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the savannah morning news (savannah, ga.) 1900-current — wild man

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1904-08-13
Location: savannah, georgia, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the savannah morning news (savannah, ga.) 1900-current · 1904-08-13 · page 10
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

Record summary

A 1904-08-13 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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... returned to Savannah. Who the Wild Man I*. The man who first attracted the at tention of the “wild man" was located by the deputies and from him they learned just who the negro was. He goes under the name of Maxwell. Only a short time ago he was acquitted of a serious charge accusing him of a crime near Crescent City. The man whom he attacked has been living next to the negro for some time, and he states that there has been absolutely nothing to anger him. The two have never even qu’arreled, and nothing has occurred at any time be tween them to excite the “wild man.” It was simply the case ...

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