daylight?

[Sam Flynn]

Kensei writes:

"I think the Ripper had probably been trolling for a victim for much of the night, hadn't found just the right one and was pretty keyed up by the time he encountered Annie and knew that dawn was fast approaching so this was his absolute last chance."

Exactly my take on it too; initiated in the last darkness and performed hastily in the arriving daylight.

I "third" that opinion.

[Sam Flynn]

taking it on a touch,if we do believe the witness' and 'jack' came out again the front way of 29,may god he was tempting fate that day.

That's why I firmly believe he lived very nearby.

[dixon9]

ok sam,help a novice,what street?
p.s and number


Dixon9
still learning

[Sam Flynn]

ok sam,help a novice,what street?
p.s and number

Oooh, I never go that far, Dixon!

still learning

You are indeed

[lynn cates]

directory

Hello Dixon. You might have a go at the 1888 telephone directory for Blackheath. Look for listings under "schoolmasters." (snicker!)

Cheers.
LC

[dixon9]

LOL Lynn,i think even i can work out who your finger of suspicion points at.

[Sam Flynn]

Hello Dixon. You might have a go at the 1888 telephone directory for Blackheath

... that's what "nearby" means, is it?

[lynn cates]

young vs old

Hello Sam. Well, 6 miles is a short walk for one who is young and good looking, like yourself. But a pain in the, um, legs for an old chap like me.

Cheers.
LC

[Sam Flynn]

6 miles from Hanbury St to Blackheath, Lynn?


Edit: Just checked... and you're not too far off. Still, it's not "nearby" - not even by my young, good-looking (?) standards!

[sdreid]

I had a thread many years ago about the Zodiacal Dawn which is the period of the year when the Chapman murder took place. Due to dust in space at this point in the Earth's orbit, especially on clear moonless nights, light can begin to appear on the eastern horizon as much a 4 hours before sunrise.