Year: 1871

4
,-5-- from the Detroit Free PrcsE.l


a THE MICHIGAN MONSTER. :
Early last winter parties living sew
eral miles from Windsor discovered
in the woods, huddled up against q
log in a vain effort to get warm, a Gu


rious kind of beast or man, one can
scarcely tell which. The "it" is fear
fully deformed, his hands covered with
long, coarse hair, eyes looking like


those of wolf, and his present cap
! tors treat him more like dog than
/ poor unfortunate Iunatic. After being


in Windsor for few days the "nlan-
wolf" as he was named was brought
over here and it is at present on Mich
! i9an avenue, Tt is the general opinion


that the strange being is the man who
escaped from the lunatic asylum at
Maiden last fall, but this is an error.
! The fugitive was strong, tall man,


standing very stiff and erect, whereas


this specimen is badly deiormed, and
would not have been able to make the
stout resistance and the rapid fight


made by the fugitive in question. But
| how the being came to the vicinity of
Windsor no one is able to tell, or at
least has not yet informed the public
a man named Seth Narmore, from
Sarnia was at the central station yes
terday, and after paving visit to the
keeping place of the strange creature,
returDcd and reported that he knew
its history. Some three years since
man named Rosseommon living about
twelve miles from Sarnia, received in
charge from his brother in Montreal,


lunatic, supposed by outsiders to be


some relative of the family although


Rosscommon was not communicative


of facts. The lunatic was at first con-
fined in a chamber of the house, but


he attracted too much attention from


the passers by, and SO disturbed the
inmates of the house, that a small bull


ding was soon built for his special


keeping. Very few people ever saw
the unfortunate, but hundreds of


farmers passing by used to hear


him scream and beat the wall of


his prison. At length, one night he


made his escape, and Rosscommon


was compelled to ask the assistance
of his neighbors to secure him., They


found him in q swamp eating bark


and roots; but he exhibited fhe ut


most ferocity when an attempt was


made to catch him, finally leaving the


swamp when couple of dogs were


sent in after him, and one of the scars


on his face was received while the.
| men were binding him. Mr.; Mar


more was one of the pursuers, and he


is quite positive that this g man-wolf'


is the identical lunatic, as that one did


finally make his escape and DO one


was able to hunt him down. It is as


serted, and it has been reported to the


superintendent, of police, that, the


(" owners of this stranger, do not


treat him as they should. He is kept


chained a good share Of the time, and


the rough boys of the neighborhood


are allowed to tease and veX him. If
there is a good reason fer believing


h h g s escaped from any


iunatic asylum, there ought to be an


Investigation made by the police or
some proper official. Without doubt


he is crazy, as well as fierce and raw
enous, and it would be only humane
ana decent for him to be taken from
his present owners and sent to the
county house or insane asylum.


THE TENNESSEE WILD MAN.


The jackson Tennessee fHhig. of
the 10Th inst, says: We learn that |
between SoDDY ana CfaluSVllle, on |
what is called Piney, in McNairy |
county, strange and frightful being |
has been observed for several weeks. |
He is said 10 be seven feet high, and /
possessed Of great muscular power J
His eyes are unusually large and fiery I
red his hair hangs in a tangled and |
matted mass of jet below his waist, |
and his beard reaches. below his mid !
die, his entire body is covered with I
hair and his whole aspect is most
He shuns the sight of men,
but approaches with wild and horrid |
of delight every woman who
is undccompanied by man. He
sometimes with great caution ap-
proaches houses; and should he see
man he runa away with astonishing
swiftness, leaping the -tallest fences /
with The case OF a deer, defying alike
the pursuit of men and dogs. He has /
frightened several women by attempt |
ing to carry themNo as we'll as by his
horrid aspect, and the whole country
around Sobby is in consternation.-[
The citizens are now securing the /
woods, and are determined either to
capture or drive off the monster 4oi !.