The Pinchin Street Torso In The Sheffield Independent

[Howard Brown]

Sheffield & Rotherham Independent
September 11, 1889
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[Howard Brown]

Sheffield & Rotherham Independent
September 11, 1889
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[Howard Brown]

Sheffield & Rotherham Independent
September 11, 1889
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[Howard Brown]

Sheffield & Rotherham Independent
September 12, 1889
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[Paul Kearney A.K.A. NEMO]

Note the coded "Whitechapel again" message causes an immediate search of riverboats

I wonder what is meant by a clue causing the police to investigate a major shipping centre in "the East"

I don't think that is referring to the East of London

Do you think it sounds more like reference to a foreign port?

[Howard Brown]

Neems:

I agree that it sure seems to be a reference to somewhere other than the East End.

Quick thought here ;

The seaports in Portugal would be considered in the East to the British, wouldn't they ?

[Howard Brown]

Sheffield & Rotherham Independent
September 14, 1889
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[Phillip Walton]

Neems:

I agree that it sure seems to be a reference to somewhere other than the East End.

Quick thought here ;

The seaports in Portugal would be considered in the East to the British, wouldn't they ?

Normally only seaports east of the Mediterranean would be regarded as 'east'. Portugal is actually west of London but if anything would be considered as south of the UK.

[Howard Brown]

Phil :
I know and knew Portugal is geographically west of England, but took a chance there that that might be what East referred to here. My goof.

Back to the drawing board....

[Paul Kearney A.K.A. NEMO]

I'd say it might refer to a port on the East coast of England, or much farther afield, such as the Orient

[Howard Brown]

Sheffield & Rotherham Independent
September 25, 1889
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[Howard Brown]

Sheffield & Rotherham Independent
September 30, 1889
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[Howard Brown]

Sheffield & Rotherham Independent
October 1, 1889
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