Mary Berkin

[Robert]

But if the identification occurred in early 1889, Aaron would not have been incarcerated soon afterwards.

[Chris]

I can't help wondering if something actually did happen around March 1889, as Macnaghten seemed to think. Especially as the timing seems to tie in roughly speaking with the dates of Cox's surveillance of a suspect for 3 months after the Kelly murder.

I'm a bit sceptical about whether Cox was watching Aaron, but I do think it would go a long way towards making sense of things if Aaron was sent to the 'Seaside Home' (not the police one, obviously) as a patient in March 1889.

[robhouse]

The 'proof ' was that the crimes ceased when the suspect was sent away from London.[/I]

I can't help wondering if something actually did happen around March 1889, as Macnaghten seemed to think. Especially as the timing seems to tie in roughly speaking with the dates of Cox's surveillance of a suspect for 3 months after the Kelly murder.

Rob

[Chris]

The new information about Donald Swanson's granddaughter, Mary Berkin, posted on jtrforums.com has been mentioned elsewhere, but I think it deserves its own thread.

First there was a newspaper report from 2006 posted by Howard Brown, which said:
Mary Berkin, Swanson's granddaughter, said the case was commonly discussed by her family.
"It was general knowledge that my grandfather knew the name of the killer, and that there was no evidence except from a Jewish man who would not give evidence for ethical reasons," she said.
http://www.jtrforums.com/showpost.ph...55&postcount=1

And now there is further confirmation supplied by Mary Berkin to Adam Wood. Mary recalls an occasion when the case was discussed at tea around 1934/5:
From what I heard I gathered that Grandfather had been in charge of the case, knew who was the perpetrator but couldn't bring him to justice without the co- operation of one who might have had knowledge of the suspect's movements. That someone was a fellow Jew who declined on religious grounds. The 'proof ' was that the crimes ceased when the suspect was sent away from London.
http://www.jtrforums.com/showpost.ph...4&postcount=11