The daily gazette., 1878-03-18
A BEAR HUNT.
Fun I'm N Brown street Tavern
Ono Hundred and TwenI
ty-Six Shots Fired.

thc llueb,
Abost six months ago Harry Rud-
hardt, taverD-keeper at $50 Brown
street. purchased a half-grown black
bear and domiciled it in his back yard.
intending 1t as an attraction 10 the
saloon. A leather collar and steel
chain secured the animal to large post.
Rrdhardt Imagined that he was an anna
ieur anlmal-tamer, but developments
proved the contrary. Bruin Jared royal
ly and AZ his appetite was satisfied bis
spirits arose. lie became 20 savage that
the seighbors were alarmed lest he
should escape and harm some person.
Rudhardt assured them that there was
no danger, lie chad him tanned" which
was true in 80 far a. regarded the feed
ing, the meat being rlaced on the end of
a long pole by the proprietor when
giving II To the animal. The neghbors
were pacified and everything was quiet
until last evening, about 10 o'clock ,wher
Bruin slipped his eollar, climbed the
fence and took position on shed in
the next yard. Instantly the neigh bor-
hood was in an uproar. Mothers grasped
their little ones, rushed into their houses
and bolted and locked doors and
windows; street gamins scampered home,
and even grown men accelerated their
speed in direction opposite to where
the bear was. Meanwhile Bruin was
contentedly "holding the fort" having
stretched himself out for nap. Sergeant
Brown, of the Seventh district, was
notified, and detailing Officers Dean and
Latorneau they proceeded to the scene.
"Shoot BIN" shouted Rudhardt; "Kill
him" cried the bystandors, all of whom
occupied position for speedy depar-
ture in Case the bear should make a
move. STEADY, boys" said the sergeant,
AZ he cautiously approached the shed
WITCH sloped to the fence. His height.
SIX feet two inches in his stocking feet,
enabled bin to reach up Cooking his
heavy revolver he fired seven shots al
the animal retreating after each 10 see
what effect it had on the bear Bruiu
slept on placidly, as If unaware OF the at
tempt at his life, the nervousness of the
sergeant having killed his aim, although
he was within FIVE feet of the bear,
a" on can't shoot, let me try" sald
Officer Dean. His revolver, a seven
shooter, was eInptied, the two last shots
taking effect. Bruin got up, growled,
shook his shaggy coat, while Dean
clam bered upon the fence, re.dy to drop
In tho alley and run. The wounds only
angered the bear, who began proIneu-
Latorneau then said: "Gentlemen, let
me show you some shooting" He eau
Ulously approached the shed with a young
Colt or cannon revolver. Click, click,
and be took aim, pulled the trigger, tho
cap snapped, Bruin growled and LatoI-
neau dropped the revolver, went over
the fence ike a flash and did not stop
running until he reached the station
house at st. John ana ButtonwooN
streets. A large crowd had gathered by
this time, and the officers were encour-
auA1 ~ Of llDnf aalf faIlflb
bag his headl'' ''Get a mortar or can
non!""Send for the Sixth regiment" etc.
Sergeant Brown and Officer Dean then
held "a long council of war, the result
of which was the procurement of an axe
by the former. Ii He said: "Now I'll show
you trick or two" He spat on his
hands, seized the helve of the axe and
as Bruin approached the edge the axe
came down with terrible force on tie
shed. The bear squatted and reached
fer the sergeanTs scalp with his right
paw IN the most approved Indian FASH
ion. The sergeant beat hasty retreat.
IL said he was "golng to report tile
facts To the lieutenant" Officer Dean KEEP
his ground aud secured an ally in Ger
man tavern keeper, who tIied tue aNe
game, but his experience was slrnillr
to that OF the sergeant. As hed lie
yelled, Watch oud, poys, dot is IA RoCs.
her pare; dot Is Roushel! geed away
Or. Henry Brown then made his appear-
ance, but on ascertaiiing the cause 0t
the of the noise rapidly left. A stranger
produced a double-barrel shotgun and
mptied the contents of both chambers
into the b. ar, but the brute did not
vince. All the revolvets, pistols, shot
guns, rifles, elc., that were to be had n
the neighborhood were then brought in
to Iequisition, and a cannonadipg began
and cVntinud uutil Sergeant Brown and
Cfhcers Latorneau, Fean and Maguire,
to redeem themselves, dispatched the
animal. To make sure of his death AN
old man belabored the carcass with a
heavy walking stick. VOID had been
sent TO the station house and Lieut.. AL
bright detailed Sergeant Vincent and
twenty five men to procsed to the sce1e,
but the animal wHa dead before they
arrived. He will grace lunch table
to-day. Officer Latorneau remarked as
he entered the station house, ~ wasn't
afraid, but I'd sooner tackle two In tn
auy time Than fool with one of Iham crit .