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{"newspaper_name": "The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register.", "edition": "01", "page": "p3", "byline": ""}
Remarkable .7nimal A gentleman, (aIr. ]. c.
Hyde) direct from Oxford, called on US last Sat-
urday, and informed that two brothers, one about
13 the other only years of age, went INTO the
woods about 5 miles below Oxford, on Thurs,
day the 18th inst. with two rifles, and discovered
u strange animal about 8, yards distant from them
The oldest hoy fired, and wounded him in the
breast and shoulder He turned, and made tu-
riously at him. The Oldest then called for his
brothers. rifle who was about rods distant
The young brother started with his rife towards
him, but finding the animal would be too quick
for hun, he leyelled his rifle himself, and brought
him to the ground with ball through his head.
lie was brought in and measured, when he was
found TO be feet in length from one end ofthe
nose to the root of his tale, which was feet long
making i feet in the whole He was 3 feet 4
inches high when stand g;shis body about the
size Of a mans body, was of red dun colour;
had face like monkey, body like panther,
feet like deer, and tail like a wolf. MIR. Hyde
saw the animal himself.