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CHIMPANZEE CHASE
IS LATEST IN JERSEY
Animal That Escaped From
Traveling Zoo Is Caught
by Owner in Boonton.
LEOPARD STILL
State Troopers Doubt It Exlats and
Inquiry Will Be Made as
Hunt Goes On.
THE NEW YORK TIMES WEDNES
Cherry Brandy "Ad" in British Magazine
Bars Publication From Distribution Here
tion.
MILLS LOOMS AGAIN GAINES
FOR GOVERNORSHIP
IN
Denies P
in Seati
Smith
BEATTL
lace Gaine
cused sla)
27-year-old
aled on t
his autor
spot wher
of June it
The test!
A tentative decision handed down, when malled to this country," and he
Continued from Page 1, Columa 4.
a yesterday by Acting Sollellor Edward held that the barred publication was
Barnes at the Customs House, barring not a newspaper within the meaning prohibition referendum, but will cen
Importation of a monthly publication, of the act and was not mailed to this tre their attack on Behator Wadsworth.
The Key to London, printed in that country. Inquiry, he said, showed that They would regard his defeat as a dry
alty for the information of American it was shipped here in lots of 1,000 in victory, no matter what the result of
Questioned as to the possible affect the referendum vote might be, it was
tourists, is expected to have far reach-packing canes.
on foreign magazines, which publish declared. This is the position of the
EVASIVE Ing effects. It was made pending an
opinion from United States Attorney liquor advertisements, in the event of Anti-Saloon League, the Women's
an adverse decision, Mr. Barnes sald Christian Temperance Unlon and other
Emory R. Buckner, who is on a vaca-
The publication was barred on that under a strict interpretation of
the Prohibition law, all such publica- dry organizations. These have not yet
the ground that it is an illegal im-tions undoubtedly would be barred. He gone so far as to advise their mem-
portation under Bection U of the na-ald emphatically that Section 17 ape-bers not to vote in the referendum,
tional prohibition act, which makes it cifically exempted only "newspapers but they may reach that stage later.
The present plan of the drys is to
"unlawful to advertise anywhere or when malled.
L 8. Baynton Williams, an official
by any means or method, liquor or the
manufacture, sale, keeping for sale or of the American Information Bureau count the difference between the total
furnishing of the same, or where, how, of London, who arrived from England vote in the referendum and the total
ago and is stopping at 1,730 vote for Senator as dry votes, and to that he kt
from whom, or at what price the same two weeks i
Broadway, expressed amazement when
* wet majority in the
While Artle, the acrobatic alligator, may be obtained."
The Key to London, lasued by the informed of the decision. He said sev-claim that
was still enjoying the freedom of Pas-
saic River mud. a lost chimpanzee. American Information Bureau of 190 eral thousand copies of last month's referendum, which would be expected
Issue had been brought into the United with many drys refraining from vot-
beaten I
the second to escape in New Jersey in Piccadilly, London, carries an adver
shore of (
without objection and dis-
tody in Boonton yesterday Meanwhile qualities of Grant's morella cherry tributed to travelers bound for Europe. Ing, is really only a minority of the
the last few days, was taken into cus-tirement which calls attention to the States
Gaines
He said he had discussed the matter voters of the Btate, and therefore fore Mias
the leopard hunt was proceeding desul-
Mr. Barnes said the section cited in with customs officials yesterday and meaningless. As the vote for candi-ahe atopp
brandy.
purchased
torily in the vicinity of Red Bank, al-
only "ews- later had called at Major Milla's office
dates in this State Invariably exceeds turning fr
though many persons advanced cir- the decision exempted
cumstantial proof that the leopard was papers published in foreign countries but was told that he was absent.
by many thousands the vote on any Explaini
ing zoo at Rockaway on Sunday. It COMEDIAN REPLIES TO SUIT. year contract which he signed with question this would give the drys op- of his, the
none other than a wild goose.
portunity to claim many votes which
Gerard, under which the manager Indicated indifference or ignorance
claims right to the comedian's ser-
The animal story is replacing the flah
atory in New Jersey.
