Paranormality Magazine - September 2022

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CONTENTS
September 2022
The Dark Side Of Fairies Pg 5 Preserving the Betz House:
Open letter to the State of Florida and
From The Depth Of Lake Erie National Park Service Pg 30
with Eerie Eric Pg 8
What Do The Cards Say Pg 31
What Happened To
Mike Marcum Pg 9 The Encounter Pg 34
John Brown Dillion Druid Glass And Serpents Eggs
and the Meshekenabek Pg 10 A Study Of Witch Glass Pg 36
Delphine Crawford What Is A Skunk Ape? Pg 39
Farmer To Legend Pg 14
Paranormal Properties Pg 40
September Horoscopes Pg 16
Top 10 Paranormal
Strange Realities 2022 Pg 20 Podcasts Pg 43
Paranormal Expeditions
with
CHAZ CMP
pg 24
The Dark Side
of Fairies
By Molly Briggs
or most people, when we speak of fairies, images of the many gateways to a world humans are still trying to un-
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come to mind of a four inch slender girl, with the derstand. The fascinating world of the fairy.
face of a Botticelli, beautiful blonde hair pulled up
into a bun, and iridescent, fluttering wings. For centuries fairies popped up in Irish, Germanic,
Scottish and Icelandic folklore, often collaborating with witches,
A favorite memory of mine as a child, was listening to and always found in nature. The first fairies ever recorded were
my mother read stories to us. Turning each page, she spoke soft- in England, during the High Middle Ages, in the 13th century.
ly of faraway lands, lush green forests where beautiful fairies Over 700 years ago the word fairy appeared, meaning someone
danced on rose petals and unicorns roamed free. My sister and from the “Otherworld.”
I would soon be lulled to sleep by our mothers calm, melodic
voice, and by the wonder of dreaming transported to the magi- There are hundreds, if not thousands of different types
cal land of enchantment. of these nature creatures, and they go by many names. Al-
though, if you run into one of these treasures be sure not to call
It wasn’t until I became a mother myself that I realized them fairies or faeries, instead they wish to be called Fair Folk,
there was much more to those fairy tails than we were being Fae, or Good People.
told. Eventually I discovered that there was an intriguing, dark,
mischievous and potentially deadly side to those beautiful fairies, It wasn’t until 1887, when Irish author Lady Jane Wil-
and I was hooked. What we are about to explore is the compli- de, with a stroke of her pen, popularized the Irish belief of evil,
cated, dark side of the fairy. nasty fairies forevermore. Lady Jane wrote of fairies as being
fallen angels cast down by God for their sinful pride. Alas, leav-
All fairies live in a dimension who’s veil is even thinner ing the devil himself as their only teacher. Satan, instructing the
than that of the one which separates us from ghosts, or entities fairies on the knowledge and power of evil, sent them to earth to
of the like. The fairy ring marks the spot between our world and do his dirty work.
theirs. It is a circular area of grass, darker than the surrounding
ground cover. Most see this strange shift in color as a simple According to folklorist Katharine Briggs, in her Dictionary of
anomaly, but those who dare to look deeper know that it is one Fairies she suggests that if you are to walk in the forest at night
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it is advised that you protect yourself from these nature crea- We can’t go on without mentioning the most sinister,
tures. She insists that you carry a cross made of iron, chant and beguiling, classic scary monsters, fairy Kelpie. This fairy is
hymns, sprinkle holy water and Churchyard mould in their cannibalistic and carnivorous. He is an ugly, scary water fairy
path. Carrying bread and salt are also effective, as they are re- that shape shifts into a handsome man luring young women to
garded as sacred symbols of life and eternity. a watery grave. He is found in oceans and streams, and when
he does not want to reveal his true form he turns into the shape
The majority of books we’ve read as kids, thanks to the of a horse. Kelpie eats deer, other fairies and humans. Basically,
Disney Corporation, described fairies much like Peter Pan’s Tin- Kelpie is the Antichrist.
kerbell. Beautiful, fair haired, some clad in a shimmering green
dress, who had at least enough depth of compassion to risk their In accordance with the law of the universe, even when
life to save another. Although all fairies have an agenda and it comes to fairies, where there is evil there must be an element
are incredibly selfish, most fae appear to be relatively harmless. of good.
