Astrakhan Man Collared and Cuffed?

[Simon Wood]

Hi All,

From whom might the press have got this story?

Auckland Star, 15th November 1888—



Regards,

Simon

[spyglass]

Hi simon,
Having only just finished reading the Van Gogh threads, do we know if this person had two ears?

[lynn cates]

spat

Hello Simon. Lovely find. Did they find him because he'd had a SPAT with someone? (sorry)

Cheers.
LC

[Simon Wood]

Hi Lynn,

Sorry? I should jolly well think so.

You should be sentenced to a lifetime of believing in Macnaghten or Anderson.

Pretty funny, though.

The Times, Wednesday 14th November 1888—

". . . The description of the murderer given by Hutchinson agrees in every particular with that already furnished by the police and published yesterday morning."

Which witness description might that have been?

Three guesses.

Regards,

Simon

[Wickerman]

The Times, Wednesday 14th November 1888—

". . . The description of the murderer given by Hutchinson agrees in every particular with that already furnished by the police and published yesterday morning."

Which witness description might that have been?

Three guesses.

Regards,

Simon

Simon, Hutchinson gave the first description to police, which they published on the 13th.
Then, Hutchinson gave a second version directly to the press, which was published on the 14th.

Regards, Jon S.

[lynn cates]

Millen to one

Hello Simon. Are you suggesting that Millen had been pinched?

Cheers.
LC

[Simon Wood]

Hi Jon,

We know that, but the LVP newspaper-reading public did not.

In 1888 a reader of The Times might have reasonably concluded that Hutchinson was confirming an earlier and quite independent story.

However . . .

Regards,

Simon

[Wickerman]

Hi simon,
Having only just finished reading the Van Gogh threads, do we know if this person had two ears?

Hmm, most suspect descriptions have JtR wearing a hat, something must have stopped it falling down over his eyes...

[Tom_Wescott]

Hi simon,
Having only just finished reading the Van Gogh threads, do we know if this person had two ears?

Hi Simon. I'm reading the James Carnac book. Do you happen to have a leg count for this fellow?

Yours truly,

Tom Wescott

[Simon Wood]

Hi Lynn,

"Age 50 to 55, 5' 8", red face, blotchy as from excessive drinking—large nose—hair (wavy) brown, turning grey, moustache white, no whiskers. Very slight build, dressed—dark clothes, dark overcoat with astrakhan collar and cuffs—hard felt hat. Wears sword scarf pin—has Irish harp and shamrock on locket and watch chain."

I guess General Millen could have been Mr Blotchy and Mr Astrakhan rolled up into one.

Nothing would surprise me.

Regards,

Simon

[Simon Wood]

Hi Tom,

Two, as far as I know.

Three, if it was this guy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJleJbn9G6Y

Regards,

Simon

[lynn cates]

blotchy

Hello Simon. Well, I'd better keep Blotchy reserved for "Red" Jim McDermott.

At any rate, one usually becomes blotchy from excessive and rich food/drink. And spying paid very well.

Cheers.
LC

[Beowulf]

Hello Simon. Well, I'd better keep Blotchy reserved for "Red" Jim McDermott.

At any rate, one usually becomes blotchy from excessive and rich food/drink. And spying paid very well.

Cheers.
LC

You know I always thought of blotchy as a bad case of rosacea.

[lynn cates]

blotchiness

Hello Barbara. Well, they can be. But sometimes plump individuals have such a blotchy appearance, due to over consumption.

Cheers.
LC

[Scott Nelson]

Why, it's Tumblety, of course.