The Berner Street Con(spiracy)

[Jeff Leahy]

Not an anarchist. But I was a school teacher. Your point being?

Conspiracy theories aren’t about ‘points’ they are about implications. Usually imagined implications, as I’ve never come across one that holds any water.

Pirate

[Chris]

Sorry. I was talking about Diemschitz being a pedlar. Thank goodness Sam was paying attention.

Oh, I see. At least I was right about one thing, though.

[Simon Wood]

Hi Chris,

Sorry. I was talking about Diemschitz being a pedlar. Thank goodness Sam was paying attention.

Regards,

Simon

[Sam Flynn]

I suspect I'm going to regret asking this, but why do you refer to Schwartz as a "pedlar"?

I thought Simon was referring to Louis Diemschutz - if not quite a pedlar (he had a horse, not a bicycle, after all ) he was at least a hawker of cheap jewellery, sans shop.

[Simon Wood]

Hi Chris,

It was the first word that sprang to mind.

Regards,

Simon

[Chris]

All I can tell you is that Stride's murderer wasn't someone known as JtR who, interrupted by a Jewish pedlar, skulked off scraping his knuckles along the pavement to Mitre Square where he murdered Catherine Eddowes.

I suspect I'm going to regret asking this, but why do you refer to Schwartz as a "pedlar"?

[Simon Wood]

Hi Tom,

Who said the cops were involved in a conspiracy to keep Jack free? There was no such person as Jack.

Come on!

Regards,

Simon

[Tom_Wescott]

School teachers are the men that will not be blamed for nothing.

By the way, speaking of Albert Bachert, he sued Lewis Lyons and the IWEC in 1885. He made his first public appearance in connection with the Ripper murders on the day following the double event with his 'Three Tuns' story. Hmmmm. Perhaps he was just giving himself an alibi?

Yours truly,

Tom Wescott

[John Bennett]

Why cant we believe anything John Bennett says?

Is he an Anarchist? or worse a school teacher?

Not an anarchist. But I was a school teacher. Your point being?

[Tom_Wescott]

Yes, John, I was just having fun with you. And I agree. Too many researchers are quick to deem all the cops as crooks when the evidence gets in the way of their theories. Were the police perfect? Lord no, but all involved in a conspiracy to keep Jack free? Come on!

Yours truly,

Tom Wescott

[Jeff Leahy]

Why cant we believe anything John Bennett says?

Is he an Anarchist? or worse a school teacher?

[John Bennett]

Disregard that, folks. We cannot believe anything John Bennett says.

The only dependable source is Albert Bachert.

Yours truly,

Tom Wescott

I assume that's said with a certain amount of , Tom?

[Simon Wood]

Hi John,

We can believe [c] and [d] and most of [b], but must take [a] with a large pinch of salt.

Regards,

Simon

[Simon Wood]

Hi Tom,

All I can tell you is that Stride's murderer wasn't someone known as JtR who, interrupted by a Jewish pedlar, skulked off scraping his knuckles along the pavement to Mitre Square where he murdered Catherine Eddowes.

But the evidence sure was made to look that way.

I'm writing about it at the moment.

Regards,

Simon

[Tom_Wescott]

Disregard that, folks. We cannot believe anything John Bennett says.

The only dependable source is Albert Bachert.

Yours truly,

Tom Wescott