Edward Badham

Edward Badham

Edward Badham (born in 1860 in Barnes, Surrey) was a police sergeant involved in the investigation of the Jack the Ripper murders, particularly those of Annie Chapman, Mary Jane Kelly and Alice McKenzie.

Police career

Badham joined the Metropolitan Police on 25 October, 1880 - Warrant No 65001.

He initially served with 'N' Division (Stoke Newington) in Hackney at Mare Street Police Station, where he is listed in the 1881 Census as living in the Police Lodgings at the rear of the Station.

28/07/1886 Transferred to 'J' Division (Bethnal Green).02/02/1888 Promoted to Police Sergeant and transferred to 'H' Division(Whitechapel) 28/07/1893 Promoted to Station Police Sergeant and transferred to 'R'Division (Blackheath Road)30/10/1905 Pensioned as SPS on 'R' Division and transferred to Reserve.

30/05/1912 - 28 day rejoin as SPS on OR¹ Division.25/06/1912 - 21 day rejoin as SPS on OR¹ Division.12/07/1912 - 28 day rejoin as SPS on OR¹ Division.08/08/1912 - 28 day rejoin as SPS on OR¹ Division.06/09/1912 - 28 day rejoin as SPS on OR¹ Division.07/08/1914 - 28 Day rejoin as SPS on OR¹ Division.

For some reason Badham did not rejoin the force for the Coronation in 1911 when many retired Officers were recalled for duty. However, the 1912 rejoins he did were as cover for labour demos and civil unrest which were sweeping the country at the time. This reached a peak around the summer of 1912 and required quite a substantial number of extra police in London to cope, with many officers rejoining to swell the ranks. The 1914 rejoin Badham did was for the build-up to the Great War.

The Whitechapel murders (Jack the Ripper)

On promotion to Police Sergeant in 1888, Edward Badham was transferred to OH¹ Division at Whitechapel, an area he would have been quite familiar with due to his previous duties in Hackney and nearby Bethnal Green. However, shortly after taking up his new position at Commercial Street Police Station he was to become directly involved in the investigations of three of Jack The Ripper¹s victims.

The London and national press quoted him several times, but for some reason they rarely got his name correct. He was reported on various different occasions as: Edmund, Baddam, Bedham, Betham, Baugham, as well as Sergeant Barry or Berry.

The Annie Chapman murder

Badham was first called to testify at the Inquest of Annie Chapman on 13 September 1888, where he was questioned by Coroner Wynne Edwin Baxter about his involvement in the transporting of her body from Hanbury Street to the mortuary. His testimony was reported by the Times the next day:

Sergeant Edmund Barry, 31H, stated that on Saturday last he conveyed the body of the deceased from 29, Hanbury-street, to the Whitechapel mortuary on the police ambulance. Detective-Sergeant Thicke examined the body and gave out a description of it to witness. In doing this that sergeant moved the clothing about. Two females from 35, Dorset-street, were also present, and described the clothing to witness. They did not touch the clothing or the body. Inspector Chandler then came.

On the same day the Daily Telegraph offered some additional details:

Sergeant Baugham, 31 H, stated that he conveyed the body of the deceased to the mortuary on the ambulance. _ [Coroner] Are you sure that you took every portion of the body away with you? - Yes. _ [Coroner] Where did you deposit the body? - In the shed, still on the ambulance. I remained with it until Inspector Chandler arrived. Detective-Sergeant Thicke viewed the body, and I took down the description. There were present two women, who came to identify the body, and they described the clothing. They came from 35, Dorset-street. _ [Coroner] Who touched the clothing? - Sergeant Thicke. I did not see the women touch the clothing nor the body. I did not see Sergeant Thicke touch the body.

Paul Begg in his book (Jack the Ripper: Uncensored Facts, p. 63) notes that the ambulance shell used by Badham to convey Chapman's body to the mortuary was the very same one used previously for Polly Nichols. According to Begg, "when the body was brought through the passage of the house to the street it was greeted by a crowd estimated to number several hundred and described as very excitable."

The Mary Jane Kelly murder

The Manchester Guardian of 10 November 1888 reported that Sgt. Badham (they called him 'Betham') accompanied Inspector Walter Beck to the site of 13 Miller's Court after they were both notified of the murder of Mary Kelly by a frantic Thomas Bowyer. It is generally accepted that Inspector Beck was the first police official to arrive at the Kelly crime scene and Badham is believed to have accompanied him, but there are no official records to confirm Badham being with him.

Sgt. Badham was also on duty at Commercial Street police station on the evening of 12 November 1888. The inquest into the death of Mary Kelly had been completed earlier that day, when around 6.00pm a man named George Hutchinson arrived at the station claiming he had seen Kelly with a man of 'respectable appearance' on the night of her death.

