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'''[[Inspector|Chief Inspector]] Smith''' lead the [[City of London Police]] in [[1888]]. On [[30 September]], his police force attempted to investigate [[Jack the Ripper]]'s [[murder]] of [[Catherine Eddowes]]. He had hoped to find a clue in the [[Goulsten Street]] message but "Sir [[Charles Warren]]" of the [[Metropolitan Police Service]] had jurisdiction and ordered it removed. Smith doubted Warren's assertion that the reference to "[[Ju'wes]]" was to induce a riot against [[Jew]]s and accused Warren of protecting [[Freemason]] friends. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Ripper's Curse (comic story)|Ripper's Curse]]'')
'''Chief Inspector Smith''' worked in the [[City of London Police]] in [[1888]]. On [[30 September]], his police force was investigating [[Jack the Ripper]]'s [[murder]] of [[Catherine Eddowes]]. He had hoped to find a clue in the [[Goulsten Street]] message but "Sir [[Charles Warren]]" of the [[Metropolitan Police Service]] had jurisdiction and ordered it removed. Smith doubted Warren's assertion that the reference to "[[Ju'wes]]" was to induce a riot against [[Jew]]s and accused Warren of protecting his [[Freemason]] friends. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Ripper's Curse (comic story)|Ripper's Curse]]'')


== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
* Neither Henry Smith nor [[William Smith]] are identified by anything beyond their last names and titles in ''Ripper's Curse''. His actual title at the time was Chief Superintendent, serving as the acting commissioner.
The real-world investigation involved Sir Henry Smith, Acting Commissioner of the City of London Police at the time. However, his rank does not match that of "Chief Inspector Smith".


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Revision as of 21:59, 11 November 2017

Chief Inspector Smith worked in the City of London Police in 1888. On 30 September, his police force was investigating Jack the Ripper's murder of Catherine Eddowes. He had hoped to find a clue in the Goulsten Street message but "Sir Charles Warren" of the Metropolitan Police Service had jurisdiction and ordered it removed. Smith doubted Warren's assertion that the reference to "Ju'wes" was to induce a riot against Jews and accused Warren of protecting his Freemason friends. (COMIC: Ripper's Curse)

Behind the scenes

The real-world investigation involved Sir Henry Smith, Acting Commissioner of the City of London Police at the time. However, his rank does not match that of "Chief Inspector Smith".