Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-06-03
A FREAK OF NATURE.
A Human Reing with tho Characs
aeriSai OF a Bull.

together by the show people, they haven't
ANYTHING in the way of a human curiosity
to compare with remarkable being con-
fined in the county infirmary of Pike
county. The creature is man-but his
right to that title rests solely upon the
fact that he was born of woman. In
every other respect he differs from his
kind, and possesses no attributes in com
mon with ordinary representatives of his
SEX He bears upon his person, In his
habits and vocal organs all of the char
acteristics of a bull, in as nearly a perfect
form as it is possible for two-legged
creature to possess them.
This remarkable being is named John
Haines, ana is forty years old. He. is the
son of very respectable parents, who at
the time of the monster birth lived in
Pebble township. Twelve years ago the
mother who gave birth to the unnatural
object died, but his father is still
living. Prior to the mothers death John
was watched and cared for at home, but
since her demise he has been confined at
the in6rmary. The existence of the
monstrosity is known to comparatively
few people, and many of. those who do
know of his being have never seen him,
being deferred from visiting his cell be-
cause of the terrible sight that would
meet their eyes.
Haines, or John" as he is called by
everybody who has occasion to speak
about him, has been confined at the in
Urinary for twelve years. He is of medi-
um height, with very large head, and
the forehead broad and bold, with a
strongly marked ridge running down the
center of it. The sides of the head are
fiat, running back almost at right an
giles with a forehead, while the top of
the head slopes backward and down
ward at a sharp incline, leaving the era
MUM without brain room. His face is
dark skinned, heavy and british in ex-
preston, and very repulsive. The eyes
are like those of bovine, and roll about
in his head in an animalish sort of way.
A heavy mouth, in which a restless tongue
is almost constantly rolling quid,
strengthens the creatures likeness to a
bull His large ears stand out from his
head like those of an alarmed beast
The long, thick and bushy head is
covered by a close growth of short,
coarse, stubby hair. His shoulders and
breast are remarkable features Of the
monster, they being extraordinarily thick
and heavy. He has a remarkable depth
of chest, the formation of which bears
strong resemblance to that of his shaggy
counterpart. From the breast down
ward his body gradually tapers to the
thighs. His lower limbs are slender and
joined together like those of a noble
steer. The feet and hands are those Of a
man.
John is a remarkably strong and vigor-
Gus combination of flesh and bone, and
prior to his confinement in the inhrmary
he was noted for his wonderful speed on
foot He would dart away from his
home into the woods and run like a
hound for mikes, making the air melodi-
Gus as he went believing like a bull.
His actions are all governed by instinct.
His reason is an infnitessimal quality.
He lacks the power of speech, and the
only word that he can say that possesses
meaning to his hearers is ''bacca" He
is intensely fond of tobacco, and the first
thing visitor hears when nearing his
apartment is his cry, "bacca baccaV
When he is given piece of the leaf he
tears it into little pieces, putting them
into his mouth, one at time. He rolls
the tobacco around with his tongue like
a COW treats quid of grass, and finally
swallows the masS-tobacco, saliva, and
ALL Tobacco is luxury that fills the
poor fellow with keen delight. and when
he sees pouch Produced his eyes roll in
pleasurable anticipation. John is kept
in constant confinement in little eight
by-ten cell, entrance to which is had
through barred door of heavy hickory
strips. Just in the rear of this is an in
closure, twenty or thirty feet square, and
unroofed. The fence surrounding 1t is
about twenty feet in height. This is
Johns exercising yard. He possesses the
instinct of bull, and is strongly effected
by changes of the weather. He becomes
greatly excited just before rain, thun-
der, snow, or wind storm, and will plunge
out into his exercising pen, tear around
at fearful rate, paw up the earth, and
believing most frightfully. He has
voice of wonderful power, and the bull
ish noise ne makes can be heard for
mile around. They cannot be distin-
guished by stranger from those of
bull So unerring is John In his demon
STATIONS, that the residents of that local
ty rely upon him as their barometer. and
be never fails to acquaint them with
pending meteorolo gical changes.
He wears mems coarse clothing, after
a manner peculiar to himself. He can
not be induced to use susrenders He is
frequently presented with those useful
aDpendages to males toilet, but it
matters not how bright and gaudy the
20 he Irh a.