The Leather Apron Scare And Jack The Ripper September 1888.
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- In early September, 1888, police enquiries amongst the Whitechapel unfortunates uncovered the existence of a sinister character whom the East End street walkers had nicknamed "Leather Apron", so called because he habitually wore such a garment.
As the police began searching for this menacing figure, a journalist from The Star newspaper began investigating the allegations against him, and, on the 4th of September, the newspaper published the first of several sensationalist articles that brought news of this "terror" to a wider audience.
The fact that the articles emphasised "Leather Apron's" Jewish parentage and appearance, stoked up the anti-Semitism that had been growing in the district throughout the 1880s.
When, following the murder of Annie Chapman, on the 8th of September, news leaked out that a freshly washed leather apron had been found close to her body, the anti-Semitism gave way to full scale anti-Jewish unrest, and innocent Jews found themselves victims of the baying Whitechapel mobs.
On the morning of Monday, 10th of September, Sergeant Thick, of the Metropolitan Police's H-Division, arrested John Pizer maintaining that he was the man who was known in the district as "Leather Apron."
Pizer, as it happened, had cast iron alibis for the nights of the murders of both Mary Nichols and Annie Chapman, and the police had no choice but to release him without charge.
Bur the "Leather Apron" scare continued for several more weeks.
In this video, you will learn the full story of the "Leather Apron" scare, and discover how it impacted on the police investigation into and the newspaper coverage of the case.
You will also learn how the suspicions against John Pizer may well have inspired the creation of the name "Jack the Ripper" at the end of September, 1888.
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Despite his denials he was known by the name Leather Apron. Many women identified him as the individual terrorizing them. And there was such a figure abusing and stealing from the' ladies of the night'. He wasn't the Whitechapel Murderer, but in my mind certainly not cleared from the individual terrorizing the local women.
The police probably wanted it gone as an unwanted distraction and cause for more animosity against migrants. Still, I think they should have followed up on the initial allegations.
Thank you for another excellent TH-cam video .
Well researched and produced as always .
I really do believe that all your hard work and dedication to this subject needs to been seen by a much larger audience .
As somebody that was born in the East End of London these stories resonant with me even though I am separated by 130+ years from them .
My son often comments to me I was born into the wrong era as I have so many Victorian traits in my likes and dislikes right down to not likening bare walls - must have ' stuff ' covering them .
Very kind of you, John.
YES! A new long format video from this wonderful host and expert. Can’t wait for this.
Thank you, Bobby.
Excellent!…… beautifully narrated
Thank you kindly!
GREAT VIDEO. Richard Jones is hands down the greatest Ripperologist. I can't think of any other who has contributed more to the subject matter. Heartfelt appreciation from me to him.
That is very kind of you, Marcus.
Melanie Trump is exactly where she wants to be, she is a horrible person who is with exactly who she deserves to be with.
Great video as usual. The idea that the start of the murders and the recent influx of displaced jews was no coincidence is ingrained. This argument has probably done more than anything then and now to hinder the investigation. We have enough examples that show serial killers evolve rather than just decide one day to start killing. There is one modern and very prominent example who started out as a petty thief and bag snatcher. He then progressed to serial murder. I wonder if this was the case for someone who engaged in the "interesting profession" as The Star called it and for whom robbery with violence eventually morphed into something much darker.
Another great one Richard,.. with great narritave voice to tell the story,.. keep them coming
Very kind of you, Jonathan.
Superb documentary. You really deserve to be on a wider platform.
Many thanks, Paul.
As always, thank you Mr. Jones for sharing your fantastic insight in this case in such a wonderful way.
A couple of questions arose when listening to today’s episode.
Is it known why Mr. Pizer stayed at Crossman’s lodging house at Holloway Road and not at 22 Mulberry Street at the night of Mary Nichol’s murder?
Do you know what address Crossman’s lodging house was at in Holloway Road?
From what I’ve read his alibi that night was two policemen standing outside Crossman’s lodging house who saw him leaving for a walk sometime after 11 PM, and when returning at 1.30 AM Mr.Pizer inquired about a red glow in the sky to the very same policemen, that turned out to be a fire on the docks. Mr. Pizer then went in direction of the fire but according to himself gave up somewhere around Highbury railway and returned to Holloway road at 2.15 AM. But who confirmed his arrival back at the lodging house?
