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This is a timeline based upon Tom Wescott's idea that Morris Eagle could have been the Ripper and the broad-shouldered man.
9-10:30 William Wess walks an English friend home. He is the publisher of the Arbeter Fraint
11:30 Meeting adjourns
11:30 or so, Eagle walks lady friend home. Let’s look at what happens between Eagle’s coming and going:
11:45 Marshall see Stride kissing a stout, 5’6” man. Stride has no flower
11:55 Marshall is done watching them as they go towards the club
12:30-12:35 PC Smith see 5’7” man with Stride. He has a parcel.
3 things appear to happen almost simultaneously. Eagle says he was back at the club at 12:40, but for the sake of argument, let’s say 12:45.
Here’s what occurs at roughly the same time:
12:45 Brown see Stride and 5’7” man
12:45 Schwartz see 5’5” man toss Stride to the ground
12:45 Eagle comes back to the club
Next
12:46 or so, BS shouts Lipski to a second man, who seems to trail Schwartz after that
1:00 Diemschutz cart shies at Stride’s body. He pulls left into the yard and hops down to see her dead.
Here is a new timeline that makes sense to me regarding Eagle as BS and as JTR (possibly)
11:30 Eagle takes lady friend home
11:40 Eagle picks up Stride. He tells her he is an important fellow at the club and that there is good booze and comfortable quarters to be had. He talks her into at least walking in that direction to see what's what. He has no intention of actually taking her inside the Club Building. He knows that it will be a busy place for a few more hours, but the yard will be quiet. He knows this from being affiliated with the Club for a while.
11:45 Marshall sees their carryings-on.
11:55 They are close to the gates of the club. Eagle is trying to talk her into going into the darkened yard, but she hasn’t been drinking and is a bit wary. Plus, there are only a lot of young men in the club. The conversation is about his “It’s completely safe” and her “I don’t trust so many men.”
12:00-12:30 A flower seller, knowing that women sometimes leave the Club with their men, passes by to see if the Club is out yet. Eagle buys a flower for Stride to please her. She says, “A girl can’t eat a flower.” He gets her some fish and chips which are in the parcel, or some fruit.
12:35 PC Smith walks by and sees the pair. She is now wearing the flower, but they haven’t tucked into the food yet. Eagle/BS is going to use that as a further lure.
12:45 Nothing is working and Eagle tries to pull her into the yard as Schwartz is coming down Berner Street. Stride is too strong and he simply lets go of her which looks like a shove.
12:46 A man smoking a pipe is coming out of the doorway of a pub as Schwartz is crossing the street. Eagle shouts Lipski and Pipeman follows Schwartz to see what that was about. He’s been drinking and has no fear of a little Jew. Also, Stride is down, perhaps Pipeman has seen Eagle around as Eagle is always at the Club, but Schwartz is suspicious looking as he is an unknown Jew.
12:47 Eagle lifts Stride up using the hair, takes her into the yard, and cuts her throat. He has run out of time. He knows that people will be getting out of the Club soon. He casually tosses the body down and goes into the club and eats his fish and chips. As far as anyone knows, he was back by 12:40 because he tells some of them that.
Cheers,
Mike
9-10:30 William Wess walks an English friend home. He is the publisher of the Arbeter Fraint
11:30 Meeting adjourns
11:30 or so, Eagle walks lady friend home. Let’s look at what happens between Eagle’s coming and going:
11:45 Marshall see Stride kissing a stout, 5’6” man. Stride has no flower
11:55 Marshall is done watching them as they go towards the club
12:30-12:35 PC Smith see 5’7” man with Stride. He has a parcel.
3 things appear to happen almost simultaneously. Eagle says he was back at the club at 12:40, but for the sake of argument, let’s say 12:45.
Here’s what occurs at roughly the same time:
12:45 Brown see Stride and 5’7” man
12:45 Schwartz see 5’5” man toss Stride to the ground
12:45 Eagle comes back to the club
Next
12:46 or so, BS shouts Lipski to a second man, who seems to trail Schwartz after that
1:00 Diemschutz cart shies at Stride’s body. He pulls left into the yard and hops down to see her dead.
Here is a new timeline that makes sense to me regarding Eagle as BS and as JTR (possibly)
11:30 Eagle takes lady friend home
11:40 Eagle picks up Stride. He tells her he is an important fellow at the club and that there is good booze and comfortable quarters to be had. He talks her into at least walking in that direction to see what's what. He has no intention of actually taking her inside the Club Building. He knows that it will be a busy place for a few more hours, but the yard will be quiet. He knows this from being affiliated with the Club for a while.
11:45 Marshall sees their carryings-on.
11:55 They are close to the gates of the club. Eagle is trying to talk her into going into the darkened yard, but she hasn’t been drinking and is a bit wary. Plus, there are only a lot of young men in the club. The conversation is about his “It’s completely safe” and her “I don’t trust so many men.”
12:00-12:30 A flower seller, knowing that women sometimes leave the Club with their men, passes by to see if the Club is out yet. Eagle buys a flower for Stride to please her. She says, “A girl can’t eat a flower.” He gets her some fish and chips which are in the parcel, or some fruit.
12:35 PC Smith walks by and sees the pair. She is now wearing the flower, but they haven’t tucked into the food yet. Eagle/BS is going to use that as a further lure.
12:45 Nothing is working and Eagle tries to pull her into the yard as Schwartz is coming down Berner Street. Stride is too strong and he simply lets go of her which looks like a shove.
12:46 A man smoking a pipe is coming out of the doorway of a pub as Schwartz is crossing the street. Eagle shouts Lipski and Pipeman follows Schwartz to see what that was about. He’s been drinking and has no fear of a little Jew. Also, Stride is down, perhaps Pipeman has seen Eagle around as Eagle is always at the Club, but Schwartz is suspicious looking as he is an unknown Jew.
12:47 Eagle lifts Stride up using the hair, takes her into the yard, and cuts her throat. He has run out of time. He knows that people will be getting out of the Club soon. He casually tosses the body down and goes into the club and eats his fish and chips. As far as anyone knows, he was back by 12:40 because he tells some of them that.
Cheers,
Mike
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