The sun., 1873-11-05
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An Italia Woman the Victim of Brutrs
RHge-PHrt 'culnr- Of the Tragedy on New
ARK Meadowz-The Husbands Griei.

An Italia Woman the Victim of n Brute's
RHse-PHrt cuinr- of the Tragedy on New
ARK Meadows The Husbands Griei.
Giuseppe Battiocini, n wandering show
man with performing bear as his only stock In
trade, passed through East Newark on Monday
morning, stopping by the way to give exhibitions
OF the cleverness OF his huge clumsy pet. He
was accompanied by his wife. syoung and come
ly Italian woman, who trudged along patiently
al his side, and collected the small gratuties
offered 10y the witnesses of Bruins antics. She
carried II small bundle, and he was armed with a
club with which he now and then raped the
bear as he was linattentive to his duties. Prom
East Newark they took the road TO New York,
and were hoard Of no more at the former place
until late In the afternoon. Then messen niger
buried Ia Dr. NJ. +. Squires. Deputy County
Physician, to summon him to view the body OF
u woman who had been crushed to death by q
bear.
Or. Squires. accompanied by a friend. drove
rapidly to the place mentioned by the messen-
ger, where he found the Snowman, Battiocini.
stretched upon the lifeles- body Of his wife, and
giving way to uncomfortable grief. The woman
lay ON little knoll In the meadow, few feet from
! the road, and about a quarter Of mile from the
Lodi Hotel, near the village formrely bearing that
name. At the foot Of the knoll lay the body Of
tho bear An excited throng surrounded the
| man, and IL was some time before DIR. Squres
! could get al the particulars OF the tragedy fhe
! difficulty was further enhanced by the fact
that Btttiocini could not speak English, and
| diligent search failed TO discover any one who
! could interpret his rapid Italian At length
alter much questioning the Doctor found that
! lac understood few words Of German, and IN
! this language. eked out by signs, the man told
| his story.
| lie had reached the knoll early In the morn
! ing, and having securely fastened the bear to a
| large water pipe left MIN in charge OF his wife,
| to whom he also delivered the club. Then he
| m htH In an a
ascertain uuOn what terms he could procure
winter stabng for the bear as the country
season was about At An end. Before going he
gave his wlfe instructions IN regard to the
management Of the brute, and cautioned her to
strong antipathy to her. The bear had on a
heavy leather muzzle, to which strong rope
| was attached and the Snowman had 10 fear
| that he would attack the woman IN his absence.
Having transacted his business in the city
Battiocini returned TO the spot on which he had
| parted from bis wife and the bear reaching the
| place at 3 y. NJ. A horrible sight met his view.
On the knoll his wife lay dead, and astride OF her
prostrate body stood the huge brute, his eyes
abaze with rage, paving his victim with his feet
and vainly trying 10 tear her nesh with bs lnuz-
zled mouth. He had stripped tho woman from
head to foot and her clothes torn INTO shreds were
scattered around her body. As the bear pulled
and paved the senseless form, his rage At being
| unable tu tear IL with his teeth vented itself in
| fierce grOwls which grew hercer and deeper on
the approach OF his master.
| For a moment BatuOCini was stunned with
| grief, but rapidly recovering he attacked the
! brute with the club, and IN a few moments took
extinct, although the body warm. The
| bears claws had scratched the face and the up
per part OF the body dreadfully, although the
lacerations were not so deep as might have been
| expected. The chest was caved in nd nattened,
and II was evident that the brute had seized the
woman In his embrace and crushed the life out
OF her. Both OF her arms were broken and the
elbow bones OF one protruded beyond the skin.
She must have died almost Instantly.
The shrieks OF Bnttiocini were at length heard,
and the nelghbors hoeked to the spot, Battio-
olnl Was incoherent IN his grief, and refused to
leave the BODY OF his vile. lie gave the villagers
begged them, by signs, To Kill the brute. Mr..
George Brandt shot the bear, but such was tine
vitality of the animal that the rifle bullets fred
into h IN seemed TO take no effect he was
despatched with axes.
Alter viewing the body and eliciting Battio-
cini's story, DR.. Squiers ordered that 1t be
removed to an undeTtaker's store In East
Newark. When Battiocini was asked what he
wanted done with the remains OF his wife, he
answered that he would be able TO pay her fune-
raj expenses. He said that they had been mar
rled eight months onl Yesterday Dr. Squiers
gave the necessary burial permit, having de-
ciued that an Inquest was necessary.