The attacker was tall, have ears and pointy-tipped nose with eyes that look fiery. He was wearing a hood on his head. When he attacked the female victim, he tore their clothes and bodies with sharp claws like steel. When he fled, he ran like a man in general, he jumped high. Eyewitnesses who saw the figure could have sworn that he had a spring in both ankles.
Nearly 200 years have passed since the creature, dubbed Spring Heeled Jack (Jack the heel spring) terrorized the city of London. Until now, every researcher who look back to this extraordinary story can only speculate about the identity of the mysterious.
It seems to be very difficult to assume its existence as a lie because he recorded sightings across the UK starting from London to Liverpool.
Some researchers believe this creature really is just a mentally ill peneror like Jack the Ripper. However, some believe that Jack is a character of supernatural beings, perhaps even he was the devil himself.
In the world of Cryptozoology, Jack categorized into "stealth attacker", parallel to the crazy gas Spreader of Matton and Clown Beast. Attacker invisible creature itself is a category such as spreader of terror with the appearance of humans but has the ability to exceed men in general.
But who is actually Jack the heel spring?
The first sighting report
Jack the heel spring first emerged from the darkness in 1837 in London.
In that year, one night, a man was walking home from his office when he witnessed one being jumped over a high fence at the cemetery with ease and landed right on the street in front of him. The creature was then immediately disappeared in the darkness of night.
Encounter for a few seconds was enough to make him shudder with fear.
What makes him shocked is an unusual figure. Her body looks like a muscular man with red eyes and ears and pointy-tipped nose.
Encounter events that began to spread in the city of London. Initially just sounds like a rumor, but the residents of London may soon realize that they indeed are dealing with something real.
In later years, Jack became famous because of the attack-attack had done to the women.
Mary Stevens
In October the same year, a woman named Mary Stevens was walking toward the lavender Hill.
When he walked through Clapham Common, a mysterious creature jumped out of a dark alley. The creature was soon holding Mary in his arms and kissed her face. Mary could feel the cold claws tore his skin.
In a tremendous fear, Mary shouted with all his might so that the creature was soon escape.
The next day, the creature appeared near the house of Mary. He jumped near a train that caused the driver to panic and lose control so that the carriage overturned. According to them, the creature leapt to a height of about 2.7 meters, taking out a strange laugh sound.
Report that increased intensity makes the media in London began to preach. Soon, the mysterious creature have a name: Spring heeled Jack or Jack the heel spring.
Jane Alsop
A few months later, Jack's back in action!
On the night of February 19, 1838, Jane Alsop heard a knock at the door. The sound that came knocking it mention if he is a police officer.
"I am a police officer. For God's sake, quickly brought a lamp, we have managed to catch Jack the heel of spring in the village street."
At that, Jane rushed to take a candle to the man and then realized that he was wearing a hood on his head. When he handed me the candle, he opened the hood and show his face was horrible.
Jane saw the man standing before him have red eyes. He even dared to swear that he saw his tongue out blue and white flames from his mouth. In addition, he is also seen wearing something like a helmet and tight clothes.
Without saying a word, he quickly grabbed the poor woman and tore her clothes. Jane shouted desperately and finally managed to break away and ran to the front of the house. The creature caught him back and tore the neck and arms with claws that seemed made of iron.
After that, the creature disappeared. Jane eventually found and rescued by his sister. His life was saved.
However, Jack has not been completed. Eight days later, he again attacked.
Lucy Scales
On the night of February 28, 1838, Lucy Scales who was 18 years old was walking through the Limehouse district with her sister. As they passed the street the Green Dragon, a tall figure with a cloak seen standing in front of them. Suddenly, the creature's spit, but that came out of his mouth is blue flame.
The flames were about Lucy's face and made him blind for a moment. While Lucy was lying on the ground and complained of pain, the creature calmly turned around and disappeared into the night.
News spread quickly attack it and now panic attack the city of London!
Jack terrorized England
Not long after the media reported the story of the London attacks Jane Alsop, a man named Thomas Millibank appear to the public and claiming to be Jack the heel spring. Without wasting time, the police immediately arrested him. But he was soon released because Jane insisted that he saw a creature that looks like breathing out flames. Thomas admitted that he could not do that.
After recognition Millibank Thomas, Jack disappeared for a few years.
In 1840, a wave of sightings swept the British back. The witness said she saw Jack, from Northamptonshire to East Anglia.
