Incident #991039
Lagrange, Lagrange Cty, Indiana
Apr 1897
Account
Adam Gardner and Ed Swinchart, well-known farmers, encountered a man-sized creature covered with hair, walking on two legs. Gardner shot and thinks he lamed it. It started to run on hind legs, then bounded on all fours. There had been reports of a mysterious animal in the woods near Sailor, Northwest of Lagrange, for the past two years.
When
- Observation Date
- APR 29 1897
- Month
- Apr
- Year
- 1897
- Season
- spring
- Duration
- considerable
Where
- State / province
- Indiana
- County
- Lagrange Cty
- Nearest Town
- Lagrange
- Latitude
- 4138
- Longitude
- 8525
What was seen
- Individuals
- one small
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- trees
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
- Shot Hit
- Yes
Witnesses
- No. of Witnesses
- 2
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
Source
- Source
- Cleveland, OH, Plain Dealer, May 1, 1897. quoting Adam Gardner and Ed Swinchart.
Creature description
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 5-6 ft
- Posture
- erect
- Movement
- walking
- Later Movement
- fled
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Action on sighting
- shot