Mary Kelly at Salvation Army Meeting

[MayBea]

The December Ripperologist found a Salvation Army connection with Frances Coles in a newspaper dated Feb. 14, 1891.

Two or three women asserted that in the features of the deceased they could recognize a young woman whom the Salvation Army had endeavored to reclaim, and who had recently been an inmate of one of the Army shelters. One woman asserted that she knew the deceased, who some time ago lived in Thrawl Street by the name of Francis or Frances

[The Rookie Detective]

Bump up for this fascinating thread




RD

[The Rookie Detective]

Re-Bump up to bump up my initial bump

A great thread here that warrants further discussion IMO

[c.d.]

Not quite sure what conclusions we are supposed to be drawing from this?

c.d.

[DJA]

Opened Sunday mornings, during the cold months, for a service before breakfast.

[DJA]

Not quite sure what conclusions we are supposed to be drawing from this?

c.d.

700 × 467

[Lombro2]

DJA,

I think you're confusing the "lively" London City Mission with the more "staid" Salvation Army.

[Lombro2]

Not quite sure what conclusions we are supposed to be drawing from this?

c.d.

Offhand, there are a couple of possible avenues of investigation or speculations one can draw regarding Mary and/or the Ripper and related theories as to their ID.

1. There was a Salvation Army Home on Hanbury (194-196 Hanbury)

2. A Salvation Army commissioner David C Lamb remembered someone who said "Carroty Nell" (Francis Coles?) is next.
Order of Assassins - Google Books See footnote

3. MJK Candidate Mary Jane Wilson had a son who always said the Salvation Army saved "his neck".
Jack, Son of Jack - Casebook: Jack the Ripper Forums