ALEXANDER, THE MAN-MONKEY.

Dunstan Times, Issue 3384, 25 July 1927, Page 2

ALEXANDER, THE MAN-MONKEY.

FREAK CAUSES PANIC IN A VILLAGE. 1 The greatest interest lias been aroiusI ed among the general public, as well as in the scientific world, by the discovery in Ahony, an Hungarian village, of a “man-monkey ” Scientists cannot understand this extraordinary freak of nature, which 1 apparently is an atavistic throw-hack to primitive man. Alexander, the monkey man, is 24 years of age. Lie is the son of two healthy peasants who have five absolutely normal children. When he was a child Alexander grew a monkey-like coat, and did not learn to speak, walk, or sit, but grunted, and proj grossed by leaping on all fours. Ho j climbed trees with monkey agility. I The istupid peasant parents decided that lie actually was a monkey, turned him out of the house, and chained him in a eowstall between cows and goats. For nineteen years this man-monkey was treated absolutely as an animal, and was fed on household leavings. Neighbors w<Te unaware of his existence. hut three weeks ago he escaped from his stall suddenly and leaped into the market place, where he caused a panic among the peasants, who took him for a gorilla. The incident came to the notice of a wealthy showman, who offered John Azsay. the father, a large sum of money for t!ie right to exhibit the man-mon-key. The father agreed, hut the greatest difficulty was experienced in bringing him to Budapest. It was necessary to clothe Alexander for the first lime in Ins life, and the operation was only accomplished by tying his hands and feet. He succeeded in tearing off most of his clothes during the journey and smashed a carriage window with his fist. It was decided at Budapest to bring Alexander to a medical clinic for observation and study, in response to Hie request of Budapest scientists, who are greatly interested in the case. Alexander yesterday was comfortably housed in a commodious cage awaiting the decision of the doctors whether ho is a man or a monkey. His family his- ' lory does not afford any explanation of i the remarkable l relapse to prehistoric i man.