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Investigating "Jack the Ripper"... Lengthier than most...
Investigating "Jack the Ripper"... Lengthier than most...
Item # 705452
October 11, 1888
THE TIMES, London, England, Oct. 11, 1888 During the last half of 1888 the East End of London, primarily the Whitechapel district, was terrorized by a murderer who came to be known as Jack The Ripper. His infamous & brutal crime spree was reported in newspapers around the world--indeed, most American newspapers from 1888 reported his deeds.
But certainly the very best newspaper to find such reports would be from London--and better yet the most prestigious newspaper from the city, The Times. This is that very newspaper.
Page 5 contains two reports on this case, with headings: "The East-End Murders" (note repair in this article; no loss of text but it is a distraction) and "Whitechapel", the latter being the site of the brutal murders, and the former beginning: "A good deal of fresh evidence will be given at the adjourned inquest...".
And page 3 also has two reports, headed: "The Detection of Crime" which mentions the Whitechapel murders with: "...the fact that the perpetrator of the Whitechapel murders has hitherto escaped detection may be held to prove that the police force is...inefficient..." with more. There is also the article: "Bloodhounds" concerning the use of dogs to find criminals.
Complete in 16 pages, very nice condition save for the note mentioned above.
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