Here’s a taste of the fairies from the other side of the tracks.
As you read through the hundreds of pages of folklore
Black Annis, a blue faced hag with iron claws, haunts it is easy to see that most fairies live for having fun. When they
the Dane Hills in Leicestershire, England. She is a boogeyman lure you into their magical world of play and seduction the
figure who has a taste for human flesh, especially children. She lighter fairies want you to enjoy yourself, but there is a point in
lives in a cave to which the entrance is marked by a great oak the game when the fae lose control, they just cant help it. This is
tree. where things start to go sideways, and by then it’s too late. After
being lured into taking part in the fairies game, in no time you
The Banshee is a fairy from Ireland and Scotland who has some- are banged up, bruised and humiliated, with a snickering pixie
times been called beautiful and stately, but more often called cloaked in the tree beside your bleeding head. Like the worst
case of middle child syndrome, shes gone too far, you got hurt
and she could care less. This is an example of the standard fairy
mentality.
As for a slightly sweeter fairy variety, you have Brown-
ies, Pixies and Elves. The Brownies are house fairies, originating
from Scottish, English and German folklore. They are 3 feet tall
with pointed ears, brown skin and wear brown clothes. Brown-
ies love humans, but if they feel taken advantage of or slighted
in anyway, they will either leave or cause problems in your
home. If you want to stay in the Brownies good favor, you may
want to leave a tray of cookies and milk, or honey out for him.
He is shy, so be sure to do it at night.
an ugly old hag who runs a comb through her long silver hair
while she cries. Her shrill cry foretells the death of someone The Pixie fairy who hales from England, is slightly more
nearby. complicated. Standing just 4 inches tall in colors of green, she
doesn’t understand human desperation and will intentionally
Another beauty, and one of my favorites is a web foot- cause harm or pain to others, although jokingly, of course. She
ed, one nostril, buck toothed hag by the name of Washer-by- will also hide things on humans. For all intents and purposes,
the-Ford. If she is seen washing bloody clothes, it foretells the the Pixie seems like more trouble than she is worth. However, if
shadowy prediction of a man’s violent death. you give her gifts from nature she will make your garden grow,
and if she so desires she will teach you magickal powers. But
The Faun with horns never forget, like all good fairies, she will always expect some-
on his head, a human torso, thing from you in return. She is the one nature creature that has
and the body of a goat is a the most contact with humans.
creature not to be reckoned
with. He is alluring, seductive, The Elves date back thousands of years, originating
and to get what he desires from Germanic, Icelandic, Nordic and European roots. They are
he will use mind control and close to humans in size and height, although slimmer. These
magic with the use of his pipe colder climate creatures have high cheekbones, angular features
or flute. It is said that should with pointed ears, blonde hair and piercing blue eyes. Having
you ever cross the path of a keener perceptions than humans, they use their senses in na-
Faun, you must avert your ture. Elves are smart and agile, protecting the humans home as
eyes. One look is all it would well as protecting and taking care of the forest. Light Elves are
take to have you under his called Seelie, and dark Elves are called Unseelie. The light Elves
spell, making Fauns one of the wish to work with humans to heal the planet, whereas the dark
most dangerous of fairies. Elves prefer to blow humans off the face of the earth.
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A common thread between all Creatures Of
of these nature creatures is that if they
feel offended or slighted in any way by a
Cryptozoology
human, they will take revenge. Although
they are unpredictable, one thing is for
sure, there are no second chances with
fairies.
If you choose to summon a fairy,
either by writing his name on a piece of
paper and burning it, or creating a pretty
garden or fairy house, you must under-
stand that initiating contact automatically
enters you into a fairy contract. One that
The Beast of Bladenboro
is governed only by fairy rules. Although
they consider their relationship with hu- Description:
mans to be equal, they are tricksters who
cannot be trusted. Additionally, if they Straight from the pages of British legend, with a distinctly Ameri-
offer you a gift, you had better have one can flare, this fearsome feline was somewhere between a big cat and
for them in return. If they feel slighted a werewolf. Long shaggy dark hair, paws that would rival the size of
you will incur their wrath. any bear, and glowing orange eyes struck fear in the hearts of all
those who encountered it. At over four feet long with a long bushy
Sightings of fairies still contin- tail, this pernicious prowler laid waste to the canine population of a
ue today. In1962 a farmers wife, after small town for over a week in 1953.
getting lost heading toward the Berkshire
Downs in England, was set upon the right Height: 24-36 inches
path by a small green man dressed in Weight: 150-210 lbs.
green who appeared on her elbow, then Color: Black/Gray
promptly disappeared. Location: Bladenboro, North Carolina
Another, around the same time, told of a
small green man with pointed ears who Primary Encounters:
appeared while on a walk to the ferry.
