Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-09-17
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Mangled and tern by the jaws OF yic.rus
worthless brute, Mary Wa;Is lies be- g sel
life and death at her home 10 pbiiadr gaia
Wednesday night tbe girl, vh, Is siSt IN
years old. handsome and we'll Jegeiopsd
physically. was atanding ., the door q her
home talking with her mothe; and u ccupie
of other women, when she expressed wish
for drink Of icewater. Mrs. Snyder, who
lived next door, overheard her and called
her out for her to come il and got Il oriuk
Mrs. Snyder's dog, I'll unusaly large bali
terrier, known to be ierocious, Waa yipg in
the front yard As Mary came 20 the gate
and saw the beast she hesitate6, .ghen Mrs.
Snyder called ont "Come ig-he won't hurt
you while I'm here" She passed in, and
had scarcely closed the gate when The brute,
without growl or note OF warning, aprang
at her Ike q man-eaiiDg tiger, seiZGd her
shoulder in his powerful Jaws and dragged
her to the earth. The poor grl screamed;
seized the dog by the throat. struggled 10
her feet and shook Mia off the soft hssh
yielding TO the brute's weight and tearing
away. Again the beast sprang upon her,
closing his blood stained faugs IN her should
er, and again he boTe her to The ground
When the dog seized the girl AIrs Snyder
attempted to coax anG beat him of, the 9th
er women next door being 100 frightened to
do anything but scream. The brute
snapped at his mistress and she fed, in her
fright closing the gate behind her aud thus
shutting OF Mary's chance Of escape. The
girl fought desperately for life Vita her
flesh torn from The bones, her clothing
ripped away, her young blood streaming
from her Wounds over the dogs jaws and
dyeing the brute's face and breast crimson,
she got to the ga;o and opened Il outside.
She fell again, aud the beast seiZiOg her,
dragged her sboui the pavement, shaking
and rendiDg ber.
Mr. Thomas Hayes was sitting il fron: Of
neigbbor's smoking when be heard ihe
agoniZed screams, Gnd ran up the sieg. By
the time he got there he dog tiad dragged
the girl fiteeu or twenty ieet. agd HE aJi
maj aud its victim were a2ans tha gate
leading iuto Mr Hayes rear JGI;i rbe
dog lad iaateaed rs teeth or the giri's
shoulder She was still strugsiine, bur hev
strength Ras all but gone, and in fei9 mo-
meDts more the brute would have had her
completely at its mercy Fortunately, Mv.
Hayes is {. very powerful and fearless man.
He grasped the animal BY the throat and
tried to choke it, but this simply maGdened it,
end even in the strong mans clutch it shook
the sir as though it would tsar her apart.
Uaing hi. utmost strength Mr. Hayes tried
to force the animals jaws apart a1d he sue
ceeded in breaking its hold. Before he could
fully master the furious beast it sprang on
the girl again and eeized her by the other
shoulder aa she turned in falling. The dog
had aimed 10 plant its .fapgs in the girls
throat, and but for the quick hand of Hayes
would have succeeded, and it would have
been oil over with Mary Watts before the
hold could have been broken. As the dog
tried to improve its held it openod its mouth.
Plunging his hand down its throat Mr..
Hayes got all iron grip on the brute's tongue
and held it until the nearly dead girl was
picked up and carried into her home Then
he released ii, and tired with his exortions
the dog ran to its owners yard. lie was
killed next day. Mary WAS laid on a mat.
tress, her clothing cut from her body and
her frightful wounds washed aud bound up.
She almost bled to death for the dog had
torn away veins, arteries ana muscles by
mouthfuls. Her condition is dangerous, but
there is chance for her life, though she
will carry her wounds 10 her grave. The
gallant Oir. Hayes escaped with slight
wound on the back Of his hand.