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c5.00-6.00pm (October 30th) - Joseph Barnett moves out of 13 Miller’s Court (27 Dorset Street) because, according him, she had taken in a woman who was a prostitute. He calls Mary, Marie Jeanette Kelly.
Wednesday Afternoon - Thomas Bowyer sees Mary Kelly alive for the last time.
Thursday morning - Charwoman Julia Venturney of 1 Miller’s Court, sees Mary Jane Kelly for the last time.
c7.30-7.45pm (Thursday) - Fish Porter Joseph Barnett (currently living with his sister at 21, Portpool Lane, Gray’s Inn Road) sees Mary Jane Kelly for the final time. Maria Harvey of 3, New Court, Dorset Street is also there but she left before Barnett did.
c8.00 - Julia Venturney goes to bed but only dozed all night. She heard nothing unusual.
c10.00-11.00 - A Dorset Street tailor called Maurice Lewis sees Mary in the Horn Of Plenty pub drinking with ‘some women (one of whom was called Julia) and a man called Dan (who, until recently, Kelly had been living with) She left with a respectable looking man.
c11.45pm - A very drunk Mary Jane Kelly is seen by Mary Ann Cox of Room 5, Miller’s Court walking down the passage to the court in the company of a man carrying a pot of ale. Kelly said “Goodnight..” before going into her room while singing a song.
c12.00am - Cox goes back out.
c1.00 - Cox returns to her room and hears Kelly still singing.
c1.00 - Elizabeth Prater of room 20 (the one directly above Mary’s room, which she describes as ‘the shed’) returns to Miller’s Court. She has been out since 5.00pm. She stands on the corner.
c1.02 - Cox leaves her room to go out onto the street again. Kelly is still singing.
c1.20 - Elizabeth goes up to her room after calling it at McCarthy’s shop. She saw no light from Mary’s room.
c1.30 - She goes to bed after barricading the door. She quickly falls asleep.
c2.00 - George Hutchinson, Victoria Home, Commercial Street, sees Kelly near to Flower and Dean Street. She asks to borrow sixpence but Hutchinson has no money. He then sees a man approach Kelly near Thrawl Street. They passed Hutchinson and he followed them into Dorset Street. They stood at the entrance to the court for around 3 minutes then went inside. He watches the court.
c2.30 - Sarah Lewis, a laundress living at 24 Great Pearl Street, goes to Miller’s Court to visit Mrs Keyler at number 2. As she goes into Miller’s Court she sees a man opposite the lodging house who appears to be looking into the court. She sees a man with a drunk woman ‘further on.’
On her way to Miller’s Court she sees a man talking to a woman near to The Britannia. She had seen the same man in Bethnal Green Road at around 8.00 on the previous Wednesday. Lewis was with another woman and the man scared them by asking one of them to go with him into an entry.
c3.00 - George Hutchinson leaves Dorset Street.
c3.00 - Cox returns to her room and sees that the light is off in Mary’s room and all is quiet.
c3.30 - Sarah Lewis awakes after falling asleep in a chair at number 2
c3.30-3.45 - Elizabeth Prater his woken by a kitten and at that time she hears a faint cry of “oh murder” which seemed to come from within the court.
c4.00 - Sarah Lewis, at number 2, hears a loud cry of “murder” which sounded like the voice of a young woman.
c5.45 - Elizabeth is in The Ten Bells drinking rum. After a drink she goes back to her room and sleeps until 11.00.
c 5.45- Cox hears a man walk down the court.
c8.00 - Maurice Lewis says the he sees Mary leave her room and return a few moments later.
c8.00-8.30 - Caroline Maxwell of 14, Dorset Street says that she sees Mary standing at the entrance to Miller’s Court.
c8.45 - Maxwell says that she sees Kelly outside the Britannia beer shop talking to a man.
c10.00 - Maurice Lewis and his friends went to the Britannia pub where he saw Mary drinking with some people.
c10.45am (Friday) - On the order of John McCarthy, Thomas Bowyer of 37 Dorset Street, goes to Mary’s room (number 13 Miller’s Court) to collect rent plus arrears. On receiving no reply he looked through the window and saw Mary’s body on the bed.
