The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-01-31
WILD MAN. IS
NOW A PRISONER
cautured by Strategy After Chase
Lasting Two Years

Eenora. ont, Jan. Sl.'-tJalfnaf MOI
,o,an the wild man of kenora, mas
,oon captured. and now lies raVing IN
..,o.l-clad cell in Kenora Jail Ills
',.r,st is the elimination of one of the
,nost difficult and persistent man huh's
Known To that district.
pa.inning over two years ago, when
tho presence of the mailman was lrst
,.,,orted in the vicinity of Clear Lake
,bo chase has led posse, headed by
rn,or crowley, of the Kenora police,
,hrough country ranging from railway
nd lumber camps To the trackless
,,,stes of the North Lake district,
all In "A determined effort to capture
mo man, who was terrorizing the
community.
Tbe first report Of the presentations
of the wild man came from Clear
Like where ne was seen by some In
5i.ps as he was racing with the fleet
moss of a startled deer through the
s,oyclad woods. Following closely
came other reports more startling in
their nature.
Startled lumbermen.
ON one occasion, as n party of lum-
nermen were sitting about their camp
fire swapping yarns, they were thrown
into wild. unreasoning panic by the
sudden appearance of half-naked
6gprr. VINO, with a weird, bloodcurd-
linz. veil sprang into their midst, and,
sewing a hrebrand, attempted To be
lbor them with 1t. When, tmally,
,b,y returned To their camp, the spec
ire had vanished. Homesteaders
throughout the country were scared
oIrost out Of their sense by the
Same phaut1m wanderer. who. prowl-
ing about i'm the blackncss Of the night,
filed IN, air with his dismal noise.
Convinced that the evil spirit was
Sinking through the country, the In
diaus abandoned their lodges and fled
f., tho regions To the northward, while
r,r more educated inhabitants of the
Territory harricaded their doors
against the mnatic, who, they feared,
would stop at nothing i'm his frenzy.
AT this stage it was decided To cap
tlre the man at all hazards before ac-
tuaI harm was done and posse was
formed for the purpose. With trap
pers as guides. and all heavily armed,
as a mccaution against trouble, the
posse started out. Up the streams,
across lakes and through miles Of
VIRGIN fores; they went, ever on the
lookout for the wild man, but other
than deserted Indian villages and
abandoned huts, no trace of him or his
work could he found. Every sort of
trap was Laid, but with no success.
The fugitive seemed Ia he endowed
with a sixth sense. and cieVerly evaded
every plot Ia affect his captude. His
method of travel was the surprise and
wonder Of his pursucrs. He would he
reported within but II few miles Of
them aud short time later he would
be- frightening the life of some home
steader into Mysteries, miles away.
Caught by Strategy.
Il soon became evident that hc would
never be- taken in that manner, and,
positive that, sooner or later, he would
'''''F Hlll''ll' Wv l''s'S' Wa WIN
drawn from the country. Free from
the necessity of wandering, the mad
man settled down in some quiet place,
and Tor long time nothing more was
heard of him Late last fall a trapper
came INTO kenora, and going To Chief
Crowley, reported that he had dis
covered the lair of the hunted man.
quickly the boss was reformed, and
travelling across country ON snow
shoes, his hut was surrounded and
ms appearance was awaited. Early
IN the morning he returned to his hut,
a portion of "a moose slung over his
Shoulder ana a powerful rifle under
ms arm. Not wishing To shoot him,
1t was decided To try strategy, and
one of the men. a Finlander. leaving
ms cover advanced to meet the APP
preaching mailman AS soon as the
hermit saw the stranger he raised his
gun but the constable. paying no at
'ehlion, walked up to him and adj |
dressed him in his native language.
Getting the man interested, he adj |
rol'Iy persuaded the wild man to Law |
aside his rifle, and one of the men. |
creeping up seized IT, Closing i'm from
All sides, the startled man was over
powered and handcuffed
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