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  • andy1867
    Detective
    • Sep 2012
    • 233

    #1

    Hutchinsons statement....

    I have been reading the forum, listening to the podcasts, I rarely post as most seems to have been covered.
    Some seem to find Hutchinsons statement as rather "too exact" "too precise" and discount it as untrue for those, I suppose, plausible reasons, I mean who takes THAT much notice?
    But reading through it tonight, there is one part where Hutchinson states...
    and I paraphrase....
    "He hid his head ...I stooped down and looked at his face"
    Thats surely someone who is paying careful attention isn't it?..
    So maybe the rest of his statement may not be that far off the mark
  • Sam Flynn
    Casebook Supporter
    • Feb 2008
    • 13322

    #2
    Hello Andy
    Originally posted by andy1867 View Post
    "He hid his head ...I stooped down and looked at his face"
    Thats surely someone who is paying careful attention isn't it?
    The cynic might say that he threw that in because he was conscious that his statement might be a little too detailed. His thinking might have gone something like this:

    "How can I explain how I got such a good look of a stranger I saw in passing in the middle of the night, in the poorly-lit streets of Whitechapel? I know! I'll say I stood by a lamp-post, bent over and stared into the man's face as he passed into its beam"

    I've sometimes wondered how likely it would be for someone to do that, never mind the idea of his only getting a "stern look" in return.
    Kind regards, Sam Flynn

    "Suche Nullen" (Nietzsche, Götzendämmerung, 1888)

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    • Abby Normal
      Commissioner
      • Jun 2010
      • 11900

      #3
      Originally posted by andy1867 View Post
      I have been reading the forum, listening to the podcasts, I rarely post as most seems to have been covered.
      Some seem to find Hutchinsons statement as rather "too exact" "too precise" and discount it as untrue for those, I suppose, plausible reasons, I mean who takes THAT much notice?
      But reading through it tonight, there is one part where Hutchinson states...
      and I paraphrase....
      "He hid his head ...I stooped down and looked at his face"
      Thats surely someone who is paying careful attention isn't it?..
      So maybe the rest of his statement may not be that far off the mark
      why would he be so concerned about the mans face? he even said he didn't think he was any danger.

      I agree with sam, I think he threw that in there to show he was paying very close attention to the man, hence the detailed description.

      I think he also wanted to convey that he got a real good look at him.

      but why? I think its because he wanted to convey he was a legit witness who saw a really suspicious man with Mary.
      "Is all that we see or seem
      but a dream within a dream?"

      -Edgar Allan Poe


      "...the man and the peaked cap he is said to have worn
      quite tallies with the descriptions I got of him."

      -Frederick G. Abberline

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      • c.d.
        Commissioner
        • Feb 2008
        • 6550

        #4
        If Hutch is to be believed it is not unreasonable that staring at the man was an act of intimidation. Make him uncomfortable so that he is only with Mary for a short time as opposed to all night and Hutch gets a place to sleep that night.

        c.d.

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        • Abby Normal
          Commissioner
          • Jun 2010
          • 11900

          #5
          Originally posted by c.d. View Post
          If Hutch is to be believed it is not unreasonable that staring at the man was an act of intimidation. Make him uncomfortable so that he is only with Mary for a short time as opposed to all night and Hutch gets a place to sleep that night.

          c.d.
          No t bad idea. Never thought of that. Maybe some jealousy involved too?
          "Is all that we see or seem
          but a dream within a dream?"

          -Edgar Allan Poe


          "...the man and the peaked cap he is said to have worn
          quite tallies with the descriptions I got of him."

          -Frederick G. Abberline

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          • Wickerman
            Commissioner
            • Oct 2008
            • 14864

            #6
            Hutchinson may have been a little ticked off as his potential companion for the night was stolen from his grasp.
            The direct glance he gave, right in his face, may have been to confirm who the man was. If you recall he said he had seen the man around on occasion, that he was known in the area.

            And, in response to Andy.
            Hutchinson did claim to see the same man on Sunday morning at the market. If he had been dressed differently then presumably Hutch would not have recognised him. Therefore, it is quite possible that Astrachan was dressed the same way on Sunday, as he was on Friday morning, which enabled Hutch to recognise him.

            Which means Hutch was able to see in daylight, in better detail how this man was dressed.
            Regards, Jon S.

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            • GUT
              Commissioner
              • Jan 2014
              • 7841

              #7
              Originally posted by Wickerman View Post
              If you recall he said he had seen the man around on occasion, that he was known in the area.

              And, in response to Andy.
              Hutchinson did claim to see the same man on Sunday morning at the market. If he had been dressed differently then presumably Hutch would not have recognised him. Therefore, it is quite possible that Astrachan was dressed the same way on Sunday, as he was on Friday morning, which enabled Hutch to recognise him.
              Jon

              While it was possible he was dressed the same, if Hutch had seen him around before, he didn't need to be dressed the same for Hutch to recognise him.
              G U T

              There are two ways to be fooled, one is to believe what isn't true, the other is to refuse to believe that which is true.

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              • The Good Michael
                Assistant Commissioner
                • Feb 2008
                • 3773

                #8
                There's a possibility that Hutchinson didn't even know Kelly.

                Mike
                huh?

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                • DJA
                  *
                  • May 2015
                  • 4700

                  #9
                  If Hutchinson had asked Mary Kelly for accommodation for the remainder of the morning,he might have had a shred of credibility.

