Leather Apron
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".