Originally posted by Wickerman
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First time poster. I enjoy your posts a lot Wickerman they always give me food for thought. I have a problem with the Lewis seeing Astrackhan man and Kelly pass up the passage before seeing Hutchinson narrative. It is this. If as you say Lewis is walking behind the couple who are in the distance how can we account for Hutchinson claiming AK man and Kelly stood for three minutes at the corner of the court before going up it? However by another token why did Hutchinson omit this couple from his testimony if they passed along Dorset street? It is so hard to make sense of. I do agree though Britannia man is an interesting character who could well be our guy(although one who it appears preferred approaching women in pairs). For what it is worth as well I believe George Hutchinson. I think he was telling the truth. I see no reason for him to lie. Nonsense like hearing what Lewis had said at the inquest won't cut it. He tells the press he spoke to a lodger about his experience and he told him to go to the Police which he did. Why he didn't appear beforehand will never be known but the Police were satisfied with his reasons so I am as well. People often talk about why the Ripper stopped. I thnk he might have done because Hutchinson had clocked him at tue market on the Sunday morning. Now Hutchinson was accompanying detectives looking for him whilst for months after the place is saturated with Police. By March things had begun to be scaled down and when the Ripper felt secure enough he re-emerged to kill Alice McKenzie. Sorry I am off on a tangent.................
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