In July 1889, Police Constable Luke Hanks ayaa baaraya tuugnimo ka London Central Telegraph Office. Intii lagu guda jiray baaritaanka, wiil telegraph shan iyo toban-sano jir ah oo la odhan jiray Charles Thomas Swinscow la ogaaday in ay haystaan afar iyo toban shillings, oo u dhiganta dhowr todobaad oo uu mushaar. Wakhtigaas, wiilasha adeegayaashu ma loo ogol yahay in ay qaadaan wax kasta oo lacag caddaan ah shakhsi ah in ay ku socdaan waajibaadka ay, si looga hortago in ay lacag u gaar ah la isku qasan yahay in kuwa macaamiisha. ka shakiga wiilka ee ku lug tuugada, Constable Hanks isaga keenay su'aalo. Ka dib markii uu ka gaabsaday, Swinscow qirtay in uu lacag ku kasbatay sida dhillo ka shaqeeya nin la odhan jiray Charles Hammoth, oo ka shaqeeya dhillo ah ee 19 Street.
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