The Red Cloud chief., 1880-02-12
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thsck iisrh~T e-saa. The stsang~ siss
nan .i fA.s TIA The harssr lad yvfI "a
t~ urss Ca nets n. Appearances. e@s %
saz that hs Was very ~zsaStly Clad
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the nan had fvl~h~i The wo~ds ~tarS
he Aunies hsd rv<oysrci himssa TAon
lse r~~slsei "a sihy~ The wsld uaan-ss
Re belrvri The thinx ~ - SOL q ss
sliflr cxptase him. shxsssins 30 Ala
h-ra and The gsAie the three stsrts-s IN
~psarsuis. The gusds ssad that a fnAn
answering tbs d~esrpsssn Il this oas
had t~~n s~n tSicrv IN thsi rszssS hy
wssst-chopp~rs. baff pot for over 6 wear
for s,me dsstsnr- the haaisrs p~c~Sssi.
si cautiously ihnsagh The sois. su'
.aw no trace si the cbj~ct e tAssr
sranrh. The deg< csild noi ~ nasssc
"a take his trail. Finally The hantsrs
stopped on The hrow a The raigr snd
concluded Ia shandon the hunt TN
II the Dug, had e,ns on n .A.'rt dis
tsnce and Ia. barking attracted the at
teuihin # the mea. They salkcsi la
the direciion a the Noise snd dtscot'
erred the Wild msn erunrhlng In the
limb IL n tree near tho trunk Aad about
eight feet from the gruand. ~ ;hc
hunter approached he nimhly swung
himself "a the grrund and ran N snto
the wood. The guide instantly raised
his gun and aimed If the fleeing man,
bu, before be- could frv Amcs s'Tusk the
gun spward. and the chargu passed
over the fugiiiye's head. The guide
said he had not realized ha; the con.
sequences would have been II he bad
killed the man. The hunters wrTv no~
more than ever determined IA cpue zap
with the singular creature they bad an.
csrihei. They followed Ia the diFection
he had taken until they came Ia n place
where the undcrbrush was almost im.
pene,rablc, and. n IL extended a bong
distance up and down, they naturally
concluded that the Wild nan had en-.
tered the thicket. They were n,, hong
in doubt, for n they walked along on
the edge IT IL, trying la find a place
where he nigh; have entered, he t-band
81 out again. within . short distance 81
Allabcen. The latter ran towards him.
and the grizzly creature -iood still. ~ IL
he had gwen up all idea 81 escape
When the hunter drew close enough
tai touch the Wild man the latter turned
and walked towards the ihickc; again
Allabeen sprang forward and caught
hold If the mans shoulders. which
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and clasped Allsbecn about the hips.
Raising the hunter frum the ground he
threw him heavily, head first, into the
underbush. Allalrcn maintained hi
hold. and the Wild man fell with him
int" the thicket, but in nm instant VA.
on his feet again. aud. tearing lo-Sse
from the hunter. ran back into the
woods. Ames and the guide were bat
= few hundred ysris distant. but ~
quickly hsd the encounter begun aud
ended tina; IL Wa over before thsS
reached th. spot. Allabcen received a
s%prainei wrist. ON. bad scratches and
n badly bruised side from his severe
fall, but the hunt for the Wild mai wa
continued for two hours. All efforts Ia
obtain further trace Of him failed. ALA
been saws that the man was nearly
naked. the covering that he had on he
ing remnants II n corduroy suit lis
skin was hard and black with dirt. iIis
whiskers and hair were bong. mixsi
with gray. and matted and entangled
with twig. and briar.. During the
struggle in the brush he made two or
three ordinations that were u%nintel-
ligible to Allabeen
Two years ago three citizens of Ds~
mascus Township. while looking for n
lost COW in n swamp in that township.
came upon n b~are-heahed. ragged and
bare-footed man, with shor,-cruppei
gray hair and beard. II. ran away
when discovered, but WAS captured after
a long chase. IL was evident tina;
he had been in the wood. for some time.
He talked wildly in n language that
no one in the neighborhood Understood.
lie was finally taken tn the county .eai
and placed in Jail. Then IL was found
that his strange language was French
and that he was evidently insane. " hen
asked what his name was he drew the
figure Of a cross and he exclaimed in
French: 81 am the Empire" The
county authorities refused to assume
any responsibility in the case II the
strange being. and threw him on the
Damascus authorities. No one in the
township would take charge II the M
fortunate lunatic a. a pauper. and. a.
an easy way out II the dilemma, he was
placed on an Erie Railway train with q
ticket TO q station ia n neighboTing
county. Before the train reached the
sltifob INC uiau e8psd rom the
car while in rapid motion. swan the
Delaware River, and disappeared once
more in the woods Of Wayne County.
An account Of the circumstance Of his
capture and the extraordinary disposal
that was made Of him Was printed in a
local paper. and some weeks afterward
IL was learned that the Wild 0an was q
psuper lunatic from a New York county.
He was q F~renehman. who had Boz; his
mind over the defeat of the French
Army by Germany, and the destruction
Of the Empire. Hayipg been pro-
nouneed an iBcurzble case. the county
were taxing him 20 q state
institution, ssa the Ere Railway, when
he escaped from their custody NJ small
bordering on Wayne County,
and a long search failed ~ effect his
That this unfortunate crea-
ture has managed 10 maintain an exist
in the forest Of Wayne County for
years does not seem possible. but
such Ia now believed 10 be the ease.
.inee the adventure "A sh~ 49,. pack..