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The Daily Colonist (Canada)
2 October, 1888

Reward for the Whitechapel Murderer

LONDON, Oct. 1. The police as yet have no clue concerning the Whitechapel murderer. Various arrests have been made on suspicion, but there is no hope of any of those being detained being the man that is wanted. The managers of the Financial News have offered a reward of £300 for the apprehension of the murderer, and it is said that a fund for the same purpose will be raised by members of the stock exchange.


A Mad Murderer

LONDON, Oct 1. The Lord Mayor of London has offered £500 reward for the arrest of the Whitechapel murderer Doctors Forbes Winslow and Sir Risdon Bennett and other medical expressed themselves as more than ever convinced that the perpetrator of the crimes is a homicidal maniac.


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       Official Documents: Parliamentary Debates - July 18 1889 
       Press Reports: Austin Statesman - 10 October 1888 
       Press Reports: City Press - 28 November 1888 
       Press Reports: City Press - 6 October 1888 
       Press Reports: Daily Telegraph - 2 October 1888 
       Press Reports: Daily Telegraph - 5 October 1888 
       Press Reports: Echo - 13 October 1888 
       Press Reports: Echo - 19 September 1888 
       Press Reports: Echo - 4 October 1888 
       Press Reports: Evening News - 11 September 1888 
       Press Reports: Evening News - 20 September 1888 
       Press Reports: Evening Standard - 20 September 1888 
       Press Reports: Freemans Journal and Daily Commercial Advertiser - 6 Octo... 
       Press Reports: Illustrated Police News - 22 September 1888 
       Press Reports: Illustrated Police News - 6 October 1888 
       Press Reports: Kurier Codzienny - 13 October 1888 
       Press Reports: Kurier Codzienny - 9 October 1888 
       Press Reports: Macclesfield Courier and Herald - 17 November 1888 
       Press Reports: Manchester Guardian - 13 November 1888 
       Press Reports: New York Tribune - 02 October 1888 
       Press Reports: North Eastern Daily Gazette - 3 October 1888 
       Press Reports: Penny Illustrated Paper - 6 October 1888 
       Press Reports: Police Gazette - 5 October 1888 
       Press Reports: St. James Budget - 6 October 1888 
       Press Reports: Star - 4 October 1888 
       Press Reports: Star - 8 October 1888 
       Press Reports: Times [London] - 1 October 1888 
       Press Reports: Times [London] - 20 September 1888 
       Press Reports: Times [London] - 8 October 1888 
       Press Reports: Woodford Times - 5 October 1888