Walter Dew, a detective constable stationed with H Division, later wrote that he thought Smith was the first victim of Jack the Ripper, but his colleagues suspected it was the work of a criminal gang.
Walter Dew, en detektivkonstabel stationeret ved H Division, skrev senere, at han mente Smith var det første offer for Jack the Ripper, men hans kolleger mistænkte at det var arbejdet af en kriminel bande.