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Jack the Ripper, in the London Times...
Jack the Ripper, in the London Times...
Item # 706003
October 22, 1888
THE TIMES, London, England, Oct. 22, 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 10 has a quarter of a column headed: "The Murders In London" with some of the text noting: "No further arrests have been made & it is probable that the sensational discoveries & reports of the last few days will turn out to be hoaxes...Particulars transpired on Saturday morning of a further discovery of human bones..." with more on this, then further on: "...these letters, as stated by the chief constable, purported to be written by 'Jack the Ripper', whose object in visiting Bradford...was to do a little business before starting for some other places on the same errand..." but they were in fact written by a woman who: "...had done it in a joke...".
Complete in 16 pages, very nice, clean condition.
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