Detective Pryor

[Simon Wood]

Hi All,

James H. Pryor, the Fifth Avenue Hotel's detective/bouncer who twice had altercations with Tumblety and in the 1890s joined the secret service, had a lucrative sideline which must have amused his wife and young daughter.

Milwaukee Sentinel, 4th October 1886—
http://i908.photobucket.com/albums/ac287/HowieNina/MILWAUKEE20SENTINEL20420OCT20188620.jpg

Morning Oregonian, 18th March 1888—

http://i908.photobucket.com/albums/ac287/HowieNina/PRYOR202.jpg

I wonder if similar nocturnal excursions around Whitechapel were available.

Regards,

Simon

[Joe Chetcuti]

Tim Riordan recently wrote that the ousting of Charles Guiteau and Francis Tumblety from the 5th Avenue Hotel by Detective James Pryor would have taken place sometime during Aug-Nov 1880. It was a good job of reasoning by Tim. The words of Detective Pryor can mistakenly lead people to believe that this eviction occurred in the spring of 1881.