Record revealed
Hoax letter signed by ‘Jack the Ripper’
This is one of hundreds of letters in police files claiming to have been written by the infamous Whitechapel Murderer – otherwise known as 'Jack the Ripper'.
Series
Assizes: North and South Wales Circuit, Chester and North Wales Division: Criminal...
Catalogue reference: ASSI 65
What's it about?
ASSI 65
The documents in this series relate mainly to murders and other serious crimes at the North and South Wales Circuit, Chester and North Wales Division Assizes. A high proportion of the murder cases arise from infanticide. The earlier depositions...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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ASSI 65
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Title (The name of the record)
- Assizes: North and South Wales Circuit, Chester and North Wales Division: Criminal Depositions
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Date (When the record was created)
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1831-1944
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Description (What the record is about)
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The documents in this series relate mainly to murders and other serious crimes at the North and South Wales Circuit, Chester and North Wales Division Assizes. A high proportion of the murder cases arise from infanticide. The earlier depositions are sometimes annotated with details of verdict and sentence. The twentieth century depositions are accompanied by lists of witnesses and exhibits, and correspondence about the conduct of the trial and/or an appeal. Documentary exhibits also survive. These include photographs, medical reports, maps and plans, original statements to the police, as well as manuscript letters or printed material produced in evidence.
Notable trials on this circuit include that of Arthur Beard (1919) and of Ah Tam Lock (1926) for murder, and the Bersham Colliery riots (1935).
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Note (Additional information about the record)
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The naming of a defendant within this catalogue does not imply guilt.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Related material (A cross-reference to other related records)
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For information on the outcome of cases see: ASSI 64
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Separated material (A cross-reference between records that are related by provenance but now kept separately)
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No documents survive for the period 1892 to 1909.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Justices of Assize, North Wales Circuit, 1830-1945
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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48 bundle(s)
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2453/
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Within the department: ASSI
Records of Justices of Assize, Gaol Delivery, Oyer and Terminer, and Nisi Prius
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Assizes: North and South Wales Circuit, Chester and North Wales Division: Criminal Depositions
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