A Likely Suspect?

Mr Marriott,
With How's post it would be interesting for you to answer How's question of the lawyer going to the authorities such as the police. I too would like to know about this question in detail, as i have stated i wouldn't mind being enlightened. Even if the authorities didn't bother to look into it, this information come to light for you to make mention of Trevor must have some documentation, so where is it Trevor?

[Howard Brown]

No offense Trevor but....


"However it appears no one bothered to just another one of the "What if`s " surrounding the Ripper mystery."

I believe you mean, in all reality, surrounding the Feigenbaum story as no police officials as you've just mentioned followed through on the story to begin with.

[Howard Brown]

Dear Mr. Marriott:

No sir, thats not the question I asked.

I asked when did Lawton approach the police....before Feigenbaum died or after he died and whether or not he did so in either case before he went to the Press.

If he did approach the Police, do you have some sort of documentation that provides a source of that liasing other than Lawton saying he did...if even that?

[Trevor Marriott]

It appears none of the authorities botherd to look into it just another one of what if`s surrounding the Ripper mystery.

Just beacuse the authorities did nothing no reason to malign his lawyer wasnt his fault.

Dear Mr. Marriott:

His lawyer did invite the authorities to check on Feigenbaum and his past movements.

When,by chance, were those inquiries made? After his death and before going to the press or before he died and then going to the police and then the Press?

This would be my question too, as i haven't heard of the lawyer going to authorities, it's a little unfamiliar territory for me, i'm not well versed as to this, so i wouldn't mind being enlightened?

If he had wanted to enhance his status as a lawyer, why not cite the many undetected murders in New York.. would have had more impact than as I stated previous.- Mr. Marriott.

Kind of hard to do that, if none of those cases were handled in the first place by Lawton,innit?

Why risk being looked at as a crank theorist, when its so much more convienient to wait until your client...already tried,convicted and subsequently executed for one murder...is deader than an Ostrog thread....and then push the notion that you had or may have had Jack The Ripper as a client ?

Hi How,
Darn good post How, and good points explained.

[Howard Brown]

Dear Mr. Marriott:

His lawyer did invite the authorities to check on Feigenbaum and his past movements.

When,by chance, were those inquiries made? After his death and before going to the press or before he died and then going to the police and then the Press?

[Trevor Marriott]

His lawyer did invite the authorities to check on feigenbaum and his past movements.

If you are going to cast dispertions please ensure you are up to speed on the true facts first far to many on here are guilty of this

Howard and |Shelly i think you both need to take a reality check

[Howard Brown]

Again,good point Shell..
Lawyers without a doubt have offered their services pro bono not necessarily because they believed in the innocence of their client, but the windfall of media attention and noteworthiness they will receive as a result.

Now,having a client die and then go to the Press instead of the agencies that spent so much effort and time on hunting Jack The Ripper ( Remember: A Lawyer is an officer of the Court after all...) sounds a little too suspicious to me...and I see to you as well.

if he had wanted to enhance his status as a lawyer why not cite the mnay undetcted murders in new york would have had more impact than as i stated previous.

He could use thgew insanity plea as he was pleading not guilty to the murder you can only use that when under differnet circumstances

Mr Marriott,
If a lawyer cited too many murders as a collection, and later this proved to be his undoing, his name as a lawyer wouldn't be worth that much, it could also show ' If indeed ' the lawyer stated his client had made such claims ( as some killers boast for fantasy & or noteriety as with admiration from some), this would fall as flat as pancake, along with it his name as a lawyer. It is better to choose a limelight case, such as JTR in where the police have failed in catching the criminal responsible for the deaths of these poor women. This ensures some worthy note for the lawyer, including that of some more cashflow income. Things can be over done, and to the lawyers peril in gaining a name for oneself.

[Howard Brown]

If he had wanted to enhance his status as a lawyer, why not cite the many undetected murders in New York.. would have had more impact than as I stated previous.- Mr. Marriott.

Kind of hard to do that, if none of those cases were handled in the first place by Lawton,innit?

Why risk being looked at as a crank theorist, when its so much more convienient to wait until your client...already tried,convicted and subsequently executed for one murder...is deader than an Ostrog thread....and then push the notion that you had or may have had Jack The Ripper as a client ?

[Trevor Marriott]

if he had wanted to enhance his status as a lawyer why not cite the mnay undetcted murders in new york would have had more impact than as i stated previous.

He could use thgew insanity plea as he was pleading not guilty to the murder you can only use that when under differnet circumstances

Hi Howard,

Still, that's interesting info about the other lawyer ( i knew they could be legal crooks trying to cash in). Good Post How and thanks for that info, i agree it's a possible motive that his solicitor could have tried to use his client as a possible use to gain money from a story to newspapers, or indeed another source to obtain money.

[Howard Brown]

Why did not this solicitor use this as a case of not guilty by insanity, in order to get his client off the hook and prevent a death sentence ?- Shelley

Good question Shelley. Better to enhance your status as a lawyer,maybe?... W.G.Grainger's lawyer also plumped for his client as being the Ripper as well,so this isn't unique...( Lawton committed suicide not long after this trial and either had or developed a dependency on narcotics at that time).

Hi,
Mr Marriott
I have not read much on Feigenbaum, but as i understand it, it's possible that his solicitor used a false decleration that Feigenbaum had stated that ..' I just don't know what comes over me, i just have to mutilate any woman i come accross '. For these reasons:
Why did not this solicitor use this as a case of not guilty by insanity, in order to get his client off the hook and prevent a death sentence. Also with the ships that came in to London Docks, is Feigenbaum listed as part of the crew and matches any dates to the ripper killings. Also i myself do not consider Tabram or Stride or Kelly to be ripper victims, the MO & signatures are too different to that of Nicholls, Chapman & Eddowes, thus there is more than one killer in London east-end.
Personally i see a slim chance to almost zero of Feigenbaum ever making such a statement to his solicitor that he could'nt help but mutilate women.