THE SHINER GAZETTE — DECEMBER 19, 1895
Beeville, Dec 14.—John W. Cook, who is just back from a hunt in the upper part of this county, reports a remarkable experience with a wounded deer and some unknown and unseen monster wild animal, he had wounded a large fat doe which had made it to temporary escape into the brush near by. Mr. Cook followed it a short distance, when he heard it bleating and making a peculiar noise, as if in great agony.
He rushed into the thicket when to his astonishment some ferocious animal had pounced upon the dear and had badly mutilated its body. There were long and deep gashes back of the head, nearly all of one side had been torn away and its hips badly lacerated. As this was all done in only a few moments, he is curious to know what kind of a varmint it could have been. He secured his game, however, and brought it into camp, but says he was somewhat nervous. He has lived on the frontier a number of years, but has never encountered so ferocious or bloodthirsty a creature before.
From— Shiner Gazette. (Shiner, Tex.), 19 Dec. 1895. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.
