What Would It Take To Put Jack's Neck In A Noose?

[Doctor X]

Thanks!

Any idea as to whether or not it would have gotten past the high court judge? I understand that may be pure speculation on your part.

--J.D.

[The Grave Maurice]

Well, no, I can't be sure. But, as I said in my first post, Jack showed a definite inclination not to be seen or apprehended. I assume that a judge would conclude that Jack avoided the consequences of his actions because he knew them to be wrong. Ergo, the insanity defence would fail.

[Doctor X]

It seems reasonable that the high court judge would not fall for the "Oh swoon, he must be insane!!"

--J.D.

[The Good Michael]

If the Jewish witness and his family would have testified against him, perhaps Aaron may have been executed, but by 1890ish he was too far gone to execute.

Mike

[Doctor X]

So is Aaron your man?

--J.D.

[sdreid]

If someone had identified the Ripper but refused to testify, do you really think the police would have just left it at that. NO WAY!! That is, not unless they totally worthless.

[c.d.]

Hi Stan,

Yes, I agree which is why I believe that if Lawende really could have identified the man that he saw, the police would have leaned on him big time for him to do so.

c.d.

[YankeeSergeant]

Invitation to a necktie party



I believe it would have been a rather simple matter to put Jack on the scaffold.
As others have stated, he likely would not have been found insane in the legal sense. I don't believe the courst would have had a big problem stretching his neck back then.
AN interesting side note; IN the 1850s COngressman and future Civil WAr general Daniel Sickles was found not guilty of murder by reason of temporary insanity. It was the first such successful defense inUNited States history. Sickles stood accused of killing his wife's paramour, Barton Key son of the composer of The Star Spangled Banner. There was never a doubt that he shot Key. He did so in broad daylight, in fornt of his house.

[Doctor X]

Sickles did not have a leg to stand on.

--J.D.

[sdreid]

That museum has one of them.

[Doctor X]

I know.

You can also buy herpes from there. . . .

--J.D.

[YankeeSergeant]

Sickles:

Doc; Not after Gettysburg. LOL Yes, and Sickles made it a point to visit his leg every day that he could. Neil