Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-09-05
A YOUTHFUL MoNsPRosITY.
Boy who has All the Instincts of Dog and
Hog Communicable Connecting Link
I'm the Darwinian Chain,
From the jackson tMich.) Citizen, Aug. 7.

Hog COmbined-The Connecting Link
I'm the Darwinian Chain,
From the jackson (AIichl Citizen, Aug. T.
A warrant was sworn out yester-
day, before Justice Dyer, for the ar
rest of Ira Gavitt, of the town of
Summit, for assault and battery up
on William Henry Forbes, boy
whom he has employed upon his
farm. The complaint alleged that
Gavitt was wont TO chain the boy up
in room, and otherwise misuse him.
The warrant was placed in the hands
OF policemen Pierson and Gibson, who
proceeded TO Summit and arrested
Mr.. Gavitt. Mr. Person went to
the field to serve the warrant, while
Mr.. ellison remained behind to watch
the boy, who was supposed to have
been tempered with on previous oc-
casion, he refusing to appear against
Mr.. Gavitt when similar warrant
had been issued.
While conversing with the lad and
Mrs Gavitt, Mr.. Gibson was informed
by the latter that the boy was ma
tural born kleptomaniac, stealing
everything that he could get his
hands upon, and that he possessed a
very peculiar and strange appetite
being alwas hungry, sand, unless
watched, eating everything of an ed
ible nature that he could get his
hands on. TO show his appetites in
this line, the boy was in the first place
given two large apples, which he
crunched up like hog. Then came
raw egg, which he crushed in his
mouth and swallowed, shell and all.
Mrs. Gavitt then gave him two
quarts Of bread and milk, which he
devOured. Mr.. Gavitt came in with
Mr.. Pierson, at this point, and in
obedience to Forbes request, prepar-
ed half dozen raw eggs, which he
ate In the same manner as an egg
sucking dog-working the shells out
of his mouth. As breathing spell,
he now took a large ear of corn,
which was followed with a sauce
dish full Of sauce, several cucumbers
and large slice of pork. The Off
GERS interfered, and would not allow
him to eat more. Mrs. Gavitt says
that eats all the raw eggs he can get
hold of, and that whenever chicken
was killed, he would seize the fowl
and suck tho blood flowing from the
neck. Two years ago, while killing
COW, Mr.. Gavitt left the boy to
watch the carcass while hewas away
for little while. He returned in
twenty minutes, and found that lit
tie Forbes had licked the blood ems
tiroly from the hide which had Just
been taken off the animal
The boy and Mr.. Gavitt were TAX
en- to the city, and brought before
Justice Dyer, who bound the man
over to appear tooday. While in the
court room, the boy asked Mr.. ellison
to get him some raw meat. He pro-
cured him something over a pound,
which he devoured as greedily as a
vulture, and then asked for a couple
of quarts Of bloc to wash it down -
The officer said that he could not
get any, but that he would have
some for him to-day.
This forenoon the case came up,
but was again adjourned over until
Tuesday, on account Of the unavod-
able absence of an important wit
ness. The boy informed us that he
took home with him last night "a lot
of peanuts and half peck of APP
plies, which he devoured on the way.
On arriving home, Mr. Gavitt says
he made way with six large ears of
corn, and two griddIe cakes tn, size
of o No. 8 stove hole. This entire
exhibition took place between half
past twelve and five o'clock in the
afternoon
Forbes, we learn, was 16 years old
last April, although he docs not APP
pear to be more than II. He is the
son Of a quadroon and Scotchman.
His mother is at present the wife of
a negro named Pierce or Price, living
in this city. He has not q single
African feature, his hair being the
color of faded tow, and straight as
an Indians, and his eyes being blue.
His features are screwed up into a
peculiarly wolish, hungry express
sion, which cause one to look at him
moro than once. He is as intelligent
as boys are usually OF his age. lie
confesses to passion for stealing-if
he don't get caught. We asked Mr..
Gavitt what was the biggest meal the
boy ever ate, and he informed us
that while killing hogs once, he de-
vOured raw three "belly-pieces" and
three pints of fresh lard.
This monstrosity is certainly the
connecting link in the Darwinian
chain. Mr.. Gavitt says that he shall
endeavor to send the boy to Lansing,
as be can do nothing with him. lie
is Obliged to chain him up to protect
his property and keep enough food
on hand for his family. The boy
after having ate as much as he can
hold, will stick his fingers down his
throat, vomit, and then keep on eat
ing after the man ner of dog. OF
verify, truth is sometimes stranger
than fiction
Stretched.
A Milwaukee woman lately got on