Lawende's trade

[Monty]

Cheers Roy,

Went past there a few weeks ago and almost popped in.

Monty

[Bridewell]

Lawende's Integrity

Whilst some cigarette dealers may have received stolen goods, I think it unlikely in Lawende's case. He applied for (and was granted) naturalisation as a British citizen only a few months after the murders. I doubt if that would have been the case if there was even a hint that he was involved in such criminal activity.

[Scott Nelson]

Is Lewis after Isaacs and before Coffee?

It's "Sams" as in "Sams Coffee House."

[Scott Nelson]

Which, by the way, served the finest coffee in London at the time.

[Simon Wood]

Hi Scott,

I had you down as younger than that.

Regards,

Simon

[Roy Corduroy]

It's "Sams" as in "Sams Coffee House."

Thank you, Scott. Sam's was on King Street.

1888





King Street underlined in blue. Red star is where Lawende, Levy and Harris saw the couple. Red circle is the murder site.

From Monty's article about people who heard nothing (post 43) - "Mr. Carle, the manager of the club in St. James'-place; Mr. Ayres and Mr. W. Isaacs, also of St. James'-place;"

So was Sam's open for business at this time? Maybe Mr. Carle was the night manager.

Roy

ps credit Colin, Rob, Luke or one of the heavy lifters for underlying map.

[Roy Corduroy]

While we're at it, this 1891 photo from deep in the East End thread, shared by Rob Clack.
St James Place, looking into King Street. Sam's was right along there.