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    I have attached a speech made by someone called Jack McCarthy who denounced an article claiming that Dorset Street is the centre of crime etc. The name McCarthy is a fairly common one for the time period but given the location and time period had me wondering whether he was related to John McCarthy?
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    Yep,that's our man.
    He and his son were at Abberline's retirement party.
    My name is Dave. You cannot reach me through Debs email account

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    • #3
      Originally posted by DJA View Post
      Yep,that's our man.
      He and his son were at Abberline's retirement party.
      Thanks DJA. I didn't know this

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      • #4
        Yes, they were. But Jack McCarthy, Esq. wasn't the Miller's Court landlord -- another McCarthy was. Although McCarthy Esq. supposedly owned three lodging houses on Dorset Street, he didn't own Miller's Court (Abraham Cohen did).

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        • #5
          John McCarthy - Jack the Ripper Wiki
          My name is Dave. You cannot reach me through Debs email account

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          • #6
            The Wiki entry has mixed up two different McCarthys. Information garnered from Fiona Rule's book should be viewed cautiously.

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            • #7
              Originally posted by Scott Nelson View Post
              The Wiki entry has mixed up two different McCarthys. Information garnered from Fiona Rule's book should be viewed cautiously.
              So it's not certain John was kay kendall's grandfather?

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              • #8
                It is certain.
                Fiona Rule has proved to be an excellent researcher.
                As much as I like Scott Nelson .......
                My name is Dave. You cannot reach me through Debs email account

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by MrTwibbs View Post

                  So it's not certain John was kay kendall's grandfather?
                  The McCarthy who owned multiple lodging houses probably was and he was also the one who attended Abberline's retirement. I contend that this man wasn't the Miller's Court rent collector.

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by DJA View Post
                    Fiona Rule has proved to be an excellent researcher.
                    As much as I like Scott Nelson .......
                    Not sure where you got that from, Dave. And I've never done anything to induce likeability.

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                    • #11
                      My name is Dave. You cannot reach me through Debs email account

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                      • #12
                        Transcript from 1901 pamphlet, "The Worst Street in London".

                        Not a word on the murder of Mary Kelly from this John McCarthy.

                        Casebook: Jack the Ripper - The Worst Street in London

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by Scott Nelson View Post
                          Transcript from 1901 pamphlet, "The Worst Street in London".

                          Not a word on the murder of Mary Kelly from this John McCarthy.

                          Casebook: Jack the Ripper - The Worst Street in London
                          Any mention of the murder of Mary Ann Austin?

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by MrBarnett View Post

                            Any mention of the murder of Mary Ann Austin?
                            The Austin murder had taken place a few weeks before McCarthy made his speech and the attack had occurred on the 35, Dorset Street premises of McCarthy’s mate Bill Crossingham. Crossingham was in the audience when McCarthy spoke. It was almost certainly what motivated Fred Mackenzie to write his ‘Worst Street’ article.
                            Last edited by MrBarnett; 09-30-2021, 07:18 AM.

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by Scott Nelson View Post

                              The McCarthy who owned multiple lodging houses probably was and he was also the one who attended Abberline's retirement. I contend that this man wasn't the Miller's Court rent collector.
                              But he was someone who let out rooms with cheap furniture in them, wasn’t he?

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