Brooklyn Daily Eagle
New York, USA
4 December 1888
Dr. Tumblety in New York.
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Inspector Byrnes' Detectives Have Been Watching Him Closely.
Dr. Francis Tumblety, the man who was suspected of being connected
with the Whitechapel murders in London, arrived in New York on
board the French line steamer Bretagne, yesterday. A reporter
called upon Inspector Byrnes this morning and asked if there was
anything for which Tumblety could be arrested in this country. The
inspector replied that, although Tumblety was a fugitive from
justice, under $1,500 bail, for a nominal offence in England, he
could not be arrested here. The inspector added that in case the
doctor was wanted he knew where to lay his hand on him. Two of the
central office detectives were on the dock when the steamer arrived
and followed Tumblety to a Tenth street boarding house, the number
of which will not be made public. The new arrival will be kept
under strict surveillance.
