PARLIAMENT.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
THURSDAY, July 18.
THE WHITECHAPEL MURDERS.
Mr. MONTAGU asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether
he would offer a substantial reward, accompanied by a free pardon, to
anyone not in the police force and not the actual perpetrator of the
recent crime in Whitechapel who would give such information as would lead
to the conviction of the murderer; and whether he would sufficiently
increase the number of detectives so as to prevent, if possible, further
atrocities in East London.
Mr. MATTHEWS. - I have consulted the Commissioner of Police, and he
informs me that he has no reason to believe that the offer of a reward now
would be productive of any good result, and he does not recommend any
departure from the policy resolved on last year, and fully explained by me
to the House. Since the occurrence of the outrages in the East-end a large
number of men in plain clothes have been employed there, and I yesterday
sanctioned an arrangement for still further increasing the number of
detectives available for duty in Whitechapel.
