Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-03-19
a KENTUCKY WILD MAN.
4 Han Covered acith TTtieh hair, Who Re-
fuses Bread, but TOrNciOWsly Eats Heat
and ReIishes Frat, Firing as q Hermit
for TtceICe Years.
[Philadelphie Times. J

and ReIishes Frat, EirjeD as q Hermit
for TtceICe Years.
PHILADELPHIA Times
Among the passengers the other night
bound for New York from the west on the
day express was a wild man, who occupied
a seat in smoking car No. 153. He was
accompanied by James Harvey and Ray
mond Boyd, his captors, both of whom be-
long in Paducah county, Ke-tucky. They
had three second class tickets to New York.
which privileges them to three seats in the
smoking car of any frst-class train. They
we're on their way to Bridgeport, Conn. to
make arrangements with 2. L. Ba1num to
exhibit their prize in connection with his
circus. When the day express arrived at
the Broad street station at
3 O'Clock, James Harvey ran down the
platform into the restaurant and pur-
chased box of sardines and some sand
witches for the wild mans supper. His
companion remained in the smoker in
charge of the wild man. He was dressed
in citizens dress, and wore big cloth shoes.
His hair reaches nearly to his waist and
falls over his shoulders, completely cover
ing his back; his beard is long and thick,
while his eye brows are much heavier than
those of an ordinary human being. There
is nothing imbecile ia the wild mans
manners or actions. He cannot talk, and
seldom makes any sound whatever except
a low howl like leopard. His actions are
as much like those of the hyena in the
Geological gardens as it is possible for
anything in human form to be. Ray
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 horses hide. The
palms of his hands looked like the paws
of a bear, and his finger nails, which were
over an inch long, resembled the claws of
an eagle.
He was first seen in Paducah county
thirteen years ago, and was known as
"Mum the Hermit" because whenever any
one accosted him all he would say was,
''Mum's the word" He lived in an old
pine hut in the woods for about five years,
and was seldom seen by any one. Finally
he abandoned the hut and took up his
abode in a cave under a ledge of rocks
known as Lizard rock" A little over six
years ago two or three citizens of Paducah
county, while out hunting, saw him run
ming into his cave without stitch of cloth
ing on him. He was seen several times
after that wearing no clothing. Three
years ago it was discovered that thick
coat of hair had grown ali over his body.
Boyd and Harvey built man
trap for him over three weeks
ago, and placed big piece of freshly
killed beef in it. They watched the trap
for three days before he entered 1t. He
was not afraid of any bird or beast of
prey, but ran terrified away from any hu-
man being who approached him. 1t took
two days to accustom the man beast to
their presence. The tinkle OF small din
ner bell they used had a great influence
over him. He watched the bell intently
but would not touch it.
Some time ago farmer missed calf
and two sheep, which had straJed of. They
were tracked to NUNS" cave; here all
trace of them was lost, and it is supposed
he devoursd them. In his cave, which he
had occupied for the last seven or eight
ysars, Boyd and Harvey found the skele-
tons OF small animals and the skins of
ovor city sHskes. Some of the skins be-
longed TO the most venomoas species
Of reptiles. The floor of the cave was
alive with red and green lizards, aid hun
drsds of toads hoped about. The wild
man ate the box of sardines voraciously,
and the two Sandwiches which were hand
cd him were greedily pulled apart. He