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                  • John Wheat
                    Assistant Commissioner
                    • Jul 2008
                    • 3345

                    #10
                    Originally posted by andy1867 View Post
                    I have been reading the forum, listening to the podcasts, I rarely post as most seems to have been covered.
                    Some seem to find Hutchinsons statement as rather "too exact" "too precise" and discount it as untrue for those, I suppose, plausible reasons, I mean who takes THAT much notice?
                    But reading through it tonight, there is one part where Hutchinson states...
                    and I paraphrase....
                    "He hid his head ...I stooped down and looked at his face"
                    Thats surely someone who is paying careful attention isn't it?..
                    So maybe the rest of his statement may not be that far off the mark
                    I think your right andy. Hutchinson was a witness.

                    Cheers John

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                    • caz
                      Premium Member
                      • Feb 2008
                      • 10569

                      #11
                      Originally posted by c.d. View Post
                      If Hutch is to be believed it is not unreasonable that staring at the man was an act of intimidation. Make him uncomfortable so that he is only with Mary for a short time as opposed to all night and Hutch gets a place to sleep that night.

                      c.d.
                      Hi c.d,

                      It's certainly something Abberline might/should have asked Hutch under interrogation. If it didn't occur to Hutch that the man posed any danger to Kelly, he might still have been miffed that he couldn't spare the sixpence that might have paid for some shut-eye [or a bit of how's yer father], while this flash git evidently had exactly what the lady wanted.

                      Originally posted by DJA View Post
                      If Hutchinson had asked Mary Kelly for accommodation for the remainder of the morning,he might have had a shred of credibility.
                      Well again, that might have come out during Abberline's interrogation. If Hutch admitted to hanging around for 45 minutes with that purpose in mind before giving it up as a lost cause, he would arguably have come across as more credible, while the man still doing his thing in that room would be the one the police needed to track down and eliminate. They already had Hutch if they needed to question him again - or at least he gave them the Victoria Home as somewhere he could be found.

                      Love,

                      Caz
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                      Last edited by caz; 05-04-2017, 02:04 AM.
                      "Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious." Peter Ustinov


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                      • Abby Normal
                        Commissioner
                        • Jun 2010
                        • 11900

                        #12
                        Originally posted by caz View Post
                        Hi c.d,

                        It's certainly something Abberline might/should have asked Hutch under interrogation. If it didn't occur to Hutch that the man posed any danger to Kelly, he might still have been miffed that he couldn't spare the sixpence that might have paid for some shut-eye [or a bit of how's yer father], while this flash git evidently had exactly what the lady wanted.



                        Well again, that might have come out during Abberline's interrogation. If Hutch admitted to hanging around for 45 minutes with that purpose in mind before giving it up as a lost cause, he would arguably have come across as more credible, while the man still doing his thing in that room would be the one the police needed to track down and eliminate. They already had Hutch if they needed to question him again - or at least he gave them the Victoria Home as somewhere he could be found.

                        Love,

                        Caz
                        X
                        Hi Caz
                        nothing about hutchs statement jibes.

                        way too detailed description-at night no less. not only mans description but theyre actions and what they said-like a friggen script.
                        no explanation why he took such detailed notice.
                        lame excuse why he waited around for 45 minutes.
                        lame reason why he waited three days, after the inquest to come forth.
                        then an explosion of involvement-police, press etc.
                        significant change in story when he spoke to press.
                        says he saw man again, but no real attempt to track down, especially if he knew this man may have murdered his friend.
                        discrepancy in why he couldn't go to victoria house-too late or no money???
                        only witness who knew victim well.
                        discounted statement soon after in the papers


                        All other witness descriptions in the whole case are similar innocuous statements as one would expect, yet hutch is got all this nonsense going on.
                        something aint right, and it dosnt take a genius (or it shouldn't) to see it.
                        Hes lying.
                        "Is all that we see or seem
                        but a dream within a dream?"

                        -Edgar Allan Poe


                        "...the man and the peaked cap he is said to have worn
                        quite tallies with the descriptions I got of him."

                        -Frederick G. Abberline

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                        • John G
                          Commissioner
                          • Sep 2014
                          • 4919

                          #13
                          This is a bit of al long shot, but does anyone know if John McCarthy owned an astrachan coat? Obviously I'm not trying to imply anything, although interestingly he was 37 in 1888, so about 35 years of age!
                          Last edited by John G; 05-04-2017, 10:29 AM.

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                          • Sam Flynn
                            Casebook Supporter
                            • Feb 2008
                            • 13322

                            #14
                            Originally posted by John G View Post
                            This is a bit of al long shot, but does anyone know if John McCarthy owned an astrachan coat?
                            That, I suspect, we'll never know, John. If, by some miracle, an (authentic) inventory of McCarthy's accoutrements ever materialises, I'll certainly keep an eye open for all the other finery and bling that Hutchinson made up.... sorry, "saw"
                            Kind regards, Sam Flynn

                            "Suche Nullen" (Nietzsche, Götzendämmerung, 1888)

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                            • John G
                              Commissioner
                              • Sep 2014
                              • 4919

                              #15
                              Originally posted by Sam Flynn View Post
                              That, I suspect, we'll never know, John. If, by some miracle, an (authentic) inventory of McCarthy's accoutrements ever materialises, I'll certainly keep an eye open for all the other finery and bling that Hutchinson made up.... sorry, "saw"
                              I've a strange feeling you're probably right Sam, but it would certainly be a revelation if any of these issues came to light!

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