The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-09
Battle With a RIood-Houndt

The cries which the officers heard came
from more than halt a mile away. They
awOke every one who lived in the vicin-
ity, and waeu the startled people pulled
aside the curtains of their windows they
saw a strange and terrible sight. A fierce
battle was being fought between a man
aud a dog. The man was slight Of build,
but the dog was an Immense bloodhound
weighing as much as au ordinary man,
and with every mark Of Wild u%ucontroll-
able rage IT was seeking to reach the
throat OF Its human antagonist. IL was
the great Siberia bloodhound of George
A. Gouldlng, weighing liO pounds, and
the man whom 1t was attacking was W.
Il. jackson ~book-keeper for Joseph
Squire. lie had started to take the
street car from Maiden to Boston. When
passing Mr.. GJulding's house he saw the
dog on the sidewa K ami attempted to
pass by. y be did 80 the dog made A
leap at his throat. He raised his rIght
arm to defend himself, aud the dog caught
the arm, but let go 10 make another leap
for the throat. Again he warded off the
attack, aud again the dog caught his arm.
Then, with his left hand, be caught the
animal stout leather collar and they
cjInched for life or death.
In another moment both had come to
the ground, and were rolling and strug-
CLING toward the centre of the street.
Jackson held firmly to the collar, aud 10
a u Of vantage succeeded in get
ting above the brute aud partly holding
him down by the weight of his body.
he fierce brute was poweriess to bite SO
long as the hrm grasp on the collar was
maintained. Let the collar give way, or
the grasp relax, and the dog would be
the victor. The stout leather Of the col
lar he'd, and Jackson, with desperate
strength. held to it and twisted tighter
aud tighter. Then he turned his hand
80 a to hrIag the knuckle s hard against
the brute w%lndplpe, aul pressed with
al his strength.
BY this time one or two who lived
near by were on the street .. l. Griffin
ran out half-dressed, with a revolver IN
his hand, but Jackson, having the dog
al bus mercy, declined to have him shot
until Mr.. Loulding came. All this time
the dog was gaspIng for breath, and
struggling vainly to get free. Mr. Goul-
ding came a moment later, and when it
was considered that there Sas "A chance
To seize the dog Jackson released his hold.
The huge brute did not move. They
looked more c!osely-it was dead. 1t had
beeu killed In the only way IN which it
Was possible for an unarmed man TO kill
it, by being choked to death with its own
collar for a moose
Jackson was taken to the house of DR..
Ryder, and DIR. Shute was also called 1t
Was found hat the right arm was torn
aud bleeding with ugly wounds, an that
one ot the small homes ut he wrist yva.
broken. The wounds blcd profusely.
Not only was there a pool of blood on the
ground where the battle had been fought,
but Jackson's path from there to the
doctors house was traced by drops on
the sidewalk.
Jackson was removed to his home at
Medtord. Last night he was reported as
being comfortable.
The animal which proved so fierce a
foe is one which was obtained by Mr..
Gouldlng five years ago., when it was a
pup. He claims that while it was always
obedient to him and kind to the children,
he has. as a matter of p%recaution, kept il
chained for nearly all the time during
the past tive years, and that it has never
been loosed Intentionally during the past
two years 1t was secured in his front
yard with a stout boat chain, aud being
chained would naturally be cross. In
some way not explained 1t appears to
have broken the chain during the night,
and was at large when Mr.. Jackson pass
ell. Mr.. Gouiding had refused $3.50 for
the dog, but it Is a matter of fact that
there Is no regret mOng tie people ger-
orally at the animals tragic death. -Bo>-
ton G2oJe.