Sheboygan Press (U.S.A.)
1 December 1910
Ripper Suspect Held
Prisoner in California Talks of Whitechapel Crimes
Arrrested at Los Angeles on Charge of Attempting to Murder His
Half-Sister.
Los Angeles, Cal., Dec. 5.-Having admitted to the police, during lucid
moments, that he fled from England several years ago in fear of being
arrested as "Jack the Ripper," who committed the notorious Whitechapel
murders, Jack Straw is being detained in the insane ward of the county
hospital for examination.
Shaw was arrested through the efforts of the Legal Aid Society, the
complaint being that he attempted to murder Edith Tyson, his half-sister.
His life will be investigated. Local authorities will notify the London
police of their suspicions.
Shaw has not admitted that he is the notorious "Jack the Ripper," but his
constant references to the subject indicate that it is deeply impressed on
his mind. He is fifty years old.