Two policemen is indeed an extraordinary convenient alibi.
Thank you for your kind words, Magnus. To answer your questions, Pizer was in the habit of staying at various lodging houses across London, as the family home was quite cramped. Not certain of Crossman's address, but will see if I can find it. Yes, the policemen both confirmed his alibi, and he had to pay a again at the lodging house because he had missed the curfew for the time at which he had to take his bed.
Every Tom, Dick and Harry wore a leather apron in Victorian London.
Loving all these stories, they get me through a long work commute everyday
Thank you Richard for another great video.
I look forward to see the notification you have posted.
Cheers, Mathew.
If only people had listened to these women who likely had more of an idea who the Ripper was than anyone in authority. He must have been someone they encountered time to time on the streets, if he lived locally. They would have known amongst themselves who all the dodgy geezers were, such as Aaron Kosminski.
I'm really enjoying this channel, learning more about life in Whitechapel, and I'm less focused on the identity of the Ripper and more interested in the women and the way they lived.
Good point ☝️
It sounds like they DID listen to any and every drunk that threw out an accusation. The police listened to rumor, and wasted time and resources and effort looking into and chasing all of these ludicrous red herrings presented by these daft ass drunkard women and men. Maybe if people went on more than just an offhand comment or accusation, they would have been able to devote more “boots on the ground” time to looking into actual viable persons of interest.
I can see why Jack the Ripper is the one that stuck. I mean “Leather Apron?” 😂 wow! So scary . . . Not.
Thank you the continued publication of quality, informative videos on the subject. I wish they (and consumer internet) had been available when I first became interested in the Whitechapel murders. This channel is a good resource for those wanting to move beyond the sensationalism and understand mis-en-scène of that autumn.
Thank you, very kind of you to say so.
A little interesting fact about Jack the ripper Richard, ripper or rippier in the index of old occupation names comes back as fish carrier or fish merchant. I've tried to find as much info on Joe Barnett as i can. The name crops up several times in the courts although it gets confusing as to whether it is the same man.. Theres a gem in the times issue 9 April 1880 regarding a Jacob Barnett who marries an underage woman called Kate Rosenblatt. It seems a Joe Barnett pops up there said to be living with a Katherine Cohen ( Barnett had a sister called Katherine) living in Old Castle street behind the Victoria home. It seems these Barnetts are anglicised but have assiociations with a jewish family of Cohens. A Joe Barnett crops up again in 1892 along with some Cohens. This time after an altercation with a beat officer named Andrews. Impossible to say if it is the Barnett from Millers court. They were parentless from an early age though maybe they had a long standing relationship with this Cohen family. Maybe 13 room Millers court was the hovel police were reportedly looking for in early October 1888
That is really intriguing, Pete. I'm looking to do a video about Joe Barnett, so I may well ask your advice if that it okay?
Interesting stuff again.. I also came across Joe Barnett and another name that keeps cropping up is Charles Allen Lechmere aka ( Charles Allen Cross ) he with Joe Barnett are both very interesting suspects any information will be great thanks...
Another great video keep them coming please
Yeah those Barnetts in that story couldn't be found in census as brothers as the court stated. Kate Rosenblatt i found died age 22, four years later bur dont know the cause.. In all the time I've looked at the biggest suspicion I find is on Joe Barnett, George Hutchinson ( They surely knew each other) Dan Barnett, John Barnett and Mary Kelly... These are my suspects
The circumstancial on Joseph Barnett is profound . You can go on for ages about coincidences linking him, just one is the artists impression of him at the inquest,, he fits Lawendes description to a tee, no codding
Love this channel. As relaxing as it is interesting. Even if the subject matter is sinister and dark
Thank you very much!
Such a fantastic channel always thought provoking and informative thank you for all your hard work
So nice of you
A newspaper prints a drawing of a murder suspect - a man resembling the portrait is harassed and incapable to get employment - the man gets drunk - a mob wants to lynch him - police arrives...and the man is fined! Disgusting.
It was a cruel place and time, but for every man that was treated poorly there were at least 10 women who were assaulted badly.
