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There is a Tumblety article posted on Ripper Writers that I have never seen before. Is this a new find? Two of the experienced ripperologists pointed out that even though the Farmer incident is not considered a JTR case, it does assist in the timeline for Tumblety's arrest and escape. Also, it speaks of him being in custody and the Scotland Yard suspicions of Tumblety before the Farmer attack.
Bridgeport Morning News (Connecticut), Nov. 22, 1888
IS IT ANOTHER?
NEW YORK, Nov. 21 – A special to The Evening World from London says:
“Another Whitechapel murder was attempted in George-street, a short distance from the scene of the last horror, this morning. A man and woman had spent the night in the latter’s room. At 9 0’clock in the morning the fellow attacked the woman fiercely with a long, sharp knife, and succeeded in inflicting a frightful gash in her throat.
“The woman struggled desperately and succeeded in raising such an alarm that the man failed to complete his work and was obliged to run away.
“He was seen running by three men who lived in a lodging house near at hand, and they promptly started in pursuit of him. The fellow threaded his way adroitly through the crowd, and choosing his course among the narrow streets and alleys with a quickness which proved his thorough familiarity with the locality, he successfully eluded his pursuers and finally disappeared.
“From the brief glimpses that the pursuing men caught, while following him, the fellow was only vaguely seen to be well dressed and to have a light mustache.
“There is little doubt in the minds of the police that this man who has escaped is the same who has committed the whole series of Whitechapel crimes. If so, he has now scored his first failure, for the woman’s wound, though severe, is not reported as probably involving a fatal result. She may recover and be able to furnish a description or a further clew which will lead to the apprehension of the man.
“Coming at a time when people were beginning to think that the Dr. Twomblety now in custody might really prove to be the Whitechapel fiend, this morning’s affair has renewed all the old excitement, and the bewildered Londoners are helplessly wringing their hands and wondering if the horrors will never be brought to a stop. What effect this may have upon Twomblety’s case, and whether he will still be held by the authorities, can be only a matter of conjecture. It would, however, seem to be only a proper precaution for the police department to fully investigate all the circumstances in this new emergency before giving the doctor his liberty.
“The woman has recovered sufficiently to tell something of the man who wounded her. She says he is about 30 years old, tall, fair and wearing a light mustache. He was well dressed, spoke with a purely English accent, and from his conversation was evidently well acquainted with Whitechapel and the habits of women there.
“The name of the intended victim is Farmer. From the information which she has given, the police have gained new confidence and believe now that they can run the murderer down. Hundreds of people flocked to the locality when the news of the affair spread, as it did rapidly; but the police took charge of the premises immediately and allowed no one to leave or enter the house.
“According to the woman’s story, the man had seized her and struck her once in the throat with a knife. She had struggled desperately and had succeeded in freeing herself from the man’s grasp, and had screamed for help. Her cries had alarmed the man, and he had fled without attempting any further violence. Some of the neighbors who had heard the woman’s screams followed the murderer for about 300 yards, when he disappeared from their sight. The woman says she is fully able to identify the man, and gave a description of him to the police. The police are hopeful of soon capturing him.”
Sincerely,
Mike
There is a Tumblety article posted on Ripper Writers that I have never seen before. Is this a new find? Two of the experienced ripperologists pointed out that even though the Farmer incident is not considered a JTR case, it does assist in the timeline for Tumblety's arrest and escape. Also, it speaks of him being in custody and the Scotland Yard suspicions of Tumblety before the Farmer attack.
Bridgeport Morning News (Connecticut), Nov. 22, 1888
IS IT ANOTHER?
NEW YORK, Nov. 21 – A special to The Evening World from London says:
“Another Whitechapel murder was attempted in George-street, a short distance from the scene of the last horror, this morning. A man and woman had spent the night in the latter’s room. At 9 0’clock in the morning the fellow attacked the woman fiercely with a long, sharp knife, and succeeded in inflicting a frightful gash in her throat.
“The woman struggled desperately and succeeded in raising such an alarm that the man failed to complete his work and was obliged to run away.
“He was seen running by three men who lived in a lodging house near at hand, and they promptly started in pursuit of him. The fellow threaded his way adroitly through the crowd, and choosing his course among the narrow streets and alleys with a quickness which proved his thorough familiarity with the locality, he successfully eluded his pursuers and finally disappeared.
“From the brief glimpses that the pursuing men caught, while following him, the fellow was only vaguely seen to be well dressed and to have a light mustache.
“There is little doubt in the minds of the police that this man who has escaped is the same who has committed the whole series of Whitechapel crimes. If so, he has now scored his first failure, for the woman’s wound, though severe, is not reported as probably involving a fatal result. She may recover and be able to furnish a description or a further clew which will lead to the apprehension of the man.
“Coming at a time when people were beginning to think that the Dr. Twomblety now in custody might really prove to be the Whitechapel fiend, this morning’s affair has renewed all the old excitement, and the bewildered Londoners are helplessly wringing their hands and wondering if the horrors will never be brought to a stop. What effect this may have upon Twomblety’s case, and whether he will still be held by the authorities, can be only a matter of conjecture. It would, however, seem to be only a proper precaution for the police department to fully investigate all the circumstances in this new emergency before giving the doctor his liberty.
“The woman has recovered sufficiently to tell something of the man who wounded her. She says he is about 30 years old, tall, fair and wearing a light mustache. He was well dressed, spoke with a purely English accent, and from his conversation was evidently well acquainted with Whitechapel and the habits of women there.
“The name of the intended victim is Farmer. From the information which she has given, the police have gained new confidence and believe now that they can run the murderer down. Hundreds of people flocked to the locality when the news of the affair spread, as it did rapidly; but the police took charge of the premises immediately and allowed no one to leave or enter the house.
“According to the woman’s story, the man had seized her and struck her once in the throat with a knife. She had struggled desperately and had succeeded in freeing herself from the man’s grasp, and had screamed for help. Her cries had alarmed the man, and he had fled without attempting any further violence. Some of the neighbors who had heard the woman’s screams followed the murderer for about 300 yards, when he disappeared from their sight. The woman says she is fully able to identify the man, and gave a description of him to the police. The police are hopeful of soon capturing him.”
Sincerely,
Mike
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