Spring-heeled Jack the mysterious ghost

During the Victorian era, a mysterious entity has created panic in most part of England. He would appear from nowhere in any part of England, especially London. He has a devil-like figure who leaps from roof top to roof top. He was like an " Acrobatic Ghost". Press and public named him "Spring heeled Jack" because of his ability to leap into the air. His prime victims were women and soldiers. He was generally observed between seven in the evening to midnight. Any attempt made to trap him or to attack him, either he would jump supernaturally high or just vanish in thin air. As first the tales of this devil-like figure were not accepted. But people started coming forward and started claiming that, they have seen him.

In October 1837, a girl named Mary Stevens, who was working as a servant. She was walking to Lavender Hill, where she works. And on her way through Clapham Common, a strange figure jumped at her from a dim back street. With a tight grasp of his arms, he started to kiss her face, while tearing her garments. In alarm, the young lady shouted, making the assailant rapidly escape from the scene. The uproar brought a few occupants who quickly propelled a quest for the assailant, but he couldn't be found.
In the year 1838, in the first week of February. Some policeman was passing through the locality of Barness Common in South London. Suddenly they saw a huge vampire type figure passed over their heads. A policeman looked in the direction of its flight and saw him on the roof of a building. Blue light flashed from his eyes. Orange-yellow blazes emanated from his mouth. A constable took aim and fired at him, but he disappeared into the air.

After a few days, Jane Alsop living in the nearby colony of Bearhind Lane had a terrifying experience.
On the night of 19 February 1838, She was in her house with her father and two sisters. Her father had gone to sleep. The sisters were about to sleep. They heard a loud knock on the door. Jane left the bed and opened the entryway. Jane could not see his face properly. That man stated, " I am a cop. We have seized the satan, who is threatening individuals nowadays. He is outside in the lane. Kindly, get a flame."
When Jane came out with candles. She noticed that he wore a large cloak. The minute she had given him the light. He threw off the cloak and "introduced a generally repulsive and horrible appearance", regurgitating blue and white fire from his mouth while his eyes took after "red wads of fire" Without saying a word he caught hold of her and began tearing her gown with his claws. She screamed for help, and managed to get away from him and ran towards the house. The people in the entire locality heard her screams. He caught her on the steps and tore her neck and arms with his claws. Her father and sisters came out running. They saw Jane held by someone. She was rescued by one of her sisters, and then the assailant vanished before their eyes.
Jane's clothes were totally torn and was nearly seminude. She was admitted to the hospital. It took her seven days to be able to walk again. At the inquiry, she said that he wore a large helmet and that his clothing, which appeared to be very tight-fitting, resembled white oilskin. She also added that his claws were "of some metallic substance". And when she said that blue and white flame came out of his mouth and red light flashed from his eyes. The story became almost the same story as described by the policeman a couple of days before.
On 28 February 1838, nine days after the attack on Miss Alsop. 18-year-old Lucy Scales, daughter of affluent butcher was passing Green Dragon Street in London with her sister. They saw a person wearing a large cloak standing at an angle of the passage. And as she came up to the person. She saw he was spitting fire from his mouth. She got frightened and started screaming. He directed "a quantity of blue flame" in her face as she screamed. She tumbled down unconscious. Her face was gravely seared and she lost her eyesight for ever.

Her sister depicted Lucy's attacker as being of tall, slight, and courteous appearance, shrouded in an enormous shroud, and conveying a little light or dead center lamp like those utilized by the police. The individual didn't talk nor did he attempt to lay hands on them, however, rather headed rapidly in the opposite direction. Police tried their best to catch him, with the details provided by Lucy's sister but failed.
Between 1850 and 1860, Spring heeled Jack has shown his presence in every part of Great Britain.
Between 1860 and 1870, army were posted to nab him. But he always slipped at the eleventh hour.
In November 1872, the News of the world flashed that Peckham was "in a state of commotion owing to what is known as the "Peckham ghost", a mysterious figure, quite alarming in appearance". The publication brought up that it was none other than "Spring-heeled Jack". Comparative stories were distributed in The Illustrated Police News. In April and May 1873, there were various sightings in Sheffield of the "Park Ghost", which local people additionally came to distinguish as Spring-heeled Jack.

In 1877, he was hit by bullets, at least 56 times at different places. Bullets went through the body and did not have any effect on him.
After the attacks from the soldiers, he targeted soldiers in a big way. He was seen many times in army cantonments resting on the observation tower.
One of the reports from a gathering of soldiers in Aldershot's garrison barracks. A guard on obligation at the North Camp looked into the darkness. His consideration pulled in by a curious figure "progressing towards him." The guard issued a challenge and order him to stop. But that figure ignored his words. The figure came besides the guard and slapped him. The guard fired at him, but he disappeared in darkness.
In the autumn of 1877, people chased and cornered him at Newport Arch, in Lincoln, Liconshire. Residents fired at him in front of a building. As usual, with his leaping abilities, he managed to escape. The building wall bore bullet marks when he was fired upon in front of it.

In 1888, Spring-heeled Jack was sighted in North Liverpool. He appeared on the rooftop of Saint Francis Xavier's Church in Salisbury Street.
In 1904 was again sighted in nearby William Henry Street. This is the year when he was last seen in the Everton area of Liverpool. He hopped to the ground from the rooftops and from that point again jumped to the tops of the houses and afterward vanished forever.
Who was he? Where did he come from? Was he a Man or Ghost? How could he vomit fire? How could he disappear into thin air? How could he jump so high? Why no bullets caused damage to him? And most importantly, Why he was targeting woman and soldiers?
These questions remain unanswered till now.
Many theories came to explain these events created by Jack, some researchers give a normal explanation for the events, while others find paranormal phenomena. Whatever may be, but the mystery of this "Spring -heeled Jack" remain unsolved and unexplained.