c10.50 - Bowyer tells McCarthy what he’d found and they returned to Kelly’s room so that McCarthy could look through the window.
c10.52 - They both went to Commercial Street where McCarthy asked for Inspector Reid but it’s difficult was Inspector Walter Beck who returned with them.
c11.00 (just after) Inspector Beck is told about the murder. He sends for Doctor Phillips and closed the court.
c11.00 - Divisional Police Surgeon, George Bagster Phillips of 2, Spital Square is informed of the murder.
c11.15 - Dr Phillips arrives and looks through the window of Mary Kelly’s room as the door is locked and sees that she is beyond help. He remains at the court until around 1.30 as he sees that it’s necessary that no one enters the room.
c11.30 - Inspector Frederick George Abberline arrives at Miller’s Court and takes charge. Beck informs him that bloodhounds have been sent for.
c1.30 - Superintendent Arnold arrives and tells John McCarthy to break open the door to Kelly’s room after informing Abberline that the bloodhounds aren’t coming.
c 1.50 - Robert Anderson arrives at Miller’s Court in a cab.
c4.00 (shortly after) - A covered van arrived at Miller’s Court to collect the remains. They were placed in the shell and taken to the mortuary which adjoined Shoreditch Church. Kelly’s room was then closed, boarded up and padlocked.
c5.30pm - Sarah Lewis leaves the court after being prevented from doing so by order of the police.
The inquest takes place on Monday 12th November at Shoreditch Town Hall. The coroner is Dr Roderick MacDonald M.P. (Coroner to the north eastern district of Middlesex. Also present are: Superintendent Arnold (H division) Inspector Abberline CID and Inspector Nairn *** Also the deputy coroner Mr Hodgkinson.
Jurors - Joseph Gobly, George Buffery, E. Stevens, John Harvey, John Lloyd, Samuel Jenkins, Abraham Clements R Nettelfield, William Worf, Joseph Roberts, Lewis F Hunter, George Harry Wilson and Henry Dawkes.
c5.00-6.00pm (October 30th) - Joseph Barnett moves out of 13 Miller’s Court (27 Dorset Street) because, according him, she had taken in a woman who was a prostitute. He calls Mary, Marie Jeanette Kelly.
Wednesday Afternoon - Thomas Bowyer sees Mary Kelly alive for the last time.
Thursday morning - Charwoman Julia Venturney of 1 Miller’s Court, sees Mary Jane Kelly for the last time.
c7.30-7.45pm (Thursday) - Fish Porter Joseph Barnett (currently living with his sister at 21, Portpool Lane, Gray’s Inn Road) sees Mary Jane Kelly for the final time. Maria Harvey of 3, New Court, Dorset Street is also there but she left before Barnett did.
c8.00 - Julia Venturney goes to bed but only dozed all night. She heard nothing unusual.
c10.00-11.00 - A Dorset Street tailor called Maurice Lewis sees Mary in the Horn Of Plenty pub drinking with ‘some women (one of whom was called Julia) and a man called Dan (who, until recently, Kelly had been living with) She left with a respectable looking man.
c11.45pm - A very drunk Mary Jane Kelly is seen by Mary Ann Cox of Room 5, Miller’s Court walking down the passage to the court in the company of a man carrying a pot of ale. Kelly said “Goodnight..” before going into her room while singing a song.
c12.00am - Cox goes back out.
c1.00 - Cox returns to her room and hears Kelly still singing.
c1.00 - Elizabeth Prater of room 20 (the one directly above Mary’s room, which she describes as ‘the shed’) returns to Miller’s Court. She has been out since 5.00pm. She stands on the corner.
c1.02 - Cox leaves her room to go out onto the street again. Kelly is still singing.
c1.20 - Elizabeth goes up to her room after calling it at McCarthy’s shop. She saw no light from Mary’s room.
c1.30 - She goes to bed after barricading the door. She quickly falls asleep.
c2.00 - George Hutchinson, Victoria Home, Commercial Street, sees Kelly near to Flower and Dean Street. She asks to borrow sixpence but Hutchinson has no money. He then sees a man approach Kelly near Thrawl Street. They passed Hutchinson and he followed them into Dorset Street. They stood at the entrance to the court for around 3 minutes then went inside. He watches the court.
c2.30 - Sarah Lewis, a laundress living at 24 Great Pearl Street, goes to Miller’s Court to visit Mrs Keyler at number 2. As she goes into Miller’s Court she sees a man opposite the lodging house who appears to be looking into the court. She sees a man with a drunk woman ‘further on.’
