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(Taken from Jack the Ripper Wiki)
reported in The Echo:
Inspector Helson, Inspector Abberline, and Inspector Chandler are now busy making inquiries regarding a letter received this morning by Mrs. Harderman, proprietor of the cat's-meat business carried on at 29, Hanbury-street. The police themselves naturally decline to give any information whatever respecting this document, which is regarded as of some importance, especially as certain men are alluded to, and the writer, who resides in Mile-end, desires his name to be kept a secret. The letter has more special reference to the crime in Buck's-row, for the writer positively asserts: "The poor woman was made tipsy, then murdered, and carried to the spot where she was found." Our reporter called upon Mrs. Harderman, who assured him that she had received the letter in question. The source from which it came she could not at present state.
So we have a letter sent to Mrs Hardiman at 29 Hanbury Street regarding the murder of Polly Nicholls. Why Mrs Hardiman? Is there a link between Mrs Hardiman and Polly Nichols?
Hardiman obviously lives at the address where Chapman is murdered. Is this telling us something?
Hardiman has a son James Hardiman a cat meat seller who lives at 13 Heanage Street. This is the exact location (by my calculation) where on the night of the double event the much discredited (I know not why) PC Spicer states that he detained a person (apparently a Doctor) with blood stained clothes and with a young woman. The Doctor is clearly not James Hardiman but what a coincidence that that is where Spicers arrest takes place. right by Hardimans address. (Well looking at maps. Probably wrong)
Why, when we give so much credence to some witnesses do we discard PC Spicer. He did make his statement many years later but I see no evidence to disregard what he is saying.
Seems to be some kind of thread running though events here.
Maybe.
As usual thought on a postcard to .....
NW
reported in The Echo:
Inspector Helson, Inspector Abberline, and Inspector Chandler are now busy making inquiries regarding a letter received this morning by Mrs. Harderman, proprietor of the cat's-meat business carried on at 29, Hanbury-street. The police themselves naturally decline to give any information whatever respecting this document, which is regarded as of some importance, especially as certain men are alluded to, and the writer, who resides in Mile-end, desires his name to be kept a secret. The letter has more special reference to the crime in Buck's-row, for the writer positively asserts: "The poor woman was made tipsy, then murdered, and carried to the spot where she was found." Our reporter called upon Mrs. Harderman, who assured him that she had received the letter in question. The source from which it came she could not at present state.
So we have a letter sent to Mrs Hardiman at 29 Hanbury Street regarding the murder of Polly Nicholls. Why Mrs Hardiman? Is there a link between Mrs Hardiman and Polly Nichols?
Hardiman obviously lives at the address where Chapman is murdered. Is this telling us something?
Hardiman has a son James Hardiman a cat meat seller who lives at 13 Heanage Street. This is the exact location (by my calculation) where on the night of the double event the much discredited (I know not why) PC Spicer states that he detained a person (apparently a Doctor) with blood stained clothes and with a young woman. The Doctor is clearly not James Hardiman but what a coincidence that that is where Spicers arrest takes place. right by Hardimans address. (Well looking at maps. Probably wrong)
Why, when we give so much credence to some witnesses do we discard PC Spicer. He did make his statement many years later but I see no evidence to disregard what he is saying.
Seems to be some kind of thread running though events here.
Maybe.
As usual thought on a postcard to .....
NW
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