Horrible Murder and Mutilation in Dundee.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3207, 17 May 1889, Page 2

Horrible Murder and Mutilation in Dundee.

_ A crime unusually hideous in its ' details was brought .to light in the i Dundee Police Court on Monday ' morning, 11th February, 'lhe iacts , on Sundftynigbi about seven ' o'clotk.-a "mail went Central Police Office and asked for a- private' "'-■■■ t interview with the lieutenant on duty, as he wanted to make an important communication. Lieui tenant Parr, ivho was then in charge, • took the man into Ibo retiring room, *. 1 When they were alono, the man, who ' appeared much excited, said he wag. T> ] "Jack the Ripper." He said be had cut up tho body of his wife, and [that it would be found in a box in their house in Frinco's Street. At first the man's etatenient appeared somewhat incoherent, but 6n being questioned he made. a statement to the .4 following effect:—Ho said bis name -■ was William Henry Bury, and'that he was a sawdust merchant. Ho was a stranger in. Dundee, but he and his wife came from London by the steamer Cambiia about three weeks ago. They took a small houso at 118, Princo's-Btieet, where be had lived since last Monday. They were both Miking together.' He bad gone to-bed tho worst for drink that night, and when be awoko on Tuesday morning he'found bis wife lying dead on the floor, with a cord around her'.; neck. He then hacked tor body and packed the mutilated remains into a laige box in the bouse, where they would bo found. The man was accordingly ■■ detained, Lieutenant [ Lamb, chief W of the detective department, proceeded to the house, accompanied by Detective Campbell, and found the mutilated body of the woman as bad bce)\ described. Lieutonant Lamb jioemed it Iprudept■ not to prpceejl further mitil'the poijee surgeon was , present. "Dr.Teinploman was accordingly sent'■ for, aud on his arrival the examination of the box wis: proceeded j The box was filled .witb. a;mißc'eilan§oii6 variety of v •. articles, and: tbe'-body had -been

.: >- ' " ._ M ' - • forced in with considerable diffiaulty. V'. The trunk oocnpiod nearly the whole length of the chest, and to got it into that position tho logs had been twisted up and one of .them'was' fractured. Underneath the body was ».' a sheet. *• There were several fearful gashes on the body as ifihey had ' been inflicted with a knifo. The body was subsequently removed from tho box, and tho remains conveyed to the deadhonse. The man was then locked up on a charge of murder. In his possession was found n bank book showing between £1 and JB'lo his credit, and there was nearly £9 in silver in his pockot. lie was also possessed of a lot of jewellery, including a watch, which he said was one of ~„._ a number which belongedto his wife. ""Ithas been ascertained that Bury had lived for a long time in tho East M of London. Later on the prisoner was brought before Baillie Black in the Police • Court, and remitted to the Sheriff, » charged with tho murder of his V wile.