The Cotton Factory Times. — 1888-10-05 (Manchester, Greater Manchester, England)

MURDER IN ALDGATE.  Shortly before two o'clock on Sunday morning-or about three quarters of an hour after the crime described above—it was discovered that a second woman had been horribly murdered and mutilated, this being in Mitre-square, Aldgate, within the city boundaries, but on the confines of the now notorious district. It appears that Constable Watkins was going round his beat, when, turning his lantern upon the darkest corner of Mitresquare, he saw the body of a woman, apparer.tly lifeless, in a pool of blood. He at once blew his whistle, and several persons being attracted to the spot he despatched messengers for medical and police aid. Inspector Collard, who was in command at the time at Bishopsgate Police Station, but a short distance off, quickly arrived, followed a few moments after by Mr. G. W. Sequeira, surgeon, of 34, Jewry-street, and Dr. Gordon Brown, the divisional police doctor, of Finsbury Circus. The scene then disclosed was a most horrible one. The woman, who was apparently about 40 years of age, was lying on her back quite dead, although the body was still warm. The throat was cut half-way round, revealing a dreadful wound, from which hlood had flowed in groat quantity, staining the pavement for some distance round. Across the right cheek to the nose was another gash, and a part of the right ear had been cut off. Following the plan in the iantechapel murders, the miscreant was not content with merely killing his victim. After careful notice had been taken of the position of the body when found, it was couveyed to the City Mortuary, iu Goldenlane. Here a more extended examination was made. The murdered woman evidently belonged to the "unfortunate" class. The police found upon the body a white pocket handkerchief, a blunt bone. handled table knife, a short clay pipe, and a red cigarette case with white metal fittings. The knife bore no traces of blood, so could have no conneotion with the crime. When the news of this additional murder became known the excitement in the crowded district of Aldgate was intense. Mitre-square contains but two dwelling houses, in one of which, singularly enough, a city policeman lives, whilst the other is uninhabited. The other buildings, of which there are only three, are large warehouses. In the south east corner, and near to the entrance of Mitre-street, is the back yard of some premises, but the railings are closely boarded. It was just under these that the woman was found, quite hidden from sight by the shadow cast by the corner of the adjoining house. The officer who found the body is positive that it could not have been there more than a quarter of an hour before he discovered it. He is timed to "work his beat" as it is called, in ten to fifteen minutes. The wounds do not appear to have been caused so skilfully and deliberately as in the case of the murder of Annie Chapman in Hanbury-street. Five minutes, some of the doctors think, would have sufficed for the completion of the murderer's work, and he was then enabled to leave the ground before the return of the policeman on duty. The murderer probably avoided much blood staining on account of the woman being on her back at the time  of the outrage, and leaving the square by either of the courts he would be able to pas-, quickly away through the many narrow thoroughfares without; exciting observation. Not the slightezt scream or noise was heard.  The effect the murder has had upon the residents in the east of London is extraordinary. All day crowds thronged the streets leading to Miue-square, discussing the crime; and the police in the neighbourhood of the square were fully occupied in keeping back the excited and curious people. The police admit that they have no information which can possibly be termed a clue.