▁a ▁much ▁larger ▁w olf ▁was ▁sp otted ▁by ▁Allen head s ▁school . ▁On ▁ 9 ▁December ▁ 1 9 0 4 , ▁a ▁grey ▁w olf ▁that ▁had ▁just ▁committed ▁a ▁" gre at ▁sla ugh ter ▁of ▁a ▁f lock ▁of ▁sheep " ▁was ▁track ed ▁for ▁miles ▁but ▁escaped ; ▁the ▁next ▁day , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁his ▁kill , ▁and ▁a ▁new ▁search ▁party ▁went ▁out ▁to ▁no ▁avail . ▁ ▁The ▁public ▁of ▁North umber land ▁began , ▁then , ▁to ▁get ▁anxious ; ▁sheep ▁were ▁kept ▁inside ▁at ▁night ▁and ▁lights ▁were ▁lit ▁all ▁night ; ▁re wards ▁were ▁offered ▁to ▁who ever ▁could ▁kill ▁the ▁w olf . ▁A ▁large ▁meeting ▁of ▁far mers ▁from ▁the ▁area ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁December , ▁cha ired ▁by ▁the ▁local ▁MP ▁Maj . ▁W ent worth ▁Henry ▁C anning ▁Be aum ont ▁and ▁£ 5 ▁reward ▁was ▁offered ▁for ▁the ▁w olf ' s ▁skin . ▁Sub sequently , ▁the ▁H ex ham ▁Wolf ▁Committee ▁was ▁set ▁up ▁to ▁help ▁find ▁the ▁w olf . ▁On ▁ 2 9 ▁December ▁ 1 9 0 4 , ▁some ▁pl atel ay ers ▁found ▁the ▁car c ass ▁of ▁an ▁animal ▁cut ▁in ▁two ▁by ▁a ▁passing ▁train ▁and ▁thrown ▁a ▁distance ▁of ▁ 4 0 ▁yards . ▁They ▁buried ▁the ▁animal , ▁but ▁later ▁after ▁discuss ing ▁it ▁with ▁the ▁Station master ▁at ▁C um wh inton , ▁d ug ▁it ▁up ▁again ▁and ▁bought ▁it