The beast had a taste for canine cuisine. Over the course of a week
In the magical world of fair- from December 31, 1953, to January 7, 1954, it was reportedly responsible
ies there is much to be grateful for. The for the killing and eating of eight pet dogs in the Bladenboro area.
majority of the fae folk are helpers and At the end of this rampage, a group of hunters from Wilmington spent
healers, protecting our oceans and forests. a night tracking the creature for three miles around the swampland.
It’s clear that most of them want for According to them, the tracks showed claws at least two inches long
this world what we all desire as well. A and indicated a 120-to-150-pound animal. The beast’s circling movement
healthy, balanced planet where we can all suggested it might have had offspring or a mate nearby, the hunters
live in harmony with each other. said.
However, we mustn’t be fooled, On January 5, the beast was witnessed attacking a dog that ran away
no fairy has ever given a gift, done a good and was not found. Tracks were seen along a creek bank near one of
deed, or saved a sailor from drowning, the attack sites; there were two sets of prints, and one was smaller.
with out expecting something in return. Later that day, in the early evening, another resident described “a big
A good rule of thumb, is to simply respect mountain lion” near some dogs three houses down. The creature ran to-
the fae. ward her but turned and fled when she screamed. Outside her home, the
tracks left on the dirt road were “bigger than a man’s hand” according
to Police Chief Fores.
A young boy named Dalton Norton reported seeing what he called “a big
cat” on January 6, which “made a noise like a baby crying” on his porch
before leaving.
On January 11, two cars stopped for an animal reported to be four feet
long. One of the men in the cars was quoted as saying the animal had
“runty-looking ears” and was “dark and shaggy.”
File #009
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“I was always into pinup artists Gil Elvgren, Olivia De Berar-
FROM THE
dinis, Playboy pinup artist , Alberto Vargas, Earl Moran, Art
Frahm. There’s another cool erotic artist named Milo Manara
I’ve been inspired by, and of course R Crumb always draws power-
DEPTHS OF
ful women. I do take figure drawing sessions each week and am
constantly trying to get better.”
LAKE ERIE
The modest artist has done work for Lyle Blackburn’s Mon-
stro Bizarro, and collaborated on a comic strip for Museum of
the Weird, in Austin, Texas. Eerie Eric has done designs for
WITH EERIE ERIC Cryptid Crate, Cryptomundo, Shannon LeGro, of Into the Fray,
The Mothboys Podcast, Sean Forker, of Sasquatch Experience
By Greg Morrill
Podcast, Jeremiah Byron, of Bigfoot Society Podcast, and for
Monsters Among Us Podcast.
Eerie Eric Fargiorgio has earned the moniker “The Bob Ross of
Bigfoot” for adding Bigfoot (along with other creatures and char- The Eerie one also creates caricatures, which he has aptly named
acters) to thrift store paintings. His style is quite distinguishable “Ericatures”. He has even done one for the proprietor of The
and his passion for what he does is only outdone by his welcom- International Cryptozoology Museum, in Portland, Maine, Loren
ing and kind nature. Coleman.
Eric was born in Erie, Pennsylvania. He says he was raised on You can find Eerie Eric, Kreepy Karrie, and their small army
“Nestle Quik , Looney Tunes, GI Joe, Pro Wrestling, and Garbage of pugs at Fortean festivals and conferences up and down the east
Pail Kids. [My] only option was to become an artist.” coast. Come see them in Point Pleasant, WV, September 17 and
18, for the Mothman Festival 2022.
