Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-07-31
BULL-BAITING BY 4 MOE.
The Fate OF a Texan Steer Which Made a
Dash for Liberty.

new 1OfR herald.
1.-The wild bulls are loose :" was the
cry that rang out in east Forty-seventh
street yesterday afternoon. John Hag-
garty and his assistants were unloading
"bunch of Texas cattle just ship
ped from the West on the steamer
Stevens. The animals were consigned
to Simon Moses, at the foot Of east
Forty-Seventh street. A heavy thunder
storm had burst upon the city and for
some reason ten of the animals STAN
peded. The rain fell in torrents and
the thunder crashed loudly, but the
brave bull-whackers " managed to so
cure nine of the runaways. One Wild
eyed buckskin-colored steer escaped
and ran up First avenue at racing speed.
Those who have seen Texas cattle at
q western "round-up' know that
trained broncho can scarcely overtake
q stampediDg steer. In spite Of the
rain a crowd of men and boys were in
the streets in a surprisingly short time.
The men who had gone back with the
captured nine soon reappeared. The
boys and men armed themselves with
clubs and stones, and then a scene of
torture began. Flying stones fright
ened the beast until he turned and
charged on his pursuers.
A FIERCE ONSLAUGHT.
A lady was knocked down and two
children were run over in First ay niue
fortunately all escaped injury. Two
other children were rescued as the ami
NAL approached with levelled horns. BY
this time several policemen appeared
on the ground, and one tried to kill the
steer with his revolver. The crowd
drove the animal into the sunken lot
between Second and Third avenues in
Ninetieth street. A strong fOur-foot-
high stone wall on three sides Of the
lot kept the steer at bay while several
alleged cowboys" tried their skill
with lariat.
They failed and narrowly escaped
goring.
The excited crowd then renewed
throwing stones; the police attempted
to stop this proceeding amid laughter
and jeers. Stones from the wall fell
with remarkable accuracy. The mad
dcned beast paved the earth, blood flow
cd from his leg where he hal been hit
by bullet, and suddenly he charged.
believing, into a crowd of boys who
were throwing the stones. They fed,
and strong men rained ten pound
rocks on the painting beast. He
retreated slowly, staggering, but
oil the while facing his assalants.
AT this juucture George Becker,
stalwsrt German, who was formerly
q pisno-mover for Weber, and who
now lives at No. pa east Fifty-sixth
street, entered the arena with lariat.
The Infatuated bull charged twice, and
ne man lodged the attack each time.
A moment later, however, he was be-
tween the long horns of the steer.
The animal tossed him clear from the
ground. A cry of horror went up
from the crowd. Not a single man
moved forward. The German uttered
no cry. BY some fortunate accident
he managed to get free. Then he ran
for dear life, but the bull caught
him at the wall, and once more
he was in the air. BY instinct he cluny
to the horns and refused to land on his
feet. This probably saved his life, and
he at last made his escape, not serious
ly injured, although the steer thrust his
horns clear through his clothing twice
and lacerated his shoulder. A shower
Of paying-stones torn from the wall
prevented the bull from following his
victim as be dashed for dear life to a
place of safety. lie shook his fist at
the bull and swore like a Holland pi-
rate. The bull never moved until red
handkerchief was Haunted; then he
broke madly for an opening in the wall.
MISSED THE BvLL But HIT A MAN.
A thousand people scattered in an
instant, while q policeman's revolver
blszed at the bull, who paid no more
attention TO the firing than if it had
come from putty-blower. One of the
bullets missed, or glanced, and brought
down Frederick Lorens, q butcher, of
No. % First avenue. The lead entered
his left side, just under the arm, and
the sufferer was sent to the Presbyte-
risn Hospital in an ambulance. A
Herald reporter, who was viewing the
scerc, asked for We name OF the officer |
who shot the man. The reply was, 1T
is immaterial."