^ As I believe Mary Kelly was in slumberland at around 4am, or even earlier, when she became the victim of a sudden attack, IMO it's doubtful that she would have had much of a chance of calling anything out.
I think it's notable that Mrs Prater didn't bother to investigate this cry. As she told the police, 'I frequently hear such cries from the back of the lodging house where the windows look into Millers Court.'
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Oh, murder!
Hi,
What happened between 1.30 and 3.30/3.45 in Kelly´s room?
Why did Prater hear "Oh, murder!"?
"I left the room on the Thursday at five p.m., and returned to it at about one a.m. on Friday morning. I stood at the corner until about twenty minutes past one. No one spoke to me. McCarthy's shop was open, and I called in, and then went to my room. I should have seen a glimmer of light in going up the stairs if there had been a light in deceased's room, but I noticed none. The partition was so thin I could have heard Kelly walk about in the room. I went to bed at half-past one and barricaded the door with two tables. I fell asleep directly and slept soundly. A kitten disturbed me about half-past three o'clock or a quarter to four. As I was turning round I heard a suppressed cry of "Oh - murder!" in a faint voice. "
Regards Pierre
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