Wednesday, 10 October, Mrs Griggs was in her sitting room, buried in one of her newspapers (this time the Daily News) going on again about the possibility of the police employing bloodhounds in their search for the Whitechapel murderer. Again? Bloodhounds! I had hoped that subject had disappeared from consideration.
Daily NewsThe thought, sniffing dogs in place of detectives!
At that point, I mentioned, the populace (including Yours Truly) had yet to learn of Sir Charles" request of the Home Office for bloodhound funds, let alone the response of Secretary Matthews. The country would eventually learn, the secretary declined a commitment until it could be demonstrated bloodhounds could be usefully employed without danger to the public. But he sanctioned one payment of £50 to be spent on th
