Salt Lake Telegram | 1921-06-26 | Page 17 | Scotland Yard's Old Chamber of Horrors Soon to be Reopened

SCOTLAND YARDS YARD'S OLD CHAMBER OF HORRORS SOON TO BE REOPENED a By un Universal Service z r LONDON June 25 Scotland Scotland Yards Yard's p famous chamber of horrors the Black museum is to be reopened It was dismantled soon after the outbreak of war the room which housed the relics of 01 notorious crimes and criminals criminals crim crim- male being required d for tor other pur pur- poses f 1 The Black museum was formerly one of the sights of London and many famous people including crowned h heads hads ads have inspected its grim ex ex- ex hibits Plaster casts of murderers' murderers heads adorned one of Its walls and the ropes which ended the careers of celebrated cele cele- I criminals dangled from the ceiling The actual bath in which Brides in the Bath Smith drowned his last victim occupied a prominent place in one corner of the room The exhibit which usually attracted the tho greatest interest however is a message on a postcard attributed to Jack the anti and i hv hr ih Hp Commissioner of police c It t runs u Look out for a double event tonight Yours Tours trul truly Jack the Ripper Only a few hours after the postcard reached Scotland Yard the bodies of or two women terribly mutilated were found in The Black museum is not maintained to satisfy the morbid curiosity of or Idlers Special permission has to be obtained to inspect its grim relics It 0 serves aeres the useful purpose of instructing instruct- instruct 1 ing young members of ot the C. C I. I D. D in the the science of crime detection and 0 l lectures tures are frequently given gien within its ui Its walls 1