Misc. Tumblety Articles From Contemporary Medical Journals

[Archaic]

What, it isn't enough that I show you his desk???



-B.

[lynn cates]

desk

Hello Archaic. The desk is lovely, but would be even better if some of his boyfriends were on it--to say nothing of his alleged Fenian friends. (snicker!)

The best.
LC

[perrymason]

I suppose one of us Toronto people should see if we can find anything locally on the good doc in Globe and Mail archives or the like.......I know it would be interesting to investigate the 2 men who were arrested in London in I believe the early Fall...maybe later...who were responsible for financial fraud involving the Bank of Toronto. I think Andrews storyline ties in with escorting them to TO.

I dont know if thats just me......or, ohhh Chava?

I imagine more to follow.

Best regards all

[Dr. John Watson]

This is from the April 9, 1881 edition of The Medical and Surgical Reporter.

Does anybody know about the incident it refers to?

I assume that Dr T sold a bogus remedy and ended up with an unhappy customer.

Best regards, Archaic

The case involved a young customhouse worker who said that he met Tumblety on the street and had a "pleasant commune" with him at a local bar. They ran into each other the next day, and when the young man got to work, he was missing his wallet. He complained to police, but it was a private detective who arrested Tumblety. Tumblety did go to trial and was aquitted. Instead, the private detective who arrested him was jailed for carrying a concealed weapon! I have copies of several newspaper articles describing the whole incident and trial, but they are in pdf form and I've no idea how to post them here.

[Archaic]

Hello, Dr. John, and thank you very much for explaining that.

Sounds like Tumblety had more than 9 lives. No wonder all the world leaders looked up to him!

Wish I could help you with the pdf file issue, but I'm much too archaic to know how to use modern technology.

Best regards, Archaic

[Howard Brown]

Dr. Watson:

If you need assistance with the PDF, I will be happy to convert it to a format which doesn't take up any bandwidth on the site.

I can be reached at :

donston1888@aol.com

If you wish to have it converted, simply send it as an attachment. I'll do the rest.

HB

[mklhawley]

The case involved a young customhouse worker who said that he met Tumblety on the street and had a "pleasant commune" with him at a local bar. They ran into each other the next day, and when the young man got to work, he was missing his wallet. He complained to police, but it was a private detective who arrested Tumblety. Tumblety did go to trial and was aquitted. Instead, the private detective who arrested him was jailed for carrying a concealed weapon! I have copies of several newspaper articles describing the whole incident and trial, but they are in pdf form and I've no idea how to post them here.

Dr. Watson,

Please take the help. I would love to see these!

Sincerely,

Mike

[Archaic]

March 1861: "Who Is Dr. Tumblety?" / "The Notorious Quack"

I thought I had posted this already, but I checked & don't see it. Apologies if it's a re-run.

March 30, 1861 'American Medical Times'.

Best regards, Archaic

[Dr. John Watson]

Dr. Watson,

Please take the help. I would love to see these!

Sincerely,

Mike

I was able to convert using photoshop. The article appeared in the New Orleans Times Picayune, March 25, 1881.

[Dr. John Watson]

The following article appeared in the New Orleans Times Picayune, March 26, 1881:

[Dr. John Watson]

The final article in this series appeared in the New Orleans Times Picayune, March 30, 1881:

[Howard Brown]

Dear MKLHawley:

Since you seem to be "into" Tumblety:

Here's a list of threads ( 100 or so in all ) with previous clips and articles already available and some perhaps unseen over here:

http://www.jtrforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=213&order=desc

[Wolf Vanderlinden]

Hi Michael.

I suppose one of us Toronto people should see if we can find anything locally on the good doc in Globe and Mail archives or the like.......I know it would be interesting to investigate the 2 men who were arrested in London in I believe the early Fall...maybe later...who were responsible for financial fraud involving the Bank of Toronto. I think Andrews storyline ties in with escorting them to TO.

You should read Tim Riordan’s excellent book Prince of Quacks The Notorious Life of Dr. Francis Tumblety, Charlatan and Jack the Ripper Suspect if you want an in depth look at Tumblety’s time in Toronto. Failing that you should read On The Trail Of Tumblety? Inspector Andrews’ Trip To Toronto parts 1 & 2 which appeared in Ripper Notes No. 23 and 24.

Roland Gideon Israel Barnett was the man, not two men, whom Inspector Andrews escorted to Toronto.

Wolf (one of us Toronto people).

[Cap'n Jack]

Didn't the British Consul of New Orleans stand up on Tumblety's behalf at this comical moment in time and have him released?
Or am I confused by me flowery language at the end of the peer?

[Archaic]

1860 Mention of Tumblety By An African-American Abolitionist

This is an excerpt of a letter written by the well-known African American abolitionist, William Cooper Nell.
He worked with people like Frederick Douglass in the effort to abolish slavery and many of his personal papers were preserved.

There is a brief mention of Tumblety making a splash in Boston.

Here's a basic biography of William C. Nell:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Cooper_Nell

Best regards, Archaic