, 1876-08-05
siUTES IN BATTLE.
4 Man Wa$erS TO Fixh; RuIIdoS OF,
His Hands and iIueeS-Tne HnT,ian
Brute Dies Of EydroihoSia and the
Qusdruped has TO be Shot While En-
gagged iu the Contest


gagged iu the Contest.
PoHT JEEvIs, y. Y, July %. 1876
John Connolly, better known IS Butcher
Connolly, who was employed On the Mon
ticello and Port Jarvis railway during i,
construction few years since, aea who Oh
tanned considerable notorieiy about tn
country by matching himself to kill rats lik
a terrier, aad to fight With dogs. recently
die! from injuries received IL fight With
bulldog in St. Gairsville, Pa, the details o
which brutal affair are given in a privat
Liter from that place 10 gentleman il
Port Jsrvis.
Connolly had been hosiler at a tavern il
ST Clairsville for some time previous to ii,
affair mentioned above. On the 18th ot
July he got drunk and went into Ways 81
loon. Lying On the floor asleep was large
hound, old and harmless, belonging TO the
proprietor Of the siloon. Connolly walked
deliberately up to the sleeping dog. anl
STOPPING down, siezsd 1t with his teeth by
/ the ear, aud raisiEg 10 his feet lifted the
/ hound clear OF the floor, and in spite of his
! Pirful cries shook him a moment. and thea
bit of the portion of the ear that was in bis
month and let the doS fall 70 the f,o-, and
it ran bleeding and bowling from the slloon
/ Several m~n witnessed the sickening sight
bur were afraid 10 Interfere Connolly spat
! the piece OF ear upon the tilor. and Offered 10
bet SO thar he could whip any dog n the
place in ten minutes.
ATTACKING \ BULLDOG
No one paying any attention to him be
fnaily went out and proceeded 10 4 place
kept by a man named Bryan Fogsrty. Fog
ar'y owned fuIl-bluoied Engli-h bulldog.
which usually lonngcd about the saloon, and
which. despite Us savage appearance, neve-
offered to interfere with anyone. When Con-
molly entered the saloon this dog was lying
under a small table in the room with his eyes
half cl sed. Connolly got on his hands and
knees and put his head in under tbs table.
TIE dog looked lnziIy mp into his fsce and
wsgged his tail good naturally. The hu-
man brute, however, by e sudden movement.
seiz one of the dogs ears, which were hail
cropped, il his teeth, and, dragging him
from uader the table, commenced shaking
him. The builiog trua 10 kj- nature. did
not utter a sound, although the blood ream-
Cd down from his ear over his face. After
two or three shakes given by Connolly his
short hold Oh the dog : ear tore loose and the
dog fell to the floor. He did not run away,
as the hound had done, bu-,
WITH \ SAVAGE GEOWL,
rushed upon his inhuman a-sailant. Con-
molly dropped on his hands and knees and
met the dog Nth blow of his fist, y hioh
staggered him back but he at once renewed
the onslaught At this june:ure two men
who y ere il the place offered to interfere,
but Fugarty exclaimed. Let 'en alone
Aad hope 70 God the dog viii kill him "
The --cond rush of the dog was more suc-
crssful, aud he sized Connolly Ia the fore
arm that was raISad 10 knock him of. Con-
molly rlu;ch-d the dog by the throat and
Oh ksd him loose, and remained on his knees
to receive his attack.
THE DOG MADE ANOTHER RUSH,
this time for The throat Of Connolly, bu: was
again foTed, and caught the man IN the mus
Gle of the left arm, biting il clear through,
and tearing ont large piece Of fiosh. Still
Connolly remained on the floor, apParently
awaiting to si,z, the dog in some advanta-
s-zous spot. The latter, in his fourth attempt,
sunk his testh into the left shoulder of Con-
molly. and the man could not shake nor
choke him off. The dog shook his head, and
sank his teeth to their fall length into Con-
nolly's flesh. but the man seemed possessed Of
the very nature Of The brute, and gave no
ign that h. was suffering OF Of surrender.
! By peculiar movement, he
sIFZrD TIE FoREsHoULDER oF TIE DOC
the most vulnerable point-in his mouth,
and then the two bru'es rolled about on the
a,or. tearing each others flesh. The blood
ran in streams from each, and. milgling
with the dust that rOse from The floor, gave
them 10th the appearance Of demons. Thu
lasted about five minutes, when the three
| snse,arors we're sickened a. The sight, and an
,,temu, was made to separate the eomba,an,s-
I The dor was seized, bat all the bea'inS,
.yvi..ip, aud burning tha; was inflicted upon
! him f.I-4 10 Loosen his hold particle
/ Finally. Fag4r,y drew pistol, and with the
I L 81. f--.F 0F he
700 bts 70 die 20 save The wort. " placed the
,j-,ol 20 The dogs side and $50. him hrough
,b- hear, Even after r. Wa dead hi- Jaws
/ Rad 10 Be- pried loose irorr Connolly Arzh-
CoxDrrIoX or The Man EEUTE.
Connolly attempted to get uPon his feet.
b,t bs f-ll back. exhausted and weak fro. T.
/ T. q blood. He Wa given glass Of uTsniy.
and dO,ror was called N 70 see bin haii
og,l,a I.-ge muscle OF BIZ ieft arm Ue- bitten
swav. auf his forearm was TORN irIEn'inlly'
tia foue being eXPO-et IN one place hi-
-bouli.r Wa literally pulpy ma--' ooih
/ b,pe- and tI--h being ground together ~ The
III q thz dog There were other severe
/ ;oiurie. On CInnolly's p-rson, and ne Doctor
I =, ,ue- v.ve it as bi, opinion that The eondI-
/ 80, NJ the rran wss cri'icsl. Three days
! .fe- he va sized with the most FlDiei'
.,,yBl-i5n-. IN one Of which be died m H.
I b,Dk in the tavern barn. Although The
-. Z The man va fearful, the g~usTal
30, \ fba. the ai-grsceiui, IuhE"'@n al
- u,s. eeu-Ad entirely By hinn. and there i
I5-rIs svmp4thy manifested t,r hina ; and
,b4rs - no di-s,i-iag The 'ra'h that more r.
grst !. expressed over the drath OF the dog
I ~ that II his brutal s7s.iisut
~ sS-snt-niDded editor. having oourted
3 SRI and applied to her father, the Old man
..jd "Well, you want ny daughter "ha'
~, of 2 settlement viii you msse ! What
Ill vou give hsr ?" "Give herr replied
- ~ Ieokiny up yacautly ''Oh, III
give her q puf." Take her, rsP'ied the
:4:hsE.