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Charles Lechmere / Cross (Personal Life (Born 1849 Saint Anns Soho…
Charles Lechmere / Cross
Personal Life
Born 1849 Saint Anns Soho
Parents married in 1846.
Mother Maria Louisa Roulson
1851 census show her head of household. Charles and Emily both living with her
1858 moved family to white chappel and mom married Thomas Cross
1861 census shows Charles last name is now Cross
Step fathers occupation was a police constable
1851 census records show dad is no longer with family?
Father John Allen Lechmere
One sister, Emily, Three years older
1871 census shows Charles now married to Elizabeth, both 21 years old. Charles name is now back to Lenchmere and shows him working as a car man
1881 census still married both now age 31 still shown as car man, four children, age, 7, 4, 2, and 1
1891 census still married both now 41 still a car man, now shows 8 kids age, 17, 14, 12, 11, 8, 7, 5, and 1
1901 census he is still married, now both 51, no new children, some have moved out of house, change of job, now railway agent car man.
1911 census still married both 61 new job again listed as general shop and sweet stuff
9th child born March 2nd, 1888 died in 1890 it was a daughter
Died 1920 at the age of 71
Worked in white chappel during the time of murder
Was known to walk to work using same streets murders occured on :
Triggers, Tragedies
Death of daughter 1890
Between 1851 and 1858 father no longer in the household. Not sure if died or left family
1885 mom remarried, step father died before 1871 census, 1872 census mom re married again, 1881 census mom re married again, 1891 census moms current husband now dead
1901 death of mom her age was 77
Evidence
Walked route to work on streets the murders mostly occured
Took this walk to work during the hours the murders took place
Was a witness to Marry Nicoles murder
August 31st, 1888 around 3:40 a.m. stumbled upon Marry Nicoles body while walking to work
Worked as a local car man
40 min walk from his house to work
It took him through the epic center of Ripper killings
All murder but one happened between his home on Doveton Street, Bethnal Green and his job on Brod Street
Only murder not located here was Elizabeth Stride
Mother lived near this murder
Dealt with the delievry of meat
Would explain blood on hands or clothing
Documented police records of police statement
Said he left home at 3:30 a.m. to walk to work
While walking through Buck's Row on other side of street saw something laying against a gateway.
Walked to the middle of the road to get a better look, saw it was a figure of a woman
At the same time he saw the woman he heard someone 40 yards away coming up the road also
Said he stepped back waited for the person to come to him and said "come and look over there, there is a woman" This other person is Robert Paul
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Ripper investigators theory
Gave police false name
Told police his name was Charles Cross but as been listed as Charles Lenchmere on all census reports since he moved out of his mothers
Some think he gave this name to protect himself because of all the news papers and interest in the Ripper killings
Some believe he used the last name of cross because his step father was a police man
Did give police his correct adress and his correct place of employment
Some say he gave a false name because he had something to hide
Some think statements to police were lies to throw them off trail
Questions about what he told constable Mitzen
Mitzen said "Charles told him you are wanted in bucks row by another police man a woman is lying there"
Charles knew no other police man was there
Some think Cross lied to make him look better since he left a dead woman alone in the gateway and was to worried about being late to work
Some think he said this to throw off police
Charles said he did not tell Mitzen was wanted by another police officer. He said he told him you are wanted down there and pointed to Buck's row
Was again asked by a member of the jury when he was brought into the inquest room "did you tell Mitzen that another police man wanted him" and he answered " no because I did not see another police man on Buck's row"
Differences between Charles and Roberts witness reports
Charles said he was standing still in the middle of the road when Robert was coming. Robert said he was standing where the woman was
Some believe Robert interrupted Charles during the killing and Charles instead of running away acted like he just found her body