Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-07-22
Brutes i'm Battle.

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John Connolly, better known as "Butcher'
Connolly, who was employed on the Monticello
and Port Jervis Railway duriDgits construction
few years siuce and who obtained consider
able notoriety about the country by matching
himself to kill rats like terrier, and to light
with dogs, recently died from injuries received
iu fight with bull dog in St. Clairsvllle, Pa,
the details of which brutal affair are given 10 q
private letter from that place to gentleman in
Port Jervis:
Connolly had been hoster at tavern in st.
Cairsville for some time previous to the affair
mentioned above. o. the 9Th of july he got
drunk and went into Ways saloon. Lying On
the hoor asleep was large hcund, oid and
harmless belonging to the proprietor OF the sa-
loon. Connolly walked deliberately up to the
sleeping dog, and STOPPING dowu, seized 1t with
ed the hound clear of the floor, and 10 spite of
his piteous cries shook him moment, and III q
hit off the portion of the year that was 10 bis
mouth and let the dog fall to the floor, aod it
ran bleeding and howling from the saloon.
Several men witnessed the sirkening sight, but
were afraid to interfere. Connolly spat the
piece of ear upon the floor, aud offered to bet
$40 hat be u!d whip aoy dog in the place ia
ten minutes
Nvione paying auy attention to him he foal-
IL went out aud proceeded to place kept by q
man pamed Bryan F.garty. Fogarty owed
fulboodedE Eogsh bulldog, which usually louag-
ed about the saloon. aud which. despite It's
savage appearance, never offered to interfere
with any one. When CoouoIly entered the
saloon this dog was lying uoder a small table
10 the room, with its eyes halt closed. Connol,
" cot on his hands and koees aud put his head
in under the table. The dog looked lazily up
into his face and waggcd bis tail good uatured-
Iv. The human brute, however, by sudden
movement, seized ooe of the dogs ears, which
were halt cropped, in his teeth, and, dragging
him from under the table, commenced shaking
him. The bulldog, true to his nature, did not
utter sound, although the blood streamed
down from his ear over bis face. After two or
three shakes given by Connolly bis short hold
On the dog eur tore loose aod the dog tell to
the floor. He did not run away, as the hound
had done. but, with savage -growl, rushed
upon bis iDhuman assailant. Connolly drop
ped on his hands aud knees aud met the dog
with blow of his fist, which staggered him
back; but he at once renewed the onslaught.
AT this juncture two men who were 10 the
place offered to interfere, but Fogarty excalm-
ed, "Let EN- alonel Aud hope to God the
dog will kill himl' The second rush of the
dog was moro successful, and he seized Con-
noily in the fore arm that was raised to kuock
him off. Connolly clutched the dog by the
throat and ohoked him loose, and emaned on
his knees to receive his attack.
The dog made another rush, this time Tor
the throat of Connolly, but was again folled
and caught the man n the muscle OF the lett
arm, bling it clear through, and tearlog out
large piece of flesh. Still Connolly remained
on the floor, apparently awaiting to seize the
dog 10 some advantageous spo;. The latter,
iD bis fourth attempt. sunk his teeth Into the
lett shoulder of CooDolly, aud the msn could
not shake nor choke him of. The dog shook
his head, aud sank his teeth to their iuli length
into Connolly flesh, but the man emed pos,
sessed of the very nature OF the brute. and
gave no sign that he was suffering or OF sur
render. By 3 peculiar movement DE selz'd
the foreshoulder of the dog-the most vulner-
able point-ln his mouth, and then the two
trutes rolled about on the floor, tearing each
each, aud muging with the dust that rose
from the floor, gave them both the appear
snoe of demons. This lasted about tive mi
nutes, whom the three spectators were SICK
eued at the sight, and an attempt was
made to separate the combatants. The dog was
seized, but all the beating. twisting and burn
iog that was Inflicted upon him failed to loosen
his hold particle. Finally Fogarty drew
pistol, aud with the remark, "lt's shame that
the best Of the two has to die to save the worst
placed it to the dops's side and shot him
through the heart. Even after he was dead
his jaws had to be pried looss from CoDnolly'S
h,sh.
Connolly attempted to get upon his feet, but
he tell back, exhausted aud weak from loss OF
blood. He was given glass OF brandy, and
doctor Was called 10 to see him. hall OF the
large muscle Of his left arm was bitten away,
and his forearm was torn frightfuly, tho bone
being exposed in one place. His shoulder was
literally a pulpy mass, both bones and Il sh
being ground together by the teeth of the &.
There were other severe injuries co Connolly.s
person, sud the doctor at ouce gave 1t as bis
opinion that the condition OF the man was crit
ical Three days afterwsrd he was seized with
most violent coovusions, in one of which ne
died in his bunk n the tavern barn. Although
the fate Of the man was fearful. the general
opinion is that the disgraceful iuhuman affair
was caused entirely by him, and there ls little
sympathy manifested for him; aud there ls 90
dlsguisiug the truth that more regret Is ex-
pressed over the death of the dog than that OF
bis brutal assailant r Herald
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