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The Daily Telegraph of 5th October 1888 gives this excerpt From Inspector Collard during the Catherine Eddowes Inquest
The body was not touched until the arrival shortly afterwards of Dr. Brown. The medical gentlemen examined the body, and in my presence Sergeant Jones picked up from the foot way by the left side of the deceased three small black buttons, such as are generally used for boots, a small metal button, a common metal thimble, and a small penny mustard tin containing two pawn-tickets. They were handed to me. The doctors remained until the arrival of the ambulance, and saw the body placed in the conveyance. It was then taken to the mortuary, and stripped by Mr. Davis, the mortuary keeper, in presence of the two doctors and myself. I have a list of articles of clothing more or less stained with blood and cut.
Attached is a possible photo of Sergeant Jones. We say possible because complete verification is ongoing. However the evidence has been obtained from the Bishopsgate Police Order book dated 23rd April 1890, and the only Sergeant with the name Jones at that station during 1890, the closest year to 1888, is PS92.
The photo is ID from the 1887 Police Group Photo, the same photo Stewart Evans ID PC Harvey. Therefore whilst we do include a warning that we are not completely certain, we are extremely confident it is PS Jones.
Further updates will be made.
Neil & Rob
The body was not touched until the arrival shortly afterwards of Dr. Brown. The medical gentlemen examined the body, and in my presence Sergeant Jones picked up from the foot way by the left side of the deceased three small black buttons, such as are generally used for boots, a small metal button, a common metal thimble, and a small penny mustard tin containing two pawn-tickets. They were handed to me. The doctors remained until the arrival of the ambulance, and saw the body placed in the conveyance. It was then taken to the mortuary, and stripped by Mr. Davis, the mortuary keeper, in presence of the two doctors and myself. I have a list of articles of clothing more or less stained with blood and cut.
Attached is a possible photo of Sergeant Jones. We say possible because complete verification is ongoing. However the evidence has been obtained from the Bishopsgate Police Order book dated 23rd April 1890, and the only Sergeant with the name Jones at that station during 1890, the closest year to 1888, is PS92.
The photo is ID from the 1887 Police Group Photo, the same photo Stewart Evans ID PC Harvey. Therefore whilst we do include a warning that we are not completely certain, we are extremely confident it is PS Jones.
Further updates will be made.
Neil & Rob
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