Hi all,
This is from Casebook: Jack the Ripper - Mrs. Kuer's Lodger by Gavin Bromley:
[While the Daily News and Evening News seemed to believe the incident was now explained, the Irish Times continued in the other direction, though expressing some doubt in the public’s faith in the optimism seemingly shown by the police:
"The “bloody shirt,” having long figured as a STANDARD OF AMERICAN PARTY WARFARE, is likely to appear in this community as a flag of justice. For it is declared that the police are in possession of a most important clue to the Whitechapel assassin. This clue is a shirt saturated with blood, and supposed from circumstances needless to narrate to have been worn by the murderer when he killed his two latest victims. Great importance, it seems, is attached by the experts of the Criminal Investigation Department to this ensanguined garment, and the resources of the institution are at present directed to the discovery of the wearer. It must be said that the public do not share the great expectations of the authorities."] - Emphasys added -
Does the article state the Lodger's garment was an American Civil War garment? - if so maybe the man would be an American.
Thank you all,
Emanuele
This is from Casebook: Jack the Ripper - Mrs. Kuer's Lodger by Gavin Bromley:
[While the Daily News and Evening News seemed to believe the incident was now explained, the Irish Times continued in the other direction, though expressing some doubt in the public’s faith in the optimism seemingly shown by the police:
"The “bloody shirt,” having long figured as a STANDARD OF AMERICAN PARTY WARFARE, is likely to appear in this community as a flag of justice. For it is declared that the police are in possession of a most important clue to the Whitechapel assassin. This clue is a shirt saturated with blood, and supposed from circumstances needless to narrate to have been worn by the murderer when he killed his two latest victims. Great importance, it seems, is attached by the experts of the Criminal Investigation Department to this ensanguined garment, and the resources of the institution are at present directed to the discovery of the wearer. It must be said that the public do not share the great expectations of the authorities."] - Emphasys added -
Does the article state the Lodger's garment was an American Civil War garment? - if so maybe the man would be an American.
Thank you all,
Emanuele
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