Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-02-17

carte by the shoulder was driven IN
corner. The shutter was partially
opened 70 drive him among the others,
when n fonrth Infatuated beast seized
him inst above toe boot and dragged
him in again among them. Then the
fr;ehtfuI work went on again for few
sickening and horrisying moments.
Hot irons were now available, and the
brntes being driven off, the poor and
almost pnlseless iece OF humanity Was
drawn out from the place it was fatrd
he never should enter. he sustained
sufficient sensibility to speak to ms
warm heartened colleagues few faint
words, praying them not to take him
awayto receive medical aid. as he knew
that he was dead.
His anxious frtenda carried him ten
DERBY tn the intirmary, where, after a
few moments, he breathed his last, at
ter mutrering a few incoherrnt senten-
ces.A AS the shattered frame was
borne past Mrs. Mauders, he family
waived his hand and gave her an ex-
pressivc look, which conveyed the
words that he was past all hope OF aid
Many of the shots fired entered the
bodies,of the animals. and they recelv'
ed great injuries before they were
driven off their prey. The lion Tyrani
IL three and u half years old, and hat
brought up from whelp by Mrs
: Muoders. The animal having been
/, fayorite, it was, during the early par
: of fs training, allowed to 4~h abon
4 that portion of the caravan used us
: oabitation, and it freely galnboile'
$ with its mistress.
e The sire of this animal was the ON
II that nearly worried Maccomo som
S time ago. The only arm the deceased
:. had was streaked with deep gashe
s frela the shoulder to the band; tn
l. sc lip was torn right back. and Iron
+ tile hips to the knees, where he Wa
seized from behind, the muscles ar
i completely torn out. There are piece
l. of flesh gone from the ribs, and tn
( bones of the pelvis, which are tn
y strongest in the human frame hav
is had pieces bitten clean out. AT tn
l. inquest on Thursday, Mrs. Maccart
Is said she had not seen her husban
n since two o'ileek on "Wednesday. II
e Was not under the influence OF liqtt
Il when he left her. He was always afiai
70 of the lion which frs attacked han
1t and he had expressed a fear OF 1t
N Monday. Bis salary, with perquisite
was about Ell per week. The Re
,e Enoch Franks said he saw the d
=, ceased go into the den. His opA'e
e. was that the deceased had taken sni
IN cieut drink to make him fool hard
~ but he did not think any enc ceu
,e call him drunk.
The coroner said there was not,
ne his opinion, anything in the eviden
no respecting the drunkenness of the M;
IA that affected the case. 1t appear'
n. that when he was down he dtfend'
~. himself ina manner that he realiz
m his position. The Performance bell
IN AN extra one, the heated irons We
IL not ready, and here he did not thu
ed there was bizarre to beattached to i'll
n body. In the course of his emplc
,rt ment Maccarte met his death, an
of however the. might reprObate his ca
ng ing, they must think, also, that it "
1t, an institution of the town., and whi'
,e, az the law stood, could not be stopp'
Until the people Of Bolton beca'
ed more civilized and discoa4itenanc
he these sights, SO long would mallas
to ill their places OF amusement by 81
It's spectacles. The jury returned a Y
nd dict of death by inisadventure, aud
nd ded: {. The jury feel 1t to be tn
-as bounded duty to express their eat
he disapprobation of the reckless cust'
ret of so called lion tanners performing
an deus where frrocious animals
bs, caged.'
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