Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-19

n eOpard. I'LL hctiVhs eto - mum
like those Of the by In the Loologi.
ca garden as II "a possible for anything
Ia human form to be.
Ra, mond Boyd, who seemed to
have perfect control over the Wild
man, said his body was covered with
coarse, brown hair as thick as the hair
on q horse's hide. The palms of Ills
hands looked liko the paws oil a bear,
and his fipger nails, which were over
an inch long, resembled the claws of
an eagle.
TIE DISCOVERY AND CAPTuRE.
He was fret seen In Psducsh county
tbir, cen years ago, and was known 40
"Mum, the Hermit" because when.
ever anyone accos,ed him all he would
say was, NUNS the word" He
ltvei In an old pine hut In the woods
for about FIVE years, and was seldom
seen by anyone. Finally he abandoned
the hui, and took up his abode IN g
cave under q ledge Of .ocks known A
al z.rd r ok" A little over s,1
v az ago two or three citizens of Pa.
duosh county, while out hunting, uaw
him running into his cave, without a
stitch of clio hing on him. He was
seen several times after that wearing
no clothing. Three years ago 1. was
| discovered that q thick coat Of hair had
grown all wei HIS body.
Boyd end Harvey built a biz man
trap for him over three weeks sgo,and
placed a big piece of freshly killed
beef in 1t. They watched the trap I've
three days b, fore he entered It. He
was MOI afraid of any bird or boast OF
prey, but ran terrified away from any
human being who approached him l.
took two days to accustom tho man
beast to their presence. The tinkle OF
q small dinner bell they used had q
great Influence over him. He
watched tho bell intently, and would
not touch 1t.
RATING A LIVE CALF AND TWO SHEEP
Some time ago 3 farmer missed o
c,if and two sheep, which had strayed
of. They we're traced to NUNS"
cave. Here oil track of them was
lost, and it is supposed he devoured
them.
In his cave, which he had occupied
for the last seven or eight Year,, Boyd
and Harvey found the skeletons of
small animals and the rkins of over
fifty snakes. Some Of the skins bo.
longsd to the most venomous species
of reptiles. The floor was alive with
red and green lizards, and hundreds
Of toada hoped about.
The wild man ate the box OF sar
dimes voraciously, and the two sand.
wiches which were handed him we're
gYeedily pulled apart. He ate the
ham and threw the bread away.
Whenever Q train passed on the oppo
site track he orouched down In the
corner of the seat terror stricken. AT
ter the train had passed he would put
his hand to his ear and listen with 9
look of animal cunning stealing out OF
his restless eyes, like q panther abouI
to pounce on It's prey.
Every time the engineer blew hii
whistle the wild man would grab the
back of the seat with both hands arc
hold on until the whistle ceased blow.
!, ing.
! Boyd had q little tin music DO,
which he manipulated with a crank
The one tune of empty is the Crs
die" was ground again and again tt
the great satisfaction of the OK hermit
8 who sat and looked at 1t silently, blu
: would not touch 1t.
; AFRAID OF THE CONDUCTORS PUNCH
:. When Conductor Harry Smith tool
out his g~lis,ening nickel plated puuot
b Ito cancel ,he tickets the wild ms,
q watched the punch intently lntil h
. heard 1t snap. Then he got down 1
d the corner Of the seat, fairly shiverin
with fear, and set up . low howl sur
posing, evidently, that Condueso
Smith Wa about 10 wing him.
o Boyd and Raxvsy said that thor
n was q story to the eject that the vii
man had originally come from Mort
Osrolina, and that during tbs vAr b
!, had bsen . sharp shooter on Bal
mountain, and that shoEtly altar th
0 war he had murdered . whole famil
Of settlers In the mountain and fec
. Both Boyd and Harvey appear lii
q shrewd fellows, and expect to mako
j. fortune out OF their prize. The
great anxiety and fear Il that II
authorities Will interfere with then
n and claim that tho man u simply
lunatio, and place him In some Inst
tusion. They had the snake skins
> . box In the baggage car, togoth'
with some other curiosities found
o the ave. Boyd said that the vii
8 man will not touch anything but fru
d and meat, which be eats ravsuously
, and much the same asa Wild bess
Cigar smoke bothered him . goo
y deal, and he kept driving 1t away frol
d him with his elawy hands.
d When tho train arrived In Jerse
}. City the men took . carriage, and sAi
they we're going TO take the New 81
ven night boat from the foot tof Pee
d Slip, ard avoid . daylight crowd
New York. In case they oAInt
L make Satisfactory terms With Bsrnun
70 or some other prominent circus ma,
they intend exhibiting their pfi,