Springhill Jack

In 18 77, the appearance on the scene of an elusive midnight reveller known as spring hill jack. This mysterious being was responsible for a series of visitations which shook the nerves of the entire military camp to their foundations. Night after night, sentries would be bonneted, cuffed and thrown down by an invisible assailant. All accounts agreed that springhill jack's movements were absolutely noiseless. The whole population of colchester, both military and civil, was deeply stirred.