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Has anyone read Amanda Harvey Purse's book Jack and the Jewry? If not I highly recommend it, if your interested the lives of the bobbies involved in the case (as I am), as apposed to Jack himself.
In the section of her book covering PC PEARCE, she documents some very interesting information, about Richard living at number 3 Mitre Square with his wife and two small children. That they used to leave a candle burning in their bedroom as a night light for the children, in case they woke up in the night. Amanda I believe suggests that this light might in fact have been used by Jack the Ripper when he murdered EDDOWES. I had never heard this information before, but have no reason to discredit it. I would be interested to hear other forum users views on this.
The concern I have is that there does appear to be other errors contained in this section, which I feel cannot be over looked if we're to take as fact the candle information.
Amanda states that PEARCE served in the 94th Regiment of foot, joining up in 1866/67. That when he enlisted the 94th were engaged in fighting in the Crimea (the Crimean War had ended 10 years previously?) at places such as Peshawar, India,Aden and Yeman although it is not known whether Robert travelled with these units? None of these places are on the Crimea and none of them are units either? Although during it's history the 94th did serve in these places. The 94th returned home from India in 1868 and remained there until 1879 when they deployed to South Africa to fight the Zulus. Hence Robert may have served briefly in Peshawar, but could just have easily remained in the UK pending the Regiments return to the UK? I wonder do his serve papers exist, this would easily answer these questions.
Perhaps there is typo issues here and or the proof reader/author have no military knowledge. As I say only minor things which I suppose could be overlooked if we're focusing only on the Ripper murders, but as this information clearly contains errors how can we be sure that the "Ripper" information is factual as well?
Please don't let me put you off reading this book it is a most enjoyable read and is full of stuff like the candle in the window, that make you stop reading and think about for a while.
In the section of her book covering PC PEARCE, she documents some very interesting information, about Richard living at number 3 Mitre Square with his wife and two small children. That they used to leave a candle burning in their bedroom as a night light for the children, in case they woke up in the night. Amanda I believe suggests that this light might in fact have been used by Jack the Ripper when he murdered EDDOWES. I had never heard this information before, but have no reason to discredit it. I would be interested to hear other forum users views on this.
The concern I have is that there does appear to be other errors contained in this section, which I feel cannot be over looked if we're to take as fact the candle information.
Amanda states that PEARCE served in the 94th Regiment of foot, joining up in 1866/67. That when he enlisted the 94th were engaged in fighting in the Crimea (the Crimean War had ended 10 years previously?) at places such as Peshawar, India,Aden and Yeman although it is not known whether Robert travelled with these units? None of these places are on the Crimea and none of them are units either? Although during it's history the 94th did serve in these places. The 94th returned home from India in 1868 and remained there until 1879 when they deployed to South Africa to fight the Zulus. Hence Robert may have served briefly in Peshawar, but could just have easily remained in the UK pending the Regiments return to the UK? I wonder do his serve papers exist, this would easily answer these questions.
Perhaps there is typo issues here and or the proof reader/author have no military knowledge. As I say only minor things which I suppose could be overlooked if we're focusing only on the Ripper murders, but as this information clearly contains errors how can we be sure that the "Ripper" information is factual as well?
Please don't let me put you off reading this book it is a most enjoyable read and is full of stuff like the candle in the window, that make you stop reading and think about for a while.
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