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the union times (union, s.c.) 1894-1918 — wild man

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1914-03-27
Location: union, south carolina, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the union times (union, s.c.) 1894-1918 · 1914-03-27 · page 1
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1914-03-27 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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"WILD MAN" MYSTERY HAS BEEN SOLVED AT LAST 1 Wretched and Unkept Negro Wanderer Brought to County Jail? Indescribable is the Appearance of Wild Looking Man. j Monday's Greenville News) The "Wild Man" of Nor?h Greenville County has been captured. He i; a negro and was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Keller's brother near Tiger- ville yesterday afternoon, Mr. Keller; bringing him to the county -jail fori i i i mic Keeping last nigni. The so-caled "Wild Man"* is said to m have badly frightened many women ind children in that section of the f county, and several extended searches have been made for him by armed, f bodies of men.

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