| Statement to Metropolitan Police, Commercial Street on November 12th, 1888 | Statement to the reporter of a news agency on November 13th, 1888 |
| U.K. National Archives, catalogue ref. MEPO 3/140 | The Pall Mall Gazette, London, November 14th, 1888, page 9 |
| About 2 am 9th I was coming by Thrawl Street, Commercial Steet, | On Thursday I had been to Romford, and I returned from there about two o’clock on Friday morning, having walked all the way. I came down Whitechapel-road into Commercial-street. As I passed Thrawl-street I passed a man standing at the corner of the street, |
| and just before I got to Flower and Dean Street I met the murdered woman Kelly, | and as I went towards Flower and Dean-street I met the woman Kelly, whom I knew very well, having been in her company a number of times. |
| Kelly did not seem to me to be drunk, but was a little bit spreeish. | |
| and she said to me Hutchinson will you lend me sixpence. | She said, “Mr. Hutchinson, can you lend me sixpence?” |
| I said I cant I have spent all my money going down to Romford | I said, “I cannot, as I am spent out, going down to Romford.” |
| she said good morning I must go and find some money, she went away towards Thrawl Street. | She then walked on towards Thrawl-street, saying, “I must go and look for some money.” |
| A man coming in the opposite direction to Kelly tapped her on the shoulder and said something to her they both burst out laughing. | The man who was standing at the corner of Thrawl-street then came towards her, put his hand on her shoulder, and said something to her which I did not hear; they both burst out laughing. |
| I heard her say alright to him, and the man said you will be alright, for what I have told you, he then placed his right hand around her shoulders. | He put his hand again on her shoulder, and they both walked slowly towards me. |
| He also had a kind of a small parcel in his left hand, with a kind of a strap round it. | The man carried a small parcel in his hand about eight inches long, and it had a strap round it. He had it tightly grasped in his left hand. It looked as though it was covered in dark American cloth. |
| I stood against the lamp of the [Ten Bell deleted] Queens Head Public House, and watched him. | I walked on to the corner of Fashion Street, near the public house. |
| They had then come past me and the man hung down his head with his hat over his eyes. | As they came by me his arm was still on her shoulder. He had a soft felt hat on, and this was drawn down somewhat over his eyes. |
| I stooped down and looked him in the face. He looked at me stern. | I put down my head to look him in the face, and he turned and looked at me very sternly. |
| They both went into Dorset Street I followed them. | They walked across the road to Dorset-street. I followed them across, and stood at the corner of Dorset-street. |
| They both stood at the corner of the court for about 3 minutes. | They stood at the corner of Miller’s-court for about three minutes. |
| He said something to her, she said alright my dear come along you will be comfortable. He then placed his arm on her shoulder and gave her a kiss. | |
| She said she had lost her handkerchief, he then pulled his handkerchief a red one out and gave it to her. | Kelly spoke to the man in a loud voice, saying, “I have lost my handkerchief.” He pulled a red handkerchief out of his pocket and gave it to Kelly, |
| They both then went up the court together. | and they went up the court together. |
| I went up the court, and stayed there a couple of minutes, but did not see any light in the house, or hear any noise. | |
| I then went to the court to see if I could see them but could not I stood there for about three quarters of an hour, to see if they came out they did not so I went away. | I went to look up the court to see if I could see them, but could not. I stood there for three-quarters of an hour to see if they came down again, but they did not, and so I went away. |
| One policeman went by the Commercial-street end of Dorset-street while I was standing there, but not one came down Dorset-street. | |
| When I left the corner of Miller’s-court the clock struck three. | |
| My suspicions were aroused by seeing the man so well dressed, but I had no suspicion that he was the murderer. | |
| After I left the court I walked about all night, as the place where I usually sleep was closed. I came in as soon as it opened in the morning. | |
| Description age about 34 or 35 | about thirty-four or thirty-five years of age |
| height 5 feet 6 | The man was about 5 ft. 6 in. in height |
| complexion pale | dark complexion |
| dark eyes and eyelashes | dark eyes and bushy eyebrows |
| [dark deleted] slight moustache, curled up each end | dark moustache turned up at the ends… He had a heavy moustache, curled up |
| He had no side whiskers, and his chin was clean shaven. | |
| hair dark | |
| very surley [sic] looking | |
| dress long dark coat | He was wearing a long, dark coat, |
| collar and cuffs trimmed astracan [sic] | trimmed with astrachan [sic] |
| and a dark jacket under | |
| light waistcoat | |
| dark trousers | |
| dark felt hat turned down in the middle | |
| button boots and gaiters with white buttons | He wore a pair of dark “spats” with light buttons, over button boots, |
| wore a very thick gold chain | And displayed from his waistcoat a massive gold chain. His watch chain had a big seal, with a red stone hanging from it. |
| white linen collar | a white collar, |
| black tie with horse shoe pin | With black necktie, in which was affixed a horse-shoe pin. |
| respectable appearance | |
| He carried in his right hand, which he laid upon the woman’s shoulder, a pair of brown kid gloves. | |
| walked very sharp | One thing I noticed, and that was that he walked very softly. |
| Jewish appearance | He looked like a foreigner. |
| Can be identified | I could swear to the man anywhere. |
| I believe that he lives in the neighbourhood, and I fancied that I saw him in Petticoat-lane on Sunday morning, but I was not certain. |
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