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1871: STORIES OF WILD MEN | |
A SAVAGE GIANT
The Jackson (Tenn.) Whig of the 15th ult. says:- "We learn that between Sobby and Crainsville, on what is called Piney, in McNairy county, a strange and frightful being has been observed for several weeks. He is said to be 7ft. high, and possessed of great muscular power. His eyes are unusually large and fiery red; his hair hangs in a tangled and matted mass of jet below his waist, and his beard reaches below his middle. His entire body is covered with hair, and his whole aspect is most frightful. He shuns the sight of men, but approaches, with wild and horrid screams of delight, every woman who is unnacompanied by a man. He sometimes, with great caution, approaches houses; and, should he see a man, runs away with astonishing swiftness, leaping the tallest fences with the ease of a deer, defying alike the pursuit of men and dogs. He has frightened several women by attempting to carry them off, as well as by his horrid aspect, and the whole country around Sobby is in consternation. The citizens are now scouring the woods, and are determined either to capture or drive off the monster."
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Penny Illustrated Paper - pg. 307; Issue 503: London / England - May 20, 1871
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