Manitoba Daily Free Press
Winnipeg, Canada
22 July 1889
IN WHITECHAPEL
The First Man Arrested Informs a Magistrate That He Is the Ripper
London, July 20.
At 2 o'clock this morning a murderous attack was made on a woman on the Surrey side of the Thames, about two miles from
Whitechapel and on the opposite side of the river. The man was armed with a knife. The police, attracted by the shrieks of
the woman, arrived on the scene in time to capture the would-be assassin. They locked up both the woman and man. The woman
may recover. The identity of the man is not established but hopes are entertained that he may be the Ripper.
London, July 20.
The name of the man arrested on suspicion of being the Whitechapel murder (sic) and who subsequently confessed that he is
guilty, is William Brodie. He was arraigned before a police magistrate this morning. He stated to the magistrate that the
confession made by him to the police was true. the prisoner was remanded for a week.
Editor's note: The attack on the "Surrey side of the Thames" was
committed by John Royal, upon a woman named Nora Brown. See Related
Pages below for more press coverage on the incident.
