New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-03
WORK OF A JACK THE sLASHER-"
Early Morning Riders on Subway Trains IN
Dread of Negroes Knife.

Harlem residents who travel home from business
or pleasure on the late local trains OF the LehoN
ave branch of the subway are on the lookout I"E
/ lack the Sasher' whose most recent exploit as
told IN Yesterdays newspapers, to cut to rib
hons the costly gowns and fur Jackets of haIf a
dozen women early on New Years morning
The mans actions have previously been observed
on more than one occasion. and he is known by
sipbt IN several men although his identity has
nct vet been established. That he is dangerous
monomaniac and IS armed with murderous KNIFE
sharn as n razor and about nine inches long, is
known to most travellers the late trains of the
subway and plans being effected to land MIN
in the hands of the police at the first opportunity
Jack the Slasher'' is light colored negro ABOUT
twenty-one years old. who boards the subway Tram
four ar five mornings a week about a. at the
Brooklyn Bridge. and rides to l3oth-sL ana LehoA-
ave. on such occasions, as the cars are Co"oeo
and he can indulge in his mania uhopSeFNeu' he
leaves behind him trail of gowns ana Ja0he'S'
worn by unsuspiCious women. cut ana sidSiieu -
ribbons or mutilated by one vicious rip accotuI1is
to his opportunities. Already more than a ao%eli
complaints have been made, and still the ralroan
officials and the police have taken no Steps 10 a.
rest the culprit. -
Such however. is the power of Jack the SLASH
er's" ruling passion, that when the trains carry
| CO feu, Messengers that ripping woTnens dresses
cannot be done without detection the coioFeo prue
deliberately slashes his own clothing 10 I1ooois'
! and revels in the fright MS oeI1oliiaCdi ''N .
women who observe them.
On sunday evening December A-Christmas Eve
Jack the sasher boarded train at the B 5fHh
lyn Bridge about midnight. He was seen 20 W'tCCn
two well dressed young women take a cross sea-
in a Iasnox-ave. train and take his place oPlo'so
them There was crowding so he coulo nor LEO 90
his work unseen. With a hideous grim soon aIIeI
the train started, he pulled out sharp daeseI-
like knife and carefully felt its edge.
The women gazed in terror ana turned deaulS
nale but dared not move The pale raced negro
was wearing thick winter oyereoat or g0oa
material and we'll made He had the appearance
Of a man with money. Suddenly he was seen 70
rim the sleeve of his overCoat from shoulder 70
WPst with one slash of ais knife Then he looked
at it with seeming interest, and pulled the Hhli6
Apain he felt the keen edge of his knife ana
| eIinned across the women. who were on tne
1oint of fatnting Not a who saw the strange
proceeding dared interfere. He put his kIfe away
/ 33nIv for few minutes Then he pulled II OUT
sFajn nut before he could open IL the frightened
women fed 10 another car 4a+
Iauehne like an idiot, Jack the Slasher start
cd in ard ripped his overcoat to ribbons: lfradu-
/ eIIy the men worked further away me CON
/ ductor of the car was told He walked haIt way
! down the AISLE caught one glimpse OF the Dig
| Ixnife's blade and went back to his post: JACK
the SIasher'' got off 135th-st. having had the
! car TO himself from 95th-st.
These facts are known TO many residents OF
! INNER Harlem The negro is well known by sight
/ MANY complaints have been made to subway OIL
! Gals Yet none dare interfere with the man
! with the knife, who is becoming the daily dfeao
| OF early morning subway passengers.