Why NOT??

[Abby Normal]

SURPRISE!

.....Heres a nice cold Friday Happy hour Mojito for you!

[D.B.Wagstaff]

I guess the issue is how long would he have decided to wait for the mate!

IF he was waiting for his mate. There is no evidence of why he was there, what he was doing, or if his mate even existed. Come to think of it, he may not have even been a soldier, either. The soldier was never identified and the uniform may have been bought, stolen, or a disguise.

The problem with the whole Ripper study is we don't know what happened, so nothing may be as it seemed.

[KatBradshaw]

.....Heres a nice cold Friday Happy hour Mojito for you!

Ooooh yummy!! Thanks!

[KatBradshaw]

IF he was waiting for his mate. There is no evidence of why he was there, what he was doing, or if his mate even existed. Come to think of it, he may not have even been a soldier, either. The soldier was never identified and the uniform may have been bought, stolen, or a disguise.

The problem with the whole Ripper study is we don't know what happened, so nothing may be as it seemed.

I think that he probabaly WAS a soldier. Whether or not he was the same soldier is another matter.

[D.B.Wagstaff]

They were together a long time weren't they!!

Yes, if they were together the entire time . . . who knows, maybe the soldier had lots of spending money . . . Maybe Martha was more talented or more accomodating than we know . . .

[KatBradshaw]

Or maybe the Soldier was a bit worse for the drink.

[D.B.Wagstaff]

I agree, he probably was a soldier - maybe one of two or more in the area ro even with Martha that evening/morning. But isn't it interesting how just one "fact" that doesn't follow the most probably line of reasoning could change the entire focus?

[richardnunweek]

Hi,
It goes without saying that Tabram was the first of the series, she has to be , or bang goes my 'Thirty nine theory'.. not to mention Paul Harrisons informant, allegedly a descendant of Joseph Barnett, who has the press cuttings of the killings [ allegedly from JB] from Tabram -Mckensie
Regards Richard.

[D.B.Wagstaff]

Or maybe the Soldier was a bit worse for the drink.

A good British soldier - heck, ANY soldier - a bit worse for the drink? Unthinkable - I can't even imagine that! LOL!

[KatBradshaw]

Hi,
It goes without saying that Tabram was the first of the series, she has to be , or bang goes my 'Thirty nine theory'.. not to mention Paul Harrisons informant, allegedly a descendant of Joseph Barnett, who has the press cuttings of the killings [ allegedly from JB] from Tabram -Mckensie
Regards Richard.

'39 Theory'??

[KatBradshaw]

A good British soldier - heck, ANY soldier - a bit worse for the drink? Unthinkable - I can't even imagine that! LOL!

Ha, I live in York, many many many drunken soldiers! Usually trying to get women to drink a foul concoction called a 'Rocky Mountain Bear F@*ker.

[c.d.]

Guess I'll wait until they come out with Rocky Mountain Bear F@*ker lite.

c.d.

[D.B.Wagstaff]

Guess I'll wait until they come out with Rocky Mountain Bear F@*ker lite.

c.d.

I am unfamiliar with Rocky Mountain Bear F**ker - what are the ingredients? I know here in the states we often refer to Coors Beer as Rocky Mountain Panther P*ss . . . I imagine in the U.K they would call it "tasteless" "water" or "a p*ss poor excuse for a beer" . . .

[KatBradshaw]

I am unfamiliar with Rocky Mountain Bear F**ker - what are the ingredients? I know here in the states we often refer to Coors Beer as Rocky Mountain Panther P*ss . . . I imagine in the U.K they would call it "tasteless" "water" or "a p*ss poor excuse for a beer" . . .

Yep, American beers all suck!!

The aforementioned drink is tequila, jack daniels and sounthern comfort. Its vile!

[Jon Guy]

Finally, I would argue that the significance of the one longer cut in the "lower portion" of Tabram's body has been overlooked. A close reading of the sources suggests that this was in all likelihood a cut in Tabram's genitals, or very close to that area.

It is also overlooked how this wound is very similar to the one or two cuts to Polly Nichols lower "lower abdomen".