Fantastic vid. Also love the narration. It’s very soothing to listen to.
Thank you very much!, Jade, very kind of you to say so.
Very good video. Thank you very much for you work and time on this. ❤️
My pleasure!
You're the best, sir! I always look forward to your videos.
Glad you like them!
Thank you very much. Always so interesting.
So nice of you
I look forward to your tales,brilliant as usual,well done once again
Glad you like them!
The narration is excellent. Also, when characters are quoted, he does an excellent performance in changing his voice to sound like that particular character..
Very detailed and informative. Thanks.
My pleasure, Jeffrey.
Great video I have been following the Jack the Ripper videos keep sharing them.
Thanks, will do!
Leather apron . That is a curious name for a serial killer. Too vague. And easy to use to create psycosis on the public. I pressume it was possible to see several men walking around the area wearing an apron a lether apron actually. We should not forget that it was possible to find people working in differents kind of occupations during that day. So it was common to see this kind of outfit. As i said curios name for a killer. Excelente video
That rather bland soubriquet would never have captured the imagination like the name Jack the Ripper.
The moniker Leather Apron was based on a real man, John Pizer. He used his apron in his trade, and had simply left it out to dry; it was found by police, and he became a suspect. I personally believe it was nothing more than a scare tactic, a red herring, a distraction. This case was never meant to be solved (inside job).
The phenomenon of a serial killer was new. Names like Backpack Killer, Hillside Stranglers, Night Stalker, Green River Killer etc. would come later. Jack the Ripper was more or less the first. Though there where others. Like many "Monster of (fill in location)".
Think in a way it was scary name. Referring to this, perhaps, butchers apron. An item only linked to the killer. Thus more room to conjure up whatever nightmarish figure people could imagine.
There was a leather apron found at the scene of the second murder. A bit of an unfortunate coincidence for Mr Pizer.
Yes, because of they way the bodies were cut up and mutilated with skill, the public thought that the murderer was a doctor or a butcher.
Thank you your Jack the ripper posts are brilliant
Glad you like them!
Really excellent research.
Thanks!
The story of John Pizer being identified by a certain Violinia sounds vaguely familiar. It reminds me of the story about Kosminski being identified by an unidentified witness as the Ripper but then refusing to testify against him. Both stories may be true, and I highly doubt Pizer was the killer. But could it be that we are hearing two different versions of the same event, told with different details by different persons getting their facts a little jumbled up?
The main story of JTR being identified by someone who was unwilling to testify supposedly originates from Swanson. The way it's been described is as a witness whose identification was so good it would've guaranteed a conviction for at least one of the canonical 5. Firstly there's no way Swanson wasn't aware of Pizer and the inquest, so he would've known that a solid id of "leather apron" wasn't necessarily a solid id of JTR. Most researchers attribute the most likely reason of the witness's unwillingness to testify to the Jewish law/custom of not testifying against each other in gentile court/police investigations. I think it's called "mizrah" or something like that.
It sounds like people were just pointing fingers (or making up individuals that supposedly pointed fingers) at Jewish people just because they were Jewish.
It’s obvious the whole freaking area refused to accept the reality that an Englishman or Irishman could be responsible for the murders, and used their prejudice to paint Jewish people as the problem. Bah
i always wondered if the name "Jack" was taken from the urban legend, Spring Heeled Jack. did anyone ever try to make a connection between the two? even if ironically? both Jack the Ripper and the urban legend seems to have gotten big around the same time.
According to wiki SHJ was around 50 years prior, although that could well be where the reporter who invented JTR's name got it from.
Yes, people have raised a connection to the two, but with that said, this is something where knowing who the author is would help.
Excellent work. Thank you!
Thank you too!
Excellent video keep up the great work
Thanks, will do!
This was really interesting! Many thanks :)
My pleasure!
Magnificent work! Very porpperly, you enhanced the Leather Apron incidents, otherwise a mere side note, into an eloquent depiction of the subjects and social environment around the Ripper case. Thank you for sharing your knowledge in such an accesible and elegant manner.
Very kind of you.
Interesting video to listen to while ironing work shirts on a Sunday evening. Fascinating to hear about London during this time. Thanks very much
Glad you enjoyed it! Hope the shirts are pristine!
