Even hokieer:
> It was said to have been found next to the body of one of the Ripper’s victims, Catherine Eddowes, and soaked in her blood. There was no evidence for its provenance, although after the auction I obtained a letter from its previous owner who claimed his ancestor had been a police officer present at the murder scene and had taken it from there.
I believe the letter has “nice” misspelled which leads credulence to the immigrant, and less to either Queen Victoria’s Doctor or grandson.
I also thought it could be the immigrant with that who, “Jewes” writing on the wall, red herring or not.