New York 1883 - Broome Co. Wild Man is Just Insane French Soldier

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Who among us hasn't gone insane, ran off to live in the woods, and lost the power of speech.  Published in the Deseret News, Salt Lake City (UT) on December 11, 1883 and primary event mentioned in Bigfoot in New York and New England by Paul and Robert Bartholomew

; I don't recall them talking about the insane French soldier part.