The chimpanzee that was recovered
In Boonton had escaped from
travel-
and warn the
One of its attend-
alipped from its cage
Rockaway River.
anta pursued it and came upon it in a Snyder Says Houses He Was Told vices until 1923, was algned by him well as the votes of the drys who re-
gave
to repudia
ater, an ai
tified on
recognized
tragedy,
yards fr
he had cu
cigarettes
marks oci
The wil
be drank
frained from voting on the referendum, me he
World Wi
without full knowledge of its contents.
to Play Had Bad Reputation.
but who voted for candidates..
fast as the attendant
grove, but na
answer BAYA,
"The plaintiff," the
climbed one tree the chimpanzee vault-
The Republican campaign managers, self lig
Thomas (Bozo) Snyder, burlesque
comedian, filed answer yesterday in "has directed the defendant to appear it was learned, will attempt to de-service.
The attendant
In hla
ed to the next.
up when his wind gave out
however, the chimpanzee the United States District Court to the on a circuit of theatres known as the feat this plan. A systematic campaign Prosecutu
was caught by Francis Murphy pro-suit brought against him recently by Mutual Circuit." Snyder alleges that
will be started, it was said, to Induce Gaines.
Yesterday.
Barney Gerard, playwright and pro-"the performances given by a great Republican voters to vote according to awered en
prietor of the ZDO He found the ani-
It walked ducer of burlesque shows. for alleged many of sald shows are Immoral, ob- their convictions on the referendum same wor
inal in the woods and called to it. Dis-
violation of a contract to play only in scene and Indecent," and that perform- and then vote for the party candidates, examinat
playing no temperament.
Including Sanator Wadsworth.
into the arms of its captor. It had a
Ances presented have "caused publie
bulle! crease In Its shoulder, origin un-
Gerard productions. In his answer
Snyder, through his attorney, I Mau-authorities to arrest various perform-
known
rico Wormser, charges that the five- ers and close some shows."
In Trenton It was announced that an
Investigation would be made to deter
mine whether the famed "New Jersey
ever had been delivered to
leopard
Oliver W. Holton's Twin Brook Zoo at
State troopers who have
Middletown.
acoured the woods have expressed aus-
picion
Sergeant George Tighe of the State
police said that the persons who have
the CALA tracka
reported neeing
couldn't tell a leopard track from that
of a deer
Tighe also declared that Monmouth
County farmers were more frightened
of the posses in search of the leopard
than of any jungle cat that might be
abroad
Accused of Theft of Labor Funds.
Special to The New York Times.
MIDDLETOWN, N. Y, Aug. 17-
misappropriation of
Charged with
1957 93 in funds of the local union of
the Brotherhood of Painters. Decora-
tors and l'aper Hangers, Fowler W.
Kelder, a former Treasurer, waivedi
was held for
examination today and
the Grand Jury.
Heads Augustinian Fathers.
PHILADELPHIA, AUE 17 -The
Rev. Daniel A Herron of Bryn Mawr.
was elected today Provincial of
PE
the Province of St. Thomas of the
Augustinian Fathers at the thirteenth
chapter meeting, in sesalon at Villa-1
nova College The province consists of
the United States and Cuba.
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13 IN COAST GUARD ON TRIAL
Alleged to Have Connived With
Rum Runners.
of North Beach as a
transaction.
publisher, about the pu
of Hopzafel'a H. E. Salzberg Company, C
having chewed up the driver cc Avenue Really
"Pan-Ideal." which is expected to ap- Street, yesterday began ripping up the issued to its mistress, but when she Bamuel Radlich the five-story
English translation
Company in preparation for the re- day to answer the charge of Motor Isaac Marks was the broker in
pear in the Autumn of 192 was trolley rails formerly belonging to the appeared in the Traffic Court yeater, ment house at 1.319 in
published originally in Germany.
