Ohio Stories From The Early Days

In the 1800s, the "Wildman" or "Gorilla" ran wild in the Ohio woods.

In late April near Stout, Ohio, a "Wildman" was being seen in the woods. After it allegedly attacked a boy, thirty armed men hunted for the creature. It was described as very tall and "almost naked". And that it could run like a deer. Another witness said the "Wildman" was wearing a pair of tattered pants.

Hmmm. Almost naked. Does that mean it was hairy?  As for the tattered pants, the mind may tell us the creature had to have clothes, that it couldn't be long hair, matted and dirty. Who knows? There is no report that the thirty men ever found the attacker.