The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-07-28
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poRr JsRvts, N. r., July ~, 1876.
John Connolly, better known IS
sButebsr Connolly, who was employ
| al on the Monticello aud Port Jerys
| Rails way during Its construction, q Few
] years since. and who obtained oon-
| siderable uotofiety about the country
| Dy matching himself to- kill Fats like q
| terrier. and 10 hight with dogs, recently
| lied from injuries received IN a fight
| With bulldog m ST. Clalfsvlle, Pa.
The deiaiis III which brutal nffan are
| tiyen ia q private letter from that place
| 4, a gentleman ~ Port Jetvis
Connolly had been hostlei nj q tavern
| ~ 1t ClaitsVille for soiue tinie previous
| 70 the affair mentioned above. On tho
9th of July he got drunk and went into
| Ways saloon. Lying on the iioor asleep
WAS large hound. old and harmless,
belonging ia the proprietor ~ the sa
loon. Connolly walked deliberately up
| tn the sleeping dog. aud STOPPING down,
| seized II with bis teeth by The ear. aud
| rising 10 his feet lifted the hound clear
| III the floor, and in spite of bis pltaulis
cries shook hin moment, aud tbeu bit
of the portion Of the ear that was in
| his mouth aud let the dog fall 10 The
door. and 1t ran bleeding and bowling
| rom the saloon. Several men Witnessed
The sickeuing sight, but wele afraid TO
Interfere. Connolly spat the piece 81
taf upon the floor, aud offered to bet
| SO that he could whip any dog IN the
plaee In ton minutes
| M one paying any attention TO him
| 10 finally went out and proceeded to o
place kept by q man named Bryan Fo-
garty. Fogarty owned full blooded
English bulldog. which usually lounged
about the saloon, and which, despite lts
savage appearance, never offered to In
ferfere with any one. When Connolly
entered the saloon this dog was lying
| under small table in the room. with
| mis- eyes half closed. Connolly got on
his hands and knees and put his bead
under tho table. The dog looked laziIy
40 into his face aud wagged his tail
good naturally. The human brute,
however. by sudden movement. selzed
one of the dogs ears, which wers half
cfoppedein his teeth, aud. dragging him
from under the table, commenced shak-
ing him. The bulldog. true 10 his ha-.
lure, did not utter q sound. although
| the blood stre8med down from his ear
over his f,ice. After two or three shakes
given by Connolly his short hold on the
dogs err toIe lose. and the dog fell to
| The floor. He did not ruD away. as the
hound had done, but.
wtTH A SAVAGE eRowL,
rushed upon his inhuman assailant.
Connolly dropped on his hands aud
Knees and 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 in the
place offered to Interfere. but Fogarty
exclaimed, "Jet EN- alousi And hope
10 God the dog will kill himp The
yeepfd rush OF the dog was more sui
,sssl,Il. and he seized Connolly in the
forearm that was raised to knock him
} off. Connolly olutebed the dog by the
! throat and ohoked him loose, and re-
NAMED on his knees TO rscsiye his at
tack.
THE DOG MADE ANOTHER HUSH,
this time for the throat Of Connolly, but
was again tDilsd. aud caught the nuan
in the muscle Of the left arm. bling it
clear through. aud teating out large
: piece of flesh. Still Connolly remained
On the floor. apparently awaiting to
! seize the dog in aoine advantageous spot.
, The latter. in his fourth attempt, sunk
! his teeth into the left shoulder OF Con
: molly. and the man could not shake nor
. choke him OF The dog shook bis ttead,
and sank his teeth to their full length
into Connolly's flesh, but the man
the brute. and gave no sign that he was
suffering or of surrender. By a peculiar
! movement, he
SEIZED THE FOREsHoULDER or the Doc
the most vulnelabla point-in his
mouth, and then the two brutes rolled
about on the floor, tearing each others
desh. The blood ran in streams from
!. each. and. mipgling with the dust that
. rose from the floor, gave them both the
appearance Of demons. This lasted
. about FIVE minutes. when the three
+ spectators were sickened at tile sight,
!. and an attempt WAS made TO separate
: but all the beating, twisting and burn.
I. ing that was Inflicted upon him failed
y to loosen his hold a particle. Finally
Fogarty drew n pistol. and with the RS
mark, Its shame that the best OF the
two has TO die to save the worst,
placed it to the dogs side and shot him
8 through the heart. Even after he was
. dead bis jaws had to be pried loose from
J, Connolly's hesh.
J. CONDITION OF THE MAN BRUrs.
= Connolly attempted to get upon his
feet. but he fell back. exhausted ano
a weak from loss Of blood. He was given
n glass of brandy. and q doctor was
i, called in to see him. Half Of the large
= muscle of his left arm was bitten away
!, and his forearm was torn frightfully
= the bone being exposed In one place
!. His shoulder was literally n pulpy mass
:. both bones ana flesh being ground to
J. getber ny the teeth OF the dog. There
20 we're other severe injuries on Connolly
person, aud tho doctor ut once gave II
!, as his opinion that the condition Of the
= man was critical. Three days afterwarc
he was seized with the nostviolent con
:, vulsions. In one Of which he died in hi
= bunk In the tavern barn. Although th'
\. fate 81 the man was fearful, the genera
= opinion ID that the disgraceful, inbumai
affair was caused entirely by him. ant
"a there 10 little sympathy manifested 10
= him. and there 10 no Disgusting tn
|. truth that more regret Is expressed owe