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1885 Austin Murders and Tumblety
Casebook Message Boards: Ripper Suspects: General Discussion :
1885 Austin Murders and Tumblety
Author: Allan McCormack
Thursday, 04 January 2001 - 02:50 pm |        | Hello,
I respectfully request the opportunity to join in your discussions, which I have been reading for the past several months.
With a view toward contributing something, I have placed transcriptions of Texas newspaper articles from 1888 describing the 1884-1885 serial murders at Austin, Texas, USA and their alledged link to the Whitechapel murders at the following URL:
www.geocities.com/austinhistory/ripper.html
Also, newspapers accounts specifically about the 1884-1885 Austin serial murders can be found at:
www.geocities.com/austinhistory/page1.html
Additionally, two 1888 AUSTIN STATESMAN articles are reproduced at this URL:
www.casebook.org/press_reports/austin_statesman/
Allow me to introduce myself: I am an historian, 35, and have studied the Austin murders for six years; a portion of my research into the Austin serial-murders is published in the July 2000 issue of TEXAS MONTHLY magazine.
I have made these transcriptions available for the benefit of researchers interested in the Austin murders.
Please note that the old newspaper accounts are replete with factual errors relative to the murders: the Texas press was reluctant to publish details of the extensive mutilations of the female victims.
A study of the Austin murders might not be of interest to those persons who propose that serial killers never change their m.o.;or to those persons who believe that the Whitechapel murderer did not act with an accomplice; or to those persons who are certain that the Whitechapel murderer was never in Austin, Texas--for such a statement implies that the individual already knows the identity of the Whitechapel murderer and his/her history.
However, a study of the Austin murders might be of interest to those persons who believe that, in addition to the identified suspects, that any documented accounts of serial murder occurring shortly before or after the Whitechapel murders should be investigated, for the reason that serial killers contemporary with Jack the Ripper, because they are serial killers, merit investigation.
Furthermore, a study of the Austin murders might be of interest to those persons entertaining the possibility that the Whitechapel murderer had an accomplice; and by those individuals who are interested in Francis Tumblety, as an Austin researcher (as reported in TEXAS MONTHLY) believes that Tumblety was in Austin, Texas in 1884-1885.
It might also be of interest to some, that the Texas state capitol building (built of granite and made famous during the recent presidential election) was being constructed (in 1884) by imported and skilled stonecutters--at times as many as 200 English, French, Italian and German stonecutters lived in Austin during 1884-1888. The state-house was finished in spring 1888, after which time the majority of stonecutters returned to their homes.
Allan McCormack
Austin, Texas
P.S. I have posted a copy of this message in the Specific suspects category under Francis Tumblety for the benefit of persons interested in him specifically. |
Author: John Dixon
Sunday, 07 January 2001 - 01:21 pm | | New information is always appreciated.
Thankyou
John |
Author: Neil K. MacMillan
Saturday, 19 January 2002 - 08:16 pm | | Allan:
A very fascinating sidelight to the ongoing saga of who Jack was. By the way Tumblety is buried in Holy Sepulcher Cemetery in Rochester, New York. Kindest regards, Neil |
Author: Dan Norder
Saturday, 04 May 2002 - 02:54 pm | | Hi,
The site sounded interesting, but, unfortunately, the geocities URL just returns a page that says it does not exist.
Has the info been moved? Anyone has a copy of it?
I've tried to post before but it hasn't come through yet. Sorry if this shows up twice.
Thanks in advance,
Dan |
Author: Otto K. Gross
Monday, 06 May 2002 - 06:55 pm | | Hi Allen,
I too have been studying the Austin servant girl murders. I just got back from the Library of Congress where I was rumaging around the Pickerton Detective Agency records for the H.H. Holmes ( Herman Mudget ). He's no longer a suspect for me.
I've posted my (present) view of the Austin murders and my current belief that James Maybrick is responsible for both sets of murders elsewhere in this board. I also mention that Austin wasn't the only city that had murders of this style. Kansas City,Mo. had several. New Orleans had one definite one.
Good luck.
Otto |
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