New York & Queens County Railway
paving of Astoria Avenue from Old cycle Patrolman Woekle that she was
ariving without the license, Miss Miller SOUTHAMPTON SITE SÓI
Bowery Bay Road to Ehret. Avenue cleared Minnie.
North Woodside, they were removing Woekle testified, that when he asked
Home of the last reminders of the Miss Miller for her license she'uxsuc- New York Syndicate, to Erec
ceasfully sought it in her handbag, and
former glory
then noticing scraps of paper under
'Amusement Centre.
Summer resort.
Minnie on the floor, declared that the
A new amusement centre in 1
dog must have chewed it.. On the
witness stand yesterday, however, Mias created at Bouthampton, Long I
Miller told Magistrate William A. Far as a result of the purchase of
rell that she had accused Minnie by Harry Buchman and associat
wrongfully, for after she had reached
her home at 221 West Thirty-fourth Manhattan... who purchased th
Street, she had found the license. on a Wollenberg, Hall & Keller the pre
plano.
"Well, I've heard all kinds of ex-
cuses, madame," remarked the Court,
"but never one like this. I shall dis-
miss this charge."
Special to The New York Times.
court-martial of thirteen members of
ASBURY PARK, N. J., Aug. 16.-The
the Coast Guard, accused of conniving
with rum-runners on the New Jersey
crant, is under way at Ship Bottom
Conal Guard station, fifty miles south
of here, it was learned today.
about
a
ago
Superintendent M. W. Rasmussen,
Commandant of the Fifth District
the trial. The men were taken into
Coast Guard headquatters, is attending
after.
month
custody
Superintendent Rassmussen and Com-
mander Wheeler, attached to the In-
apection Division of the Coast Guard,
made an extensive investigation.
Pastor Immerses Nine at Shore.
Special to The New York Times.
persons. five women and four men,
BAY SHORE, L. I., Aug. 16.-Nine
were immersed in the Great South Bay
here today in an old-fashioned bap-
Robert F. Shoeman, pastor of the Vine
tlamal ceremony conducted by the Rev.
Pentacostical Church of Huntington
Station. They were led singly into the
water by the pastor and Immersed
three times, while 300 of the congrega-
tion on shore sang hymns. After the
ceremony a box luncheon was served.
The contract for paving was awarded
by Borough President Connolly to the
William P. McDonald Company of
Flushing. The contract carried with
it the job of ripping up the traclis.
The McDonald Company sold the rails
to the Salzberg Company with the re-
quirement that the company was fe
take up the rails and clean the street
ahead of the pavers.
The improvement of this avenue was
sought by civic organizations in the
North Woodside district.
INDICTED IN ACID KILLING.
Prisoner
CHILDREN HELD ON LINER...
of Annie E. Bennett on the soutl
of Hill Street opposite Agawan
and adjoining Monument Bqua
Southampton. The property has
ages of 135 feet on Hill Street a
feet on Windmill Lane. It is 50
in depth and has been held at $10
The buyers will improve the altı
Downtown Contract Award.
The Boudin Construction Cor
Inc., have been awarded the cc
by Silverman-Meltzer-Perimen
ration for the erection of the ne
a theatre having a seating capac
of Two Come From Liverpool to Joln 2,500 and a large hall for use
Accused of Murder
centre.
building
social
The
Parents To Go to Hospital.
planned, will contain a numb
Mother-In-Law.
Shane O'Neill Reese, 7 years old. stores, a billiard hall and a num
Samuel Wallach, 20 years old, owner
of the Premier Window Cleaning Com- and his sister. Maureen Cicely. B. bowling alleys. A large part
pany. 137 Canal Street, was indicted arrived yesterday on the White Star alte-will be uUlized for the park
automobiles:
yesterday by the additional Grand Jury liner Baltic from Liverpool to join
for the first-degree murder of his their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
mother-in-law. Mrs. Sophie Blust, of John Reese, from whom they have
439 Sixth Street. Wallach is accused been separated for eighteen months.
of having rubbed acid on Mrs. Blust's The children were born in Uganda,
body in her home on July 270m throw. East Africa, where Mr. Reese was a
she tried to prevent him from
Ing the fluid on His wife, Rose, who Pointed a District Judge after the war.
