Springhill Jack, a Member of the Garrison, May Have Been the Culprit

The 18 77 jack began his activities in april of that year and got shot at. And he then waited until august to resume them. But by that point, according to the illustrated police news, the precaution of having sentries loaded with ball rather than blanks had been relaxed. The implication is that the aldershot spring hill jack was, as many contemporaries supposed, himself, a member of the garrison. For years on, the men themselves were firmly convinced that springhill jack was the devil.