Richardson's View

[DJA]

You're so cruel to me Abby, calling me a crackpot and dinosaur and all.
If you keep it up, I won't tell you who the Ripper was.

[DJA]

Chava,

"Moved back the catch" which I have referred to as a button,although it was larger back then.

Suggest going back over numerous threads where this had been discussed ad nauseam for decades.

Below is a much later lock,however the catch is moved up and down.

[Abby Normal]

You're so cruel to me Abby, calling me a crackpot and dinosaur and all.
If you keep it up, I won't tell you who the Ripper was.

no! anything but that!

[Michael W Richards]

It is actually the finding of the Coroner in his summation based on Dr Phillip's expert testimony.

In actual fact Phillips suggested anatomical knowledge was indicated to him, but he did not state....at the Inquest anyway, that only post mortem experience could explain the displayed skill/knowledge. He did say that the weapon used did not match those used in post mortem rooms. He was complimentary on what he perceived as evident skill sets, but thats as far as he went.

Suggesting that he stated that ONLY a person well versed in post mortem dissections...as you did..is misleading.

[Chava]

The latch bolt is operated by the handle.
The key locks it in place.

13 Millers Court's looked different and incorporated a button inside that could either keep the latch open (off the latch) or closed.
Grew up with similar as a child.If Mum was out when I came home,it was just a matter of sliding a sheet of paper under the door and jiggling the key out of the lock

Just a second. Wasn't Kelly opening her door by sliding her arm through the broken window and sliding the bolt back. I was always under the impression that was the case and that her bolt looked something like this. What you're talking about is the sneck on a lock that prevents automatic closure. Which is a very different thing. BTW If you needed a key to open your front door, the door was locked.

[NotBlamedForNothing]

You're so cruel to me Abby, calling me a crackpot and dinosaur and all.
If you keep it up, I won't tell you who the Ripper was.

[Abby Normal]

A number of us ...

your an extinct dinosaur? lol

[DJA]

Nah.

That's most of the people here.

[NotBlamedForNothing]

A number of us ...

[DJA]

Try reading the Inquest.

A number of us are tired of your stupid posts.

[NotBlamedForNothing]

The latch bolt is operated by the handle.
The key locks it in place.

How does that jibe with what what Davies said?...

Neither of the doors was able to be locked, and I have never seen them locked.

Was the lock broken, perhaps? What about the back door - broken too?
How do non-residents know the little trick to get into the place?
Was it commonplace for rented houses in the area to have strange men and women entering them to have sex, 24/7?

The impression one gets with 29 Hanbury St, is that it was an open house - literally.
The open front door makes for easy and discrete ingress - perfect for Jack.
The packing business is so slack that the basement is going unused.
However, it still needs to be paid for.
Did Amelia Richardson find a way to justify staying at the address?

For anyone who doubts what I'm suggesting, please explain the enigma of a daytime murder and rip...

[DJA]

The latch bolt is operated by the handle.
The key locks it in place.

13 Millers Court's looked different and incorporated a button inside that could either keep the latch open (off the latch) or closed.
Grew up with similar as a child.If Mum was out when I came home,it was just a matter of sliding a sheet of paper under the door and jiggling the key out of the lock

[Chava]

That? Is a door handle. Not what I'd call a latch. Maybe what's meant is what I'd call a snack. If it's up then the door looks closed but is not locked.

[DJA]

[Chava]

Have you fully considered what you're suggesting here?
The front door wasn't permanently left open. When closed, did the residents of the house get inside by whipping out a knife, and then run the blade up the edge of the door?
Did Annie carry around a knife, which Jack must therefore have taken away with him?
Or if it were Jack, can you imagine what Annie would have thought?...

Annie: Oh bugger, I can't open it. Last time I was here the door was wide open.
Jack: Stand back love, I know a little trick...

Yeah I understand your point. However if it was a latch, that still suggests it looked locked from the outside. How did people get in? And Annie had a comb which would have worked just as well.