▁child ▁actress ▁and ▁personal ▁friend ▁of ▁his . ▁Meanwhile , ▁Thomas ▁Vere ▁Bay ne ▁had ▁severe ▁back ▁pain ▁during ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁and ▁was ▁bare ly ▁able ▁to ▁move . ▁On ▁November ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 8 8 8 , ▁when ▁Mary ▁Jane ▁Kelly ▁was ▁killed , ▁both ▁Car roll ▁and ▁Bay ne ▁were ▁reported ly ▁in ▁Oxford . ▁ ▁An ▁August ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁passage ▁of ▁Car roll ' s ▁di ary ▁reports ▁that ▁he ▁spoke ▁that ▁day ▁with ▁Dr . ▁D ab bs , ▁an ▁acquaint ance ▁of ▁his , ▁about ▁" his ▁very ▁ingen ious ▁theory ▁about ▁' Jack ▁the ▁Ri pper ' ". ▁Although ▁the ▁theory ▁he ▁refers ▁to ▁is ▁unknown , ▁the ▁passage ▁does ▁not ▁indicate ▁that ▁Car roll ▁was ▁personally ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁mur ders , ▁as ▁many ▁people ▁throughout ▁England ▁were ▁intens ely ▁interested ▁in ▁the ▁case ▁and ▁followed ▁its ▁details ▁closely ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁public ity ▁given ▁to ▁them ▁by ▁the ▁newsp apers . ▁ ▁Similarly , ▁an agram ▁af icion ados ▁Francis ▁He an ey ▁and ▁Guy ▁Jacob son ▁pointed ▁out ▁that ▁similarly ▁inc rimin ating ▁an agr ams ▁could ▁be ▁derived ▁from ▁Wal lace ' s ▁own ▁book . ▁ ▁When ▁Har per ' s ▁Magazine ▁ex cer pt ed ▁Jack ▁the ▁Ri pper , ▁Light - He art ed ▁Friend , ▁He an ey ▁and ▁Jacob son ▁wrote ▁in ▁response ▁that ▁its ▁first ▁three ▁sentences : ▁ ▁are ▁an ▁an