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I partially transcribed this from the Evening Bulletin (Maysville, Ky.), October 05, 1888. It mentions the arrest of a tall smooth shaven, and well-dressed American from New York for accosting a woman in Whitechapel:
ON SUSPICION.
TWO SUPPOSED AMERICANS ARRESTED IN LONDON
IN CONNECTION WITH THE WHITECHAPEL MURDERS
LONDON, Oct. 5.-Two supposed Americans have been arrested in connection with the Whitechapel murders. In fact, the police are actively engaged in arresting … One of the Americans, or supposed Americans, arrested Wednesday night at 11 p.m., it is alleged, refused to give his name or any account of himself, but claims to have lately arrived from New York. He is described as being smooth shaven, tall and well dressed. He is charged with accosting a woman in Whitechapel and threatening if she refused to go with him that he would “cut her up,” etc. The woman screamed; the man rushed to a cab, but was caught by the police. More over, he asked the inspector if he was “the boss,” and remarked that he was “in a pretty fix.”…
In Francis Tumblety’s interview with the New York World in January 1889, he stated:
"My arrest came about this way," said he. "I had been going over to England for a long time-ever since 1869, indeed-and I used to go about the city a great deal until every part of it became familiar to me. I happened to be there when these Whitechapel murders attracted the attention of the whole world, ”
Regardless if Tumblety was a pathological liar, the first part of this comment is confirmed, and when he uses “indeed”, he seems to reluctantly admitting he was in the Whitechapel district during the Whitechapel murders. In my opinion, a fabricated story would be, “I was not in Whitechapel at the time of the murders, I was in…”
Casebook has catalogued a couple of “Two Americans” articles, but none comment about one of the Americans being tall, well dressed, and from New York; an accurate description of Francis Tumblety. Now, this certainly may not be a Tumblety arrest, but it is quite the coincidence.
Thoughts to ponder.
Sincerely,
Mike
I partially transcribed this from the Evening Bulletin (Maysville, Ky.), October 05, 1888. It mentions the arrest of a tall smooth shaven, and well-dressed American from New York for accosting a woman in Whitechapel:
ON SUSPICION.
TWO SUPPOSED AMERICANS ARRESTED IN LONDON
IN CONNECTION WITH THE WHITECHAPEL MURDERS
LONDON, Oct. 5.-Two supposed Americans have been arrested in connection with the Whitechapel murders. In fact, the police are actively engaged in arresting … One of the Americans, or supposed Americans, arrested Wednesday night at 11 p.m., it is alleged, refused to give his name or any account of himself, but claims to have lately arrived from New York. He is described as being smooth shaven, tall and well dressed. He is charged with accosting a woman in Whitechapel and threatening if she refused to go with him that he would “cut her up,” etc. The woman screamed; the man rushed to a cab, but was caught by the police. More over, he asked the inspector if he was “the boss,” and remarked that he was “in a pretty fix.”…
In Francis Tumblety’s interview with the New York World in January 1889, he stated:
"My arrest came about this way," said he. "I had been going over to England for a long time-ever since 1869, indeed-and I used to go about the city a great deal until every part of it became familiar to me. I happened to be there when these Whitechapel murders attracted the attention of the whole world, ”
Regardless if Tumblety was a pathological liar, the first part of this comment is confirmed, and when he uses “indeed”, he seems to reluctantly admitting he was in the Whitechapel district during the Whitechapel murders. In my opinion, a fabricated story would be, “I was not in Whitechapel at the time of the murders, I was in…”
Casebook has catalogued a couple of “Two Americans” articles, but none comment about one of the Americans being tall, well dressed, and from New York; an accurate description of Francis Tumblety. Now, this certainly may not be a Tumblety arrest, but it is quite the coincidence.
Thoughts to ponder.
Sincerely,
Mike
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