Fargiorgio feels that his love for art was developed during multi-
ple, extended stays in hospital as a child. “I was diagnosed with Kreepy Kerrie is currently organizing an event called Halloween
crippling JRA, Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis, at 18 months old.“ Spook Show, on October 29 in Erie, Pennsylvania.
He found himself drawing monsters and comic book characters
“as a way to distance myself from reality and to distract myself by Eric has two sketchbooks published with forwards by Lyle
jumping into the paper [I was] drawing on.” Blackburn and Loren Coleman. The best way to find Eerie Eric’s
merchandise and paintings is in person at events he is vending at.
Eric spent kindergarten in full arm and leg traction, and has The second best way is contacting him directly through his Insta-
had countless reconstructive surgeries. “I felt like a Guinea pig gram (@eerieeric444), or Facebook page(The Art of Eerie Eric).
having an ‘old person’ disease as a child.”
This did not stop Eerie Eric. At 19 he attended the Art Institute
of Pittsburgh, majoring in Cartooning. A love of music and a
student’s budget gave Eric the idea to trade his art skills, design-
ing show flyers, in exchange for free admission to the show. This
eventually led to him designing the album cover for Bloodhound
Gang’s 1996 release, “One Fierce Beer Coaster”.
How did the Bigfoot paintings come into existence? “Doing
several art shows .. knowing frames are costly, I started buying
frames from thrift stores. [One day], alone in [my] art space,
[my] girlfriend, now wife, Kreepy Kerrie, hears [me] laughing.
She walks in she sees [me] painting a blurry furry scribble in the
nature painting that came with a particular frame. Before [I]
was to paint over it she stops [me] and encourages [me] to keep the
bigfoot added to the forrest scene.“
Eric finds inspiration in life, watching documentaries, from
podcasts, comic books and traveling. “I bring a sketchbook every
time I travel. I often wanted wanted to make a comic book from
odd situations I’ve dealt with.”
If you’ve seen Eerie Eric’s Instagram feed (@eerieeric444), you’ve
seen the nudes. “I’ve always drawn nudes. I started by tracing
Betty and Veronica and making them topless.
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gun. When the police arrived, Mike blamed his room-
What Happened to
mate. And out of vengeance his roommate squealed
on Mike about the stolen transformers.
Mike Marcum?
Assuming he would face a large amount of jail time,
Mike decides to claim he was building a time ma-
chine hoping he would wind up in the “loony bin.” He
In 1995 Mike Marcum set out to
received 60 days in jail. The account was described in
build a Jacobs Ladder. He was us-
the Kansas City Star and this news story is what led to
ing a modified CD laser to lower
Mike’s interview on Coast to Coast AM with Art Bell.
the resistance of the air in be-
Great interview.
tween the two poles. This would
create a continuous arc, in his
During the first Art Bell Interview:
other experiments the arc, before
using the CD, would stick.
Mike’s arresting officer, Tom Hampton, called the show
which seemed to surprise both Art Bell and Michael.
He noticed a strange effect when
Some people claim the arresting officer set up the
he turned it on. There was a
interview but that’s all hearsay. Mike tells Art that he
heat signature, like the kind you
is planning another experiment but he doesn’t have the
would see off of a hot pavement, except this one was
parts or money. At the end of the show, Mike gives out
circular like a vortex. He decided to toss a sheet metal
his phone number and receives (as later mentioned)
screw through the vortex to see what would happen.
non-stop calls for three days. The interview was very
helpful for Mike because many listeners helped him
He claims it disappeared for about half a second.
with ideas, funding, and parts.
Just enough to notice it was gone.
The Last Interview on Coast to Coast:
After a few more tests the CD laser caught on fire. He
figured if he was going to rebuild the machine again,
After the help from the listeners, Mike’s next time
he might as well use larger transformers. His origi-
machine project is much larger and more powerful
nal plan was to purchase the transformers, but they
than the original. While the original machine worked
are quiet expensive. He resorted to the alternative. At
on the level of kilowatts, this machine was designed for
the local power station there were 6 old transformers
3 million watts. Also, instead of using a cd laser, Mike
calling his name. And he answered. His intention was
uses rotating magnetic fields just like they used in the
to appropriate 3 transformers but he got carried away
Philadelphia Experiment. His reasoning is that rotat-
and took all 6.