On her way to Miller’s Court she sees a man talking to a woman near to The Britannia. She had seen the same man in Bethnal Green Road at around 8.00 on the previous Wednesday. Lewis was with another woman and the man scared them by asking one of them to go with him into an entry.
c3.00 - George Hutchinson leaves Dorset Street.
c3.00 - Cox returns to her room and sees that the light is off in Mary’s room and all is quiet.
c3.30 - Sarah Lewis awakes after falling asleep in a chair at number 2
c3.30-3.45 - Elizabeth Prater his woken by a kitten and at that time she hears a faint cry of “oh murder” which seemed to come from within the court.
c4.00 - Sarah Lewis, at number 2, hears a loud cry of “murder” which sounded like the voice of a young woman.
c5.45 - Elizabeth is in The Ten Bells drinking rum. After a drink she goes back to her room and sleeps until 11.00.
c 5.45- Cox hears a man walk down the court.
c8.00 - Maurice Lewis says the he sees Mary leave her room and return a few moments later.
c8.00-8.30 - Caroline Maxwell of 14, Dorset Street says that she sees Mary standing at the entrance to Miller’s Court.
c8.45 - Maxwell says that she sees Kelly outside the Britannia beer shop talking to a man.
c10.00 - Maurice Lewis and his friends went to the Britannia pub where he saw Mary drinking with some people.
c10.45am (Friday) - On the order of John McCarthy, Thomas Bowyer of 37 Dorset Street, goes to Mary’s room (number 13 Miller’s Court) to collect rent plus arrears. On receiving no reply he looked through the window and saw Mary’s body on the bed.
c10.50 - Bowyer tells McCarthy what he’d found and they returned to Kelly’s room so that McCarthy could look through the window.
c10.52 - They both went to Commercial Street where McCarthy asked for Inspector Reid but it’s difficult was Inspector Walter Beck who returned with them.
c11.00 (just after) Inspector Beck is told about the murder. He sends for Doctor Phillips and closed the court.
c11.00 - Divisional Police Surgeon, George Bagster Phillips of 2, Spital Square is informed of the murder.
c11.15 - Dr Phillips arrives and looks through the window of Mary Kelly’s room as the door is locked and sees that she is beyond help. He remains at the court until around 1.30 as he sees that it’s necessary that no one enters the room.
c11.30 - Inspector Frederick George Abberline arrives at Miller’s Court and takes charge. Beck informs him that bloodhounds have been sent for.
c1.30 - Superintendent Arnold arrives and tells John McCarthy to break open the door to Kelly’s room after informing Abberline that the bloodhounds aren’t coming.
c 1.50 - Robert Anderson arrives at Miller’s Court in a cab.
c4.00 (shortly after) - A covered van arrived at Miller’s Court to collect the remains. They were placed in the shell and taken to the mortuary which adjoined Shoreditch Church. Kelly’s room was then closed, boarded up and padlocked.
c5.30pm - Sarah Lewis leaves the court after being prevented from doing so by order of the police.
The inquest takes place on Monday 12th November at Shoreditch Town Hall. The coroner is Dr Roderick MacDonald M.P. (Coroner to the north eastern district of Middlesex. Also present are: Superintendent Arnold (H division) Inspector Abberline CID and Inspector Nairn *** Also the deputy coroner Mr Hodgkinson.
Jurors - Joseph Gobly, George Buffery, E. Stevens, John Harvey, John Lloyd, Samuel Jenkins, Abraham Clements R Nettelfield, William Worf, Joseph Roberts, Lewis F Hunter, George Harry Wilson and Henry Dawkes.
Herlock Sholmes
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