The Kenilworth Advertiser. — 1890-10-18 (Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England)

THE LATEST STORY ABOUT JACK THE-RIPPER.  A. representative of the press made enquiries in Whitechapel on Saturday morning with regard. to. the statement made by a woman to Mr. Backert,. ehairman of the Vigilance Committee. After much difficulty he discovered that the woman in question is hiding her identity, the reason assigned being that she is afraid of the man whom she. suspects of having perpetrated the late murders. The police have not yet succeeded in finding her,. but the correspondent nevertheless learnt some additional details of her story. It appears that. two years ago the woman lived with her husband on the top floor of a model lodging-house near Aldgate-station, and the man she suspects took a bedroom adjoining a lumber-room on the floor below. He engaged her to clean the former apartment, but the latter which contained a sink, was kept, locked. The limn, she states, was about 511. 10in. high, well-built, with fair hair and, a light moustache. He had the appearance of a gentleman, and as his wardrobe was very extensive he, constantly changed his attire. His actions during, the time the murders were occurring appear to. have excitod her suviiions, but owing to the advice of an. official she did not speak of it because she thought that if the man proved to be "Jack the Ripper" it would bring the building into. disrepute.. The masa, she states, esually rose at two in the afternoon, and would never go out. before five. He always wore a tall hat, was respectably attired,and altered his appearance so frequently that she often did not recognise him. On one, occasion he gave her an overcaat to sell, but on. offering it to the wife of a labourer the latter pointed out that it was covered with blood stains. She afterwards returned it to him, andhe burnt it. Although usually communicative and speaking freely of his friends, whom he asserted were in good positions, but would have nothing to do with him, she could never get him to discuss the murders. When spoken to about them he invariably replied that it was no business of his. On the day following the discovery of the body ui Pinchin-street the found upon the mat footmarks of blood. A few days later she saw a piece of dirty rag in the corner of the room, and on taking it away found that it was a portion of a woman's print apron, upon which were blood stains. She washed it, and still has it in her possession. As the murders continued she frequently saw articles of dress bearing marks of blood but it was evident that he washed the greater portion of his own linen at the sink in the lumber-room. On the morning of the murder in Castle Alley he went out, but never returned. The woman received a letter from him on the following day, and it subsequently transpired that he had previously sold the whole of his belongings to a ship's mate. From that time until three days ago she has not seen him. On Wednesday night she was passing down Commercial Road, and met him in conversation with another man. After some difficulty she discovered where he was residing, and also that he had married, and she was then induced to make her statement to. Mr. Baokert.