I was in a sombre mood as I returned to my home that night, and over the following days the newspapers continued to shout for action by the constabulary in apprehending the killer. The thought rose in my mind that at some future date some poor innocent could be arrested and charged with the crimes of the Ripper, and I made a promise to myself that if that were to happen, and an innocent man were to be found guilty, I would have no choice other than to reveal the existence of the journal, and place myself at the mercy of the judiciary. It is my fervent hope that such an eventuality never takes place, for then all I have done to protect those involved would have been in vain.
I was in a sombre mood as I returned to my home that night, and over the following days the newspapers continued to
