FRI, SEP 28, 1888
That Afternoon
Frederick William Wilkinson, Deputy at Cooney’s, saw Catherine but not Kelly.30
Kelly managed to earn 6d (2 1/2p).31
FRI, SEP 28, 1888
That Night
Catherine went out, and despite Kelly’s protests, it was agreed that Catherine would use 2d and sleep at the Mile End Casual Ward while Kelly used the remaining 4d to sleep at Cooney’s.32
Upon arrival at the casual ward, the Casual Ward Superintendent asked Catherine where she had been in the interval, (Catherine was ”formerly well-known” there but had not been at the casual ward for some time). The superintendent was met with the reply, that she had been in the country ”hopping”. ”But,” added the woman, ”I have come back to earn the reward offered for the apprehension of the Whitechapel murderer. I think I know him.” ”Mind he doesn’t murder you too” replied the superintendent jocularly. ”Oh, no fear of that,” responded Catherine.33
SAT, SEP 29, 1888
8:00am
Catherine met Kelly at Cooney’s, saying there had been some trouble at the casual ward and was turned out early.34
It was agreed that Catherine would pawn a pair of Kelly’s boots at a broker, Smith or Jones, in Church St. Catherine got 2/6d (12 1/2p), and the ticket was in the name of Jane Kelly. With the money, they bought tea, coffee, sugar, and food.35
SAT, SEP 29, 1888
10:00-11:00am
Wilkinson saw Catherine and Kelly eating breakfast in the kitchen of Cooney’s. Wilkinson noted that Catherine had on an apron.36
SAT, SEP 29, 1888
That Day
The ”Dear Boss” letter was given to Scotland Yard.37
SAT, SEP 29, 1888
2:00pm
Catherine and Kelly were in Houndsditch, broke.38
Catherine left Kelly on good terms in order to obtain money from Annie, (whom Catherine believed was still in Bermondsey). Catherine promised to return by 4:00pm.39
SAT, SEP 29, 1888
7:00pm
George James Morris, Metropolitan Police pensioner and night watchman at Kearly and Tonge’s warehouse, Mitre Sq, came on duty.40
SAT, SEP 29, 1888
c.8:30pm
Catherine allegedly caused a drunken scene by imitating a fire engine in front of a small crowd and then laying down to sleep on the pavement.41
SAT, SEP 29, 1888
8:30pm
Police Constable Louis Robinson, 931City, was on duty in Aldgate High St when he noticed a small crowd standing around Catherine outside #29. PC Robinson tried to Stand Catherine up against the house, but she fell.42
City Police Constable George Simmons assisted PC Robinson in taking Catherine to the Bishopsgate Police Station.43
SAT, SEP 29, 1888
8:45pm
Catherine was brought to the station and gave her name as ”nothing.” Sergeant James George Byfield, station sergeant, Bishopsgate Police Station, had Catherine placed in a cell until she sobered up.44
SAT, SEP 29, 1888
8:50pm
PC Robinson looked in on Catherine for the last time, nothing that she was asleep and smelled very much of alcohol.45
SAT, SEP 29, 1888
(9:00pm)
Kelly heard of Catherine’s incarciration from two women. He told Wilkinson of the incident and took a single bed.46
SAT, SEP 29, 1888
9:45pm
Police Constable George Henry Hutt, 968City, came on duty to oversee the prisoners in the Bishopsgate lock-up.47
Police Constable James Harvey, 964City, came on duty to patrol the Houndsditch area:
Police Constable Edward Watkins, 881City, came on duty to patrol the Mitre St area:
SAT, SEP 29, 1888
11:00pm
George Clapp, a caretaker residing at 5 Mitre St, went to bed.50
SUN, SEP 30, 1888
12:15am
Catherine was awake and softly singing to herself.51
SUN, SEP 30, 1888
12:30am
Police Constable Richard Pearse, 922City residing at 3 Mitre Sq, went to bed.52
Catherine, fully aware of herself, asked when she could be released. PC Hutt answered, ”When you are capable of taking care of yourself.” ”I can do that now,” Catherine replied.53
SUN, SEP 30, 1888
12:55am
