So I will suggest, that Hutchinson saw a different man altogether, and that the description given was made up by the police with the intention of giving the real suspect a 'false' sense of security.
Abberline sent a private, internal police report on the subject of Hutchinson's account and it included the full "Astrakhan" description. Obviously there were no advantage to be gained by giving his police colleagues and superiors a "made up" description.
All the best,
Ben
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