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Jack the Ripper Hints
How do I send a telegraph?
1 of 13: First you have to find it.
2 of 13: It's in Pinkerten's main room, at the desk to the left of the forensics window.
3 of 13: There's a cheat sheet showing Morse code to the right of the machine.
4 of 13: You'll need to send two things:
5 of 13: The code for the office you're sending it to --
6 of 13: -- and the name you want them to research.
7 of 13: To work the machine, first push down the paper that's in the machine (click on it).
8 of 13: Now enter the contact code, listed on the paper at right.
9 of 13: Enter the dots and dashes for the character you want, then press the right arrow to enter that character. Press the left arrow to erase a character if you did it wrong. Each character will pop up to show you what you entered.
10 of 13: When you've entered the entire code, click on the wooden handle at right to send it.
11 of 13: Now enter the name you want them to research.
