The (Press) Shot Heard 'Round The Yard...

[How Brown]

The North-Eastern Daily Gazette
(Middlesbrough, England)
Thursday, February 15, 1894

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[How Brown]

The Yorkshire Herald
Friday, February 16, 1894
Page 4

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[Nemo]

That's obviously Cutbush, and the inspector should be identified by his possession of the Chinese knife - which was a dagger, I believe, and not used in the Ripper crimes as it was purchased at a later date

Interesting that he had supposedly been watched for 3 years and his movements recorded, as he is stated to have been in Dartmoor since 1891

A little extra is added to the story by another publication in the form of a conversation with the inspector...

"In a case of that kind perhaps it would be unwise for any rank and file of the force to effect a capture"

"Ah, jealousy in the force!
How, then, do you hope to secure his arrest and conviction!" said our representative.

"Only with the aid of the Press," replied the officer, "can I hope to succeed, and you will do a public service by disclosing by story, and statements so specifically made ought easily and readily to be either confirmed or contradicted."

[Roy Corduroy]

Again we read of Dartmoor. This also came up in the Robert Anderson NY Times article when the subject turned to Jack the Ripper. And we've seen mention of it in other articles.

Does anyone have an idea of why Dartmoor? Why not Broadmooor? Was it simply name confusion because the two sound similar? Was it a more (in)famous place?

Because of Michael Davitt?
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Your thoughts are most welcome anyone.

Roy :pop2:

[How Brown]

Roy:

You may be correct because I've seen several different newspapers with a story of a suspect in Dartmoor and referring to Dartmoor as a prison for the criminally insane..but really referring to Broadmoor.

It may be down to the matter of this being reported by Americans who didn't know the difference between the two "moors".

[Donald Souden]

Roy,

Well, Dartmoor had been home to "Selden, the Notting Hill murderer."

Don.