Arizona republican., 1903-05-06
The Jungle Man.

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 While I was hunting in the province of Bengal with officers belonging to the Seventh native infantry. we got word one day that a wild man had been seen in jungle ten miles away.
 The man was a native who had served for several years as a soldier, and he had a good military record and was known to be of peaceful disposi- tion. One day. while on scous through through the forest with his company, he was bitten on the necl. by a spider. The wound gave him great pain, and he was sent back to the hospital for treatment. He was under the surgeons care for ten days, and was discharged as cured but one morning when at drill he suddenly be- gan whooping and shouting and acting in singular manner. When his com rades attempted to restrain him he became violent. and, casting them off. he bolted across the parade and down the road. He was pursued. but he gained the forest, a mile away, ahead of all, and was successful in hiding himself. 4 long search had been made 4bi lllAll dA lilE llliAtf DuA NliHOLl dN e-il-
 We at once moved across the country and located in a village, and next morning q dozen natives were sent out on a scout. They were back before noon with the news that the wild man had moved his retreat about five miles to the east. He was evidently afraid of US. He had taken refuge in another jungle. near another village, and we broke camp and rode down to the place and beat up the thickets for hours.
 We caught sight of the man once or twice, but he was a long way off and acted as if he suspected trap. Next day he was twelve miles away, and in the course of a week he had travelled sixty miles. When he moved we moved after him. We attempted no trick and made no demonstration to alarm or anger him.
 Our persistent pursuit had the effect of putting him In a passion. however, for on the sixth day of the chase, as we were en route to Q village near which he had gone into hiding. he en- tered the place shouting in fury and brained five people with his club. He had stripped off most of his clothing, and was naked from the waist up. After killing the people he fired several huts and ran away and hid in a ravine.
 It was now plainly evident that we must change our tactics. If the man was enraged, he might attack us at any moment, and if he did so, we should have to fire on him in self-defense.
 The ravine in which he was hiding was about mile long, and at the lower end it opened into a patch much used by the natives. If the wild man was not hunted out or alarmed he would probably come down the ravine and enter this path.
 After looking the ground over it was decided to dig a pitfall and set some traps along the path, and soon after noon force of natives was set to work. They dug a pit twenty feet deep. and when ready it was covered over the same as if to catch a tiger. A few yards to the north and south of the pit we arranged nooses which led over the limbs of trees. and by sundown we felt sure of our man if he came that way. Two soldiers and three natives were hidden near the pit to act as sentine!s and give the alarm, and all was quiet in the camp and village at the usual hour.
 At 2 o'clock in the morning We were turned out by an alarm from the sen- tinels, and our whole force at once hastened to the pit. The wild man had come down the ravine and fallen into the pit. Notwithstanding it's depth, he was out again in moment, and but for the trap on the north side, we should have lost him. He ran into that. was caught by the leg and sus- pended in the air, and when we ar rived he was screaming and shouting and cursing in way to make ones hair stand up.
 He was defengeless, but for a long time no one dared to go near him. He made the most tremendous efforts to escape. and but for our throwing noosed ropes over his head and draw ing them tight, he would soon have regained his liberty. When we finally had him fast and secure. he had tired himself out, and was a pitiable object to behold. He had been heard to use a few English words, but no one had speech came bacl, to him as We stood around him. and he used many of the, commands given Q soldier at drill.
 We remained in camp four days after the wild man, hoping to sub l due him and make him presentable at headquarters but he was worse than q | wild beast Not a stitch of clothing | could be kept on him. and he had to be | bound hand and foot all the time He |