Morning journal and courier., 1885-06-27
JOHN TOELLE,s DEATH.
Hydrophobia Follows One Montl Alter His Fight With A Mad Dog.

HydrePhobia Follows one Month
 Alter His Fight With A Mad Dog.
 From the Kansas City Timesl
 John Toelle, the man who had the desper- ate struggle with the mad dog May 7, died last night from hydrophobia. Ever since his battle with the dog MT. Toelle has been firm ly convinced that he would die of hydropho- bia. His friends attempted to persuade him that there was no danger, but no amount oi persuasion or argument could shake him ir his belief, that his death was only matter of time. After the battle his wounds were cauterized and he was given all the whiskey he could stand. A mad stone was also ap- piled to the bites, but would not adhere his physicians that it was no use, and that all their efforts could not save him. The wounds all healed nicely, though Toelle complained of pains in his arms Last Monday night he visited his brother-in-law.
 He talked of the battle with his sister, and was firmly convinced that he would die in g short time. When he returned to his home he said he felt sick, and wanted his bed made differently. He remarked: "1 will not stay long. feel it coming on, and do not want to hurt nybody, so you had better strap me
 
 coming on." That night, as he had predic- ted, he had his first spasm. which was not however, violent.
 Tuesday afternoon he had another. and the third occurred Tuesday night. Each spasm was more violent than the preceding one. Between the intervals of his attack on Tuesday he was rational, and made his will. Till Tuesday night he had been drinking water and keeping pounded ice in his mouth. Then he refused to drink further, and the sight of water would throw him into convul- sions He also began to froth from the mouth and scream like wild beast, all the while making desperate efforts to release tied to the bed. Yesterday afternoon he died in terrible agony. His struggles were frightful. His eyes glared like 8 wild ami malls, his mouth was aecked with foam, and his screams could be heard a mile. Four strong men were required to hold him, to prevent him from breaking the ropes. He breathed his last at 51a o'clock.
 MT. Toelle was man 50 years Of age. He was in good circumstances. The dog that caused his death was an immense Newfound- land, over three feet high, and for long time had been the pet of the family. Mir. Toelle, noticing that the dog was acting strangely, tied him up, but he chewed the strap and started across the field. Thinking that he might bite some one, MT. Toelle fol-
  struggle ensued, lasting for over an hour. Mir. Toelle caught the strap, intending to take the dog back to the house, As he did so the beast sprang for his throat. Mr. Toel- lei Vt out of the way, when the dog again at ta. him and seized him by the right hand, wl.-4A he clung to with bulldog tenacity. With his other hand he managed to choke the dog till he let go his hold, only to renew the attack again. Again and again he was choked off only to renew the fight more say agely than before. Finally, with his hands and arms lacerated and bleeding and his body covered with bites, he got the dogs head in chancery and threw him to the ground. He threw his whole weight upon the dog and held him down, screaming all the time loudly for help, with the dog biting and fighting viciously. He was finally res eued, torn, bleeding, and mangled by pas ser by, who shot the dog as it was bsing held down by the unfortunate victim.
 A reception was given in Hartford last evening by the Pearl street Congregational church to their new pastor, Rev. MT. Love-
 Mrs Clara Merrills, of Clinton, aged ninety-nine years, was found dead in her bed Wednesday morn ing.
 Samuel wiggins was beaten and robbed hy a gang of roughs at Hartford early yesterday morn ing. He was badly cut in several places