Who was 'Jack the Ripper' - the poll.

[halomanuk]

Its another Friday and time for another old poll to be pulled into 2008 from before the forum crash for an update.

If today,you HAD to accuse ONE suspect of being Jack the Ripper,who would it be ?

[Mike Covell]

I have selected "Other" as none of those really tickle my fancy at present!

And where is Deeming, Sickert, Maybrick and Sir Melville Leslie Macnaghten

[sdreid]

William Hardiman It's probably a total unknown but you have to show a spine and pick some name.

[halomanuk]

As you say Stan,at least you have come up with a name that interests you - nice one.

[Fisherman]

Since I could not find Joe Fleming on the list, I opted for "other". And I don´t believe that Hutch and Fleming were one and the same...

The best,
Fisherman

[Carrotty Nell]

Similar sentiments to the above post. I am also a Flemingite (Flemingist?) but I DO believe he and Hutch were one and the same so I voted 'George Hutchinson'. Hope that makes sense.

[Fisherman]

Carrotty Nell writes:

"Hope that makes sense."

Yes. And no.

The best!

Fisherman

[The Good Michael]

I vote that we change Hutchinson's name to HUNCHinson, because there is absolutely no evidence that he killed anyone. Nothing. Yet, people have a hunch about him. It's really hard to swallow.

Mike

[Ben]

I vote that we change Hutchinson's name to HUNCHinson, because there is absolutely no evidence that he killed anyone. Nothing.

Come on, Mike, you know that isn't remotely the case.

I've never heard anyone argue for Hutchinson's candidacy on the basis of a "hunch". I have heard convincing arguments for Hutchinson being as likely a suspect as you're likely to encounter at this remove in time, given the current crappy crop. If there's a strong argument to be made for an individual behaving suspiciously near a crime scene, with only that individual's dubious explanation for why he was there (offered, no doubt, when he'd got wind that he'd been seen), there are legitimate grounds for suspicion. That's only reasonable. Not "hard to swallow" at all. People generally exhibit a preference for "unknown local" and yet here is an "unknown local" who fits the above criteria.

For what it's worth, I also agree with Carrotty Nell.

Best regards,
Ben

[Celesta]

William Hardiman It's probably a total unknown but you have to show a spine and pick some name.

Stan,

Are you talking about the Hardiman in this post by Rob aka CatsMeatMan?

The cause of death(Pthisis Haemoptysis) of my JTR suspect,James Hardiman at 29 Hanbury Street on 22 December 1891,was certified by the same Dr Dukes!

I saw something about this earlier, maybe before the crash. There was a young guy, a teenager, wasn't there, who was not mentally stable?

[Celesta]

Hi Barry,

Yay a new poll!

I had to opt for the last choice, at least for now.

[sdreid]

Hi Cel,

Yes, William Hardiman, James' teenage brother.

[The Grave Maurice]

I don't like any of these choices really, but I voted for William Bury as the least unlikely of the bunch. Bury lived in the general area (Bow), was a convicted wife murderer with a history of mental problems, and was known to consort with prostitutes. He was the right age at the time and more or less matched the descriptions given by some of the witnesses. If it wasn't him (and it probably wasn't) it was some unknown guy very much like him.

[Celesta]

Hi Stan,

I'll bet he was, or looked, about 19 in August 1888.

[Lord Lucan]

As mentioned in another topic, none of the above, but a local man, who knew the area, the women and when best to ply his trade, so to speak.
If and only if my arm was twisted and I had to choose from the list, I'd choose either Tumblety or Kosminski.