James Sadler : Guilty As Charged

[Howard Brown]

.............7 days in the slammer for a d & d

South Wales Echo
April 7, 1891
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[Jerry Dunlop]

This is interesting, Howard.

Sadler was recorded as staying at the Victoria Working Men's Home in Commercial Street on the night of April 5th, 1891. Two days before this arrest. Maidenhead was a pretty long way from Whitechapel. Wonder what brought him there?

[Jerry Dunlop]

The article you posted calls him "Wm." Sadler. I know this is a stretch but William Grainger was in town during this time. He was arrested for d&d near Covent Garden on January 31, 1891. Then he spent time in Fulham Workhouse shortly after. Could it be a mix up in men? Just a thought. Both were sailors and drunks.

EDIT: Nevermind, I see the article says the man "who was charged"... Grainger was never charged with murder.

[Jon Simons]

Sadler was given the 7 days in lieu of paying the fine.


The North Eastern Daily Gazette 9th April `91 has Sadler spending census night at the Emigrants Christian Home, Blackwall, London:

[Jon Simons]

Here`s the Emigrants Christian Home (formerly the Brunswick Hotel)

[Jon Simons]

Sadler was given the 7 days in lieu of paying the fine.


The North Eastern Daily Gazette 9th April `91 has Sadler spending census night at the Emigrants Christian Home, Blackwall, London:

So Sadler was recorded as staying at both the Victoria Home on Commercial Street and the Emigrants Christian Home Blackwall on Census night 5th April ?

[Howard Brown]

Thanks a lot for the photos and info, Jon !

[Jon Simons]

Thanks a lot for the photos and info, Jon !

Hi Howard


It does raise the question of Sadler being recorded on census night 1891 at two different locations.

[Howard Brown]

Jon:

How far from Commercial Street is this Emigrants Christian Home in Blackwell ?

[Jon Simons]

Jon:

How far from Commercial Street is this Emigrants Christian Home in Blackwell ?

About 5 miles. An hour`s walk.
It would be interesting to see both census entries

[Jerry Dunlop]

About 5 miles. An hour`s walk.

The Emigrant home in Blackwall was 5 miles further east than Whitechapel even, correct Jon? Maidenhead is way west of London, isn't it?

[Jerry Dunlop]

I'm wondering if this is a different man altogether. The Maidenhead guy is William Sadler and the Whitechapel suspect is Thomas James Sadler.

[Jerry Dunlop]

Mistake by Press

Echo
April 8, 1891

[Howard Brown]

Nice follow up, Jerry....thanks !

The Maidenhead guy is William Sadler and the Whitechapel suspect is Thomas James Sadler.
-Jerry Dunlop-

The man linked to Frances Coles was James Thomas Sadler.
Nothing is easy in Ripperology, JD.....is it ?

[Wicker Man]

So was it Maidenhead or Maidstone, or shouldn't we even care at this point....

oh, the drama of it all....