The Opelousas courier., 1894-09-08
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HAIRY MONSTER IN KENTUCKY.

Lives In a Cave, Looks Like a Man and
Lives by Robbing Farmers.
Over in Washington county, near the
line Of Mercer, reigns a being which,
man Or beast, mystifes all the neighbor-
hood. For months the housewives have
missed their chickens, eggs, milk, meat
from meathouses and half grown pigs
and young lambs. At first all efforts
and schemes to catch the guilty one
proved Of no avail. Joseph Ewalt arose
one morning before day and went to the
springhouse, a hundred yards distant
from his dwelling. His wife and son,
becoming alarmed at his continued alb
sence, went in search of him AMI found
him at the door of the springhonse in a
faint. They restored him to conscious
ness, and he told them he had seen a
man beast, and that he ran out Of the
springhouse as he opened the door; that
he had great, long white hair hanging
down from his head and face that was
as coarse as a horses name. His legs
were covered with hair, and the only
article of clothing he wore was a piece
Of sheepskin over the lower portion of
his body, reaching nearly to his knees.
When it became noised around that
Ewalt had seen aman beast, sober head
ed men began to set a plan to catch the
monster. In the neighborhood, near
the mouth Of Deep creek, is a cave OF
considerable proportions, and the natu-
raj conclusion was that there would be
the place to find their game.
Early Sunday morning Eph Boston
and his sons, Tom and James, saw the
object Of their watch walking in a half
gallop, half run for their barn. Not.
withstanding the men were armed, they
were badly frightened, and after they
saw the object enter the barn all three
were afraid to enter to try to capture
the terrible looking creature. They
kept hid and were not seen by the
monster, standing in a half erect posi-
ton nearly 6L feet. His feet were like
the paws Of a bear or brute, with long
claws. His hands also were like those
of a feline more than a human. Before
the men could come to some action OF
get over their fright the creature came
OuG VI tuS Udlu LII Gu0 Sdl4o udA4 gallup
run gait and made for the creek. By
this time the men started in safe pur-
suit. Tom Boston foolishly shot at it,
and the creature half turned and glanced
at them, increasing his gait, but never
dropping the three large chickens he
held in his claws. The Bostons mai
aged to keep in sight Of the creature fo1
nnVr n half min ~ cn fhnu rNrr5nn hn
ran swifter than a horse. Just as they
got to the top of a hill about 500 yards
off they were rewarded by seeing the
brute man turn, with a wild, scared
look, glance around and enter the cave.
The men went to the mouth Of the
cave, but would not enter. They saw
feathers, bones, ETC., scattered around
the entrance. They returned home and
reported what they had seen, and Tues
day they, with a half dozen other men,
went to the cave and made a partial
survey, proceeding in several hundred
yards. They saw fresh indications of
habitation by bones, feathers, pieces Of
calf and sheep skin being strewn around
The passages grew smaller and dwin-
died, and no of the party would
enter alone, though one, Joe Smith,
went in 80 or 40 feet, when the most
unearthly yell the men eyer heard greet
ed them. They were good, stout men,
but they cowed before that yell and
beat a hasty retreat to the main passage
of the cavern, but after consultation
they agreed it would not do to kill or
be killed, and they gave up their search
for another me.-Louisville Courier
Journal.