The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-05-06
NEWARk'SNEW EXCITEMENT
4 MTSTIRTOrS .tNIW.iL MINING TIM
CITY NIREEIA lNNIEk
Wan, Hesid"nts OF the Meadows Attached
$cuuttux pnrties cat with Lanterns nmd
Receiver Nidety divergent Con lectures.

Nnn, Hestd"nts of the Meadows Attached
scoutIux rnrties cat with Lanterns nmd
HeV"iNrr-- VideIy divergent 0I-ctu-c..
rci-on- living IN the region of Chestnut.
Oliver. Iacin aud Adams streets, y, wurk arr
very much excited over mysterious animal.
Tho noighholhocd is sparscly settled. being ON
IT," outskirts Of tie city and bordering on the
great swamp meadows extending Un the south
and cast to Elizabeth and the Newark bay. The
nyet"rious animal makes IL appearance in the
evening. destroys chickens. geese. and turkeys.
AMI has attacked persons. Mr. Louis Bickcl-
ingmrvcr u Chestnut street WIS attacked hy TIE
anrrni while lac was pae sing stable in Adams
strcct and Vas severely bitten in the calf q! liz
l,c. He shook the brute on and kicked at Il. 1t
~rraug upon him agaiu. tore his rantaloc NJ.
and inflicted several deep gashcs In lis leg.
Mr. Bickc.iugnicyor ran to- Anton NVllrrs sa-
loon. 1is Pacific stro, t. the blood flowing freely
from his wounds. Dr II. Winaus Smith dress
ci his wounds and took hiu. homo. Suler-
Gucutlv Mr.. Muller WIS alarmed ly "a" screams
o. hi VIII. VINO was ia the ward He anizI his
revolver. ru~l,i uut. aud then luard un"urthlv
ttu'Ilirg ~ u corner Of M" ward. He saw what
r'4.inll"d two balls Of fire rnring nt him. lie
fired thrr" shots At the o'yrct. and mn animal
rsrr. he saws. than an ordinary eat sprang
ilut u-h h"i" ~ IT," fence. ana disappeared IN
th" direction ~ th" sWuniii meadows
owen Clarity wis attacked 10y the animal on
Tnursd.y evening az rarin' and Chestnut
! looms wcr' torn. hut lio was not injured.
n entered Duhi"l Gns-ingcrs poultry yard in
| Chestnut s'r II. on Friday .Eli and bit II no
beads oi ten young "hirf"ns. leaving the
/ hodins unr.irn several at Mr. G".singer's
n"ighhors bat g'o-' turkeys. and chickens de-
4 itir girl uam"l Iul'r had her dress torn
! hv ~" unwcl"gin" stranger ga q previous e,"n-
iu.s AMI u ludv vito saw IL f'il in faint IN the
/ street. None Of ia" p"oplc who hai sr'n the
uuiilul H-r"' iu their d"- 'rirtnu nf II appear
/ un"r some ~nying that il was only ~ lnr. ~ a
/ That rY-ttulltlnl I
The ainrm became SO general among women
] and chill Iron that number 81 mon formr |
/ outing parties. and. with lanterns, reviewers.
] and sioituu-. searched for several evenings
/ among O." puthousrs. yards ana vacant lots III
Dr. u. Nnnu~ Smith WAS found yesterday in
! J. drug store. 1T Walnut hnl rHihe streets.
| r. snid that p" examined Mr.. Brtrl'nginev-
cr'- leg IN Mu"r's saloon on ia" might he wnt
bitten, Their w"r" four dep cuts m the cali ot
J Bi"koingnrNrr's LEG. which mad certainly hron
/ inflicted hv tn" sharp teeth of som" uniwul. for
/ tho IHuf- W"rf torn dir-tly over the wounds in
~ IA manner NJ 10 iudionte this. Two ~ the
| wounds were Ions. and deep. showing that tho
! hsu-t had sunk iia teeth I'm d"op. and that lrk .
chngm"y"rS Efforts tp shake iton had wild
! and heightened the wounds The man lost con-
| siderable blood md WIS weak.
Mr. Muller s1id thnt Brkrlingmeycr BLEED 50
fast when ~" entered the saloon tint a man had
/ ptir "a strong cord around his leg; uhove the
wounds i' stop the flow OF blood until the ply
! sieiin arrived.
Mr.. Brkeiin.moycr said that tho animal was
| n little lnrE 'r tuan o water rat. that 1t Jumped
upon him from b hind. fus, ned Us trDth in lis
/ nH-h. uud held con until ne Kicked 4 away. IL
/ nv 90 'ond time aud then he fed.
owen Gufriiy saw tIr my ~t"rivuS boast IN IN"
light of street lamp. and 10 mad large. Elarin-.
eyes. was - large us q tom cat. AMI hHd strlu
aud something ike a silver lock or bell around
/ ii- neck.
Mr.. William simmons printer. was ATTACKED
/ by the mysterious gulwal in Brund street. In
front OF Grirr Lpi- opal Churrn. Yesterday
| morning. at 3. H. ran. ami "a policeman, at,
trl'ted ~ his shouts. lattho0nmW. missed
| nun. ana ~ 10 ran 10. Many p'r.NN~ tnlhk u
| j. % young cdjtmoint from tho Morris countS
/ woods. a ''ntdmuunt r'ntrd SIMILAR excite
| nI.ut nr1r bloomfield % few years ago. Others
believe that u IS il wild beast that has escape,
from "A ulHuIlfarIr.