The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-11-25


Wand ering about the hillside q
Pinniclinnick Is woman with hi
the beast Of the fields for compa
IONS the broad sky her only roe
tree; and the branches of the tree1
her only shelter. For some tiI1lP
past rumors of a strange female
form that had been seen fitting and
towering about the hillsides were
current. So much mystery had
been associated with these repor
and to such an extent had the super
stition of the. foreign residents 81
that section grown, that the reports
were not generally credited.
But the first Of this week the
woman was seen by the freight
handlers in the B. s. o. yards and
tlle railroad employees She has
taken up her station on the south
side of the hill, just above Swift q
Company's warehouses. Here she
is seen every morning when the men
arrive to begin work and the last
sight that greets their vision as tllcy
drive across the bridge over th
railroad tracks is the solitary,
mournful figure, still keeping its
lonely vigil.
Upon their return the next mora
ing the first object they see is the
same pathetic figure, apparently
never moved from the spot in all
the long hours of the night.
The spot now the habitation OF
this uncanny creature is in slight
depression shielded from the. wind
and surrounded by sumac bushes
Here she, sits all day, hardly dis.
cernible to any one unacquainted
with her strange presence. Occas
ionaly she varies the routine BY
strolling around short time pick
ing nuts and berries, upon which
she evidently exists
An attempts to come within
speaking distance or to even get an
identifying glimpse of her have 50
far proved futile AS far as can be
discovered this modern wild woman
is only of middle age, medium
height and slight form. Her face
is constantly mufIled II knitted
hood or shawl. When any one APP
proaches within fifty feet of her she
starts to retreat, and if still pur-
sued, she halts empties both hands
and launches trade Of invectives
in sort of gibberish that can not
be understood.
Who she is, whence she came, how
she exists, no one has yet been able
to discover. 1'his,is a genuine bona
fide specimen of wild woman
without any sensatioOal features
The general interest and curiosity
in that section is becoming arouse,
and it is possible that steps Will
shortly be taken to capture this fe-
male stwhat-is-it?"
Tn order, however, to secure h''r
alive it would take a Tosse otlTnet,
large enough to surround her, and
close IN on her, and then judging
by what can be seen of her she Won :
only be taken after desperate
struggle The man who first sei2',S
her win have no eTyiable task, as
she is as niInble as a mountain go@f-
and has been seen to uplift rocks
upon the hillside that would tax the
strength of the strongest man.
IF the parties who are contenl-
plating the wild girls capture carry
ont their plans, unless she dlsaI'-
pears tonight, they will undertake
their plan tomorrow about noon 4
picked body of men will beat
around the hill, surrounding the
woman and gradually lessen their
circle until they have come cLos@
enough to pounce upon this weirst
shane, be it devil, beast or woma7'.
The hunting party can be seen az
work from. the overhead county
bridge which crosses the railroad
tracks. While the sight may not be
arnnsing and might prove shoclSing
Is some. it will be at least novel and
interesting, as it is an unusual o.
currenee to see genuine wiz
woman run to earth and captured,