Newspaper clipping comparing Deeming's and Jack the Ripper's handwriting

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Are They Identical?

Deeming Alias Williams and
"Jack the Ripper."

Melbourne
5/1/91

Holts Matrimonial Agincy[sic]
345 Swanston Street

Dear Sir,

In answer to yours of
the 4th inst, I will Call on
you between 10 & 12 on Saturday next
yours Truly
F Duncan

Fac Simile of Letter Written by
Deeming.

25 Sept. 1888

Dear - Boss

I keep on hearing the police
have caught me but they wont fix
me just yet I have laughed when
they look so clever and talk about
being on the right track That joke
about Leather Apron gave me real
fits.

Fac Simile of Letter Written by
"Jack the Ripper."

As the impression is gaining ground that the perpetrator of the Windsor and Rainhill atrocities is identical with the
fiend known as "Jack the Ripper", who perpetrated the terrible murders and mutilations of females in the East End of London
some years ago, a comparison what is undoubtedly the writing of Williams with a specimen of that believed to be
"Jack the Ripper's" cannot fail to be valuable and interesting. "Jack the Ripper's" production was received by the London
police the day after it was dated. It will be noticed that though this seems to be more carefully written that Williams's,
there is still a strong resemblance to be detected here and there. Allowance must also be made for the fact that
over three years elapsed between the dates of the two documents, and some change might easily take place in a man's hand-
writing in that time. Possibly also "Jack the Ripper" attempted some sort of disguise, and this would account for the
evident care with which he wrote.

"Jack the Ripper" wrote in red ink, and his letter bore the London E.C. post mark. The following is its full text:-

25th September.
Dear Boss - I keep on hearing the police have caughed [sic] me but they wont fix me just yet. I have laughte [sic] when they look
so clever and talk about being on the right track. That joke about Leather Apron gave me real fits. I am down on wh-, and
I shant quit ripping them till I do get buckled. Grand work, the last job was. I gave the lady no time to squeal.
How can they catch me now? I love my work, and want to start again. You will soon hear of me with
my funny little games. I saved some of the proper red stuff in a ginger-beer bottle over the last job, to write with, but it
went thick like glue, and I can't use it. Red ink is fit enough, I hope. Ha! ha! The next job I do I shall clip the lady's
ears off and send to the police officers, just for jolly. wouldn't you? Keep this letter back till I do a bit more work, then give it
.....t straight. My knife's so nice and sharp, I want to get to get [sic] to work right away if I get a chance. Good luck - Yours truly,
Jack the Ripper, - Don't mind me giving the trade name. - Wasn't good enough to post this before I got all the red ink off my
...nds; curse it. They say I'm a doctor now. Ha! ha!