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    Hi all,

    We see Francis Tumblety carried a revolver, but more threatening, he carried a flute! Just before Tumblety left Washington DC for Philadelphia, he was robbed. On the night of March 30, 1863, Tumblety and his ‘colored servant’ Rezin Alexander were robbed by two men. According to the Evening Star, April 1, 1863, the two men stole a ten and a five dollar Treasury note and fifty cents postal currency from Alexander and a flute and a revolver from Tumblety. Both men were immediately apprehended and jailed.

    Sincerely,

    Mike
    The Ripper's Haunts/JtR Suspect Dr. Francis Tumblety (Sunbury Press)
    http://www.michaelLhawley.com

  • #2
    "Is that a gun in your pocket or a flute?"

    c.d.

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    • #3
      Originally posted by c.d. View Post
      "Is that a gun in your pocket or a flute?"

      c.d.
      That's so c.d.!
      The Ripper's Haunts/JtR Suspect Dr. Francis Tumblety (Sunbury Press)
      http://www.michaelLhawley.com

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      • #4
        Originally posted by mklhawley View Post
        Hi all,

        We see Francis Tumblety carried a revolver, but more threatening, he carried a flute! Just before Tumblety left Washington DC for Philadelphia, he was robbed. On the night of March 30, 1863, Tumblety and his ‘colored servant’ Rezin Alexander were robbed by two men. According to the Evening Star, April 1, 1863, the two men stole a ten and a five dollar Treasury note and fifty cents postal currency from Alexander and a flute and a revolver from Tumblety. Both men were immediately apprehended and jailed.

        Sincerely,

        Mike
        Did Doc. T. claim it was a "Magic Flute"? Are the Masons involved here?

        Jeff

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        • #5
          More like the pied piper calling in the rats.
          The Ripper's Haunts/JtR Suspect Dr. Francis Tumblety (Sunbury Press)
          http://www.michaelLhawley.com

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          • #6
            Originally posted by mklhawley View Post
            Hi all,

            We see Francis Tumblety carried a revolver, but more threatening, he carried a flute! Just before Tumblety left Washington DC for Philadelphia, he was robbed. On the night of March 30, 1863, Tumblety and his ‘colored servant’ Rezin Alexander were robbed by two men. According to the Evening Star, April 1, 1863, the two men stole a ten and a five dollar Treasury note and fifty cents postal currency from Alexander and a flute and a revolver from Tumblety. Both men were immediately apprehended and jailed.

            Sincerely,

            Mike
            Great stuff, Mike! Looking forward to your talk on the intrepid Dr. Tumblety at RipperCon in Baltimore, April 8-10!

            Cheers

            Chris



            Folks, don't miss out on RipperCon, #JacktheRipper conference in Baltimore, April 8-10, 2016. Complete details at http://RipperCon.com.
            Last edited by ChrisGeorge; 02-15-2016, 05:49 AM.
            Christopher T. George
            Organizer, RipperCon #JacktheRipper-#True Crime Conference
            just held in Baltimore, April 7-8, 2018.
            For information about RipperCon, go to http://rippercon.com/
            RipperCon 2018 talks can now be heard at http://www.casebook.org/podcast/

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            • #7
              Hi Mike,
              Very exciting that Tumblety had a gun!
              I just wanted to wish you well (or break a leg) for your talk in April.
              Just sorry I won't be there.
              Best,

              Siobhán
              Blog: http://siobhanpatriciamulcahy.blogspot.com/

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Siobhan Patricia Mulcahy View Post
                Hi Mike,
                Very exciting that Tumblety had a gun!
                I just wanted to wish you well (or break a leg) for your talk in April.
                Just sorry I won't be there.
                Hi Siobhan,

                Thanks! After the conference, Jonathan will have a podcast and we plan on posting some of the finds on the forums, getting them into Rip and Whitechapel Society, plus a few other places.

                Sincerely,

                Mike
                The Ripper's Haunts/JtR Suspect Dr. Francis Tumblety (Sunbury Press)
                http://www.michaelLhawley.com

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                • #9
                  This is one I really want to hear.
                  G U T

                  There are two ways to be fooled, one is to believe what isn't true, the other is to refuse to believe that which is true.

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                  • #10
                    Was he using the flute to bore his victims to death?

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                    • #11
                      What did Tumblety need a revolver for? That bloody moustache is a lethal weapon!

                      Last edited by ChrisGeorge; 02-20-2016, 09:59 PM.
                      Christopher T. George
                      Organizer, RipperCon #JacktheRipper-#True Crime Conference
                      just held in Baltimore, April 7-8, 2018.
                      For information about RipperCon, go to http://rippercon.com/
                      RipperCon 2018 talks can now be heard at http://www.casebook.org/podcast/

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by ChrisGeorge View Post
                        What did Tumblety need a revolver for? That bloody moustache is a lethal weapon!

                        I'd love one like it.
                        G U T

                        There are two ways to be fooled, one is to believe what isn't true, the other is to refuse to believe that which is true.

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                        • #13
                          Maybe he was smuggling his flute, come to think on it.
                          G U T

                          There are two ways to be fooled, one is to believe what isn't true, the other is to refuse to believe that which is true.

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                          • #14
                            Okay Mike,
                            Will watch out for the podcast.
                            Now if anyone wants to buy a copy of my latest book (The Peculiar Sex Life of Adolf Hitler) which has absolutely nothing to do with Jack the Ripper whatsover, they can do so here: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01B9XNJPO
                            You can read the first chapter free!

                            Thanks
                            Best,

                            Siobhán
                            Blog: http://siobhanpatriciamulcahy.blogspot.com/

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by Siobhan Patricia Mulcahy View Post
                              Okay Mike,
                              Will watch out for the podcast.
                              Now if anyone wants to buy a copy of my latest book (The Peculiar Sex Life of Adolf Hitler) which has absolutely nothing to do with Jack the Ripper whatsover, they can do so here: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01B9XNJPO
                              You can read the first chapter free!

                              Thanks
                              Greetings, Siobhan!

                              May congratulations on your book which sounds fascinating!

                              Actually, you are wrong about Hitler having nothing to do with Jack the Ripper. After all, if you believe "From Hell," Jack the Ripper gave birth to the Twentieth Century.

                              Best regards

                              Chris
                              Christopher T. George
                              Organizer, RipperCon #JacktheRipper-#True Crime Conference
                              just held in Baltimore, April 7-8, 2018.
                              For information about RipperCon, go to http://rippercon.com/
                              RipperCon 2018 talks can now be heard at http://www.casebook.org/podcast/

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