1875 Old Bailey case

[chudmuskett]

Hi all, I just did a search in the old bailey website and found an interesting article. The whole article is massive so here is a section of it. If you would like to read the whole thing its at:

http://www.oldbaileyonline.org/browse.jsp?id=t18751122-1&div=t18751122-1&terms=Uterus#highlight

I had the two parcels in my hand and carried them out of Vine Court into Whitechapel, where he took the lightest one off of me—we walked to Whitechapel Church, which was about a quarter of a mile—while we were going along I said "I shall have to rest, sir, it is too heavy for me, I cannot carry it"—he said "Oh for God's sake don't drop them or else you will break them"—when we got to Whitechapel Church he said "Mind those parcels Stokes, while I go and fetch a cab"—I said "All right, sir"—he went for a cab and put his parcel down by the side of mine opposite Blyth's the wire workers—while he was away I looked at the largest parcel, the one I carried myself; I felt as if I must do it—I opened it, and the first thing I saw was a human head, and then proceeding further I saw a hand which had been cut off at the wrist, and then I had the presence of mind to kiver it up again quick and wait till Mr. Wainwright returned with a four-wheeled cab

[chudmuskett]

I cant believe no one is interest in this article, I thought it was dynamite.

Oh well just goes to show how wrong you can be.

[Monty]

Its a pretty well known case Chudd, there used to be a thread about it somewhere.

I recall Rob, Philip and John venturing down into Vine Court. One of us had a peer in...cant recall who.

Monty

[Rob Clack]

As Neil said, it's quite a well known case often appearing in anthologies on true crime. I've got the book 'The Trial of the Wainwrights' somewhere which gives a very detailed account of the case.

I think it was you who had a peep through the letterbox Neil. I don't think anyone else was brave enough.

Rob

[chudmuskett]

Thanks Monty, I will carry on looking for stuff because I do think that who ever JTR was/were there would be a previous somewhere. Also, just one question though. Do you think if this was related to anything would it more likely be the Embankment Murders?

Hi Rob, thanks for that, I will look it up.

[Mayerling]

Hi Chudmuskett,

I wrote an article for the Ripperologist about four years ago called WHAT WAINWRIGHT WROUGHT about his case, which is actual the first major homicide given the name the "Whitechapel Murder". Interesting that it was (in part) a mutilation killing - but only to make the body transferrable in parcels across London.

Jeff