nearly lost the night of an eye from in which he served as Captain in the story store and bank building
Royal Field Artillery. Two years ago erected at the southeast con
the acid. Mrs. Blust died several ho resigned and came to the United Chambers Street and West Bro
Wallach's wife had left him several States. He has taken out naturaliza- on a plot 75 by 100 feet from pl
days after the alleged attack.
tion papers and said he intended to George and Edward Blum and E
practice law. Mrs. Reese accompanied ter Katz
THE weeks before. When arrested two
United States for the Southern District of weeks ago he told the police that he him here, leaving the children with a
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF
New York-In Bankruptcy-In the matter had called at the house to effect
He denied that he had relative in Dublin,
of SAM and MAX FINKELSTEIN, Individ reconciliation.
ually and as copartners trading as I thrown the acid intentionally. He will
this morning before
ELSTEIN BROS.. Bankrupt.-Chas. Shon-
good, auctioneer for the Southern Dia- DO arraigned
Trict of New York in hankruptcy, sells Mon-Judge Mancusco in General Sessions Bald she would have to go to the Arcade Building, 624 Madison A
day, Aug. 23, 1926. by order of the Court
for pleading.
at 10:30 A. . at 82 Avenue B, Dorough
of Manhattan, assets of the above bankrupt.
BANKRUPTCY SALES.
A
consisting of cloaks. suits, dresses, store APE CAUGHT IN NEW JERSEY
fixtures, also receiver's right, title and in-
terest into lease.
BAUL STEINLAUF, Receiver.
ZALKIN & COHEN, Attorneys for fleceiver. Hungry but Tame, it is Held by
BI Chambers St., New York.
Inspection on Aug. 20th and Aug. 21st.
Boonton Police-Was Hit by Bullet.)
Special to The New York Times.
BOONTON, N. J., Aug. 16.-A small
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
United States for the Southern District of
New York-In Bankruptcy. In the matter of
Bankrupt Chas, Bliongood, U. 8, Auctioneer &Tay ape-the latest jungle beast to
THE JAMES LANDON CORPORATION.
for the Southern District of New York in roam at large in New Jersey-was
Bankruptcy, sells this day Tuesday, Aug 17.
Madison Avenue Store Sub
The Public Health Officer would not
Thoens & Flaunlacher, Inc.,
allow the children to land because the
girl had some kind of eczema, and he sublet an arcade store in the
hospital at Ellis Island today for fur
County.
ther examination. The family has a southwest corner of Fifty-ninth
Pleasantville, Westchester to Reuben's Pure Food Shop
Aaron Reuben, President. The
home at
of this store now gives the rest
company the entire space r
from Madison Avenue to the 1
the building.
CAT SURVIVES GAS, MICE DIE along the south side of the
Experiments Conducted to Learn
Cause of Death of Three Men..
Tabby, an unpedigreed gray tat, pro-
1921, by order of the Court, at 10-30 A 1. captured here yesterday and now is a vided evidence at Bayalde yesterday
Operator Sells Harlem Fl
James H. Crukshank sold to
Rice 12 West 1834 Street, a fiv
double flat, on plot 25 by 100 fe
Dr. Howard W. Neall, Medical Ex-tween Fifth and Lenox Avenue
after at 140 Fifth Av.. Borough of Manhat prisoner at police beadquarters. The that a cat has nine lives.
At 32 Broadway, and Immediately there-
tan, assels of the above bankrupl. consist-animal was captured at the New Jer-
niture fixtures, ac., at 52 Broadway, steel sey Power and Light Company plant aminer of Queens, in. his efforts to
by J. Blanchard, a watchfman, who determine the character of the gad Leases Fifty-sixth Street F
Ing of hosiery. ladies' wearing apparel, fur-
found it perched on wires carrying that killed Fireman Charles, R. Nagel The Houghton Company has
shelving. &c. at 140 6th Av
OF THE ape from the wires with a long pole and two laborers in a cesspool near the parlor floor at 50 West Fil
PHINEAS LEWINBON, Receiver.
