Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1870-04-20
A Mad Bull,

Tuesday, April ), will long be renem-
bered by the citizens of West Liberty,
and the many incidents of that dread
afternoon will be handed down from
generation to generation, as grayhaired
sires will shoulder pitchfOrk or inusket
and show how the field was won against
the madness of an enraged BULL To
our story:
. David NJ. Noder and Samuel Plank, of
| Union toWHsip, had bought a bull at the
sale Of Samuel Lantz, about five miles
( below West Liberty, and were taking
the animal home When they arrived
3 at the bridge across Mad River just be-
low town, the animal became frigbten-
, ed at some boys who were fishing0n tbe
bridge, After repeated trials The bull
was finally driven across the bridge,
, but was frctted and enraged at the
rough treatment he received He was
driven through Main street as far as the
Square without much trouble. ON
reaching this point he zaW two Ladies
walking across tne Square on the north
side Of the Public Hall. The ladies,
Miss Park OF West Liberty, and Mrs.
Pettis Of Marion, who was visiting Miss
Park, were called on by the drivers toi
vanish as the bull showed some signs
! OF becoming savage. Ere the words |
were spoken the animal started for the
ladies. Miss Park had presence of mind /
enough to dodge into ths. shop of Mr.. /
/ Heasly, which they were passing. Mrs 7
\ PetCl5 was not fortunate enough to es- /
| cape. The bull struck her with fIlI !
] force and knocked her down, while the
animal was carried far past the pros
| trate woman, by the force of his own I
momentum, and before he could return /
the woman was carried into the shop.
! Then commenced active operations. /
/ Cries Of kill him. from all parts of the
crowd that had assembled by this time,
induced VIM. EnOch, VINO was on horse
back and armed with a pitchfOrk, TO ad-
vance he charged on the bull with
courage which would have done honor
to the OldeH days Of Spanish bull fipbt-
Ing-stIcking the fork in the animals
hide. MI Bull now was fully up to the
fighting point, Coming to the front Oftha
Square, he observed a crowd on the cor
ner known as the Giraff corner. which
seemed to excite his powers of revenge
for the injury he had received. PuttinU
his head down, he made for the crowd
but when he arrived near the corner ali
had disappeared but Chris. kaufman
and sherman Ewing. General Sher-
man was rather slow in starting. and 4
the only way of escape was down the /,
cellar STAIRS which was eagerly and has
tily taken by ShGrInan-indeed soma mi!
those who witnessed bis rapid descent
say that he fell down. @Iet that be gs il
may, Chris. Kaufman did not escgDe 40
easily Chris. thought as he knew the
bulli his mad majesty would quail when
he saw who stood before him. On came Z.
the bull and Chris lodged behind most
Justas the eAragcd animal struck it with
force enough to break the post loose
Chris. caught the bull by the horns
but let go again, and was fortunate
enough to escape without injury. His
maiesty's course now lay up Columbus
street. Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel TaylOr and
Miss Joe. Scott had just rode up the
street i'm bUggies Mrs Taylor succeeded
in reaching home before the bull came
up. Miss SqCttl knowing the bull was
after ler, whipped the horse up, and on :
arriving at the residence of J. H. Deck !
jumped from the buggy over the rate
and ran into the house, leaving the :
horse ia run of his own accord which he @
did and broke the buggy hy running .
against the fence. The bull stopped i
here. and looking down street discover :
ed a motley crowd, armed with all sorts I;
of missiles and arms, advancing in his =
direction. The crowd came up to :
Cranes corner and stopped. Mr. Bull
beloved ana charged on the crowd, all -
of whom disappeared with lightning y
rapidity over the fence, with the eXcep- q q
ton of Casper Miller, who was caught I
by the bull and nearly turned inside uut. -
Casper got up on his hands aud knees
which the bull perceiving, struck him as
q favorable position, so he hit Casper
another time and completed the wreck
Of his unmentiOnableS, and also serious /,
ly injured him. At this moment rein v
forcemCnts arrived. These, howeyer 4,
proceeded to iureuOh themselves. g,
Aaron Oenisun was going up an alley OI
to flank his majesty, who had an eve Fl
east in that direction. The bull started a
after Aaron, and Aaron climbed maple N
tree far out of danger. And Moses 3.
WoreD raised his voice aud said unto w
Aaron: Aaron, Aaron get thee down G,
from that tree And Aaron replied n
saying; Verify 1 say unto YOU. n * N
better that I should have s. than that a,
bull toss me ON his horns With Il
goodbye lunge Nt the tree, the hull n
started towards II. NJ. Blacks Here nj
George Hildebraud was, rs he Thought o
safely intrenched. Thinking discretion 3
the better part Of valor, George fired n d
shot to stop the bull until he couId Il
reach safer quarters. Tfit had moi bepn N
for Mr. Draper, who advanced tO The N