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the citizen (honesdale, pa.) 1908-1914 — wild man

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1909-06-23
Location: honesdale, pennsylvania, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the citizen (honesdale, pa.) 1908-1914 · 1909-06-23 · page 6
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1909-06-23 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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... swore they would tear tho Wild Man to pieces. "Come on, all of yousel" challenged tho Wild Man, unchaining himself; "I'll eat youse up!" Policemen stilled tho riot and drag ged the Wild Man before Justice of tho Peace James Bratt. "This is too bad, Howard," sighed tho Justice, who is also superintend ent of the Children's Home. "Why did you go wild before the carnival closed?" "He called me a gorilla," cried How ard Wyant. "I couldn't stand for that, Judge." "Well, I'll send you to Jail for safo keeping," said tho Justice. The "wild man" gave his name as Howard Wyant, of Poughkeepslo, N. Y. John D. a Dual Personality. New York City.

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