The Similarities Between Martin Kosminski And Joseph Hyam Levy

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MARTIN KOSMINSKI

Martin Kosminski first came under suspicion by theorists after researchers noticed a link between Martin Kosminski and Joseph Hyam Levy. It was Levy who supported
Kosminski's naturalization application in 1877 and was also one of the witnesses who saw a man with Catherine Eddowes shortly before she was murdered. Levy became distressed by the couple for reasons which are not clear, this has led to speculation that he may have recognized the man he saw with
Eddowes that night, as a relative of Martin Kosminski., or perhaps what caused Levy such unease was he spotted Martin Kosminski., with Eddowes. Martin Kosminski was born 1845 in Kalisch, Poland, In 1872, at Duke's Place Synagogue, he married, Augusta Barnett.
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Constable Whitfield, 42J, said that at four o'clock on the 23 December 1888, he was on duty in Dunston-Row, which runs onto the bank of the Regent's Canal, when he saw the prisoner walking up and down in a strange manner. The man was asked what he was doing there, and he replied, "I have a very bad mind about these affairs in Whitechapel." The Constable asked Hanhart "Did you do them?" and he replied "Yes." Hanhart was taken into custody. On the way to the station he handed the Constable an open knife and said, "I have a very bad conscience, because I am the cause of the affairs in
Whitechapel."-"What do you mean by that?" the Constable asked and Hanhart replied, "The murders."-
A clergyman, the Rev. W. Mathias said that Hanhart was a German subject, and had been French and German master at his (the clergyman's), college near Bath, since 16 Sept. last. Since that time he had never been out of his sight until the night before last. On Tuesday night he found that the prisoner was suffering from delusions, one of which was that he had not been attending to his classes for a fortnight. Inquiries, however, showed that this was not so. A doctor was called in, and he said that the prisoner was suffering from mental derangement, brought on by over study. The doctor advised that the man should be at once brought to London for a change of scene, and be then transferred to his friends house. Accordingly the Rev. brought …show more content…

His father tried to stop him by seizing the razor blade, but the suicide drew it through the former's fingers and ran round the room slashing at his throat all the time, till he dropped down with his head nearly cut off. His uncle committed suicide in the same way three years ago. Dr. Skilly said to a coroner's jury to-day that the only thing that was not cut through was the bone. It was the most gory thing he had ever seen.
Nearly Cut His Own Head Off.
Edward Buchan, a young man of 19, who lived at 42, Robin Hood-lane, Poplar, was seen by his sister cutting at his throat. His father tried to stop him by seizing the razor blade, but the suicide drew it through the former's fingers and ran round the room slashing at his throat all the time, till he dropped down with his head nearly cut off. His uncle committed suicide in the same way three years ago. Dr. Skilly said to a coroner's jury to-day that the only thing that was not cut through was the bone. It was the most gory thing he had ever seen.

It was said Buchan had been strange in his manner for some time'. Apart from his suicide occurring on the day of Mary Kelly's funeral, there is nothing to link him to the Whitechapel murders. The newspaper claimed his uncle had committed suicide in the same manner 3 years previously. which was a distance of some three miles from Whitechapel

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