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Herewith a snippet from The Star, 11th October 1888..
Hung Herself in Hanbury-street.
Mrs. Sordeaux, wife of a weaver, living on the top floor of 65, Hanbury-street, has been very much depressed of late by the murders. On Sunday she was seen secreting a razor, and it was taken from her. Yesterday she left her room, saying she was going on an errand, but when some time elapsed, and she did not return, her eight year old daughter went in search of her. She found her hanging with a rope round her neck to the stair bannisters. The child ran for assistance, but no one would go up to the body, and eventually the police were called in. The body was warm, but the woman was dead.
In addition to this, I am grateful to Allan Jones, Ripperana No 82, "From the Archives" who has found a snippet on the subject in the South Wales Echo, 11th October 1888, which states..
"She had been much excited and affected by the circumstances surrounding the murder".
First of all, these reports pertain to the Hanbury Street muredr of Annie Chapman. It is interesting to note that "Mrs Burridge" died of "shock" shortly after the murder of Annir Chapman in Hanbury Street (Ripperana, July 1997).
Mrs Sordeux was apparently the wife of a Spitalfields weaver living in Hanbury Street, near to the murder site.
Allan Jones suggests that Mrs Sordeux was part of the Huguenot refugee community in Spitalfields, though she has not apparently been traced thusfar.
3 questions arise.
1. Mrs Burridge and Mrs Sordeux. Is it possible that The Star is inventing the latter, to pump up the fear factor, in order to sell more papers?
2. The South Wales Echo article is dated the same date as the Star article. Is there any known connection between these two newspapers?
3. The seach of Mrs Sordeux...can anyone tell me what has been searched through and thereby dismissed in order for other stones to be overturned in further research? (If Allan Jones is looking in, please be so kins as to contact me?)
with many thanks
best wishes
Phil
Herewith a snippet from The Star, 11th October 1888..
Hung Herself in Hanbury-street.
Mrs. Sordeaux, wife of a weaver, living on the top floor of 65, Hanbury-street, has been very much depressed of late by the murders. On Sunday she was seen secreting a razor, and it was taken from her. Yesterday she left her room, saying she was going on an errand, but when some time elapsed, and she did not return, her eight year old daughter went in search of her. She found her hanging with a rope round her neck to the stair bannisters. The child ran for assistance, but no one would go up to the body, and eventually the police were called in. The body was warm, but the woman was dead.
In addition to this, I am grateful to Allan Jones, Ripperana No 82, "From the Archives" who has found a snippet on the subject in the South Wales Echo, 11th October 1888, which states..
"She had been much excited and affected by the circumstances surrounding the murder".
First of all, these reports pertain to the Hanbury Street muredr of Annie Chapman. It is interesting to note that "Mrs Burridge" died of "shock" shortly after the murder of Annir Chapman in Hanbury Street (Ripperana, July 1997).
Mrs Sordeux was apparently the wife of a Spitalfields weaver living in Hanbury Street, near to the murder site.
Allan Jones suggests that Mrs Sordeux was part of the Huguenot refugee community in Spitalfields, though she has not apparently been traced thusfar.
3 questions arise.
1. Mrs Burridge and Mrs Sordeux. Is it possible that The Star is inventing the latter, to pump up the fear factor, in order to sell more papers?
2. The South Wales Echo article is dated the same date as the Star article. Is there any known connection between these two newspapers?
3. The seach of Mrs Sordeux...can anyone tell me what has been searched through and thereby dismissed in order for other stones to be overturned in further research? (If Allan Jones is looking in, please be so kins as to contact me?)
with many thanks
best wishes
Phil
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