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pittsburg dispatch (pittsburg [pa.]) 1880-1923 — wild man

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1890-08-02
Location: pittsburgh, pennsylvania, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: pittsburg dispatch (pittsburg [pa.]) 1880-1923 · 1890-08-02 · page 05
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1890-08-02 newspaper page contains wording relevant to “wild man”. This is historical reporting or commentary preserved by the Library of Congress; it is not treated as verification that the described event occurred.

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... Not one word bad the wild man spoken to any of tbem, but from bis manner and gestures they were ot the opinion that he was saving them for some fiendish torture which his crazed brain would suggest "He had captured the first man by creep ing upon him in the darkness. Alter that his plan was to return to the spot during the night, and, climbing the big oaks, conceal himself among the branches, where he would remain nntil the next night, and then drop on his victim lrom the tree. "A few days later I learned the story of the wild man of the mountains from a resi dent of that locality. His ...

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