Catherine, considered sober, was removed from her cell by PC Hutt.54
Sgt Byfield would not release Catherine until she gave her name. She said finally, ”Mary Ann Kelly, 6 Fashion St.”55
SUN, SEP 30, 1888
c.1:00am
Diemschutz found Stride’s body in gateway of Dutfield’s Yard.56
SUN, SEP 30, 1888
1:00am
Catherine asked what time it was. ”Too late for you to get any more drink,” replied PC Hutt. ”I’ll get a damn fine hiding when I get home,” she said. ”And serve you right,” added PC Hutt, ”You have no right to get drunk.”57
”This way Missus,” said PC Hutt, leading Catherine down the passage to the outer doors. She was asked to close the doors behind her. Catherine replied, ”All right. Good night, old cock.” PC Hutt noted that she turned left and headed for Houndsditch. He also noted that Catherine did have an apron upon departing.58
SUN, SEP 30, 1888
c.1:30am
James Blenkinsop, nightwatchman overseeing roadworks in St James Place, claimed a respectably dressed man approached him,asking, ”Have you seen a man and woman go through here?” Blenkinsop said he had seen some people pass, but that he had not paid any attention to them.59
PC Watkins was in Mitre Sq, saw and heard nothing.60
Joseph Lawende, a commercial traveller in cigarettes residing at 45 Norfolk Rd, Dalston; Joseph Hyam Levy, butcher living at at 1 Hutchinson St, Aldgate, and Harry Harris, a Jewish furniture dealer of Castle St, Whitechapel, prepare to leave the Imperial Club, 16-17 Duke St.62
SUN, SEP 30, 1888
c.1:34am
Lawende, Levy and Harris came out from the club and into Duke St. Lawende was walking slightly apart from the other two. About 15′ away, at the corner of Duke St and Church Passage, they noticed a man and woman quietly talking. The woman had her back to them, and she had her hand on the man’s chest – in a friendly manner, not a protest. Neither appeared upset nor quarreling, and nothing unusual was going on.63
SUN, SEP 30, 1888
c.1:40am
PC Harvey went down Duke St and into Church Passage as far as Mitre Sq. He did not look into the square and neither saw nor heard anything.67
PC Watkins entered Mitre Sq from Mitre St, Flashing his lantern into the square. He turned to the right and found the body in the South-West corner.68
SUN, SEP 30, 1888
c.1:45am
PC Watkins went over to the Kearly and Tonge’s warehouse. The door was slightly ajar (Morris states for about 2 minutes prior PC Watkins arrival). PC Watkins found Morris in the hallway. ”For God’s sake, mate, come to assist me,” said PC Watkins. ”What’s the matter?” asked Morris. ”Oh dear, there’s another woman cut to pieces.” replied PC Watkins. Morris returned with PC Watkins to view the body.70
SUN, SEP 30, 1888
1:45am
Insp Reid arrived at Dutfield’s Yard. Superintendent Thomas Arnold arrived shortly after.71
SUN, SEP 30, 1888
c.1:47am
PC Watkins stayed with the body while Morris blew his whistle,running down Mitre St and into Aldgate.72
SUN, SEP 30, 1888
(1:48am)
PC Harvey heard whistle, saw Morris running, and went over to him. Morris Told PC Harvey about the body.73
Morris saw Police Constable Holland, 814City, and called him over.74
SUN, SEP 30, 1888
(1:49am)
PC Harvey, PC Holland, and Morris went to Mitre Sq.75
After viewing the body, PC Holland went to fetch Doctor George William Sequeira from his surgery at 34 Jewry St.76
SUN, SEP 30, 1888
1:55am
Inspector Edward Collard notified at Bishopsgate Police Station about the body.77
Insp Collard sent a PC to notify Doctor Frederick Gordon Brown, City Police Surgeon, 17 Finsbury Circus.78
Dr Sequeira notifed.79
SUN, SEP 30, 1888
1:58am
Detective Constable Daniel Halse, Detective Constable Edward Marriott, and Detective Sergeant Robert Outram, at bottom of Houndsditch near St Boloph’s Church, responded to Morris’s whistle and went to Mitre Sq.80
