Human Vampire Nov 14 1895

= HUMAN VAMPIRE =
Strangles Cattle With His Naked Hands.
HIS WONDERFUL STRENGTH
Attempts to Capture Him Prove Futile.
No One Knows Who the Madman Is
Thrilling Experience of a Dakota Cowboy.
Pierre, S. D., Nov. 12. —
The cattle men on the ranges west of Pierre tell a ghastly story of a madman, who for some time past has been roaming over the reservation, killing cattle with his naked hands to suck their blood, and in some cases even attacking men. No one seems to know who the man is, nor how long he has been wandering about the ranges. He was first seen some four or live weeks ago. Repeated attempts have been made to capture him, but thus far without success.
He is said to labor under the hallucination that he is a vampire. How he manages without a weapon of any kind to kill the cattle on which he lives is a mystery. When found after he has left them the animals appear to have been seized by the heads, borne to the ground by main strength and torn to pieces by the teeth and nails of the lunatic.
Jack Lewis, a cowboy on one of the ranches about midway between Pierre and the Black Hills, is the hero of the most exciting adventure with the madman yet reported. It was nearly a fortnight ago. Lewis had been out for several days with a party on the range and about 6 o’clock in the evening he wandered away from his companions and dismounted for a few moments. As he stood by his horse he was suddenly struck from behind and hurled to the ground and nearly strangled by the maniac. He struggled furiously, but was unable to reach his weapon, while his assailant frothed at the mouth and made every effort to seize the cowboy by the throat with his teeth.
Such wonderful strength did he display that Lewis was nearly overpowered and doubtless would have been killed had not his friends, attracted by his cries, arrived in time to rescue him. The madman fled when he saw the reinforcements coming and although pursued by several men oil fast horses he contrived to elude them in the dusk and made his escape. Lewis was quite badly torn about the face and neck by the man’s teeth, and received a shock from which he has not yet fully recovered.
=== Print Info ===
* Human Vampire
* by: Author Unknown / Not given
* Defiance Democrat
* Defiance, Ohio
* November 14, 1895
* Vol. 52 No. 18
* Page 1
* Hosted At https://newspaperarchive.com/defiance-democrat-nov-14-1895-p-1/
=== Citations ===
MLA: Pierre, S. D. “Human Vampire.” Defiance Democrat, 14 Nov. 1895, p. 1.
APA: Pierre, S. D. (1895, November 14). Human Vampire. Defiance Democrat, p. 1.
Chicago: Pierre, S. D. “Human Vampire.” Defiance Democrat (Defiance, Ohio), November 14, 1895, 52nd ed., sec. 18.
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