The Herald of Wales. — 1888-10-06 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

IMPORTANT ARRESTS.  Two more arrests were made on Wednesday afternoon in connection with the W hitachapel murders. In one case a man went up to the police officer in the street, and said, "he had assisted in the Mitre-square job." The constable took him to the ioeman-street Police. station, where it was found he was suffering from delirim tremens, and he was accordingly detained in order that further enquiries might be made. About three o'clock a man went into a lodging-honee in High-street, Whitechapel, and asked permission to wash his hands. The suspicions of the inmates having beena-oased be the stranger's behavour they communicated with the police, and the man was taken into custody at Sewan-street. He declared that he had only jest been discharged from the workhouse. An officer was instructed to accompany him to investigate the truth of his statements. The Central News says :—No farther arrests were made on Thursday morning, awarding to the police author.ties at Biehopagate and Leman-street stations. Three men, are, however, at present in custody at Leman-street station, two of whom were arrested on Wednesday evening, the other giving himself up as the murderer at a late hour on Wednesday night. To all of these the police are at present inclined to attach no email importance, and, though declining to give any details to the Press, seem by their manner hopeful as to the arrests made, as at least furnishing them witit something to work on. At about 9.40 on Wednesiay night a man was arrested in Itse'lollBe-highway, on eusnicion, by Sergeant Adam, 26 L. He had evidently just come out of a public house, and was intoxicated. •A number of women followed, crying after him that he was the Whiteohapel murderer, one of the women even alleging that he had accosted her daring the evening and threatened to rip her up. A boy, giving his address at 362, Cable-street, made a statement to Sergeant Adams to the effect that he was certain this man watt the murderer, as he had seen him slink into his house and change his clothes in the morning. On the strength of the boy's and woman's statement Sergeant Adams arrested him and conveyed him to Leman-street-statioa. He declined to give any name or address, at stated that he was a Scandinavian and intended leaving for New  York on Thursday. He is described as a tall man with a black heard, very muscular, and of • decidedly American appearance. He has an American accent, and is very respectably dressed, having in his possession a large gold watch and chain. The police decline to give any information as to his statements when examined, and as to whether he had anything suspicious in kis possession. Another man answering the description of the person who was seen in company with a wonsan,prior to the Berner street murder was arrested in Commercial road on Wednesday night. He was followed by a erowd of women and bye. He hurriediy called a cabman and assed to be driven to Finsbury square, but the oonatable on duty,thinking the case • suspicions one,had him arrested and taken to Leman street Police Station. The only importance which can be attached to this arrest is that the man answers the circulated description of the Berimr.street murderer. He is slightly ,  'kirk, and stands about five fed ten in height, 5 seems about forty years of age. Be is of k complexion, and has • foreign air about . He is slightly bald in trout, and wears a black mouetaobe, but otherwise clean Oilmen. The ma i from Bhadwell, who gave Smelt up, appears • deaperate-looking ebarsoter, but the police do not att‘ch much importance to his statements. On the whole case, th• polies seemed more hopeful on Thumday morning. All three men were onder detention. I  I The Central NOMB sayst—Tbe American who was arrested on Wednesday night on tor-pieion of being ounce,ned In the Whitechapel murders was released at ten o'clock on Thursday morning, inquiries having shown tht his am:Just of himself was entirely satisfactory. At the present m 1111 l ent there is no one in (mil-1 tody, the rumour of the actual murderer being naught has created intense excitement in Lonlon, but as before It is entirely unfounded.