The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, D.T. [N.D.]) 1873-1875, 1873-10-15
A. TERRIBLE BATTLE,
a Masa setUpoa and Nearly Devour'
ed by Dogs.

a Ma, setUpoa and Nearly Devour-
ed by Dogs.
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Yesterday morning a peddler OF dry
| goods and notions, named Norton Free
man, living in Ham mtralnck, arrived in
the cars from Clinton County, keing a
wretched sight to look upon. A week
ago yesterday, while driving his wagon
I through the country = few miles north
Of Ovid, Clinton County, hs stepped,
and got down to drink at q creek cross.
| ing the highway. AS he rose up from
| the creek he was bitten in the leg by q
large dog, which had come up softly be.
! mind him, and Freeman saw two other
good-siked dogs pear the wagon.
lie sprang for his vehicle, whom the
three dogs made at him together, and
his shoats and their yells started the
horses of on trst. The peddler was
bitten seven or eight times before he
found any thing with which he could
defend himself, and then he got hold Of
! a stick about tivo fe.t long, which could
he easily handled.
The dogs retrcated as no picked up
the stick, but when Freeman sought to
gain the road they all sprang for him.
lie says that ho struck to kill, and
knocked each brute down in turn, but as
fast A. knocked down thay would spring
up and attack hina again. Within five
minutes aftsr the battle opened ths ped
| dler's hands were rcd with bloed, aud
| blood was running down his boots; but
by Il fortunate blow he 80 disabled one
Of the smaller dogs that the brute had
! to draw out Of the FIGHT. Thsre Was "a
rest again Of four or Ave minutes, sud
Freeman walked slowly back to fence
| corner, and exchanged his club for :
better enc. Without q movement en-
his part tho two dogs attacked him
again, enc biting ashslegs and the other
leaping for his throst. The latter ami
! NAL caught his teeth in the peddler's
shoulder, and tora away AL that side Of
the mans coat and made wound in the
| flosh which will be weeks in healing.
Freeman was dragged down, and both
| OF the dogs were on him at once, though
he managed to shake them of and re-
gain his feet. a blew from his club
dashed out the larger dogs eye, aud the
brute ran round and round in circle,
! howllng so fearful'y, ,thst the other dog
ran away.
Watching his chance, Freeman gave
the crippled dog blow which killed it,
and then he crawled down to the creek
and tainted away. Some men came
along in wagon and discovered him,
AID he was taken to farm house and
cared for On his lett leg there are nine
wounds from the teeth Of the dogs; on
the right eleven; on the right arm, ave;
on the left arm, thres; on tho back,
three; ON the shoulder, two; on the
face, two; on the right foot, two; on
the right hand, five; on the left, two
and one on the back of the head, max.
ing ia all forty FIVE distinct and separate
bites. Some are mere "nips' drawing
a little blood, and making the flesh
black and blue, while others looked A.
il the dog had "chanked' the flesh. The
dogs were seen by the farmers but
could not identify the brutes as being
owned anywhere within Ave miles Of
the spot where they attacked Freeman.
He offered No prevocation for the attack,
having even ne hint Of their presence
before being bitten. The deepest,
wounds were eauteriSed, and Freeman
anticipates no greater misfortune than
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