Joke Suspect

[The Rookie Detective]

The September 10th Courier and Argus report states Barnardo preached at the Hilltown Free Church on September 9th in the "forenoon", i.e. in the morning.

Ah, that's excellent because it proves that the only way that Barnardo could have got to Dundee from Glasgow (or Edinburgh) would have been from 7pm on the night of the 8th, because he would have needed to sleep at some point (possibly on the train itself)

It leaves a very small window and reduces the probability he could have been the Ripper.

The only other piece of evidence would be if there was an article that specifically details WHEN he arrived in Dundee.

If he had been in Dundee BEFORE 10pm on the 8th September, then he couldn't have been the Ripper because it would have taken at least 3 hours to travel the 100 or so kilometres from Glasgow to Dundee IF he had got to Glasgow at 7pm on the 10am train from Euston earlier that morning.

There is of course no evidence he got that train, but it would have been the quickest way to get to Scotland from London in 1888, because planes weren't invented and via the coast would have taken much longer than a 9 hour train journey.

It would seem very unlikely indeed that he could have been the Ripper; but IF its possible in terms of timing; then it would be the perfect alibi.

And if he stayed in Scotland for a while, it may even explain the time gap between Chapman and Stride


RD

[Lewis C]

Ah, that's excellent because it proves that the only way that Barnardo could have got to Dundee from Glasgow (or Edinburgh) would have been from 7pm on the night of the 8th, because he would have needed to sleep at some point (possibly on the train itself)

It leaves a very small window and reduces the probability he could have been the Ripper.

The only other piece of evidence would be if there was an article that specifically details WHEN he arrived in Dundee.

If he had been in Dundee BEFORE 10pm on the 8th September, then he couldn't have been the Ripper because it would have taken at least 3 hours to travel the 100 or so kilometres from Glasgow to Dundee IF he had got to Glasgow at 7pm on the 10am train from Euston earlier that morning.

There is of course no evidence he got that train, but it would have been the quickest way to get to Scotland from London in 1888, because planes weren't invented and via the coast would have taken much longer than a 9 hour train journey.

It would seem very unlikely indeed that he could have been the Ripper; but IF its possible in terms of timing; then it would be the perfect alibi.

And if he stayed in Scotland for a while, it may even explain the time gap between Chapman and Stride


RD

Hi RD,

Good post. My only quibble is that I don't think that the time gap between Chapman and Stride needs to be explained. The only time gap in the Ripper murders that's shorter (not counting the double event) is the one between Nichols and Chapman.