Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-07-21
FOURTH EDITION.
Rrutes IN Rattle.

A MAN wAGERs TO FIGHT BULLDOG ON HIS |
HANDS AND KNEES THE HUMAN BRUTE |
DIES OF HYDRoPHoBIA AND THE cUADRUPED |
HAS TO BE SHOT WHILE ENGAGED IN THE |
CONTEST. |
John Connolly died at st. Clsirsville, Pa,
few days ago, from the effects of fight
with bulldog. Connolly had been hostler
at the tavern for some time previous. On
the 9Th of July he got drunk and
went into Ways saloon. Lying on
the floor asleep was large hound, old and
harmless, belonging to the proprietor
of the saloon. Connolly walked deliber
ately up to the sleeping dog, and STOPPING
down, seized it with his teeth by the ear,
and raising to his feet lifted the hound clear
of the floor, and in spite Of his pitlous cries
shook him a moment, and then bit off the
portion of the ear that was in his mouth
and let the dog fall to the floor, and it ran
bleeding and bowling from the saloon.
| Several men witnessed the sickening sight
but we're afraid to interfere. Connolly
spat the piece of ear upon the floor, and Of
fered to bet $40 that he could whip any dog
in the place in ten minutes.
Connolly then went to place kept by
Bryan Fogarty, who owned a full blooded
!
asleep under table. Getting down on his
hands and knees the human brute seized
one of the dcgs ears, which were half
cropped, in his teeth, and, dragging him
from under the table, commenced shaking
him. The bulldog, true to his nature, did
not utter a sound, although the blood
streamed down from his ear over his face.
After two or three shakes given by Con-
molly his short hold on the dogs ear tore
\ t0asa a,4d tho dno fal1 IN tho floor
This was the signal for battle, and the
dog rushed upon his assailant. Connolly
dropped on his hands and knees and met
the dog with blow of his fist, which stag
gered him back; but he at once renewed the
onslaught. The second rush of the dog was
more successful, and he seized Connolly in
the fore arm that was raised to knock him
off. Connolly clutched the dog by the
throat and choked him loose, but the third
rush the dog caught Connolly ill the muscle
of the arm biting it clear through. Still
the human brute kept up the fight, and IL
the fourth effort the dog sunk his teeth into
: the left shoulder of Connolly, and the mai
! could not shake or choke him off. The dos
y shook his head. and sank his teeth to thei
), full length into Connolly's flesh, but th
) man seemed possessed of the very natur
of the brute, and gave no sign that he wa
suffering or of surrender. By pecuha
movement, he seized the foreshoulder o
the dog-the most vulnerable poiut-in hi
mouth, and then the two brutes role
about on the floor, tearing eac
others flesh. The blood ran in stream
from each, and mingled with the dust tbs
rose from the floor gave them both the al
. pearance of demons. This lasted abol
i've minutes, when the spectators interfere
and the dog had to be shot, and even aft
he was dead his jaws bad to be pried ope
before he would let go.
Connolly was unable to rise, Half Of I'll
large muscle of his left arm was bite
away, and his forearm was torn frightfull
the bone being exposed in one place. e
shoulder was literally pulpy mass, bo
bones and flesh beng ground together
,. wards he was seized with commissions al
died