The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-24
THE RIPPER KNOWN.
Identity of Jack the Ripper is
No Secret.
Strange Story of the White
Chapel Murderer.
WAS ALONDON DOCTOR
In Periods of Insanity He Did
His Awful Deeds.
He is Now Safe in an Insane
Asylum.
WAS ALONDON DOCTOR

SAN Francisco, April 24-Dr. How
ard, a London physician of considerable
prominence, was the guest of VIM. Greer
Harrison at the Bohemian club recently.
The Englishman told singular story
to his host and vouched for It's correct
ness in every particular
1t related to the mystery of "Jack the
Ripper" which the physician declared
was no longer a mystery among the
scientific men of London, nor the detec-
tives of Scotland Yard. He said that
this assassin was medical man Of high
standing and extensive practice. He
was married to a beautiful and amiable
wife, and had family.
Shortly before the beginning of the
White Chapel murders, he developed a
peculiar, and to his wife, an inexplicable
mania, an unnatural pleasure in causing
pain. She grew SO alarmed that she be-
came afraid Of him, and locked herself
and children up when she saw the mood
coming over him.
When he recovered from the par
oxysms and she spoke to him about it,
he laughed at her fears. Then the White
Chapel murders filed London with hor-
ror. The suspicious of the wife
were aroused, and as one assassina-
tion succeeded another she noted with
heartbreaking dread that at the periods
when these murders were supposed to
have been committed her husband was
invariably absent from home.
At last the suspense and fear of the
wretched wife became unbear-
able and she went to
few of her husbands medical
sriends stated the case and asked their
advice and assistance. They caused the
Scotland yard force to assist them and
by adding one fact to another the chain
of evidence pointing to the doctor as
author of the murders became complete.
The physicians visited the murderer
and told him they wished to consult him
about the remarkable case. They stated
his own in detail and asked him what
should be done under the circumstances.
He replied that while the unmistak-
able insanity of the person who could
commit these crimes would save him
from the halter, he should certainly be
confined in a lunatic asylum.
Then they told him that he himself
was the maniac who had done these fear
full acts. He declared the impossibility
of the accusation, but confessed that of
late years there were gaps in the twenty
four hours of which he positively had
no recollection.
He said that he had awakened in his
rooms as if from a stupor and found
blood clots upon his boots and
stains of blood upon his
hand. He had also scratches upon
his face aud his amputating
knives had shown signs of use, though
he could not recall having assisted at
any operation. The doctors then as
sured them that there could be no doubt
Of his identity with the White Chapel
assassin.
They made an exhaustive search of
the house, led by the accused, found
ample proofs of murder and the unhappy
man whose mind at that mo-
ment was in its normally clear
condition, begged to be removed from
the world as a guilty and dangerous
monster.
The necessary papers were made out
and the irresponsible murderer was CON-
mitted to an insane asylum. In A
month or SO he lost all semblance OF
sanity, and is now the most in:ractable
and dangerous mad man confined in the
Institution