As the murder occurred in the territory of the J or Bethnal Green Division of the Metropolitan Police, it was at first investigated by the local detectives. They focussed their attention on the area of Common Lodging Houses where Nichols,Tabram and Smith had been staying at the times of their deaths. Initial investigations into the murder had very little success, although, the press linked it to the two previous murders of Martha and Smith and suggested the killing might have been perpetrated by a gang.However,the style of the murder was completely different this time.Patrick Mulshaw, a night watchman, who was working at the nearby sewer works gave a seemingly astonishing clue.He said that, at around twenty minutes to five o'clock,a passing stranger had told him,that there's a dead body down the street.But why will a passer by who happens to walk past a guy cleaning the sewer,would tell him about a murder,Patrick Mulshaw clearly stated...