Hi John
It may have been. Remember BS Man is almost identical with Marshall`s man, whom she was seen with earlier that night.
Or, maybe they exchanged words which led to the confrontation. These girls were no shrinking violets.
I think the bruising on her shoulders may explain this.
Was it his intention to cut her throat ?
Perhaps she just insulted Jack the Ripper as he was walking by ;-)
The result being a cut throat, and maybe explains why no attempt at mutilations
Schwartz would have been 2ft to 10ft away from them and visibly aware of the altercation.
Obviously, it was not loud enough for people in the cottages, or Mrs D to hear, and there were other sounds emanating from the club at the time
This was addressed by Abberline or Swanson at the time. They concluded that "Lipski" was probably directed towards Schwartz because of his strong Jewish appearance, although Schwartz admitted to them he didn`t know if it was directed at him or pipeman.
Originally posted by John G
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Or, maybe they exchanged words which led to the confrontation. These girls were no shrinking violets.
The difficulty is, why didn't Stride get up and try and escape??
Why does BS man start arguing with her at this point if his intention is to cut her throat? ?
Perhaps she just insulted Jack the Ripper as he was walking by ;-)
The result being a cut throat, and maybe explains why no attempt at mutilations
And if they're arguing inside the gate that creates another problem as Mrs D may have been close by in the kitchen with the window open (although clearly she must have moved to the front room some time later). Why does she not hear the quarrel? I mean, Schwartz heard it as he was walking away so it must have been quite loud. ?
Obviously, it was not loud enough for people in the cottages, or Mrs D to hear, and there were other sounds emanating from the club at the time
And doesn't the Star version imply Pipman was some kind of accomplice, shouting out a warning to BS man?
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