Plausibility of Kosminski

[Debra A]

Debs, is the unattributed newspaper article attached by SPE in his post #1197 known to you?

No, Maria, it isn't, but the snippet Stewart posted reminds me of Montague Williams writing on the subject about the information provided to him by E K Larkin? Which would mean that particular snippet is not about 'you know who' if it is. I may be wrong though, as I haven't seen it before like I said.

[Garry Wroe]

... although I do not really subscribe to Kozminsky as a plausible candidate for the Ripper, the police would have TOTALLY let things be if they thought that the perp in question was safely locked up in an asylum, but didn't have a case against him to go to trial.

Assuming that Swanson's version of events is accurate, Maria, Kosminski wasn't incarcerated at the time of the Seaside Home identification. It is also clear that the identification took place with a view to securing a conviction. It is of course another matter whether charges would have been preferred had Anderson's witness provided full co-operation. But the intent was there nonetheless.

[Garry Wroe]

I just reread my response and I owe you an apology.

Well said.

[mariab]

No, Maria, it isn't, but the snippet Stewart posted reminds me of Montague Williams writing on the subject about the information provided to him by E K Larkin? Which would mean that particular snippet is not about 'you know who' if it is. I may be wrong though, as I haven't seen it before like I said.

Thank you so much, Debs, I'll have to check out on Montague Williams – does this refer to James Sadler? And I have no clue who E.K. Larkin was. Can I email you to avoid further highjacking? I need to ask you a very short other question as well, pertaining to the Danish diplomats I'm currently researching.
It'll help immensely if SPE posted the date and newspaper name of his quote, as I'm sure he will later today or whenever he can.

Assuming that Swanson's version of events is accurate, Maria, Kosminski wasn't incarcerated at the time of the Seaside Home identification. It is also clear that the identification took place with a view to securing a conviction. It is of course another matter whether charges would have been preferred had Anderson's witness provided full co-operation. But the intent was there nonetheless.

I know, I know. I was just generalizing, to answer to Abby.
I have NO doubts whatsoever that a Jewish suspect might have existed. If this truly referred to Kozminsky is another matter. The unreliability and the mucked up information in the MM pertaining to Druitt and Ostrog certainly doesn't help the Kozminsky case. Obviously I'm saying nothing new here, but at least Druitt and Ostrog are currently being intensely researched (the former by Jonathan Hainsworth, the latter by Rob Clack and myself), and hopefully some clarity might manage to emerge in the next couple months/years pertaining to this.
I don't disagree with what Abby tried to convey here, I only had a huge problem with the idea that Paul Begg “deals in BS“ in The Facts, because he most certainly does NOT, apart from some expected speculation, which goes together with the nature and the structure of the book in question. But as I see, Abby has apologized, so all is well.

[Debra A]

Thank you so much, Debs, I'll have to check out on Montague Williams – does this refer to James Sadler? And I have no clue who E.K. Larkin was. Can I email you to avoid further highjacking? I need to ask you a very short other question as well, pertaining to the Danish diplomats I'm currently researching.

No, it refers to Larkins' suspect I think. There's more on this link. http://www.casebook.org/ripper_media/rps.leaves.html

Yeah, it's fine to email me, Maria

[Garry Wroe]

I don't disagree with what Abby tried to convey here, I only had a huge problem with the idea that Paul Begg “deals in BS“ ...

I had the same problem, but my earlier post was unrelated to Abby or any defamation of Paul's character, however distasteful that might have been. It concerned the dubious nature of the statement you made with regard to the Kosminski investigation. But since you chose to address a point I never made in the first place, I'll leave it there.

[mariab]

Thanks so much, Debs. (Pricha and the Portuguese sailors. Got it now.)

[mariab]

But since you chose to address a point I never made in the first place, I'll leave it there.

I'll have to check my post of last night's again, written hastily late at night just when I reached home after over 6 hours of travelling, and most plausibly containing something silly.

[Wickerman]

I'll have to check my post of last night's again, written hastily late at night just when I reached home after over 6 hours of travelling, and most plausibly containing something silly.

Which seems to be a common occurance my dear.

[mariab]

a brief highjacking into Berner Street

One has to consider the source of where a comment's coming.
Poster Wickerman has been recently insisting in a 'debate' over at the JTRForums (where a basic lit lists of books and magazine articles has been suggested to him so that he catches up with the general available knowledge) that Packer's story about the grapes is truthful! He's resistent to even Swanson's report pertaining to this. :-) He also seems to favor the idea that there were 3 different couples walking around Berner Street on September 30th 1888, in a peculiar interpretation of the newspaper reports.

[Stephen Thomas]

One has to consider the source of where a comment's coming.
Poster Wickerman has been recently insisting in a 'debate' over at the JTRForums (where a basic lit lists of books and magazine articles has been suggested to him so that he catches up with the general available knowledge) that Packer's story about the grapes is truthful! He's resistent to even Swanson's report pertaining to this. :-) He also seems to favor the idea that there were 3 different couples walking around Berner Street on September 30th 1888, in a peculiar interpretation of the newspaper reports.

Ms Newbie

Indeed, this Wickerman geezer is obviously a know-nothing moron innit.

[tji]

Poster Wickerman has been recently insisting in a 'debate' over at the JTRForums (where a basic lit lists of books and magazine articles has been suggested to him so that he catches up with the general available knowledge) that Packer's story about the grapes is truthful! He's resistent to even Swanson's report pertaining to this. :-) He also seems to favor the idea that there were 3 different couples walking around Berner Street on September 30th 1888, in a peculiar interpretation of the newspaper reports.[/QUOTE]

Your point Maria? because Wickerman doesn't agree with you, you should ridicule his ideas? At the end of the day Wickerman has his views and he will either change them when he finishes reading all the reports (if he hasn't already done so) or he will stick to his own interpretation that he has now. That is his perogative.
By all means argue the toss but to try an belittle people because they don't change their theories to match yours is just....wrong.

Tracy

[Wickerman]

.....that Packer's story about the grapes is truthful! He's resistent to even Swanson's report pertaining to this. :-) He also seems to favor the idea that there were 3 different couples walking around Berner Street on September 30th 1888, in a peculiar interpretation of the newspaper reports.

Some might benefit from you explaining yourself in detail rather than jump to your usual brief, ill-informed, conclusions. Habits are hard to shake I see.

Jon

[mariab]

Ms Newbie
Indeed, this Wickerman geezer is obviously a know-nothing moron innit.

Did I say this?

Some might benefit from you explaining yourself in detail

All are welcome to visit the thread in question:
http://www.jtrforums.com/showthread.php?t=13349

By the by, I like Wickerman calling my posts “brief.“ Some might slightly disagree. :-)
This is the LAST time I'm referring to any of this in the present thread, and please let all be reminded that the admin's away on a well-deserved vacation and doesn't need to deal with any more of this nonsense.
Thank you.

[tji]

This is the LAST time I'm referring to any of this in the present thread, and please let all be reminded that the admin's away on a well-deserved vacation and doesn't need to deal with any more of this nonsense.


Stop posting nonsense then

Tracy