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This article, which appears in the "Interesting Pictures of Interesting People" section, profiles Dr. E. H. McCleery and describes his hobby of keeping a wolf pack. At the age of 12 he wanted a wolf, but his father objected. Later in 1921, after becoming a leading physician in Kane, he obtained his…

Date: February 1931

A wolf head taxidermy of Dr. McCleery's wolf named Achilles. This taxidermy is on display at the Kane Area High School in Kane, PA. Achilles was donated to the Kane Area High School by the Jones family. The case and plaque were donated by the class of 2007. A transcription of the plaque can be found…

Date: 1954

Affidavit of Clarence Johnson, who claims that he was one of four men attacked by a female lobo wolf named Timberline as the men tried to secure her pups, and that the men protected themselves with pitchforks.

Date: January 21, 1932

Affidavit of Dr. E. H. McCleery, who claims he has been attacked multiple times by lobo wolves throughout the eleven years he has been training them, and that his left hand is currently in splints from a wolf bite.

Date: January 21, 1932

Affidavit of Earl Jones, who claims that he was one of four men attacked by a female lobo wolf named Timberline as the men tried to secure her pups, and that the men protected themselves with pitchforks.

Date: January 21, 1932

Affidavit of Elmer Jones, who claims that he was one of four men attacked by a female lobo wolf named Timberline as the men tried to secure her pups, and that the men protected themselves with pitchforks.

Date: January 21, 1932

Affidavit of Harry McGowan, who claims that he entered Dr. McCleery’s wolf yard and tried to secure a ball that fell near a male lobo wolf. McGowan claims that the wolf caught his clothes and threatened him until Earl Jones distracted the wolf so they could escape.

Date: February 16, 1932

Affidavit of Mrs. A. E. Carson, who claims she entered an enclosure of Dr. McCleery's wolf pens, not knowing that a male lobo wolf was inside. The wolf attempted to attack her, but Dr. McCleery countered the wolf’s charges.

Date: January 20, 1932

Affidavit of Mrs. Mabel Kidd, who claims that, upon putting her hand through the fence that confined Dr. McCleery’s wolves, a male wolf severely bit her arm. Kidd claims that the wolf did not let go until Dr. McCleery pried his jaws apart.

Date: February 20, 1932

Affidavit of Myrtle Jarensky, secretary at the wolf farm, who claims she witnessed a female lobo wolf attacking Dr. McCleery, who warded her off with a bucket and gas pipe. Jarensky also claims that on another occasion, a female lobo wolf tore her sleeve before Dr. McCleery struck the wolf to…

Date: January 21, 1932

Affidavit of R. Marshall, who claims that during his time as superintendent of the Sheridan, Wyoming zoo, he was attacked on several occasions by the zoo’s lobo wolves.

Date: February 2, 1932

Affidavit of Robert Jones, who claims that during his time as superintendant of the McCleery wolf pack, he was attacked, threatened, and bitten by lobo wolves. Jones claims that on one occasion, two arctic wolves named Boreas and Dianna teamed up to attack him when he and Dr. McCleery attempted to…

Date: January 21, 1932

Affidavit of Robert Jones, who claims that he and Evan Gustafson, an employee at the wolf farm, entered Dr. McCleery’s wolf yard and witnessed two wolves kill each other, and that the surviving wolf then tore Gustafson’s hat. Jones also claims that on another occasion, he witnessed a wolf tear…

Date: January 21, 1932

Affidavit of Robert Jones, who claims he witnessed a male lobo wolf named Achilles attacking Dr. McCleery, and that Achilles lacerated Jones’s hand. Jones also claims that on another occasion, he witnessed a lobo and a white arctic wolf attacking Dr. McCleery who struck them with a two by four to…

Date: January 21, 1932

Affidavit of Volney F. Dunbar, manager at the wolf farm, who claims that, upon assisting in securing two liters of wolf pups, most of the wolves showed aggression towards him, but that upon returning the pups, the wolves appeared to have forgiven him. Dunbar also claims that on another occasion, a…

Date: January 21, 1932

This photograph depicts Allen A. Fitch (left) and his father Lawrence Burlingame Fitch (right) carrying a dead wolf from Dr. McCleery's lobo wolf park. The wolf had been sick and was shot at Dr. McCleery's request by Allen Fitch. This photo was printed on Kodak postcard paper.

Date: 1947

This article describes how, after the fire at Dr. McCleery's wolf park, Fire Chief Black Jack Valentour towed the car of one of his firefighters. Later that night he had to have his own car towed as well. Partial text of the article (everything relevant to Dr. McCleery) is quoted below.

Date: February 9, 1933

This article reports that a group of fishermen visited the McCleery wolf park; one of the men, afraid of wolves, remained by the gate. After Dr. McCleery had shown the other three men around the park, he returned to the gate to find the fourth man perched in a tree. Suspicious, Dr. McCleery inquired…

Date: May 4, 1934

This article reports that Ansel Nelson (service station owner at East Kane) has been hired to kill some of Dr. McCleery's wolves as part of the pack's maintenance. Partial text of the article (everything relevant to Dr. McCleery) is quoted below.

Date: January 10, 1931

This article reports that Dr. McCleery's wolves seem to howl more often in the winter than during other seasons. Partial text of the article (everything relevant to Dr. McCleery) is quoted below.

Date: January 13, 1931