The Awful Work Of Leather Apron Creates A Panic

[Howard Brown]

Philadelphia Times
October 1, 1888
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[Tom_Wescott]

Smith, Tabram, Nichols, Chapman, Stride, Eddowes...who's the seventh victim?

Yours truly,

Tom Wescott

[Howard Brown]

Tom:
I imagine that they added the 'Christmas 1887 victim'.
Many papers did.

[Tom_Wescott]

But I don't think that was invented until November, right?

Yours truly,

Tom Wescott

[Howard Brown]

Tom:
I ought to know the answer without thinking twice...and while I'm not positive, I lean toward that imaginary victim appearing earlier than the Millers Court Murder in the papers.

[Lynn Cates]

torso

Hello Tom, Howard. One of the torsos is often included here.

Cheers.
LC

[Cris Malone]

On Oct. 1st 1888? If they're including the very recent NSY embankment discovery, its strange that the cable didn't mention it with the other two murders.

[Cris Malone]

From the Daily Telegraph, 10 Sept. 1888:

The first murder at Christmas passed without much notice, and no evidence of identification was adduced at the inquest. A wholly satisfactory explanation of the cause of death was not forthcoming, but in some respects the nature of the injuries sustained had a resemblance to those which were inflicted upon the three other women who have since succumbed to violence of a most revolting character.

What was to become the named "Fairy Fay" in 1950 was already being misreported in the press before the murders of Sept. 30, 1888 - a progressive confusion regarding the attack on Margaret Hames mentioned also by the press (Llyod's I believe) during the Emma Smith inquest.

[Lynn Cates]

early

Hello Cris. Thanks. That is a tad early. May be Fairy Fay for all that.

Cheers.
LC

[Howard Brown]

According to this report in the New York Evening World, the pre-Emma Smith victim was murdered before October 12th,1887.....

New York Evening World
October 12, 1888
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[Tom_Wescott]

Hi Howard. No, that's supposed to be Smith as Tabram is #2.

Yours truly,

Tom Wescott

[Howard Brown]

Tom:

That's right, it is Smith, but the date is erroneously noted as being prior to October 12, 1887.

[Mr. Lucky]

According to this report in the New York Evening World, the pre-Emma Smith victim was murdered before October 12th,1887.....

Hi How

I think the Writer/editor of this slightly later article reasoned the same way as you did;- (first posted by Chris Scott, IIRC)

'New York Tribune
11 Nov. 1888
The history of the reign of horror which now paralyzes all London with a panic of fear reaches back for a year. The mutilator's first success was achieved early in the month of October 1887'

'Early in the month of October' = pre 12th October

[Howard Brown]

Lucky:
Thanks for that, as I didn't recall Chris's find.

[Tom_Wescott]

Hi How

I think the Writer/editor of this slightly later article reasoned the same way as you did;- (first posted by Chris Scott, IIRC)

'New York Tribune
11 Nov. 1888
The history of the reign of horror which now paralyzes all London with a panic of fear reaches back for a year. The mutilator's first success was achieved early in the month of October 1887'

'Early in the month of October' = pre 12th October

Looks like a case of one New York source copying another and repeating the same error.

Yours truly,

Tom Wescott