The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1921-10-29
POLICE COMB CITY FOR
MYSTERIOUS SLAYER
WHO SLASHED FOUR
Renew Hunt for Murderer When Third Woman Victim
Is Found Dead In Her Home.

The South Side district was thrown
into terror Thursday night when two
murders and one serious stabbing were
hailed as the work OF a white Jack,
the Ripper"
The man-hunt for the mysterious
slayer was renewed Saturday when
Mrs. Ida Horoska, white, was found
dead in her home, 500 E. 29th St.
The woman's throat had been cut, and
her clothes torn from her body. 1t
is thought that the same fanatic may
have killed her.
Hunt Lone White Man
Police from the Cottage Grove and
Stanton Ave. stations joined in a hunt
for the murderer of a man and a
woman, and the possible fatal stabbing
OF another.
The dead are;
Mrs. DAISY JACKSON, 30, 1912
Rhodes Ave.
Mrs. IDA HOROSKA, 40 (white),
500 Z. 10Th St.
LONNIE WILLIAMS, 80, 26l9
State St.
The wounded are:
Mrs. LOUISE FRANKLIN, 20,
1898 Wabash Ave.
The man, described only vaguely by
the only one OF his victims who sur
vived his attack, appeared shortly be-
fore midnight on State St, near 10th
St. Mrs. Louise Franklin, his victim,
told the reporter from this newspaper
that she was emerging from an alley
between the houses at ASS and 4557
State St. AS she stepped into the
street she found herself followed by
a strange white man, who slashed her
throat without warning Her screams
drove him away. She was taken to
the County Hospital, where her life
was despaired of until it was found
that the jugular vein was not injured.
Physicians say she will recover.
Kills Woman at 32nd Street
The next attack occurred in an al
ley at SIND and State SITS. Screams
coming from the alley brought passers-
by who found Mrs. Daisy Jackson,
1908 State St, dying with her throat
have occurred both in the vicinity OF
white man fleeing in the darkness.
Mrs. Jackson, who also has resi-
dence at 1872 Rhodes Ave, was sepa-
rated from her husband, who lives in
the Angelus Bldg, 3501 Wabash Ave.
Jackson looks with doubt upon the
Jack, the Ripper" story, and swears
he believes the woman was slain in
a fight with a lover.
Hot Tanale Man Slain
The trail of blood next led to Indi-
ana Ave, in the 3lst block, in front
of 1888, where Lonnie Williams, 80,
2619 State St, was killed, supposedly
by the same man. Williams is a hot
tamale vendor, and is said to have had
an argument with the slayer over
change for money.
Find No Clues
No clues other than the vague de-
scription given by Mrs. Franklin could
be obtained. The South Side was
combed and scores of suspects were
picked up. They were all subsequently
released, however.
The manner of the outrages lent
weight to the belief that all the crimes
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natic. The name Jack, the Ripper"
became famous in London several
years ago when nearly hundred
women were found mysteriously slain
in London streets. No clues were ever
obtained, although all the crimes bore
the earmark of the same slayer.
A corresponding set OF crimes oil
the same nature were committed in
Atlanta, Ga, about ten years ago
when in the course of a year, over
fifty women were found mysteriously
slain in the city's streets. Each time
the method of killing was the same.
Medical men have since agreed tha
the type of outrages committed by
the "Riper" were the result of form
of sexual degeneracy, which could onll
be appeased by sight of a woman
blood.
Scout Ripper" Theory
1t is believed by some, however, tha
the murders were not committed b,