Widnes Examiner. — 1888-10-13 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

JACK THE RIPI'ER'S" EPISTLES.  The f6llOOring postal telegram was -received by the Metropolitan police, at five minutes to twelve on Friday night It was handed in at an office in the Eastern district, at 8 p.m. :—"Charles Warren, Head of the Police Force, Central Office.—Dear Boss,—lf willing, enough to catch me, I am now in the City-road, lodging; but where, you will have to fi,nd out; and I mean to do another murder to-night in Whitechapel.—Yours, • Jack the Ripper." A letter was also received at the Commercial-street Police Station, by first post on Saturday, addressed, " Commercial-street Police Station," in black lead pencil; and the contents, which were also written in pencil, were couched in ridiculous language. The police believe that it is the work of a lunatic. It was signed, "Jack, :he Ripper," and said lie was "going to work" in Whitechapel that night He added that he was going to commit another murdei in Goswell-road that night; spoke of having "several bottles of blood underground in Epping Forest," and frequently referred to "'Jack the Ripper' underground." A startling fact has come to light, in reference to the murders, which goes somewhat towards clearing up the !nystery with which the crimes have been surrounded. After killing Eddowes, in Mitre-seuare, tho murderer, it is now known, walked to Goulstone-street, where he threw away the piece of the deceased woman's apeon, On which he had wiped his hands and knife. Within a few feet of this spot, he had written upon the wall, "The Jews shall not be blamed for nothing." Most unfortunately, one of the potice officers gave orders for this writing to be immediately sponged out—probably with a view to bhecking the morbid curiosity which it would certainly have aroused. But in so doing, a very important link was destroyed; fer, had the writing been photographed, a certain clue would have been in the hands of the authorities. The witnesses who saw the writing, however, state that it was similar in character to the handwriting ic the communication forwarded to the Central News, and signed "Jack the Ripper," and though it would have been far better to have clearly demonstrated this by photography, there is now every reason to believe that the writer of the letter and postcard sent to the Central News ( fac-similes of which are now to be seep outside every police station) is fhe actual murderer. The police, consequently, are very anxious that any person who can idehtify the handwriting should. without delay, communicate with the authorities.  The Whitechapel Vigilance Committee have received the faowing letter from the Rome Secretary:— Whitehall, October 6.—The Secretary of State "for the Home Orpartment has Wilt the honour to lay before the Queen the petition signed by von, praying that a reward may be offered by the Government for the discovery of the perpetrator of the recent murders in Whitechapel, and he desires me to inform von that, though he has given directions that no effort or exoense should be spared in endeavouring to discover the person 'runty of the murders, he has not been able to advise her Majesty that in his belief the ends of justice would be promoted by a departure from the direction already announced with regard to the proposal that a reward should be offered by the Government.—/ am, &e.. E. Lama Pasmaarea.