SUN, SEP 30, 1888
2:00am
PC Holland returned with Dr Sequeira who pronounced Catherine dead.81
SUN, SEP 30, 1888
(2:00am)
DC Halse, DC Marriott, and DS Outram arrived at scene.82
SUN, SEP 30, 1888
2:03am
Insp Collard arrived and immediately organized a search of the district.83
Dr Sequeira informed of Dr Brown’s impending arrival and waited before conducting the exam further.84
Dr Brown was notified of the body.85
SUN, SEP 30, 1888
(2:05am)
DC Halse went into Middlesex St and then on into Wentworth St.86
SUN, SEP 30, 1888
2:18am
Dr Brown arrived at the scene.87
SUN, SEP 30, 1888
2:20am
The initial exam of Catherine was conducted:
Detective Superintendent Alfred Lawrence Foster and Superintendent James McWilliam arrived at the scene.89
DC Halse in Goulston St returning to Mitre Sq.90
Police Constable Alfred Long, 254A, on patrol in Goulston St – saw neither graffito nor apron piece at that time.91
PC Pearse first heard about the murder.92
SUN, SEP 30, 1888
2:35am
DC Halse back in Mitre Sq.93
Body was placed into ambulance and taken to Golden Lane Mortuary.94
Sergeant Jones found three buttons, a thimble, and a mustard tin containing 2 pawn tickets beside the body.95
Sergeant Phelps, Inspector Izzard, and Sergeant Dudman at scene to preserve public order.96
SUN, SEP 30, 1888
(exact time unknown)
Sgt Dudman found stains on the doorway and underneath the window of 36 Mitre St. (The East London Advertiser’s report claimed these stains were blood; these stains turned out to actually be candle greese.)97
DC Halse and Insp Collard went to mortuary.98
SUN, SEP 30, 1888
(exact time unknown)
At mortuary, body was stripped and a piece of ear droped from the clothing.99
Insp Collard itemized Catherine’s possessions:100
DC Halse noticed a piece of apron was missing.103
SUN, SEP 30, 1888
(exact time unknown)
DC Halse returned to Mitre Sq with Major Henry Smith, acting Commissioner, City of London Police.104
PC Long found a blood stained apron piece in an archway at Wentworth Model Dwellings, Goulston St, and then a chalked message on the black brick fascia edging of the open doorway which led to the staircase and basement door of #108-119.105
PC Long searched staircases and surrounding area.107
SUN, SEP 30, 1888
(3:05am)
PC Long saw and called over Police Constable 190H, leaving him in charge of the beat. PC Long then took the apron piece to the Commercial St Police Station.108
SUN, SEP 30, 1888
(exact times unknown)
DC Halse, Major Smith, and Detective Baxter Hunt went to the Leman Street Police Station.109
DC Halse went to Goulston St and directed that the message be photographed. He remained at the scene.110
Superintendent Thomas Arnold sent an Inspector to Goulston St with a sponge to await orders to rub out the message.112
SUN, SEP 30, 1888
5:00am
PC Long returned to Goulston St.113
SUN, SEP 30, 1888
(5:10am)
Sir Charles Warren arrived upon the scene.114
SUN, SEP 30, 1888
5:30am
Det Hunt arrived upon the scene.115
Despite DC Halse’s protests, the message was rubbed out. (Major Smith claimed Sir Charles Warren personally removed it.)116
SUN, SEP 30, 1888
5:42am
Sunrise.117
SUN, SEP 30, 1888
That Morning
Insp Collard ordered house-to-house interviews.118
Fireman at a night station, St James Plc, said they saw and heard nothing from the square.119
Lawende, Levy, and Harris were located.120
Clapp first heard of the murders.121
The post-mortem conducted by Dr Brown, Dr Sequeira, Doctor William Sedgwick Saunders, Medical Officer of Health and Public Analyst, City of London, and attended by Dr Phillips.122
SUN, SEP 30, 1888
That Day
Kelly read in paper about victim having pawn ticket with Birrel’s name on it. He presented himself to the police and identified the body. Until then, he had no idea that Catherine was victim #4.124