Blanchard knocked the
ROSENTHAL & HEERMANCE, Attorneys
for Receiver, 132 W. Slat Bt.. New York 3,000 volts.
Bell Avenue, Bayside, on last Wednes-Street to Elizabeth Higgins,
IN THE DISTRICT COURT
day, sent the cat and three white mice under the Man-Ell Company,
shelf, where it
United States for the Bouthern District of and it scrambled to
culty
The animal seemed tame and has down into the cesspool in cages. The term of years.
New York-lu Tankruptcy. In the matter was caught without difficulty.
It had a bullet cat was there seventeen minutes and
of IRVING LOEB, trading as LOEH A
KRAMER, Bankrupt.-Chas, Bhongood. U, S.
of asphyxiation
Auctioneer for the Southern District of New probably been pot.
symptoms
The ape ap- showed
York in bankruptcy, sells this day Tuesday, wound in its shoulder.
10:50 A. 51, at 55 Broadway, Borough of peared bungry when taken to the broght up when, but after a few mo
Manhattan, assets of the above bankrupt, police station and greedily ate carrots ments in the fresh air it ran away. The
Aug 17, 1926. by order of the Court. at
The police are holding mice were taken with coavulalons in
one minute and two minutes later were
calating of ribbons, office furniture, flx- and bananas.
it until the owner claims it.
Their bodies and jar filled
dead.
with the noxious gas will be sent to
tures, safe, 45
the laboratory at Bellevue Hospital for
analysia. The blood of Fireman Nagel
and the laborers falled to disclose any-
thing regarding the character of the
gPl
WILLIAM HENKEL, Trustee.
OBCAR W. EURHORN
Referee in lankruptcy, 230 Broadway.
MEMHARD Attorney
ALLEN R
Trustee, 120 Druadway, New York.
for
SCORES PARIS POLICE.
.1.
United States for the Bouthern District of Buffalo's Mayor Says He Woula
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
New York-In Bankruptcy. In the matter of Turn French Capital Upside Down.
THE DAVIS GRANITE CO., Bankrupt -
Chas Bhongood, U. B Auctioneer for the
Bouthern District of New York in bank-
BUFFALO, N. Y., Aug. 16).-)
roptcy, sells this day Tuesday, Aug 17, 1970. Mayor Frank X. Schwab today declared INDICTED IN CHICAGO VOTING
by order of the Court, at 10:30 A. . a that if he were Mayor of Paris for
423 6th Av.. Dorough of Manhattan, anal
of the above bankrupt. consisting of office twenty-four hours he would turn that "Gold Coast" Election Officials Are
city upside down, in an address at the
furniture, &C.
BENJAMIN SOLOMON, Trustee.
OCSAR W. EHHHORN. Referee in Bank- tenth annual convention of the Fra-Accused of Fraud In Primary
ruptcy. 280 Broadway,
31ORRIB BLOOMGARDEN.
Attorney Torternal Order of Police.
Trustee, 303 Tribune Building. New York.
CHICAGO, Aug. 16,
True bil
"When I was in Paris 'I made an naming from twelve to twenty proclnot
IN TILE DISTRICT COURT OF THE Inspection of the city with a member judges and clerks of election in pri
United States for the Bouthern District of of the Paris, police force," he said: mary Irregularities were reported
Phongood, U. 5. Auctioneer for the Southern He said that decent women did not voted today by the special Grand Jury.
New York-In Hankruptay. In the natter and I was amazed at what I saw."
District of New York In Bankruptcy, selle seam to be safe on the streets alone. Previously. 1511 persons had been in
of EDWARD BHULICK, Bankrupt.-Chas,
by order of The Mayor said that the reason for dicted in connection, with frauds and
this day Tuesday, Aug. 17.
