The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-20
WILD MAN HAUNTS
DENSE OHIO WOODS,
Avoided Civilization for Years,
but Now Comes Daily to
Country Hotel.
BEARD ALMOST HIDES FACE.
Long, Thick Hair Like Name
Adds to British Appearance
signifies His Hunger
by Signs.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Cincinnati. Dec. 19-LIving alone In a
lair located in a tract of dense woods not
far from Cincinnati is a mysterious Great
ure. human in form. but with all the at
tributes of the animal strongly apparent.
Seldom seen. except In the early dawn or
| at dusk in the evening. no one has been
able to give good description of the mys-
terry. and those who attempt to do SO I'M
consciously fall into the use OF words de-
scriptive of beasts of the forest.
| The locality chosen by the strange Great
ure Is a tract of dense woods situated
about eleven miles from Cincinnati in
Kenton County. Kentucky. and along the
line of the c.. N. u 7. p. Ry.
Through the trees in these woods oc-
| caslonal Slimpses of nreLknt have beeii
discovered at night by the rev people who
| i've in that vicinity.
Investigation in the daylight failed to
locate aIlv habitation. even much as
hut of poughs or of sods.
For time the source OF the freight
was a mystery which the simple people
| refused to investigate at night.
soon. however. those VINO lived on the
edge of the forest. and particularly the
people living at keo-ome-zu Springs, be-
came aware OF the cause OF the noctur-
nal CLEANS in the forest.
There appeared at dawn one day to the
startled servants of the little hotel at the
springs strange and weird-appearing
creature.
1t was without doubt man. but
man, OF whom description falls to give
true conception.
tawny hair matted into an almost solid
mass. the lower part of his face concealed
by heavy beard as unkept and tangled
as his hair, the upper part of the face an
indescribable color from the effects of
smoke and dirt
His british appearance was augmented
Which had once been brown. but which,
from long use and exposure to the sun
wind. rain and contact with the earth
was as has been described. by one who
saw the creature. about the color of q
red fox
The remnants of ragged pair of trous-
ers showed beneath the coat. More by
signs than by speech this strange being
signified that II was hungry.
Food was offered him. which he grasped
hs dSoI 81 tSe of eating it
an Old coarse bag and; turning without
est and was lost to sight
The servants told of their experience
and the landlord and guests OF the hotel
awaited the next coming. OF the wild
man" as the servants called him.
When he again appeared, attempts were
made to question him and to learn some
thing, of his mode of living. as well as
The question appeared to be unintelligi-
bic to the creature with the exception Of
one. which asked where he came from.
In reply to this he muttered Michigan" I
or word that was taken for the name Of |
that State Securing his morsel of food.
he again trotted away to the woods.
Further efforts to elicit information have
been even more signal failures than the |
hrst. He does not seem to understand !!
what is wanted Of him.
He does not appear to fear questioning |
or Investigation. He returns to the hotel |
daily. always at dusk or dawn. however.
and gets his food. much as an animal |
would be prompted by instinct to seek |
Its slstenance in the same place daily.