Cash was a major problem and he knew that they would discover his cheque could not be drawn on in another few days time. Unless he considered taking a loan he’d be forced to live in Whitechapel until recovering his wealth from Mary Kelly. He stared at the headlines and read the text; JACK’S DOUBLE EVENT HORROR William Bates Exclusive Sunday into Monday morning saw the most horrific events yet with the murder of two innocent Whitechapel women butchered for no apparent reason other than to fuel the mad Ripper’s killing spree. Elizabeth Stride was found with her throat cut in Dutfield’s Yard and within the hour the mutilated body of Cathy Eddowes was found in Mitre Square with, by all accounts, horrific injuries yet to be disclosed. Jack the Ripper’s blood lust obviously not yet satisfied, the Police lead by the confrontational Inspector Abberline still refuse the help of local Philanthropist George Lusk and the Whitechapel Vigilance Committee. When will it all end? Four women murdered, law and order in turmoil, the police apparently stumped and the local community snubbed by the authorities…….’ The article went on both to the fury of Frederick Abberline and Francis Tumblety who were simultaneously reading it but in very different circumstances.
