Handsworth resident's claim to be Jack The Ripper

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Date:8th of October 1888

Description:Mr Albert Blanchard confessed to being Jack The Ripper and was arrested and appeared at Birmingham Magistrates. Blanchard was clearly not Jack at all but his conduct concerned the police enough to arrest him. His given address is printed with minor errors - Roland Grove and Road have no "W" in their names. Blanchard's trial continued the following day......

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Handsworth Crime & Punishment 1837 - 1900 (Victorian Period)

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Donor ref:LSH/ Birmingham Daily Gazette October 8th 1888 (14/5845)

Source: Local Studies & History Department , Birmingham Central Library

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