Brooklyn Daily Eagle
New York, USA
2 February 1889
Dr. Tumblety's Career.
A Most Remarkable One in This Country and Europe.
Dr. Francis Tumblety, who has been brought into considerable
notoriety by his being accused of being "Jack, the Ripper," the
Whitechapel murderer, is about to locate in Brooklyn, where he
intends to resume the practice of medicine. He is preparing a book
which he intends to publish at an early date, in the hope that by
showing his true character it will remove the stigma that has been
put upon his name by the many stories published about him in
connection with the work of the murderous London terror.
Dr. Tumblety has had a most remarkable career and has traveled all
over this country and Europe. He was born in Rochester, N.Y., and
at an early age began the practice of medicine in Canada. Here he
seems to have made many friends and shows letters from Sir E. Head,
Governor of Canada; Hon. Henry Sternes, Mayor of Montreal; Hon.
George Hall, Mayor of Quebec; Hon. John Hutchinson, Mayor of
Hamilton, C.W.; Hon W. Matthews, Mayor of Brantford, C.W.; Hon. W.
Barket, Mayor of London, C.W.
Just before the breaking out of the war he went to Washington and
soon became intimate with the leading citizens of that place. When
General McClellan became commander of the Army of the Potomac he
took Dr. Tumblety under his wing and furnished him with passes to
go and come where and when he pleased. He remained in Washington
for some time, and seems to have mingled in the best society there.
When he went to London in 1863 President Lincoln gave him a letter
to Lord John Russell recommending him to his kindly attention. He
visited London, Paris, Berlin and all the large cities of the
Continent, and during the siege of Paris in 1870-1871 became
attached to the ambulance service of France. For his services he
was presented with the Brittany cross and a diploma.
In his book he will publish letters from the late Emperor Napoleon,
Lord Beaconsfield, Earls Derby and Granville, Lord Headley, Sirs
Edward Thornton and Charles R. Dilke, Horace Greeley, J. Gordon
Bennett, Generals Sherman and Lee, John Bright, Charles Dickens and
Professor Willard Parker of New York. Dr. Tumblety has many
friends in this city who feel aggrieved at the many calumnies that
have been heaped upon him. Among them is Mr. Elisha Henshaw, of 567
Quincy street, who has known him for twenty-four years and who
speaks of him in the highest terms. The doctor spent many years of
his life in this city, and his friends have promised a hearty
welcome on his return.