Badham took Hutchinson's initial statement that evening.

The Alice McKenzie murder

On 17 July 1889 Sgt. Badham was again on duty in the vicinity of Castle Alley as he was inspecting the various constables patrolling the area that evening. Just a few moments after he had spoken with P.C. Walter Andrews, 272H, at around 12.48am, Badham heard Andrews' police whistle blow twice. Badham rushed back to Castle Alley, where Andrews had just discovered thelifeless, but still-warm, body of Alice Mackenzie. Badham then enlisted the aid of two nearby constables to search the area and fetch a doctor.

Once again, just as he had done with Chapman and probably Kelly, Sgt. Badham conveyed the body via the Police ambulance to the Whitechapel mortuary. That day, he submitted the following police report (MEPO 3/140 f. 272-273):

Commercial Street StationMetropolitan PoliceH Division 17th July 1889

I beg to report that about 12.48 am 17th inst. I visited PC272H Walter Andrews in Castle Alley, Whitechapel. He being on the Beat No. 11 on the 4th Section. I said to him alright he replied alright Sergeant. I then left him and went to visit another P.C. on an adjoining beat. I had only got about 150 yards from P.C.272H when I heard a whistle blow twice.

I rushed to the bottom of Castle Alley and heard P.C. 272H say come on quick he ran up the alley, and I followed, and on the pavement closer to two vans on the right side of the footway I saw a woman laying on her right side with her clothes half up to her waist exposing her abdomen. I also noticed a quantity of blood under her head on the footway. The P.C. said here'sanother murder. I directed the P.C. not to leave the body or let anyone touch it until the Dr. arrived. The P.C. said it's quite warm as he touched her.

I got the assistance of P.C. 101H here and P.C. 423 Allen. The former P.C. I directed to search the place and sent P.C. 423 for the Doctor, and Inspr. on duty, and upon his return to make search. Other Constables arrived shortly afterwards, also the Local Inspr. Mr. Reid C.I.D. I also hailed a passing cab and acquainted the Superintendent of what had taken place. Several menwere drafted in different directions to make enquiries at Lodging Houses and Coffee Houses to see if any suspicious man had recently entered them.

The body was afterwards conveyed by me on the ambulance to the Whitechapel mortuary where the body was searched by Inspr. Reid who gave me a description of the body._Description age about 40 length 5 ft 4 complexion pale hair and eye, brown top of thumb of left hand deficient also tooth deficient in upper jaw. Dress red stuff bodice patched under arms and sleeves with marone one black and one marone stockings brown stuff skirt kilted brown lindsey petticoat, white chemise and apron, paisley shawl. button boots. all old nothing found on person.

E Badham Sergt Thos. Hawkes Insp.

Sgt. Badham testified at the inquest later that day and his comments were recorded in the Times on 18 July 1889:

Police-sergeant Badham, 31 H, stated:- About 12 minutes to 1 this morning I was in Old Castle-street and saw Constable Andrews. I went up to him and said, "All right?" He replied, "All right, sergeant." I then left him and went to visit another man on the adjoining beat. I then went to Pell-lane, when I heard two blows from a whistle. I listened for the second blow toascertain from where it came. On hearing the second whistle I rushed up Newcastle-street and met Andrews who shouted out, "Come on, quick." I threw my cape to the ground and rushed up after him. I saw a woman lying on the pavement on the near side with her throat cut, and her head lying in a pool of blood. The legs and stomach were exposed. I got the assistance of other constables and blocked up the ends of the alley, and directed Constable 423 H to fetch the doctor and acquaint the doctor on duty. I also directed Constable 101 H to search the place and also the surrounding streets; and Constable 272 H to remain with the body, and not to let any one touch it until the doctor arrived. Sergeant 21 H and the local inspector came up and made search. They were followed by Detective-Inspector Reid. I also acquainted the superintendent, and directed other constables to make careful inquiry at the lodging-houses, coffee-houses, and places where men were likely to go. In the meantime the doctor arrived. I also made search myself, but failed to find trace of any person that was likely to have committed the murder._ [Coroner] Had you been in the alley at all that night? - No.²

After this it is believed Badham played no further role in the investigations into the Whitechapel murders attributed to Jack the Ripper.

References

Metropolitan Police Orders.MEPO 3/140 f. 227-229MEPO 3/140 f. 272-273

Contemporary SourcesTimes (London) - 14 September 1888Times (London) - 18 July 1889Manchester Guardian - 10 November 1888Daily Telegraph - 14 September 1888

Secondary Sources The Jack the Ripper A-Z (Begg, Fido and Skinner)Jack the Ripper: The Uncensored Facts (Begg)The Ultimate Jack the Ripper Sourcebook (Evans and Skinner)

Web Sources Casebook: Jack the Ripper.http://casebook.org/index.html


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