On 5 November, 1888, PC Herbert Lee was on duty in Marylebone Lane when he saw a woman lying on a doorstep. In her arms was baby. Approaching them, PC Lee noticed the child was dressed only in a nightshirt. He told the woman that she should wrap her baby… You must be a paid …
Tag archives: 1888
Year of the Ripper: John Shorting
In the late 19th Century the English guzzled down an average of one gallon of spirits, 40 gallons of wine and 30 gallons of beer every year (and it had actually decreased since the 1870s). One of those enjoying alcohol on 28 May 1888 was John Shorting, a 42 year-old… You must be a paid …
Year of the Ripper: Michael Rumbold
On Thursday 24 May 1888, two young couples set off for a walk to Regent’s Park. There was Joseph Rumbold, a 21 year-old printer, and his date Elizabeth Lee, her cousin Emily Lee and a colleague of Joseph’s called Alonzo Burns. The entered the park by York Gate, just down… You must be a paid …
Year of the Ripper: Thomas Hare
At the age of 71, Major Thomas Hare must have thought he would be able to spend the rest of his days in peaceful retirement at his home in Surbiton. The former soldier, who served in the Irish 27th ‘Inniskillings’ foot regiment and the Cape Mounted Rifles in South Africa,… You must be a paid …
Year of the Ripper: Margaret White
When James White battered his 67-year-old wife Margaret to death with a poker, one newspaper reported the case under the headline: ‘Warnings for “nagging wives” and brutal husbands!’. This inaccurate summary could never explain why their 41-year marriage ended in murder. The couple had raised a son and a daughter… You must be a paid …