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Funeral report of a Jack the Ripper victim...
Funeral report of a Jack the Ripper victim...
Item # 705158
October 09, 1888
THE TIMES, London, England, Oct. 9, 1888 "Jack the Ripper" reports were common in the latter half of 1888, capturing the interest of people on both sides of the Atlantic as evidenced by the reports in many newspapers in the United States. It was the international "sensation" of the era, and a case which was never conclusively solved. Not surprisingly, issues of the respected "Times" newspaper from London are the most sought after, being the primary source for Jack the Ripper reports.
Page 12 has a report headed: “Whitechapel” which is a letter to the editor from a local bishop which begins: “Will you kindly allow me in your columns to reply to many correspondents who have desired to be informed of the best way to befriend the poor women in Whitechapel, Spitafields, and the neighbourhood, whose miserable condition has been brought before the public so prominently by the late murders?...I know full well the circumstances of these poor creatures…” and much more.
Yet another report on page 7 is headed: "The East-End Murders" begins: "No arrest in connexion with the atrocious murders at the East-end has been reported up to a late hour last night...The funeral of Catherine Eddowes, the victim of the Mitre-square murder, took place yesterday..." with a bit more on the funeral. Catherine Eddowes was one of the "canonical five" victims generally accepted as having been murdered by Jack the Ripper. Nine others are suspected but evidence linking their deaths to Jack the Ripper was inconclusive. Near the end of this article is: "...definite instructions have been issued to the police that in the event of any person being found murdered under circumstances similar to those of the recent crimes, they are not to remove the body of the victim..." with more.
A bit unusual to find two separate articles concerning Jack the Ripper.
Complete in 16 pages, very nice, clean condition.
Category: Post-Civil War
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