In 1855, Jack appeared in the Black Country. He looks at the Old Hill was leaping from the roof of a lodging to the roof of a butcher shop across the street.
In the same year, mysterious footprints, which is often called footprints demons, appears in Devon. Jack mentioned as a creature who left the footprints.
Then, Jack again disappeared for nearly 20 years.
In November 1872, the Daily News of the World reported a mysterious creature called the "Peckham Ghost" that has emerged and spread terror in the town of Peckham. Many believe that the creature is actually Jack the heel spring is back in action.
In April and May 1873, the population of Sheffield reported a creature similar to Jack's description of the heel spring.
In August 1877, Jack appeared at Aldershot barracks soldier. Appearance in this place listed as one of Jack's story of the most famous apparitions.
At that moment a soldier guard saw a huge figure was standing and making noises with metal. The soldier was rebuked, but not heard any answers. Then, the figure disappeared for a while.
The soldier turned away because he wanted to return to the guardhouse. Not unexpectedly, the figure appeared beside him and hit his face. Several other soldiers who heard the commotion coming soon to a location. When it came on the scene, they saw their friends were lying on the ground with a strange figure standing nearby.
That figure jumped high over his head and landed behind them. One of the soldiers immediately shot him. But he soon disappeared in the bushes, looks are not affected by the shot.
In the fall of 1877, Jack looks appeared at the Newport Arch in Lincolnshire. There, he successfully besieged by the villagers. However, he jumped high and got away.
In 1886, the Birmingham Post reported sightings Jack in one edition:
"First, a young woman and a man, they feel a cold hand touching their shoulders. When they turned, they saw the radiant face that said good night."
By 1888, 51 years after he first appeared, he looked back at Everton, on the roof of the church of Saint Francis Xavier.
In 1904, several witnesses claimed to see Jack in William Henry Street. He jumped from the road towards the roofs of houses.
The appearance of William Henry Street is Jack's last appearance reported since then he like disappeared swallowed by the earth. If a creature that looks really Jack the heel spring, that means he has been terrorizing the British for 67 years.
Spring Heel Jack's Who indeed?
No one knows for sure who Jack the heel is actually spring. This gave rise to various theories about the true identity of this creature.
Some believe that Jack is an extra terrestrial creature with red eyes and breath retro reflective phosphor. Some believe that he is the Devil who was invited by the perpetrators of the occult.
However, according to those who are skeptical, the report sightings Jack is just a mass hysteria triggered by the belief the bogeyman or devil who believed many people in the 19th century. Of course, this is the easiest answer. However, for other researchers, there is a more reasonable answer.
Some authors believe that Jack really is just an action man with the equipment and then imitated by others in subsequent years.
One who believes in this theory was Sir John Cowan, the mayor of London when he terrorized the city. He believes that a group of wealthy young people who may have been fraudulent responsible for creating the character Jack.
A popular rumor that circulated in 1840 mentions that Jack is actually an Irish nobleman named Henry de la Poer Beresford III, The Marquess of Waterford.
This accusation came as the nobleman famous for his favorite would be rude humor, vandalism and bad behavior toward women. This bad behavior makes it dubbed "Mad Marquess."
In 1880, the author E. Cobham Brewer also accused the Marquess Waterford as Jack Spring Heeled. According to him:
"Ordinary Marquess entertain themselves with startling pedestrians, he used to frighten them, and from time to time people always follow their behavior."
Henry de la poer Beresford III
Marquess of Waterford died in 1859. Brewer believes, if after him, the Marquess fad has been imitated by others.
Author of "The Legend and Bizarre Crimes of Spring Heeled Jack" named Peter Haining also believe in this theory. According to Haining, Marquess may have asked his friends to create tools that enable it to jump high and spewing fire breath.
Other arguments are enough to strengthen this theory is the existence of Marquess in accordance with the emergence of Jack attacks.
As additional evidence, Haining says if a kid has ever seen Jack admitted watching the letter W in the hood he wore. This could be the initials of "Waterford".
But interestingly, if the lord it is Jack, what kind of equipment he uses?
During World War II, German soldiers were reported ever using a spring in their shoes. When they use it, which is obtained is a broken toe and heel.
If the Marquess of Waterford is Jack, then surely he has a very interesting equipment.
Although we may never know the identity of this creature was, however, may be a day of thick darkness of night, Jack the heel spring will come and jump back.
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