ing magnetic fields are more efficient. When asked
what he would take with him, he replied just his cell
Mike sets up the transformers to the outlets in his
phone.
house. The cable wasn’t strong enough to handle the
high current and he knew it would draw suspicion if he
Art requests that Mike notify him before his jump
were to call the power company to reinforce it. He was
through the vortex so that he could either document
prepared to attempt to climb the pole on his own.
the first conclusive proof of time travel or the spectac-
ular exit of a daring Mad Man. At the end of the show,
When Mike hooked up the new and improved Jacobs
Mike decides to give out his address instead of his
Ladder/Time Machine he drew more power then he
phone number.
expected and browned out half the town. There were
reports of home appliances being destroyed because of
After That Mike vanished never to be heard from
it. Mike resorted to working at night when he would be
again. Though there have been claims of what hap-
less noticed.
pened to him none can be confirmed. Maybe one day
he will call Coast to Coast and shed so light on this
Around the same time as the brown out Mike’s room-
mysterious adventure.
mate broke a neighbor’s sliding glass door with a bb
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John Brown Dillion
Meshekenabek
and the
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The man responsible for the Telegraph’s publication of this un-
likely story was a person who, in all other respects, seemed to be the least
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became known as the “Father of Indiana History” for his much-respected
History of Indiana, which went through four editions between 1843 and
1859, and helped save the state’s past for future generations through his
work with a number of early Hoosier historical organizations. His writings
won praise from Indiana historians who came after him, with one, Emma
Lou Thornbrough, commending Dillon for being the “only person in the
state in this period whose writings deserved to be called history by mod-
ern standards of historical scholarship.”
Dillon had help in his “Devil’s Lake” escapade, as noted pioneer
Hoosier artist George Winter contributed several of the articles about the
n August 8, 1838, readers of the Indiana Democrat in In-
O monster printed in the Telegraph and an illustration featuring a method of
dianapolis were greeted by a special correspondence from
possibly capturing the creature.
the northern Indiana community of Logansport, which had
been originally printed in the Logansport Telegraph.
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of Lake Manitou, located near Rochester in what is now Fulton County. death of his father, nine-year-old Dillon was apprenticed to a printer in
One eyewitness, who viewed the monster from the safety of the shoreline, Charleston. At the age of seventeen Dillon moved to Cincinnati, where
described the beast’s head as “being about three feet across the frontal he displayed literary skill, having his poems published in several local
bone . . . but the neck tapering, and having the character of the serpent; newspapers.
color dingy, with large bright yellow spots.”
Sometime in his life Dillon had suffered a visual malformity, and always
