A
particularly agile, athletic and elusive thief.
Named after so called "Spring-heel Jack" a notorious
pickpocket and burglar, active in
Manchester(England) in the 1950's
Jack(Spring-heel)McMaster was finally caught in 1959 after committing an estimated 900+ offences. Though he never used violence,being too fast to be caught,he was sentenced to 8 years in gaol. He escaped from Strangeways gaol after 3 days and was never apprehended again.