winslow. who arrived in New-York on
saturJav from England to attend the Medico-Legai
Congress- which il ~ be held IN this CITY uufhs
,b nrssen- waak has other claims to public rec
ognition than that OF a great specialist on mental
diseases or that OF an energetic champion OF Mrs
MAVERICK m. convicted husband poisoner Dr. Wins
lou, profes.es not only TO have fathomed the mo-
,ivs NJ the horrible Whtechapel murders, but 10
have run the notorious Jack the Ripper to earth
and placed him safely under lock ana Key. Early
I'm the reign Of terror that spread Itself over the
bideous sums OF Whtechepel in consequence OF
The murders DR. Winslow devoted himself to hunt
inc tho 0sntlsh crimina. whom he announced at the
time could be none other than an epleptic maniac
speaklng Yesterday OF the results OF his work in
this direction ne said:
II was the first one TO advance anything Ike
substantial theory for the probable motive OF the
r,rrdarsr When the police were thoroughly baf-
aed AZ ever, point and prOfessed themselves unable
To find any adequate motive. wrote 70 the English
press giving my opinion that the work was mat OF
A man suffering from religious mania That was
after the third murder, and my theory at that time
was pooh-pooh-l by the newspapers, doctors and
other people but the murders increased and were
all marked bv the same terrible surroundings, IL
came 70 be generally conceded that my theory was
the mos, probable OK the many that were advanced.
That was right has. think, since been conclu-
svey proved.
Jack the Ripper was young medical student.
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tainments He was naturally weak-minded and TOO
close application 10 study caused him TO lose his
mental balance. He became afflicted with religious
mania and particularly developed hatred against
unfortunate women. lie considered his mission in
lie was 10 eXterminate the class Of females OF
which | have spoken and il was 10 that end thar
he committed the succession OF murders in the East
End of London The manner IN which the bodies
mutilat ted Is evidence that MS pecuarities ran
in this direction
1T would be long story TO relate to YOU IN
detail ali the circumstances that he.ped 10 the
conclusion that young man was Jack the Ripper.
He lodged with a friend OF mine and suspicion was
first directed 10 him by reason OF the fact that he
returned to Ms lodgings early in the morning after
several OF the murders and that on these occasions
bloodstains were the wristbands or his
shirts He was ~ the habit of Disgusting himself,
his writing similar 10 tnat or the JACK the
vriie forty or nifty sheets OF manuscript about
falle1 women. for whom he always professed the
greatest autiDlthy and adherence. have now IN
nv possessiOn a pair Of rubber shoes tnat he used
while on his murierous expeditions. ] informed thr
noiic. of all the facts had obtained, but they dill
jump 70 co-opetale "i'A h'e III D''"sHS '''r
man to trial ,
DR. WinslOw said that upon the publication In
the newspapers Of the results OF his inves legations
the young attempted suicide. and the autnor-
large Government asylums where ne Is nov con
lined. and. according TO DIR. Winslow, is stlh n.
nuently attacked with homicdal fits. DR.. WinsloH
,dd.d that the authorities did not put the man on
trial because he was hopelessly insane, ~ was
deemed desirable to hush the matter up. The de-
tails he said. too horrible 10 be psraded again
before the public. 81 am as certain. SAID III;
WinsOw that this man ~ JACK the ripper az
am OF standing here. ana no more murders were
committed after he was put under restraint.