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ance. The behemoth had loomed large in the legend of the Potawatomi (cid:20)(cid:127)(cid:180)(cid:3)(cid:110)(cid:177)(cid:127)(cid:98)(cid:140)(cid:89)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:28)(cid:144)(cid:116)(cid:56)(cid:140)(cid:180)(cid:156)(cid:144)(cid:177)(cid:188)(cid:3)(cid:56)(cid:188)(cid:188)(cid:144)(cid:177)(cid:140)(cid:98)(cid:202)(cid:3)(cid:56)(cid:140)(cid:89)(cid:3)(cid:134)(cid:56)(cid:188)(cid:98)(cid:177)(cid:3)(cid:21)(cid:140)(cid:89)(cid:127)(cid:56)(cid:140)(cid:56)(cid:3)(cid:180)(cid:193)(cid:156)(cid:177)(cid:98)(cid:137)(cid:98)(cid:3)(cid:79)(cid:144)(cid:193)(cid:177)(cid:188)(cid:3)(cid:132)(cid:193)(cid:89)(cid:116)(cid:98)(cid:3)
Indians of the area, who called it “Meshekenabek.” The Potawatomi’s (cid:20)(cid:144)(cid:177)(cid:56)(cid:79)(cid:98)(cid:3)(cid:40)(cid:161)(cid:3)(cid:9)(cid:127)(cid:89)(cid:89)(cid:134)(cid:98)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:177)(cid:98)(cid:79)(cid:56)(cid:134)(cid:134)(cid:98)(cid:89)(cid:3)(cid:188)(cid:124)(cid:56)(cid:188)(cid:3)(cid:171)(cid:110)(cid:56)(cid:137)(cid:127)(cid:134)(cid:127)(cid:56)(cid:177)(cid:3)(cid:56)(cid:180)(cid:3)(cid:200)(cid:98)(cid:3)(cid:200)(cid:98)(cid:177)(cid:98)(cid:3)(cid:110)(cid:144)(cid:177)(cid:3)(cid:180)(cid:144)(cid:3)(cid:137)(cid:56)(cid:140)(cid:202)(cid:3)(cid:202)(cid:98)(cid:56)(cid:177)(cid:180)(cid:86)(cid:3)
belief in the monster was so great that one local historian noted that meeting at all hours of the day, under all circumstances—even to bathing
(cid:171)(cid:188)(cid:124)(cid:98)(cid:202)(cid:3)(cid:200)(cid:144)(cid:193)(cid:134)(cid:89)(cid:3)(cid:140)(cid:144)(cid:188)(cid:3)(cid:124)(cid:193)(cid:140)(cid:188)(cid:3)(cid:193)(cid:156)(cid:144)(cid:140)(cid:3)(cid:127)(cid:188)(cid:180)(cid:3)(cid:70)(cid:144)(cid:177)(cid:89)(cid:98)(cid:177)(cid:180)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:140)(cid:144)(cid:177)(cid:3)(cid:111)(cid:180)(cid:124)(cid:3)(cid:127)(cid:140)(cid:3)(cid:127)(cid:188)(cid:180)(cid:3)(cid:200)(cid:56)(cid:188)(cid:98)(cid:177)(cid:180)(cid:3)(cid:110)(cid:144)(cid:177)(cid:3)(cid:110)(cid:98)(cid:56)(cid:177)(cid:3)(cid:144)(cid:110)(cid:3) in the river—I never saw his face without his glasses on, which he always
incurring the anger of the Evil spirit that made its home in this little wood- wore fastened by a little cord around the back of his head.” After Dillon’s
land lake.” In fact, the Potawatomi later cautioned white settlers against (cid:89)(cid:98)(cid:56)(cid:188)(cid:124)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:200)(cid:124)(cid:98)(cid:140)(cid:3)(cid:124)(cid:127)(cid:180)(cid:3)(cid:70)(cid:144)(cid:89)(cid:202)(cid:3)(cid:200)(cid:56)(cid:180)(cid:3)(cid:70)(cid:98)(cid:127)(cid:140)(cid:116)(cid:3)(cid:156)(cid:177)(cid:98)(cid:156)(cid:56)(cid:177)(cid:98)(cid:89)(cid:3)(cid:110)(cid:144)(cid:177)(cid:3)(cid:70)(cid:193)(cid:177)(cid:127)(cid:56)(cid:134)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:9)(cid:127)(cid:89)(cid:89)(cid:134)(cid:98)(cid:3)(cid:127)(cid:140)(cid:199)(cid:98)(cid:180)(cid:188)(cid:127)(cid:116)(cid:56)(cid:188)(cid:98)(cid:89)(cid:3)
building a mill on the lake, predicting that the monster would “rush forth and discovered that his friend’s “left eye had been broken, apparently by a
from his watery dominions and take indiscriminate vengeance on all those blow of some kind, and partially wasted away.”
