Widnes Examiner. — 1891-02-14 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

JACK-THE-RIPPER AGAIN.  ANOTHER SHOCKING MURDER. LywELTECHAPEL,  Shortly after two o'clock yesterdaymorningi.a woman was found in Chamber-street,. Whitechapel,. with her throat horribly cut and other injuries: She was quite dead. The body was first found by the poliaeman osi the beat, who immediately raised an alarm: Assistance arrived, and the body was removed, to the mortuary. Mere is little doubt that the victim belonged to the unfortunate class. Detectives are inquiring at Hotels, and lodging-houses in search of a clue to the murderer. The Press Association says that the murder is evidently another of the series of crimes asseciated.with.East London although in this case the revoltingleatures which have characterized the former atrocious murders are happily a.bseat.-LATEST DETAILSI  It appears that shortly after two o'clock- yesterday morning at fifteen minutes past the hour,as nearly aacan be ascertained,Constable 240 H,while passing through. an archway of the Great Eastern Railway,, which leads from Swallow-gardens to Orman-street, two•thoroughfares running parallel with the Whitechapel-road, but lying more towards the river, observed a woman extended on her back in the centre of the 'thoroughfare. He had passed the spot fifteen minutes previously, arid there was no one there. On turning his, lamp on the prostrate figure he was horrified to find that the woman lay in a pool of blood; which was flowing from a terrible wound in the throat,. ex.tending literally from ear to ear. He immediately sounded his whistle for assistance, and within a few minutes he was joined by Constable 327:H; :whoseheat is adjoinThe Woman gave no sign of life;.but the body was quite warm, and the constable felt that the pulse was beating faintly. A messenger was despatched to the residence of Dr. Phillip, surgeon to that division,, who resides near at hand.  In the meantime, the police allowedthe body to remain undisturbed, in accordance with. instructions issued during the panic at the East-end nearly two years ago, and took careful note of the surroundings witba.view to tracing any possible clue. The deceased woman. was about 27. She lay in the roadway, her feet being- towards the footpath, and crossed one over the other. One arm was bent over her breast, and the other- lay extended by her side. A black crape hat lay beside her hand, and several pieces of crape or black lace were• found in her dress pocket. The Scotland Yard officials, including Detective-inspectors Swanson and Moore, oanferred with the local Police at Leman-st. at ten o'clock for the p.urpose of arriving at a tangible clue: It was stated that the deceased had been identified as an unfortunate known as •• Carroty Nell," and that a man has been arrested on suspicion, and detlined pending inquiries.. The Thames police have visited various cattle ships lying in the port of London, and ascertained that no person has boarded the vessel since thefinding of the body. On the arrival of Dr. Phillips he pronounced the woman not quite dead, but she expired before she could be placed on a stretcher for- removal. The body was conveyed to Whitechapel mortuary, to await an inquest.  - Intelligence of the murder having been telegraphed to the adjacent police stations, Supt. Arnold, Inspector Reed, and several detectives were soon on the scene, investigating the affair.. The archway in which the body was found is at the end of Orman-st.' and is dimly lighted. After nightfall it is frequented by women of the unfortunate class. One side of the arch is boarded off, and used as a builder's store. The deceased was seen in Leman-st. early in the evening. Inpector Swanson has carge of further investigation. Deceased is described as 25 years old, sft in height, eyes and hair brown, complexion pale. Shell was wearing a black dress, rather worn, and a dirty black crape hat.