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== Leather Apron ==

During the hunt for Polly Nichols’ killer police learned of a man the Whitechapel prostitutes feared. He was known as "Leather Apron" and he intimidated them. Anybody refusing his demands were beaten.

Police were anxious to locate "Leather Apron" - if only to eliminate him from their inquiries.

"Leather Apron's" real name was Jack Pizer.

The ''Star'' was the first publication to mention "Leather Apron". They seem to have put together a description based on accounts from prostitutes and lodging house owners and local tradesmen.

He was described as:

* A bully of prostitutes
* A Jewish slipper maker who had abandoned his trade
* He is five feet four or five inches in height 
* He wears a dark, close-fitting cap 
* He is thickset, and has an unusually thick neck
* His hair is black, and closely clipped
* His age is about 38 or 40
* He has a small, black moustache
* He wore a leather apron, which he always wears, and from which he gets his nickname

Inspector Abberline concurred in late September that: "there was no evidence to connect him with the murder".