In Memorium: Emma Smith

[Howard Brown]

Today marks the 133rd year since the assault upon Emma Smith and her subsequent death on April 4, 1888.

R.I.P. Emma

[Howard Brown]

Tomorrow on Sunday, the 5th...Emma Smith died in the London Hospital...127 years ago.

R.I.P. Emma.

[Anna Morris]

Emma's story was so tragic. I have great sympathy with her statement that her friends and family would not have understood any better the difficulties of her last days, than they understood things before. Then I wonder if the legal case recently shared here, of a woman with a horribly abusive husband, referred to this Emma Smith. RIP indeed.

[Howard Brown]

From the JTR Tours & Richard Jones :

http://www.jack-the-ripper-tour.com/generalnews/april-3rd-1888

R. I. P. Emma.

[Jeff Leahy]

the more i've given it thought over the years, the more i'm inclined to think walter dew correct....

Emma was an early JtR attempt

Yours Jeff

[Stan Reid]

the more i've given it thought over the years, the more i'm inclined to think walter drew correct....

Emma was an early JtR attempt

Yours Jeff

Not quite over 50% yet but I'm basically with you on that.

[Gary Barnett]

Smith's attack wasn't unique in the annals of London crime as post 2 on this thread demonstrates:

http://www.jtrforums.com/showthread.php?t=25060&highlight=Duval&page=3

[Jeff Leahy]

Smith's attack wasn't unique in the annals of London crime as post 2 on this thread demonstrates:

http://www.jtrforums.com/showthread....t=Duval&page=3

Its not the fact that it was unique or not?

Its about timing and geography and the rarity of such attacks

The cross roads of Brick lane and Old Monique st place a completely different accessment of this attack

AT THE HEART OF THE JTR MURDER SCENE

Go there and look at it yourself

Yours Jeff

[Gary Barnett]

Its not the fact that it was unique or not?

Its about timing and geography and the rarity of such attacks

The cross roads of Brick lane and Old Monique st place a completely different accessment of this attack

AT THE HEART OF THE JTR MURDER SCENE

Go there and look at it yourself

Yours Jeff

Hi Jeff,

I've been there more times than I can remember.

Gary

[Jeff Leahy]

Hi Jeff,

I've been there more times than I can remember.

Gary

Thats not an argiment to exclued Smith as a JTR attack...

Nor Millwood and Wilson

Jack must have started with a different MO and developed..that makes sense

Yours Jeff

[Rob Clack]

I am inclined to think Emma Smith was an early Ripper attack. Also I don't think she was attacked in the street by a gang. Just my opinion.

Rob

[Jeff Leahy]

I am inclined to think Emma Smith was an early Ripper attack. Also I don't think she was attacked in the street by a gang. Just my opinion.

Rob

Hi Rob

I agree. That said I still have concerns

Can you expand on your opinion?

My interest is in the geography and the walk from poipular that night that might have taken her from commercial road through the area around greenfield st towards brick lane

Yours Jeff

[Rob Clack]

Hi Rob

I agree. That said I still have concerns

Can you expand on your opinion?

My interest is in the geography and the walk from poipular that night that might have taken her from commercial road through the area around greenfield st towards brick lane

Yours Jeff

Hi Jeff,

It all depends on what sort of Lodging House number 18 was. If it was a mixed Lodging House then I have a feeling that Smith was attacked there.
If it was women only then that theory goes out the window.

Regards

Rob

[Jeff Leahy]

Hi Jeff,

It all depends on what sort of Lodging House number 18 was. If it was a mixed Lodging House then I have a feeling that Smith was attacked there.
If it was women only then that theory goes out the window.

Regards

Rob

Like the attack on Annie Farmer?

Jeff

[Rob Clack]

Like the attack on Annie Farmer?

Jeff

I was thinking more Mary Ann Austin, who was attacked at 35 Dorset Street. When the Police found out the lodging house people took them to a different cubicle and were unhelpful.
What I am thinking with Smith is that she was attacked in the lodging house but was told to tell anyone that it happened outside and somewhere else just to keep the Police away from the premise.

Rob