who resided near the sacred lake.” The power of the tale was such that
several men who worked in surveying the lake for the mill reported seeing (cid:9)(cid:202)(cid:3)(cid:151)(cid:103)(cid:189)(cid:115)(cid:3)(cid:12)(cid:127)(cid:134)(cid:134)(cid:144)(cid:140)(cid:3)(cid:124)(cid:56)(cid:89)(cid:3)(cid:180)(cid:98)(cid:188)(cid:188)(cid:134)(cid:98)(cid:89)(cid:3)(cid:127)(cid:140)(cid:3)(cid:28)(cid:144)(cid:116)(cid:56)(cid:140)(cid:180)(cid:156)(cid:144)(cid:177)(cid:188)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:200)(cid:124)(cid:98)(cid:177)(cid:98)(cid:3)(cid:124)(cid:98)(cid:3)(cid:180)(cid:188)(cid:193)(cid:89)(cid:127)(cid:98)(cid:89)(cid:3)(cid:134)(cid:56)(cid:200)(cid:3)(cid:56)(cid:140)(cid:89)(cid:3)(cid:200)(cid:56)(cid:180)(cid:3)
(cid:188)(cid:124)(cid:98)(cid:3)(cid:137)(cid:144)(cid:140)(cid:180)(cid:188)(cid:98)(cid:177)(cid:105)(cid:137)(cid:56)(cid:133)(cid:127)(cid:140)(cid:116)(cid:3)(cid:127)(cid:188)(cid:3)(cid:89)(cid:127)(cid:110)(cid:111)(cid:79)(cid:193)(cid:134)(cid:188)(cid:3)(cid:188)(cid:144)(cid:3)(cid:111)(cid:140)(cid:89)(cid:3)(cid:137)(cid:98)(cid:140)(cid:3)(cid:200)(cid:127)(cid:134)(cid:134)(cid:127)(cid:140)(cid:116)(cid:3)(cid:188)(cid:144)(cid:3)(cid:111)(cid:140)(cid:127)(cid:180)(cid:124)(cid:3)(cid:188)(cid:124)(cid:98)(cid:3)(cid:132)(cid:144)(cid:70)(cid:161) admitted to the Cass County bar in 1840. He never, however, established a
(cid:134)(cid:56)(cid:200)(cid:3)(cid:156)(cid:177)(cid:56)(cid:79)(cid:188)(cid:127)(cid:79)(cid:98)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:156)(cid:177)(cid:98)(cid:110)(cid:98)(cid:177)(cid:177)(cid:127)(cid:140)(cid:116)(cid:3)(cid:127)(cid:140)(cid:180)(cid:188)(cid:98)(cid:56)(cid:89)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:140)(cid:144)(cid:188)(cid:98)(cid:89)(cid:3)(cid:9)(cid:127)(cid:89)(cid:89)(cid:134)(cid:98)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:188)(cid:144)(cid:3)(cid:180)(cid:156)(cid:98)(cid:140)(cid:89)(cid:3)(cid:124)(cid:127)(cid:180)(cid:3)(cid:188)(cid:127)(cid:137)(cid:98)(cid:3)(cid:144)(cid:140)(cid:3)(cid:171)(cid:124)(cid:144)(cid:56)(cid:177)(cid:202)(cid:3)
The monster inhabiting what came to be celebrated as “Devil’s border legends, traditional story, but more especially local history.” Dillon
Lake” soon received the attention of newspapers not only in Indiana’s (cid:156)(cid:193)(cid:177)(cid:180)(cid:193)(cid:98)(cid:89)(cid:3)(cid:188)(cid:124)(cid:98)(cid:180)(cid:98)(cid:3)(cid:127)(cid:140)(cid:188)(cid:98)(cid:177)(cid:98)(cid:180)(cid:188)(cid:180)(cid:3)(cid:188)(cid:124)(cid:177)(cid:144)(cid:193)(cid:116)(cid:124)(cid:3)(cid:56)(cid:3)(cid:79)(cid:56)(cid:177)(cid:98)(cid:98)(cid:177)(cid:3)(cid:127)(cid:140)(cid:3)(cid:156)(cid:127)(cid:144)(cid:140)(cid:98)(cid:98)(cid:177)(cid:3)(cid:132)(cid:144)(cid:193)(cid:177)(cid:140)(cid:56)(cid:134)(cid:127)(cid:180)(cid:137)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:180)(cid:188)(cid:56)(cid:177)(cid:188)(cid:127)(cid:140)(cid:116)(cid:3)
