The End of "Jack the Ripper."

Manawatu Herald, 2 June 1892, Page 3

The End of " Jack the Ripper."

The Louuon correspondent of the Dublin Evening Press gives an exox I laordinary account of the career and d>ath of a man believed by tht police to be " Jack the Kipper." Some years a»o (says the correspondent) there resided in a country village in Noriolkshire a medical man who was much respected, and w\h> enjoyed an extensive practice. A^w man of respeotablo appearance e.iiiio to reside in the village, no one Icno-v whence or for what purpose. P She ! eeaine acquainted with tho doctor, and gained such an influence over him that ho neglected his practice, and eventually became so heavily hiv-.l vecl that he suddenly disappeared to avoid his creditors. It viis ivP.owii that he came to London, that his evil companion had abandon d him, ami thiit he was picking up a precarious existence by scavenging and other odd jobs in Wbitechapol. That he was in that district during the murders is certain, and thnt ho was almost continually drink io nUo equally tvo?, Late one

winter's night affcer the latest murder ascribed to Jack the Kipper was committed, he was thrown out of a low pullie huso in tho East End, and run over by a heavy good 3 van. He was taken to the hospital, and di d without regaining consciousness. Since then there have been no minders, nor any of that charac ter which made Whi'.echapol notorious.