Bl.. Borough of Manhattan, assets of the
the Court, at 10:30 AM. At 112 West 28th what he thought were bad conditions
above bankrupt, consisting of place roods in Paris was that the police there were
remnants, furs, office and factory furniture not respected as are. American police.
and fixtures, safe, Ac.
He id that European police depended
upon harsh methods, while American
polled, used kindness.
JOSEPH TO STEARN Receiver
C. EDWARD BENOIT Alterpay for
ceiver, 297 4th Av., New York..
improper handling of the returns of the
April primaries
Those reported named vare
Fortecond. Ward, which includes
the Gold Coast's section of Lak
Sh Drive
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WABUNG. WASHINGTON MURSDAY..
Touchet Valley Ramblings
By Vance Orchard. Times Columnist
First Bigfoot action of the year
has been reported a few miles
above Dode.
The scene of tracks made by
two of the creatures was re-
ported at mid-week last week by
a pair of mushroom hunters.
Tracks reportedly were "pretty
fresh and all over the place."
The mushroom hunters ap-
parently felt the tracks were too
fresh for them and so Just
spooked out and came back to
Walla Walla," according to Paul
Freeman, to whom the hunters
reported their find. The callers
would not identify themselves:
Just gave him the location, Free
man said.
Scene of this initial sighting
of Bigfoots for the year is on
Biscuit Ridge at the head of Dry
Creek and only a short distance
from the boundary of the Mill
Creek Watershed, according to
Freeman
Freeman got the call from the
mushroom seekers on April 21.
The next day he and Bill
Laughery of Pasco and Billy
Fields of Walla Walla went to the
site. It was a trip that was to
prove highly interesting to all
three. Besides Freeman. I've
talked to Laughery, a Dayton
native and retired game depart-
ment employee.
The following day. Freeman
and Dave Been, of Walla Walla,
another veteran Bigfoot tracker.
Lovestigated the scene as well as
a lot of real estate around it.
According to Laughery. pro-
fessional trackers were to check
out the sighting early this week
Peter Byrne, director of the
Bigfoot Research Project (1-800-
BIGFOOT) has expressed a lot of
interest in the sighting and might
come here too.
When Freeman, Laughery and
Fields checked out the report
rain had fallen in the area the
night before, damaging many of
the tracks they found
You'd see them good in places
and not very good in many
places. Freeman said.
He said one track measured
17 inches long and the other
was 13 1/2 inches.
Both Freeman and Laughery
estimated they observed as many
as three or four thousand tracks.
over a fairly wide area at the
scene.
Laughery thought the ant-
mals were looking for small ro-
dents (a tratt of Bigfoot's re-
ported many times) or mush-
rooms as these creatures appar
ently consider the morel a dell-
cacy as does his human coun
terpart.
Tracks were followed for about
a mile. going toward the water-
shed.
Lots of tracks were also spot-
ted around a snowmobile, ted
to a tree. The machine appar
endy had taken a pummeling
from the smaller creature as its
tracks were all around it.
Laughery and Freeman said.
A heavy chain (links made of
between two steel posts at an
entry road. Bigfoot tracks were
all around here, too, and one of
the posts (tmbedded in concrete)
had been pulled up, the men
reported.
Both Laughery and Freeman
said they were "real impressed"
with this display of raw
strength, if it had been done by
the Bigfoot, as seemed apparent
to them.
Freeman, who has made plas
ter casts of hundreds of Bigfoot
footprints since 1982, has also
captured in plaster a couple of
hand prints. But, nothing like
be found near a tiny stream in
the area. The big hand seem-
ingly had grabbed at the mud
bank, either digging for salt.
crawdads or other possible
edibles, then pulled its hand
free. Freeman poured plaster
into the formation and secured
a cast with some difficulty, he
said. Next week hopefully we'll
have pictures to show this evt
dence. The thumb indicates a
formation with differences from
that of a human thumb.
Both Freeman and Laughery
(the latter long schooled in the
trackage of people and animals)
said the footprints they secured
in plaster indicated a foot for-
mation also different from a
human's.
