Annie Chapman - Wife, Mother, Victim: The Life & Death of a Victim of Jack The Ripper by Covell Mike

Author:Covell, Mike [Covell, Mike]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Creativia
Published: 2014-06-12T23:00:00+00:00

September 14th 1888

The Evening Standard, a London based newspaper, featured the following, dated September 14th 1888,

THE WHITECHAPEL MURDERS. The adjourned inquest upon the body of Annie Chapman was resumed yesterday by Mr. Wynne Baxter, in the Working Lads' Institute, Whitechapel road. The following further evidence was taken. Joseph Chandler, police inspector, stated - About ten minutes to six o'clock on Saturday morning I was on duty in Commercial street, at the corner of Hanbury street. I saw several men running up Hanbury street, who beckoned to me. One of them said, “Another woman has been murdered.” I at once went with him to the house, 29 Hanbury street. I went through the passage to the yard. There were several people about, but not in the yard. I saw the body of a woman lying on the ground on her back. Her head was towards the back wall of the house, about two feet back, at the bottom of the steps. Her face was turned on to the right side, with the left hand resting on the left breast, which was not exposed. The right hand was lying down by her side. The legs were drawn up, and the clothing above the knees. Was the body lying parallel with the fencing? - With the fencing dividing the two yards. I remained there in charge and sent for the divisional surgeon, the ambulance, and further assistance. When constables came, I removed all parties from the passage, and saw that nobody touched the body until the doctor arrived. I obtained some sacking from some of the neighbours to cover the body until the arrival of the doctor. What time did he arrive? - About half past six. Her examined the body, and ordered its removal to the mortuary. We put it on the ambulance. After the body had been removed I examined the yard, and I found some pieces of coarse muslin, a small tooth comb, and a pocket hair comb in leather case. I produce these things. There was lying near the feet of the woman a small piece of paper; a portion of an envelope I also found near her head. There was a seal, and on the flap there were in embossed letters the words “Sussex Regiment.” On the other side of the envelope was the letter M in writing. It was in a man's writing. There was no postage stamp, but there was a post office stamp, “London, 23rd August, 1888.” There was another stamp, but it was indistinct. On the front were written the letters “S.P.” There were no other marks. Did you find anything else in the yard? - There was a leather apron lying in the yard saturated with water, almost two feet from the water tap. That was shown to the doctor. There was a nail box - a box commonly used by case makers for holding their nails. It was empty. There was also a flat piece of steel, which has since been identified by Mrs.

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