Inspector Thomas Roots

[Mike Covell]

Birtley near Gateshead was the scene of a murder that at the time was thought to be the work of the Whitechapel murder.
So convinced were the authorities that Dr Phillips and Inspector Roots were sent to investigate.
Roots is described as being a part of the Criminal Investigations Department.
Here, are the newspaper reports from several Hull Newspapers covering the Gateshead Tragedy.
The first report is dated Sept 24th 1888, and featured in The Hull Daily Mail,

[Mike Covell]

The following day Hull Daily Mail followed up with this article (sept 25th 1888)
It mentions the involvement of Scotland Yard, (part 1)

[Mike Covell]

The following day Hull Daily Mail followed up with this article (sept 25th 1888)
It mentions the involvement of Scotland Yard, (part 2)

[Mike Covell]

The Eastern Morning News covered the story on Sept 25th 1888,

[Mike Covell]

The Eastern Morning News ran a follow up story on Wed Sept 26th 1888,

[Mike Covell]

The Eastern Morning News ran the story of the vitims funeral on Friday Sept 28th 1888,

[Mike Covell]

On Sept 29th Hull and East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Times ran this overview of the case, (Part 1)

[Mike Covell]

On Sept 29th Hull and East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Times ran this overview of the case, (Part 2)

[Mike Covell]

By October 3rd 1888, the police had their man, this is taken from The Eastern Morning News,

[Mike Covell]

The Eastern Morning News, October 3rd 1888,

[Mike Covell]

Hull Daily Mail October 1st 1888,

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Hull Daily Mail, Tuesday Oct 2nd 1888,

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Hull Daily Mail, Thursday Oct 4th 1888,

[Mike Covell]

Finally, this report from the Hull Daily Mail, December 22nd 1888,