New-York tribune., 1886-02-14
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ONLY ONE MAN HURT BY THE ANIMAL.

A PoIICrMAN's BRAvEKY-wHO OWNS THE BEAST
There was quiet and successful bull hunt
I'm the city yesterday afternoon. big reG Texas bull
escaped eassde slaughtcrhousc shortly before
. D. m. ana ran to Thrdave. before the par 'uing
butchers cou eaten NJ with it. The elevated trains
seemed to have attraction for the animal, and II
trotted down the avenue with its in the air and its
eyes rollins upward ;uwari the tracks whore the car
wheels rumbled. When a down train passed over
head the bull seemed willing to have race, and ran
faster for "A little way hut its enthusiasm wond oozc ont
quickly as the train passed A truck with some men
from the slaughter house followed after Tho men mad
ropes and waiting for opportunity to iaSSo the
bull. man. who claimed To have had somce Npcrerce
as a cowboy, tried several times IN Thirl-aye to
get the hus nOOSc but failed His failures
were greeted boots OF der,iou from men ana boys
aonc the route CROWDS gathered AT the street corners
to watch the rac, and small drove Of boys ran after
the truck but tie bull truttcd conienedly without
showing signs Of excitement II seemed To have
pleasant d-posIton and II u'ae no attempts To
wander into and crock shops o. o fnocb
over frui stands on the way down town. Policemen
looked on Interest but kept their pistols IN Geg
pockets and the lack shooting made lie chase rEcc'
mgy tame
when the bu reached the Bowrry II was going alons
mt half tr1 showHg 40 s1u- Of fatigue aud apparently
proud Of the at cuton wnlrh It attracted The cowboy
got mp close to it at stautcu-st and caught l'-
horns airy In moose but he could not throw the hF
brute check It's progress. After The hlI h"l
dragged the cowboy aoue t'r Hovcry form block II
mace "A plunge and the man dropPd IN" rope lhen
Policeman TaiIirk ". Bradley. OF the Fourteenth Pr
ciuct who was pa rolling the west Sid" oi
the IoWery, near GrAud--t. began To shoot ~ the
animal and the crowd began to scatter lue Wisdom
of the crowd wa. apparent later Allhou-h The huil
Was tA, uIg-c.i KIND target llr dlcy me. titcc
times without pruiutiug any 80 C' dnt elect on th'
! atua.r animal Persons who saw HIM s.o"t ihontht
tha the lu eft. missed the huI and vent over toward
IruuRINn. tat.rt tuC Cht-c IA ned westward. did
hu reached Harry How rd square It, legs be-
came fuulcd 10y the rope which dragged tom IL "IHS
-duar, lie to jhc iulb street Police station
reported that hr had shot ana Killed mao Steer.
Nul.c tine living bail rolled "u the pavement tr COW
boy ran up. ScIcd the rope and wound 10 about tue
| II "A captive O'hrr men ran mp ana t'.ird
him The animals .cEs together and 10 raise II upon
of several trgok~ waich had been following IL Tor
some inmates.
Incu arose the question: " Whose bull is IT. N'n"
the butchers present could n -wrr The Vu sor ana
the cowboy VINO hal NIrd.d The a-sO with $40" E""l
end OF tie chase evidently Wonsht thdt u wa
/ 10 du sui' ihlug H!id n
suggested that hr bull hc CarI af1uut To IN" police -i-
lion IN Iilab, The mt OH HutN AT Ihr station
Acmru wh has caught The I'D might titr lupo"n hud
nnd the owner. The, could cDtln reward, hr iLo'Lut
Some OF jhc men said iur Hui hr!ouHri bl.cH'I 81
Last -lXy ftb-st, aud try decided I" carry
Iust tncu an accident occurred. The bull had been
growing te-ye at the delay and II mad" determined
effort TO yet from ropes. One hhd ""l
struck a run. truck AMI huo, kru 10 uut ot pihcr
Iir end 81 The ult E.WHr Co uEIn, youlh u 80
81 Mara,tsl, Who h'd been prr-..ig forward L"
lrt a good ,oOa "a the bull ll' knocked down Toy
r,u broken H. ~. crHHud went bon" and tAe tgucA,
wIth the captured buIl. started toward Harlem.