__Peter the Painter__ , was a member of a gang of immigrant Latvian people criminals in London in the early 20th century. After supposedly fighting in and escaping the Siege of Sidney Street in 1911, he became an anti-hero in London's East End.
https://www.listennotes.com/e/p/65e31a10f4094d29b7b4487991bc5065#t=10:47,19:48 Peter the Painter and the Siege of Sidney Street on The Intelligence podcast.
He was never caught, and there is some question as to whether he had participated in the Sidney Street incident, or even whether he actually existed at all - wikipedia 
Peter the Painter, as he appeared on his wanted poster in 1911 - wikimedia
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