JACK THE RIPPER
(by KLKCritlO TKLKfiHAl'ir.— COt'VßtfillT.) Mklhiß'knh, May 21. It is reported that the police were warned that " Jack the; Ripper," the alleged author of the recent Whitechapel horrors, had arrived in the colony, the police having received information that he had been seen in Melbourne. Humours of the warning were all oat in the city during the day, and caused a great sensation. May 22. The police have received a letter signed ".Jack the Hipper," apprising thorn of his arrival ia Australia, and announcing his intention to enter upon a career of crime here similar to his performances in London and the West Indies. The writer concludes by telling them to catch him if they can. The police believe the letter to be a hoax, but precautionary measures have been taken in view of possibilities.
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Waikato Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 2631, 23 May 1889, Page 2
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137JACK THE RIPPER Waikato Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 2631, 23 May 1889, Page 2
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