The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-12-15
BRUIN TROUBLE IN NEWBURG
PBRTLENING LEGIL COMPLICATIONS
B.IRELT TURNED ASIDE
Captured In the Dismal swamp by n Tenn
eious Dnrkey and Led Through the streets
of West New bury Mt the Enda of Two IIopes

of West Newburw Mt the Ends of Two Ropes
West Newburg's famous boar stood and
eyed with look OF savage suspicion all who
came near her. whilo down in tho thickest OF
the legal atmosphere Of tho city the lawyers
were engaged on Thursday forenoon in deter
mining whose boar she was In point Of fact
the bear wis In the possession of Alderman
Grant at his slaughter house in Western avenue
Legally she was under the custody OF Constable
Wood. George W Shaw clnims her MS his bear
on the ground that she was presented to him by
n. N Whelan. whose right to her dated from
Thanksgiving Day. when his representative in
contest Of Workmanship in which the bear
WIS tho prlzo, made bull's-cye and thus won
| for him the coveted brute.
George Taggart also laid claim TO her aver
| ring that sho was present to him from Walter
| Dumyille. and that she had been surroptitiously
takon from his promises by Shaw and other
reckless and lawcss individuals while he. her
rightful owner. was attending to important
business in Now York. Attorney L. b. Waring
was retained as counsel for Taggart. and the
| claims OF Shaw were in the hands OF Attorney
| j. B. Kerr. Tho services Of other eminent law
| yers wero engaged on either side Justice
| Brundace was the magistrate. In addition 10
the principal parties in the suit. there wero
| likely to be in the nciehborhood Of hundred
others, tho nature Of whose grievances will 10
| explained In due order md Lawyer Millspaugh
| was retained rs their counsel. Lawyer Fowler.
| counsel for tho Society for the Prevention Of
| Cruelty TO Animals. was also on the alert. and
! wos liable NJ any time TO begin proceedings
which would remove the bear beyond the reacl.
| Of all OF the contcnd'ns claimants.
By dint Of much labor unlor tho most dls-
couraging conditions. the main facts which led
TO this strangely complicated state Of affairs
49,. - " ~ ''-'
| u u"'1'' III Ut, b'7'h" swamp hhpp'h'l 10
/ boar. The benr be.-on Sliding down onl so aid
,,, 5,.,a, 49,, A.. l,4, ,' '''',' -''
r1nn. when collision s.etned in .vitahlo and
! Imminent tho dortov 'nid boi1 ~ tbc i.,r,.
| body ~ the tree. Tho man know ho'tor than TO
| lc. ~ ami give tho hnara an opportuaity u turn
| toWarl hlh inc ehi lh Whlch hrr t''lh wore so
| b. hung ON nnl moiit'nd. But this pro-'iy-
| as ,iiorug NciS uU.c grounds OF hos. !ar p
| chHnEt for tie h.t,'r. and the darkay dc...lri
| W. a heroic measures, llc, thr w, 1,. Whole
/ get Urel OF supporting him. Tor n
! Willie sh5 ho,d nria: thcn sho bean To-
| slip. and tie bnrk began To- ny.
| and soon the urrrU'l feet fDuri .i
| ground. Thcn began a struggle ~ tie in. 4
/ d'- pcrato ugture tho darkry irving b. haul tho
! b nr out 90 the swamp without letting GO D. is
! bold on the hind l-. and tho hoar trying go
itAA II fii .N'i NAl - goo. N'fAti'l N Y l'l TOO
! it'.a1h1 T.. rson of her c1pnr. But Tie psn
| hnd tho advantage. and finally towod tho bear
| &! wh'rc he '.u4i obtain hrlp. leaving "A wV,r
| ~ disturbed leaves aud upurnrd moss ~ mark
! I.e 'rnrS o' ms nhor'nus Journey. The nclr
| tlus 'Priurnd came iuta the possession OF Bon.
| l'nln bumNile Ot Ntrxln %. ani Wur utrt.ntri
| ~ atN to his 'ro.h'r. Water Duuyilie Of West
/ N'vtrtg pVrE- 10. . 4 yc1r Dumyiile hes
| >, ~ her chained IN ward ntlr his slaughter
! house. and $50 h9s grown 20 formidable pro-
! poruona. Hte bcoam' attached To- those who
! 81 h.r nnt o"yonl thr-e few aonn dared e. ape
prpa'h O. nrur'r tit ~ tho lDn-tl ~ her 81 1Ir
/ p.N0 tiH % n-f Ni hfr nt'A Hni fnNt.
Ou i...lh- = lIay th' lr.r w.s pvt up as
/ p.f lu o. 'n. -' o.. m.r. .n..i -Aiu. co. ihc
/ 'r'rs.- "i i'nrr -. N.1rly q hun 49, d
/ r.ar' 81 were tl.rn ai jl oeui- ehNn'c, Hhr
/ .t % nv yards. iii. h't -in' 'Y
/ .' .l. . T.. l I hi.. 'l 90. n4 I.H
T IN. I. II. n. No. I.ill CAV l'- k'' f..N N
4 -.-. .'ti,.. .a.tn Wih"rtt lUu t'sIn.t 100 II-
p u. q Ns iH,. iu., r'fIr' - e..
/ ..t t.. T We. b ,H"' ii.' W' n'-.
/ N.....n- 1000. in ilr A. flutt .Nlu.'" l'-' ,,
1 i.. IRIS 'h the fact thst ho was uo. -
/ % u.1ruS tfr Inuu 'ia. wnrkr. dr' 'dtl b.il 90
d.-uu-. oi his .v..,. a4l VIA Lil- int tie
| km''r-t int.uti'ns he pro,.i'.d tta 'e.r 90
| O. Yr-- ~. Shaw. In tic mean tn. the l.ar
/ not htus mn.' ilatciy removed Dunyil. prs
/ o..I g'i IT, r,orsn Iaesari, who ne q