(cid:79)(cid:56)(cid:156)(cid:127)(cid:188)(cid:56)(cid:134)(cid:3)(cid:79)(cid:127)(cid:188)(cid:202)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:70)(cid:193)(cid:188)(cid:3)(cid:56)(cid:134)(cid:180)(cid:144)(cid:3)(cid:127)(cid:140)(cid:3)(cid:180)(cid:193)(cid:79)(cid:124)(cid:3)(cid:110)(cid:56)(cid:177)(cid:126)(cid:113)(cid:193)(cid:140)(cid:116)(cid:3)(cid:134)(cid:144)(cid:79)(cid:56)(cid:134)(cid:98)(cid:180)(cid:3)(cid:56)(cid:180)(cid:3)(cid:9)(cid:193)(cid:110)(cid:110)(cid:56)(cid:134)(cid:144)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:9)(cid:144)(cid:180)(cid:188)(cid:144)(cid:140)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:56)(cid:140)(cid:89)(cid:3)(cid:30)(cid:98)(cid:200)(cid:3) work as an editor for the Logansport Canal Telegraph in August 1834. A
York. The creature’s existence became hotly debated by Logansport’s two year later he purchased an interest in the newspaper, which, by 1836, had
(cid:140)(cid:98)(cid:200)(cid:180)(cid:156)(cid:56)(cid:156)(cid:98)(cid:177)(cid:180)(cid:105)(cid:188)(cid:124)(cid:98)(cid:3)(cid:44)(cid:98)(cid:134)(cid:98)(cid:116)(cid:177)(cid:56)(cid:156)(cid:124)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:200)(cid:124)(cid:127)(cid:79)(cid:124)(cid:3)(cid:156)(cid:177)(cid:127)(cid:140)(cid:188)(cid:98)(cid:89)(cid:3)(cid:188)(cid:124)(cid:98)(cid:3)(cid:111)(cid:177)(cid:180)(cid:188)(cid:3)(cid:177)(cid:98)(cid:156)(cid:144)(cid:177)(cid:188)(cid:3)(cid:144)(cid:110)(cid:3)(cid:188)(cid:124)(cid:98)(cid:3)(cid:137)(cid:144)(cid:140)(cid:180)(cid:188)(cid:98)(cid:177)(cid:3) changed its name to the Logansport Telegraph.
in its July 21, 1838, edition, and its rival publication, the Herald, which
lambasted the Telegraph’s story and touted instead the existence of an- Described by his friends as shy, serious, and intellectual in nature, Dillon
(cid:144)(cid:188)(cid:124)(cid:98)(cid:177)(cid:3)(cid:137)(cid:144)(cid:140)(cid:180)(cid:188)(cid:98)(cid:177)(cid:3)(cid:127)(cid:140)(cid:3)(cid:9)(cid:56)(cid:180)(cid:180)(cid:3)(cid:28)(cid:56)(cid:133)(cid:98)(cid:161)(cid:3)(cid:32)(cid:188)(cid:124)(cid:98)(cid:177)(cid:3)(cid:89)(cid:144)(cid:193)(cid:70)(cid:188)(cid:98)(cid:177)(cid:180)(cid:3)(cid:180)(cid:79)(cid:144)(cid:110)(cid:110)(cid:98)(cid:89)(cid:3)(cid:56)(cid:188)(cid:3)(cid:188)(cid:124)(cid:144)(cid:180)(cid:98)(cid:3)(cid:200)(cid:124)(cid:144)(cid:3)(cid:79)(cid:134)(cid:56)(cid:127)(cid:137)(cid:98)(cid:89)(cid:3) exhibited another side to his character in an incident during his time as
to have seen the creature, saying that the “men saw the monster through (cid:188)(cid:124)(cid:98)(cid:3)(cid:44)(cid:98)(cid:134)(cid:98)(cid:116)(cid:177)(cid:56)(cid:156)(cid:124)(cid:174)(cid:180)(cid:3)(cid:98)(cid:89)(cid:127)(cid:188)(cid:144)(cid:177)(cid:161)(cid:3)(cid:9)(cid:127)(cid:89)(cid:89)(cid:134)(cid:98)(cid:3)(cid:177)(cid:98)(cid:79)(cid:56)(cid:134)(cid:134)(cid:98)(cid:89)(cid:3)(cid:188)(cid:124)(cid:56)(cid:188)(cid:3)(cid:124)(cid:98)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:12)(cid:127)(cid:134)(cid:134)(cid:144)(cid:140)(cid:86)(cid:3)(cid:56)(cid:140)(cid:89)(cid:3)(cid:51)(cid:127)(cid:140)(cid:188)(cid:98)(cid:177)(cid:3)(cid:200)(cid:98)(cid:177)(cid:98)(cid:3)(cid:127)(cid:140)(cid:3)
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