Druitt and Monro

[jmenges]

Please turn your attention to the new rule regarding members ‘proxy posting’ for non- members.
No more, unless you’re an admin or mod.

https://forum.casebook.org/forum/rea...ead#post863140

JM

[The Rookie Detective]

I quoted Sims. Sims got several things wrong.

Druitt was not a doctor.
Druitt had not been in an asylum before the murders.
Druitt had not been released from an asylum as cured.
Druitt did not disappear immediately after the Kelly murder.
Druitt was searched for by his brother, not by his friends.
Druitt's body was found nearly two months after the Keely murder.

Druitt's court appearances, cricket games, and attendance of social events show that he was not placed in an asylum. Redefining "friends' to mean "brother" does not change the meaning of friends.

Sims, like other drowned doctor stories gets many things wrong. That makes it probable he well down the gossip chain.

I agree Fiver.

While there has been some stirling research done to promote Druitt's potential candidacy as the Ripper, it's clear that there are just too many discrepancies with the known data.

[rjpalmer]

Druitt was searched for by his brother, not by his friends.

And still you persist with this misinterpretation without any acknowledgment of the rebuttal already made. You clearly misunderstand Sims's use of the word "friends." He meant those in Druitt's social circle including blood relatives. William Druitt qualifies.

If you don't like hearing it from me, maybe you'd prefer hearing it from Debra Arif on an entirely unrelated topic: see Post #37 below.

Will the real Emma Smith..... - Jack The Ripper Forums - Ripperology For The 21st Century

"I think the term 'friends' was commonly used in the period to refer to relatives and family. It's a very common term used in workhouse records and the comment 'no friends' generally referred to the fact that there was no family to support the inmate outside the workhouse."

--

So, when Sims, a Victorian, states that Druitt's 'friends' searched for him, his brother William Druitt would qualify. So rather than an error, Sims' account is confirmed by reports of the inquest. And, of course, those at Kings Bench Walk also voiced concerns about Druitt's disappearance.

You're pointing out errors that are either not errors, or there is not enough information to conclude that Sims is categorically wrong. There are other ways of interpreting the source materials.

RP