Here's a private detective who had a walk-on role in the WM.
[London] Evening News, 29th October 1888–
THE EAST END MURDERS. EXPECTED IMPORTANT ARREST.
"The Central News learns that Private-detective Slater, of Basinghall-street, has submitted to the Scotland-yard authorities information of a most valuable character in connection with the personality of the Whitechapel murderer. It is believed that a most important arrest will shortly be made."
Slater's advertisement ran throughout the LVP–
In 1904 Henry Slater [aka Henry Seymour, Captain Scott and Captain Brown], his lawyer and two detectives were arrested on charges of conspiracy involving the fabrication of evidence in a divorce case.
Regards,
Simon
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