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Thanks Dougie,
As an ancient ," blind " pro-Druittist, in answer to your request and my offer
, here is a summary of my "possible- guilt " scenario:
(1) First cannonical murder was committed on St Cuthberga's Day, 31st
August.
St Cuthberga was the patron saint of Wimborne Minster Montague Druitt's
home town church.Stained glass windows in Wimborne Minster donated by
the Druitt family include one of St Cuthberga.
(2) Montague Druitt's funeral was attended by his uncle Mt Homer.A well
known pig breeder.
It has sometimes been suggested that JTR had had prior experience at
ripping open carcases or had medical knowledge.
The attendance of Mr Homer amongst the very few at MJD's funeral
suggests a possible closeness to nephew Monty.Could Monty have spent
his childhood school holidays from boarding school at the large pig farm of
Uncle Homer? Could he have been given the opportunity to slit open and
slaughter pigs on these occasions?
(3) Young middle class men did frequent the music halls and stews of the
notorious East End in the LVP.It was called "slumming".
Despite opinions by some posters, middle class professionals and particularly
red-blooded sporting lads like Druitt, frequently went "up East" for a spot of
music hall and Cockney pub frivolity.These lads did much drinking. And who
knows where they drifted off to later in the night? Or early morning?
As for playing cricket so soon afterwards..There are several serial killer
cases where the murderer has returned to the cosy familiarity of the
marital home or gone off to indulge in their regular pursuit, after a night of
secret mayhem and murder.Why, Mafia gunmen in the U.S. boasted of
returning to their family's bosom after shooting someone.
(4) Illogically, I still think the Steve White press story points to Druitt.
The Dundee Peoples Journal article about Steve White's brief encounter
with a supposed JTR, despite the best efforts of logical, experienced
researchers like Grey Hunter to dissuade me,still strikes me as an unusual
but close description of Montague Druitt. At the time, police were talking
more about East End emigres as possible murderers. Except of course, the
doctor suspects.
(5) Also illogically, I think Mitre Square holds the key to suspecting Druitt.
Because the local prostitutes thought it was safe to take their clients to
Mitre Square for some good old "horizontal dancing", this doesn't square
with the much-vaunted vigilance of coppers on the beat, and ex-policemen
acting as wharehouse caretakers.Let alone the heavy slumbers of a
policeman residing on the spot. Somethings wrong with evidence given at
the Inquest.
I still think the Foster sketch shows at point "A" the exact spot Steve
White's PC stood when he came out of the resident PC's house, when he
hollered out to the night watchman.Having seen the body (marked spot "B"
on Fosters sketch).
Enough to be going on with. Hope I haven't tangentised this thread.
JOHN RUFFELS.
Thanks Dougie,
As an ancient ," blind " pro-Druittist, in answer to your request and my offer
, here is a summary of my "possible- guilt " scenario:
(1) First cannonical murder was committed on St Cuthberga's Day, 31st
August.
St Cuthberga was the patron saint of Wimborne Minster Montague Druitt's
home town church.Stained glass windows in Wimborne Minster donated by
the Druitt family include one of St Cuthberga.
(2) Montague Druitt's funeral was attended by his uncle Mt Homer.A well
known pig breeder.
It has sometimes been suggested that JTR had had prior experience at
ripping open carcases or had medical knowledge.
The attendance of Mr Homer amongst the very few at MJD's funeral
suggests a possible closeness to nephew Monty.Could Monty have spent
his childhood school holidays from boarding school at the large pig farm of
Uncle Homer? Could he have been given the opportunity to slit open and
slaughter pigs on these occasions?
(3) Young middle class men did frequent the music halls and stews of the
notorious East End in the LVP.It was called "slumming".
Despite opinions by some posters, middle class professionals and particularly
red-blooded sporting lads like Druitt, frequently went "up East" for a spot of
music hall and Cockney pub frivolity.These lads did much drinking. And who
knows where they drifted off to later in the night? Or early morning?
As for playing cricket so soon afterwards..There are several serial killer
cases where the murderer has returned to the cosy familiarity of the
marital home or gone off to indulge in their regular pursuit, after a night of
secret mayhem and murder.Why, Mafia gunmen in the U.S. boasted of
returning to their family's bosom after shooting someone.
(4) Illogically, I still think the Steve White press story points to Druitt.
The Dundee Peoples Journal article about Steve White's brief encounter
with a supposed JTR, despite the best efforts of logical, experienced
researchers like Grey Hunter to dissuade me,still strikes me as an unusual
but close description of Montague Druitt. At the time, police were talking
more about East End emigres as possible murderers. Except of course, the
doctor suspects.
(5) Also illogically, I think Mitre Square holds the key to suspecting Druitt.
Because the local prostitutes thought it was safe to take their clients to
Mitre Square for some good old "horizontal dancing", this doesn't square
with the much-vaunted vigilance of coppers on the beat, and ex-policemen
acting as wharehouse caretakers.Let alone the heavy slumbers of a
policeman residing on the spot. Somethings wrong with evidence given at
the Inquest.
I still think the Foster sketch shows at point "A" the exact spot Steve
White's PC stood when he came out of the resident PC's house, when he
hollered out to the night watchman.Having seen the body (marked spot "B"
on Fosters sketch).
Enough to be going on with. Hope I haven't tangentised this thread.
JOHN RUFFELS.
) and see him dangling at the end of a rope, would they not have been equally public spirited after his early bath, seeking to reassure the police and public as soon as possible that the danger was past?
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