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The Suspicions of Mr Whicher

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by Summerscale, Kate

and Constance Kent's confession, 233, 236–7, 239

  Somersetshire, 59, 73, 79, 113, 144, 164, 209, 21on, 211

  police, 12, 108

  somnambulism, 137, 242, 269

  South Pacific, 287

  Southampton, 69

  Southwark, 164, 262

  Southwick, 13, 19, 21

  Sparks, Emma, 103, 119, 129, 145

  Spitalfields, 50

  Spurgeon, Rev. Charles, 252

  Stamford Hill, 71

  Stancomb, William and John, 115

  Stapleton, Joseph, 21–2, 30, 33, 240, 243n, 300

  and post-mortem, 24–5, 79–80, 303

  account of Road Hill case, 21, 60–1 63, 71, 73–5, 86, 92–3, 142, 157–8, 167, 203, 207–8, 303

  and villagers' suspicions, 30, 60

  and Constance Kent's insanity, 102

  defence of Samuel Kent, 190, 208, 221

  and discovery of shift, 197

  and factory inspection, 200

  The Great Crime of 1860 published, 220–1

  and Constance Kent's confession, 234

  establishes fund for Gough, 253

  and syphilis, 297

  steamships, 69, 235

  Steeple Ashton, 237

  Stephen, Sir James Fitzjames, 174, 223

  Stepney, 69

  Stevens, William, 240

  Stoke Newington, 56, 273

  Stoke-on-Trent, 88

  Stokes, Ann, 36

  Stokes, Charles, 35, 148, 194

  Strand, 120

  Such Things Are, 221

  Suffolk, Earl of, 55

  Surrey, 181, 212, 214, 278

  Sussex, 278, 288

  Sutton, 213–14

  'swell mob', xx, 54, 82–4

  Sydney, 289–90

  letter from, 291–6, 298, 301

  Sylvester, George, 27

  syphilis, congenital, 296–7

  Taine, Hippolyte, 109

  Tanner, Detective-Sergeant Richard ('Dick'), 56, 120, 144, 235

  Tasmania, 283–5, 288

  Tatt, Mr, 54

  Taylor, Sarah, 50

  Taylor, Tom, 97

  teeth, Hutchinsonian, 296–8

  telegrams, 219

  telegraph, electric, xx, 69, 106, 120, 180

  Tellisford, 194

  Thames, river, 162–3, 261

  Theseus, 68, 70

  Thomas, Detective-Sergeant, 234

  Thomson, John, 105

  Thornton, Detective-Sergeant (later Inspector) Stephen, 50–1, 55, 69–70, 122, 224

