Kentucky 1883 - Wild Man Captured, to be Sold to PT Barnum

[Trogluddite]

Front page news from The Merrill Star-Advocate of Merrill (WI), published on April 4, 1883.  UPDATE 1 Oct 2026: Substituted new clippings to improve readability of the article. 

 

 

                                                   

Edited October 2 by Trogluddite
To improve layout and to merge with a duplicate post. Then to correct a missing "o."

[Trogluddite]

This "wild man" was captured in 1883, not 1893.  The story was published in the The Merrill (WI) Star-Advocate on Apr 4, 1883.  

 

                                                     

Edited August 31, 2025 by Trogluddite
To correct date and provide publication information.