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Robert Charles Linford
Assistant Commissioner
Username: Robert
Post Number: 2756
Registered: 3-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, July 29, 2004 - 4:02 pm: |       |
From Jan 17 1889 :
Robert |
Scott Suttar
Inspector
Username: Scotty
Post Number: 151
Registered: 5-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, July 29, 2004 - 10:18 pm: | |
Nice find Robert, interested to see if they printed a follow up stating the outcome.
Scotty. |
Thomas C. Wescott
Detective Sergeant
Username: Tom_wescott
Post Number: 143
Registered: 4-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, July 29, 2004 - 11:49 pm: | |
Where is Tunis? In Nevada?
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Dan Norder
Inspector
Username: Dannorder
Post Number: 189
Registered: 4-2004
| | Posted on Friday, July 30, 2004 - 4:03 am: | |
I had thought they were probably referring to Tunis in Africa, which would make this a pretty far-flung recounting of the incident.
Dan Norder, editor, Ripper Notes |
Christopher T George
Chief Inspector
Username: Chrisg
Post Number: 825
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Friday, July 30, 2004 - 8:11 am: | |
Hi, Dan and Tom
Yes it must be Tunis in Africa since the report mentions the British Consul, an allusion to whom would not make sense if a U.S. town was meant.
All the best
Chris
Christopher T. George
North American Editor
Ripperologist
http://www.ripperologist.info
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Stephen P. Ryder
Board Administrator
Username: Admin
Post Number: 3136
Registered: 10-1997
| | Posted on Friday, July 30, 2004 - 8:21 am: | |
More information on this incident can be found at:
http://casebook.org/about_the_casebook/cbindex.html?showindex=Tunis
The man's name was Alfred (or James) Grey/Gray, and the original source for the story appears to have been the Petit Journal from Paris. The Times of London covered the story 16-18 January:
"The man suspected to be 'Jack the Ripper' is certainly of English nationality. He comes from Whitechapel. On his right arm are tattooed English female names, and on his left arm his own name, James Gray, as well as a drawing representing a naked woman. He lived with a woman in coming from England. Up till now he has not been able to explain how his time was spent for a year, and during his stay here. The English Consul has had photographs taken of this person. These have been sent to London, whence information is expected. It was remarked that Gray trembled very much when the photograph was taken."
(Message edited by admin on July 30, 2004)
Stephen P. Ryder, Exec. Editor
Casebook: Jack the Ripper |
Jon Smyth
Detective Sergeant
Username: Jon
Post Number: 138
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Friday, July 30, 2004 - 3:34 pm: | |
We come across that blanket expression "similar to those committed in Whitechapel" in a variety of reports.
I think it simply means a knife was used, as in other instances of the use of this phrase.
19th century media hype ?
regards, Jon |
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