This was great. Thank you
You're so welcome!
Superb stuff sir !
Great insightful video.
Thank you.
Thanks , i enjoyed that 🙂👍🏻
Glad to hear it!
Excellent video!
The narrator's voice is so soothing and relaxing. Anyone else thinking ASMR?
Horrible, horrible press at that time (too)
i wonder if he was really charles cross not joh pizer cross wore one at the inquest
This would make sense because Saucy would have had a history of sadism and misogyny leading up to his more notorious crimes.
You’re a naughty one, Saucy Jack . . .
You’re a Haughty one, Saucy Jack . . .
We can now work on our jazz rock fusion (or was it the rock jazz fusion?) concept album entitled: Saucy Jack
Cross walked probably around with a leather apron and a knife, due to he's work
I have heard. from several sources, that the "Dear Boss" letter was actually written by a "reporter" from the very newspaper that published the letter.
Can you confirm?
Very interesting facts about a poor innocent man which the increasing fear about the Whitechapel Murders made a sinister character without he known anything about it.
Innocent?? Not the Ripper but surely a serial abuser
Forgive my last comment, I was confused with Kozminski
Jack The Slipper-maker.
Charles Booth would have known all leather shoe contracts, (the police contract) he donated the leather bed covers.. Freemason aprons were made of leather then... An intentional "fake letter" spells out his name, and the joke of Leather Apron was actually double deep.
This was a good story 😊😊. Scary and interesting 🥺🥺. from Suzie in USA 💕💕👍😂🐱🙂😉😜
Thick! That's a very unfortunate name......
Did jack actually wore a leather apron
im not a Ju not a yed im not a skipper or a clipper im yours truly jack the ripper
since there were quite a number of Jewish men accused, i was definitely wondering about anti-Semitism.
Can i ask all, Who do you all think Jack the ripper was?
I would be merely guessing if I named any of the most likely suspects but I did read that Chief Inspector Abberline who was closely involved with the Whitechapel murder investigations did not think it inconceivable that it was George Chapman.
Interesting how police work hasn’t improved for any crimes against women especially for sex workers.
Ynot the ripper cleared by the Police
Nooooo! For the first time ever I'm first on a TH-cam channel! Time to break out the booze!
Congratulations, Alan!
In my opinion, Jack the Ripper was not part of the Jewish emigrant community in Whitechapel. Nor was he an obviously insane individual. His crimes were insane and psychopathic, but he was not obviously insane in outward appearance. He was, I think, a pretty strong man of the working class, had experience with knives (such is apparent to me from how quickly he would overpower the prostitutes and then kill them, as most of these women could take care of themselves in a fight). He was probably a man of some social intelligence, as he might need it to talk himself out of trouble. Not highly educated. A schemer and an opportunist. His victims were the opportunity, but his MO was the general blueprint for his crimes. He would stick to his general plan unless circumstances forced him to improvise, as I believe it did in the case of Elizabeth Stride. The police were looking for a Jewish man who was obviously insane and brandishing a knife at all the local women at every opportunity. No wonder the Ripper was never caught.
I think it's more accurate to say the murderer was never recognised. To this day the alibi provided by a significant family member will suffice to at least stall an investigation. Add to this a local culture where the police were not always trusted and frequently disrespected and you have your work cut out. Some of these trust issues may have had a basis in fact. Sgt William Thicke of H-Division apparently knew John Pizer for 18 years and was also aware of his nickname leather apron. Yet it was officers from J-Division who eventually brought Pizer in. Then we have the inquest where Richard points out that Thicke and Pizer seemed on very good terms. His reluctance to have Pizer brought in has always intrigued me.
I totally agree. A local, too, as he obviously had very good knowledge of the local area, and was ordinary enough not to stand out in a poor area like Whitechapel.
DNA evidence revealed that Jack The Ripper was Aaron Kosminski. A Polish Jewish immigrant, who was trained, and worked as a barber, in a hospital where his father worked. He had anatomical knowledge, and surgical skills. Barbers were members of the surgical guild, in those times.
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Thanks for your input Columbo.......🤣
Interesting
Fantastic video,the mob mentality has never changed, doesn't take long for the crowds to go ,racist ,
That struck me too, Anthony.