Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-11-14
SPRING IEELED JACK


VINO, unoer various disguises, would suddenly
appear peicre tne unsuspecung pedestrian,
ana, ai'er having nearly frightened the
uasefcr Out OF his or her senses would as
suddenly disappear with terrible bounds
leaving tho impression upon his afrighted
Vicsim that his satanic majesty had conde
secnaed 10 Pay MIN visit in person. Even
iae was the time generally chosen by this &C.
centric character for bis exploits, and,
oo"pties, ihere are many living who can
recoiiect tine pang OF lear which shot
through their hearts when, leapmg from
some dark corner, ont OF doorway, or over
hedge, Ee STOOD before them
VINO this singular being was, or what the
true object oil his escapades can only be left
TO CONJECTURE, as he was never captured; GER
tain II Is, that robbery was not the motive,
Tor ne was never known To take a single coin
from MS victims, even when fright had rem
dered them an easy prey, nor did he often
pfacuce any other degree OF cruelty, beyond
soaring then' winch, however. WAS quite
suincient Us IN some instances the sufferers
never thoroughly recovered tho shock to,heu
nerves
The only surmise as 10 his identity that
was ever hazarded was that he was the mar
qris of INSTRUMENTATION famous as ring
leader in all that savored of fun or frolic, but
not a shadow Of truth could be ever adduced
in support Of this theory. The more gen.
erai oeiief appears TO have been that there
that they were members of high families
and that the cause of their pranks was n
bet OF 5000 pounds sterling that thew would
procure the death of not less than thirty
human beings apportioninc them with nice
discrimination as follows: Eight old bachel
ors. ten old maids and six lady's maids. and
as many servant girls as they could. trusting
that by depriying them of their reason they
would accelerate their deaths This is. OF
course, incredible, but the chief clerk of the
Mansion house police court. in a letter 10 the
newspapers, said it was so reported TO a COM
mlttes that was formed by the lord MAYOR
for the purpose Of tracking and prosecuting
the scoundrels
IL is di.ti,ult To ASSIGN the exact locality
which e-aye birth 10 this extraordinary, f,eat
either, side of the Thames clnimins, the ais
tinction; some ayerring that it was at Ham.
mersmth others apain that IL WINS BARNES
The most trustworthy accounts give the nalm
IN the latter yillace
II was thu latter and If 1857 a. Rarnss
that the ghost made its first annearanca in
the siay.s uf a large wbita buil ottact;,,
several n.rsons mora psrticnIar,v ,ro,,er
many of whom suffered most severelv from
the FRIGHT At East Sheen in the form a.
a white hear. the alleoad snirit csrr;oj ~,
similar camhols His rhostsb;n than .,.
tented his OPERATIONS To the tow renowned
for maids of honor" and in the course Of a
few DAYS all Richmond was ayhast at the
tales of women being frightened TO death
and of children icing torn to pieces by him.
The search after the unearthly visitant was
here becoming too warm for him, and be
shifted TIE scene OF his labors to Ham, Kings
ton ami Hampton, at which latter place he
was seen, clad in armor of brass, with spring
khoes. and large clsw-like gloves, but being
ho,ly pursued he scaled the walls of
Bushey park and vanished Tedding-
ton. Twickcnham and Hounslow, all had
stories to tell of his appearance, and in Sion
Park, the seat of the duke Of Northumber-
land many and fearful were the injuries said
10 have been inflicted by him At Isleworth
a carpenter was seized at IL O'Clock at night
and most numerically beaten by the ghost,
who YVES attired in polished steel armor, with
red shoes, etc. 1t must be noted what an
exceedingly varied wardrobe this sprite must
have had rendering it very difficult, one
would think, for him to move, with such ex
tensiye properties, with alacrity from placs
20 place.
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trace any rersop who had resllv seen the
arnarition That there was mischief afoot.
however was clearly shown by the applica.
lions at the Mansion house and other police
courts for protection.
A. pa.Lh,,, ba o,rsas ,ba ,,,a.,s.. alarm,
fiudoine, NV n letter IN the Lord MAYOR from