Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 267, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 November 1913 — 'HUMAN KANGAROO’ IS CAUGHT [ARTICLE]

'HUMAN KANGAROO’ IS CAUGHT

Wild Man, With Hair and Beard Foot Long, Found Living in Water and Mud. Jersey City, N. J.—The "human kangaroo” that bis been frightening residents of Secaucus and fanners who drive through that borough at night, is in captivity at last and will' not scare anyone for a long time unless he manages to break out of jail. All summer guests have been frightened out of their wits by seeing a form similar to that of a kangaroo, only larger, leap across the road iir front of them. It got so bad that women would not go to church of an evening. The “human kangaroo” was captnred In his hut make of meadow grass half filled with water.' His head rested on u mud bank while his body was entirely submerged In water, t His hair and beard are more than a toot long. To the police ho gave the name of Louis Jarchlmaco and said he came from Akron, Ohio.