Statement of Peter Druitt 1972

[Chris Scott]

The passage below comes from the Charleston Gazette of 15 Nov 1972. In this Dan Farson is interviewed and Peter Druitt is quoted as saying there was a family tradition that MJD was the Ripper.
Does anyone know what relation this Peter Druitt was/is to MJD and did he ever make any further statement of the details of this "family tradition"?

[Chris]

The passage below comes from the Charleston Gazette of 15 Nov 1972. In this Dan Farson is interviewed and Peter Druitt is quoted as saying there was a family tradition that MJD was the Ripper.
Does anyone know what relation this Peter Druitt was/is to MJD and did he ever make any further statement of the details of this "family tradition"?

Peter Druitt was a great-grandson of Montague's uncle, Dr Robert Druitt, according to Farson's book. The quotation from him is printed there, but I can't see the claim about a "family tradition" (I'm looking at the 1973 paperback edition).

[Johnr]

Hi Chris and Chris!

Greetings Chris x 2,

I agree with the latter Chris, that Farson did not quote Dr Peter Druitt as saying there was a JTR tradition in the family.Farson would have if Dr Peter had .(If you know what I mean? ) .


Dr Peter D. was quoted in an English paper as saying: " JTR eh? This will make my patients sit up!"

From memory, that story was published in English newspapers too.

JOHN RUFFELS.

[j.r-ahde]

Hello you all!

Thank you for the information!

Farson's writing could be interpreted as cornwellish, so to say!

All the best
Jukka

[DaveMc]

Link to the full Brian Dunning article

[Mayerling]

I was looking over the complete article - it is interesting (Cream had a relative in Racine, Wisconsin?), but it is still a rush job. The last paragraph shows that. Conan Doyle first concocted Holmes in 1886 and A STUDY IN SCARLET appeared in 1887 - both before the Ripper murders. However, with such classic botched jobs by the police as the Esther Pay case in 1882 or the Thames Torso murders, Doyle may have felt a fictional super-detective was necessary.

[Johnr]

English VersionOf Farson Interview

Whilst churning my various files on this and that, I glimpsed a photocopy of the English version of an interview with Dr Peter Druitt.

Lost again now, the clipping was from the "Daily Express". (I think).

JOHN RUFFELS.