Year: 1875

FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS OF THE wHTTECHAPEL


rRAGEDY-PREsH cLEws TEND TO ESTABLISH


THE IDENTITY OF THE MISSING WOMAN


WAINWRIGHT IN PRISON.


From the London Daily Telegraph, September III


Gradually the story of the dreadful crime in White
chapel being told cew had to be found In regard
TO the purchase Of the American cloth in which the
fragments Of the body packed for removal from
Whtechapel road to the borough This clew has been
found There is now no doubt that the prisoner pur
chased two yards OF black American ocloth At shop
In Whitechape about midday on the Friday before ae
removed the body from the warehouse No suspicion
was created In the mind OF the shopman, because
Wainwright had previously bought quantities Of the
material for the purpose, supposed Of having
it cut into squares and using it as covering for
travellers samples. However he purchased a couple
OF yards for which he paid Is 4d, and with rolled
up under his he left the shop As there would be
but yard for each Of the parcels it must have been
somewhat difficult task for whoever wrapped up the
mutated pieces TO them from observation, as
well to get them safely away. This explains the
with which the Stokes able pull aside the
top OF the parcel he had carried when he caught sight
Of the head and moreover, the purchase having been
made on the Friday 1t goes long way 70 support the
theory that


THE IDEA OF REMOVING THE BODY


was hastily conceived, and the act accelerated by the
belief that the police, who had been brought into the
court after the burglary at Messrs Wicoxs had eye
upon the premises and might search inside for evil
dence Of the depreciation.


The police have very energetcally sought 10 trace
the shop where the chopper found in the warehouse
bought but yet It has not been definitely
tanned Mr. Baylis of Whitecnape road has an entry
in his book Of having sold Wainwright lime the 10th
September 1874 but it must not be forgotten that
that time the prisoner was under contract to supply
the police stations the east end with what known
''turnery," or, in other words, brushes and
rias requisite for cleansing and that would
way for the quantity OF chloride Of lime which
found in the warehouse and in and about the
grave. II is said that few months ago the in
Wainwrights employ complained OF the terrible
chloride of lime were frequently sent for and
thrown the spot, II being feared that the
drainage was bad and that there was some open
muRication with the About the beginning of
September the neghbors detected unusual smell Of
chloride Of lime which continued for days and
without their being able TO discover whence It
Once, when some OF them showed desire to
the Of the stencil that annoyed them they
into the court and toward the warehouse which has
gained unenviable notorety Wainwright stand
ing behind the open door, and seeing them approach
he cosedt 1t was seldom ever that entrance to the
warehouse effected from the back





examination Of the body has transpired but it is
rumored and very strong grounds that the surgeons
who were engaged IN that ghastly occupation have
found two bullets within the skull, and third lying
hattened among the matted hair behind II so, the
unhappy woman must have met her death from shoot
ing and probable thai her assassin by cutting her
throat made assurance douby sure.


Harriet Lane, the sot dtsdnt Mrs. King was the
youngest OF twenty children, nineteen of whom
girls For long time after her disappearance her
mother, who is very old and nnrm clung to the hope
OF her daughter returning and went far 70
keep kettle constantly boiling readiness make
for her whenever she returned At the time OF the
FIRE in Wanwrights house she conceived a strong pre-
sentiment that her laughter had pershed in the dames
In prison


but and drinks we'll and passes most OF his time in
reading the newspapers HIS wife visits him daily and
appears TO suffer anguish At his position The
greatest activity Ia being displayed by the police, di-
rected by Chief Inspector Mcdonald, of the dvision
Inspector Fox OF the divison and Sergeant Foster
OF the II division, who have tho case in hand


During the greater part OF yesterday the police were
engaged in making exhaustive examination Of the
cellar beneath the empty shop IN the borough known
as the HHen and Chickens" but nothing bearing upon
the has been discovered like search was Al the
same time carried Al tho house IN the Whitechapel
road and thero the quest rewarded by several dis
coveres Of the highest interest and importance Itwi
be remembere that the dress by Mrs King on
the day when she parted from her friend, Mrs VIII
more, mnutely described In our yesterdays
special report She Is said to have had on black SILK
bonnet trimmed with pink or red rose; her dress was
Of dark gray fabric Of mixed color the pattern upon
II consisting Of alternate stripes OF black and
white and down the front OF this dress she wore
Of taton jet buttons Part Of the trouUdutes
Of yesterdays examination Of the rubbish accumulated
In the warehouse where the grave dug CONSISTS OF
two imitation Jet buttons OF q common pattern which,
OF course will have 10 be identified they are 10 be used
evidence. But discovery promising 70 be OF
even greater In the Of justice Is that Of
PAIR on EARRINGS FOUND


yesterday In the fireplace OF upper room OF fWain-
wrights late place Of business These earrings are Of
very slight value though Of sh0wy design. The mate