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.
