Originally posted by Scott Nelson View Post
Was he described in the same reference as 'the landlord of the property who found the body and also having won a prize for raising funds for the hospital, or this another of these mix and match situations?
Then you wrote:
Yes, this is all one single source. This version is from Newcastle Evening Chronicle - Saturday 10 November 1888, page 3.
This is going to sound like a cop-out, but I think this is one of these mix and match situations. In other words, the press was familiar of the notorious John McCarthy, sports promotor, fundraiser, etc. and because of his business address next to Millers Court, automatically assumed that he was also the landlord who found Mary Kelly's body and appeared at her inquest. The police only said he was a respectable man. It sounds like the press added the bit about getting awarded a prize for collecting money for hospitals.
Was he described in the same reference as 'the landlord of the property who found the body and also having won a prize for raising funds for the hospital, or this another of these mix and match situations?
Then you wrote:
Yes, this is all one single source. This version is from Newcastle Evening Chronicle - Saturday 10 November 1888, page 3.
This is going to sound like a cop-out, but I think this is one of these mix and match situations. In other words, the press was familiar of the notorious John McCarthy, sports promotor, fundraiser, etc. and because of his business address next to Millers Court, automatically assumed that he was also the landlord who found Mary Kelly's body and appeared at her inquest. The police only said he was a respectable man. It sounds like the press added the bit about getting awarded a prize for collecting money for hospitals.
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