The bone structure is differ-
ent from ours," Freeman said.
"It's obviously made so the crea-
ture can have a foot meant to
do a lot more work than ours.
Speculation among those
who were at the scene indi-
cates the two Bigfoots might
well be a pair which has been
seen here before. A female and
a younger Bigfoot has been seen
on upper Mill Creek as well as
over by Maloney Mountain out
of Dayton in years past.
Walla Waa Union-Bulletin Monday, April 25, 1994
Local
✓ Bigfoot believer estimates
weight at 500 to 600 pounds
Continued from page 7
ceived a call from a person identi-
fying himself as a mushroom
picker. The caller would not leave
his name but directed Freeman
to the location of where to find
the tracks.
Even Freeman was skeptical
at first. So often hunters or hikers
will alert him to tracks that turn
out to be bear markings.
But he and two of his friends
felt it was worth the 45-minute
drive from Walla Walla to check it
out. The tracks turned out to be
more than what they expected.
In fact, the markings made a
believer out of Billy Field, who
accompanied Freeman on his
search.
"I'm going up there right now,"
Field said this morning. "I want
to see" Bigfoot.
Field said he was a skeptic un-
til he saw traces of the creature.
"There must be a hundred of
them," Field said about the
tracks leading about three-
quarters of a mile along Biscuit
Ridge. Field is a retired tire re-
pairman of Walla Walla.
The other person with Free-,
man was Bill Laughery of the Tri-
Cities. Laughery said the tracks
are significant because they are
the first real evidence that the
creature has been in the area
since last fall.
"I already was a believer,"
Laughery, a retired game agent
for the state Department of Wild-
life, said. This is exciting, he
added because there weren't
many tracks that were seen here
last year, he added.
Freeman will add the im-
printed casts to his collection,
along with a videotape that he
says shows bigfoot in the Mill
Creek Watershed. In 1992, he
captured a blurry image of the
creature with his camcorder.
Previous evidence offered by
Freeman have been pictures and
hair samples he keeps in his
freezer.
But if the plaster casts aren't
enough to convince people, Free-
man hopes to put a radio collar
on one of the Sacquatches and
trace his or her movements.
1.
He confesses that would be one
of his biggest challenges yet.
CREDIT TO BILL FIELDS
Bigfoot! Believer says prints show the big lug visited Biscuit Ridge
SUMMARY Sasquatches are suspected to have
been visiting the Biscuit Ridge area last week.
Just ask three believers who say they have the
handprints and footprints to prove it.
By DONNA KEMP
Of the Union-Dustin
Paul Freeman knows bigfoot creatures are
rooming around at Biscuit Ridge this time of
year.
His latest proof is the plaster casts of a 17-
inch-long footprint and 7-inch-wide human-like
hand. Freeman captured the prints last week
by pouring plaster on the tracks he and two
friends found along a trail where underbrush
had been pushed aside near a creek about 15
miles east of Dide on Biscuit Ridge.
"This is only the fourth handprint I have,"
Freeman explained excitedly this morning. He
pointed out the markings are distinguishable
from a bear because the large hand and foot
look almost human-like with what could be
nails, not claws.
Freeman surmises that the creature whose
handprint this might be is probably about 7 feet
tall, weighing about 500 to 600 pounds. The foot
belongs to a smaller creature, he said.
Freeman, a former watershed patroller with
the US. Forest Service, has been hunting elu-
sive Sasquatches since his first professed sight-
ing in 1982 He passes out cards that identify
him as a "bigfoot Investigator," to encourage
hunters and hikers to alert him to evidence of
the large hairy human-like creatures.
"I've been called an idiot. I sometimes wished
I had kept my mouth shut years ago," Freeman
said. But his "semi load of evidence," has given
him national attention. He has been on "Good
Morning America," "Hard Copy" and will be
featured on "Unsolved Mysteries," mest month,
Freeman said
His latest evidence arrived leat week. Ha re-
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