The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-28
MYSTERIOUS MAN
D|STURBS LAMAR
Uncanny Looking Stranger
Haunts Grave of Rube Burrows
CARRIES A SIX SHOOTER
While Posse Was Waiting for Him at
Grave of the Outlaw the Mysteri-
Gus Man Arose Near Them
and Walked Away.
CARRIES A SIX SHOOTER

A pair of dark cleaning eyes in a pale,
wild face is just now disturbing the
peace of the people of a certain section
of Lamar county, and the uncanny APP
pearance of the owner of these haunted
looking orbs recalls the days when RUDE
Burrows sway had reached its zenith.
A private letter from a little hamlet
near Vernon and sixteen miles from the
railroad, tells of the mysterious appear
ance of a stranger around the farm of
James Woods, and the futile attempts
of armed men to effect his capture or to
bring him within range of their ready
rifles
1.-THE wild man." as the queer individ-
ual is called by the people of that par
ticular locality, first made his appear
ance upon the farm of Mr.. Woods several
weeks ago, and since that time the per-
sistent efforts of neighbors and deputy
sheriffs to apprehend him have proved
futile.
Haunts Grave of RUDE Burrows.
1t is the won't of the wild man of Lamar
to haunt the grave of the late RUDE
Burrows, whose bullet-riddled remains
now lie In a little wooded lot In the
wilds of his native country This has given
rise to the theory that the mysterious
stranger was a former associate of the
noted outlaw and has come back to La
mar to seek treasures hidden there when
booty was gathered by the daring ban
dit.
A peculiar feature to the attempts to
capture the mysterious stranger is that
he does not seem to. fear his pursuers.
Several glimpses of the fellow have been
had at close range and a frowning six
shooter AT his side has served to prevent
undesirable familiarity.
Several nights ago a party of pursuers
were sitting in a clump of bushes near
Fellowship church, in a few feet of the
grave of Rube Burrows, when as If by
magic a tall, lanky form was suddenly
seen to rise from the ground within ten
feet of them and walk away 1t was the
mysterious stranger and he could easily
have heard every word they uttered. SO
great was the establishment of the posse
that the wild man" disappeared in the
darkness before a word could be uttered.
Surprised and chagrinned the pursuing
party saw the man they hunted walk
away almost from among them. 1t was
found that the man they had sought for
days had been sleeping in Fellowship
church. Notwithstanding knowledge of
this fact all efforts to capture him since
that time have failed.
Narrowly Escaped Capture.
The mysterious man of Lamar has mar
rowly escaped capture on several occa-
sions but, as if possessed of supernatural
power, he has invariably escaped. One
man came within fifty yards of the
stranger while he was eating peaches in
an orchard owned by Mr.. Woods and an
other succeeded in capturing his shoes.
At another time a party came upon him
in the woods while he was preparing some
roasting ears for food but his six-shooter
kept them at bay until he disappeared
in a thicket nearby. Occasionally his
and they believe it is the wild man shoot
ing something for food
Lamar's mysterious stranger has the
faculty of disappearing as Unexpectedly
as he appears but 1t Is believed he never
gets more than two miles away from the
Woods farm. i
Mr.. Woods Is very much distressed over
the strange affair and naturally feels ner-
yous and uneasy over the frequent APP
pearance of the stranger upon his farm
The aid of Sheriff Hollis and his depu-
ties has been secured time and again and
night and day assisted by the neighbors
they have tried to solve the mysterious
case.
The mysterious man is described as
being tall, slim. clean shaved and carries
a heavy six-shooter continuously at his
side. This is about all the description
that can be secured though many persons
have had good glimpse of the individual
who has caused so much commotion in
the county which has rested quietly since
the period of outlawry several years
ago.
While many theories have been offered
1t seems to be the general belief that |
the wild looking individual is not only n |
former pal of RUDE Burrows but that he |
has either served out his time or escaped |
from the penitentiary.
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