The height of the Ripper scare was The Double Event, which occurred in the early morning hours of the 30th of September 1888. The Double Event is the name given to the events surrounding two women who were murdered in the Whitechapel area on the 30th of September 1888.
The two women who were murdered by Jack the Ripper that night were Elizabeth Stride and Catherine Eddowes. Both women were murdered by Jack the Ripper just an hour apart and within a close proximity. What Happened That Morning? Elizabeth Stride was the first of the two women to be murdered that morning. Throughout the late evening of the 29th of September 1888, she was spotted by several witnesses, at different times, by different men, who reported that they had seen her on the streets of Whitechapel. The last account of Elizabeth being seen was at around 12.45 AM, just outside where her dead body was found inside Dutsfield Yard. She was found by cart driver Louis Deimschutz, who was turning into the yard at 1 AM, his horse wouldn't move further into the yard because of the body (and possibly because the ripper was still in the yard), Deimschutz got off his cart and went to explore what was holding the horse back. It was the body of Elizabeth Stride. Ironically, the second victim of the night was released from prison around the same time that Elizabeth Stride's body was discovered at 1 AM. Catherine Eddowes wasn't really being realised to freedom, she was being released to her death, unknowingly by police officers, and herself. The Second Murder That Night The second murder which occurred on the night on the 30th of September 1888, was that of Catherine Eddowes. Catherine Eddowes was the second victim of Jack the Ripper on the night of The Double Event. Her murder did not take place that long after the murder of Elizabeth Stride.
Catherine Eddowes was found murder around 45 minutes after the body of Elizabeth Stride that night.
How Did The Events Unfold For Catherine Eddowes? The events for Catherine Eddowes started to unfold that night, on the 29th of September 1888, when she was arrested for being drunk and disorderly. She was kept in jail until she was sobered up, police let her free around 1 AM on the 30th of September 1888. At roughly the same time, the first victim of Jack the Ripper was found in Dutsfield Yard. Although police knew that Jack the Ripper was at large, they didn't know that he had struck again that night, hence why Catherine Eddowes was left to walk home alone in the darkness. Also, we have to remember that at the time, there wasn't a great deal of technology, people couldn't really be contacted instantly, therefore, it made it more problematic to catch Jack the Ripper that night, and stop him from murdering Catherine Eddowes. Catherine Eddowes was murdered sometime between 1.35 AM and 1.45 AM, in Mitre Square. The last time that she was seen alive was at 1.35 AM by three men; Joseph Levy, Harry Harris and Joseph Lawende, they saw her at Church Passage, which was just outside Mitre Square. However, Chief Inspector Donald Swanson doubted that this woman was Catherine Eddowes. At 1.45 AM, Catherine Eddowes mutilated body was found in the corner of Mitre Square. Jack the Ripper Gives Us A Clue...Or Two? On the night of The Double Event, Jack the Ripper left us possibly two clues, which could give us information about his identity. It was the only night that Jack the Ripper gave us any clues to his identity or any evidence which he left. The first clue is disputed in whether or not it was actually written by Jack the Ripper or not. Some argue that it was not written by Jack the Ripper because it was there too long. Others argue that is was written by Jack the Ripper, and gives us a clue to his identity. Who is right? Perhaps the clue is in what happened. What happened was that the written message on the wall, presumably left by Jack the Ripper, was ordered to be washed off before the early morning commute, where people could see it. This order was given because there was a fear that the message would spark anti-semitic riots. The message was written on a wall, it became known as the Goulston Street graffito. It was found in the early hours of the morning of the 30th of September 1888, just before sunrise. The graffito said ''The Juwes are the men who shall not be blamed for nothing.'' It's unclear what exactly the message meant. Alongside this, the police found the only piece of physical evidence which was left behind by the killer (if we disregard the writing on the wall). That piece of evidence was a stained cloth, which had Catherine Eddowes blood all over it. It is thought that Jack the Ripper stood in the doorway to wipe his knife (and possibly write the graffito), then disappeared into the night. Concluding Thoughts The Double Event is perhaps the most insightful event in the Jack the Ripper case. It is insightful because it gives us several clues and indications about Jack the Ripper.
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