  Thursday Island, 287

  Tichborne, Dowager Lady, 263–4

  Tichborne, Sir Roger, 263–4

  Tichborne Claimant (Arthur Orton), 263–7

  Tietjens, Thérèse, 212, 215

  Times, The, 7, 29, 65, 104, 121–2

  accounts of Road Hill case, 38, 116, 130, 148, 188–9

  and detectives, 51, 53, 95

  and McNaghten rule, 136

  advertisements, 161n

  and Youngman case, 172–3

  Groser's letter, 181

  and Saunders' inquiry, 198–9

  and Franz case, 215

  and Constance Kent's confession, 228, 233

  and Whicher's retirement, 236

  Stapleton's letter, 253

  and Constance Kent's explanation, 259, 299

  and William Kent, 274, 286

  Tommas (cat), 121

  Torres Strait, 287

  Trafalgar Square, 51, 53

  trains, see railways

  trams, 275

  Trollope, Anthony, 162

  Trowbridge, xix, xxiii, 32, 60, 120, 125

  Samuel Kent's flight, 12–13, 20–2, 34, 126–7, 184

  police station, 35–6, 137, 180, 232

  trade and prosperity, 43–4

  Kent family's unpopularity, 61, 101, 200

  Hilperton Road district, 115

  police court, 183–8, 234, 237

  Constance Kent returns, 231–2

  Trowbridge and North Wilts Advertiser, 28, 106, 119, 125, 143

  Turberwell, Sarah Ann, 210n

  Turner, J.M.W., xxiii

  United States of America, 112

  Upper Harley Street, 133–6

  Upper Seymour Street, 136

  Uranus, orbit of, 142

  Urch, PC Alfred, 8, 12–15, 17–18, 24, 108, 196

  van Gogh, Vincent, 296

  veils, 148

  Victoria, Queen, 49, 82, 117n, 217, 253

  Victoria (Australia), 284

  Victoria station, 162, 227

  Vidocq, Eugène, 125, 175

  Virginia, 254

  Waddington, Horatio, 33, 165–6

  Wagner, Rev. Arthur Douglas, 224, 227, 229–31, 234–5, 238–42, 252–4, 262

  refusal to testify, 239–42, 253

  petitions for Constance Kent, 252, 280

  and Constance Kent's release, 288

  Wales, 211, 233, 273, 298

  Walker, Superintendent, 224

  Walton-in-Gordano, 73, 144

  Walworth, 171–3, 181

  Wandsworth, St Peter's Hospital, 288

  Wandsworth gaol, 122

  Wapping, 166, 264–5

  Ware, James Redding, 242

  Warminster, 88, 93, 137, 151, 198

  Warsaw, 224–5

  Waters, see Russell, William

  Watts, Sergeant James, 196–7, 202, 237

  Weller, Louisa, 49

  Wellington College, 82

  West, Edward, 18

  West Indies, 74

  Westbury, 115, 198

  Western Australia, 284–5

  Western Daily Press, 15, 32, 95, 117, 119, 146, 155, 175, 189, 191

  Western Morning News, 130

  Westminster, 162–3, 275, 278

  Westminster Abbey, 49, 262

  Westminster bridge, 162

  Weston-super-Mare, 209

  Whicher, Charlotte (née Piper), 161n, 262, 267, 276

  Whicher, Detective-Inspector Jonathan ('Jack'), xi–xx

  reputation, xix–xxii, 56

  and 'swell mob', xx, 54, 82–4

  summoned to Wiltshire, xxiii, 39, 43–4, 59, 61–2

  family background, 44–5

  joins police, 45–8, 56, 69

  first arrest, 49–50, 119

  joins detective force, 50–2

  methods, 53–5

  promoted inspector, 55

  and Bonwell case, 55, , 181

  possible first marriage, 56–7, 262

  and missing nightdress, 67–8, 87, 118–19, 137–42, 146, 154, 168, 173, 177, 201, 239

  and Manning case, 69–70

  and Kent family, 70, 75, 87, 127

  suspicion of Constance Kent, 86–7, 94–5, 103–5, 125–6, 137–42, 170, 177, 201, 203, 245

  sagacity, 95–6, 254

  and shape-shifters, 97

  arrests Constance Kent, 115–20

  and Sarah Drake case, 133–5

  and Wiltshire police, 142, 156, 177, 179–80, 202–3, 238

  and examination of Constance Kent, 147–56

  returns to London, 158–9, 161

  retains evidence, 158–9, 238

  residence, 161, 225, 262

  and letterwriters, 165–7, 173

  and Youngman case, 171–3

  criticised, 173–6, 201, 223

  final report to Mayne, 176–7

  and arrest of Gagg, 181

  and suspicion of Gough, 189–90

  and Saunders' inquiry, 198–9

  letter to Handcock, 201–2

  and discovery of shift, 202–3, 238

  impact of Road Hill case, 211

  and Franz case, 212–17

  depicted in Lady Audley's Secret, 218

  single state, 223, 225

  Warsaw assignment, 224–5

  retires from police, 225, 232, 236

  and Constance Kent's confession, 235–6, 238

  and Constance Kent's trial, 247

  marriage, 262

  pr
ivate investigations, 262–3

  and Tichbome case, 263–7

  death and obituary, 276

  final theory on Road Hill case, 299–300

  Whicher, Eliza, 45

  Whicher, James, 45

  Whicher, Mary Ann, 162, 225, 247

  Whicher, Rebecca, 45

  Whicher, Richard, 45, 278

  Whicher, Sarah, 45

  Whitechapel, 212, 215, 267, 277

  Whitehall, 163

  Whitehall Place, 47, 276

  Whitworth, Detective-Sergeant William, 106, 125

  Who Committed the Road Murder?, 168

  Willes, Sir James, 248–50, 252–3

  Williams, George, xix

  Williams, Mary, 78, 143

  Williamson, Detective-Sergeant (later Inspector and Chief Superintendent) Adolphus ('Dolly'): assists Whicher, 56

  residence, 120–1, 163

  joins Road Hill investigation, 125–6, 137, 142, 148

  returns to London, 158

  and Youngman case, 171–2

  impact of Road Hill case, 211–12

  promoted inspector, 224

  takes charge of Road Hill case, 231–2, 234–6, 240

  and Constance Kent's trial, 247

  sagacity, 254

  and Constance Kent's motive, 256

  legacy from Whicher, 276

  appointed Chief Superintendent, 276–8

  death, 278

  Wills, William Henry, xxi–xxii, 68, 70, 84

  Wilmot, Sir John Eardley, 165–6, 254, 291

  Wiltshire, 59, 73, 97, 283, 293

  freak weather, 113, 191

  Constance Kent returns, 231–2

  Wiltshire magistrates, 33–4, 36, 38, 61–2, 107, 173

  and arrest of Constance Kent, 115–19

  and examination of Constance Kent, 147–55

  continuing suspicion of Constance Kent, 158, 176

  and arrest of Gagg, 180–1

  request Slack inquiry, 182

  and Saunders' inquiry and discovery of shift, 193, 202–3

  and Constance Kent's confession, 231, 234–5, 237

  urge reward for detectives, 254

  Wiltshire police, 13, 37, 108, 126, 234

  Whicher and, 142, 156, 177, 179–80, 202–3, 238

  exhume Saville Kent's body, 179

  and discovery of shift, 202–3, 238

  and Constance Kent's trial, 248

  Windsor, 136, 264

  Windus, Mary Ann, see Kent, Mary Ann (née Windus)

  Winslow, Forbes Benignus, 146

  Woking gaol, 278, 280

  Wolfe, Superintendent Francis, 62, 64, 100, 143, 148

  and arrest of Constance Kent, 116, 119

  and exhumation, 179

  and Gough, 183, 185–6, 189

  Wolverton, 180

  women, and murder, 233, 243–4

  wool trade, 43–4, 71

  Wort, William, 225, 247

  Wynter, Andrew, 47, 82–3

  Yonge, Charlotte, 221

  Yorkshire, 211

  Youngman, William, 172–3, 181–2

  Zuccari, Federico, 210

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