THE TRIAL OF JACK THE RIPPER - The Case of William Bury (1859-89) (SIGNED)

Macpherson (Euan)

ISBN 10: 1845960114 / ISBN 13: 9781845960117

Published by Mainstream, 2005

About this Item

Softcover, SIGNED. Was Jack the Ripper put on trial for murder in Dundee in March 1889? A shocking and brutal murder had taken place in the city in February that year, and the words 'Jack the Ripper is at the back of this door' were found written in chalk on a door at the scene of the crime. When he was arrested, the accused, William Bury, admitted that he was 'afraid he would be arrested as Jack the Ripper'. The police investigation uncovered some disturbing details. William Bury was a small dark-haired man who was known to have been violent towards women. He had been born and brought up in the Midlands but had moved to the East End of London in the autumn of 1887. On January 20, 1889, he and his wife travelled by boat to Dundee. This meant that he had arrived in London before the start of the Jack the Ripper murders and had left around the same time that they ceased. Could this be coincidence, people wondered. Could it also be a coincidence that the murder in Dundee carried all the hallmarks of a 'ripper' murder? In the month before the trial, the local newspapers in Dundee began to run sensational stories linking the accused with the notorious Whitechapel murders. When the trial opened to a packed courtroom, many in the public gallery were wondering if the man standing in the dock was none other than Jack the Ripper himself. In this book, the author presents the evidence that the long arm of the law really did catch up with 'Jack' in a dingy basement flat in Dundee in the cold winter months of early 1889. Illus. 192pp. 8vo. From the library of true crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. F. softcover. With tipped-in label SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE TRIAL OF JACK THE RIPPER - The Case of William Bury (1859-89) (SIGNED)
• Publisher: Mainstream
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1845960114
• ISBN 13: 9781845960117
• Binding: Softcover / Paperback
• Edition: First edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Signed: signed by author
• Seller catalogs:
  • Jack the Ripper and Assoc.

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Synopsis

In February 1889, a shocking and savage murder took place in Dundee, Scotland. Written in chalk at the scene of the crime were the words “Jack the Ripper is at the back door.” When he was arrested, William Bury admitted that he was “afraid he would be arrested as Jack the Ripper.” The police investigation uncovered some disturbing details: Bury, a man known to have been violent towards women, had moved to London just before the start of the Ripper murders and had left the city at the time the murders ceased. And could it have been a coincidence that the slaying in Dundee had all the hallmarks of a Ripper murder? This sensational account presents intriguing evidence that the law really did catch up with Jack the Ripper in a dingy basement flat in Dundee in the cold winter of 1889.

About the Author

Euan Macpherson is a librarian who has written for a number of publications in both the UK and USA. He has an Honours degree in English from the University of Stirling and lives in Dundee.