The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-06
AVENGED By = DOG
Horrible Assault On g s. Louis Doc
tor Who Kissed Another Mar 8
From tie PaEade'Dsip Iaquirer-

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Wife
From tie PaiI1de'Dsil I1qui-er-
81. LOUIS. Aug. &-Taere has Just come
% light story Of barbsroUs Vengeance
upon Dr. Keary Fischer, O-e q the Jest
known German physicians n s. Louis, and
who also stands high IN I1cal German social
circ'es, BY Ernst Bertrem, German saloon
keeper al 10 south Broadway.
TIE story q Be-trara's revenge IS taken
far cut II the ordinary BY the fact that the
/ Instrument employed Hss tsrOclCus dog
belonging 20 the offended husband TIE l1sa
Z Of Staying Dr.. fischer for insulting h.s wife,
I apparently. I'D not pleass the man be nd
offeudsd-sCmeiting more terrible mus L
. done = satisfy tLe w1u-d 70 lis heart and
/ pride-f dea:n followed that II nattsrsd
not. but mutilzt!o1. terrible and reT0--lng.
was TIE first aim Although death did lot
1 result TIE Doctors life vas despalred q FOR
I DAYS after the occurrences, AID even now Ee
( Is scarcsiy abe . b about.
MONDAY evening Ms Bsrtram returned
home from & visit % q friend greatly agl-
tste9 and almost 10 tears and told her bus
band that sac had been grJssly insulted by
Dr. Fisher, whom she had met at her
friends house: that ne mad grabbed her by
the arm during her frIend's absence from
the room and had forcibly embraced and
kissed her. Be-tram was deeply Indignant.
and after casting abOu. for some means Of
retaliation for the insult hit upon employ
ing q huge Newfoundland dog belonging 70
him as tie iostru nent-
Accompanied by ths dog Bertram pro
cseded al II o'clock that night 70 Dr..
FischeT's residence ana Office. PeerinZ
through the stats in the blinds Bertram
perce.ved DR.. Fischer disrobing. preparatory
70 retiring. Knocking at tie door Ber-
tram called out 70 the doctor that be was
wanted at the house Of Mrs Mallen, on
Elizabeth street, at once: that she vas very
III. DR.. Fischer, who had no idea who the
man was threw open the blinds, the better
% talk u him.
In an instant be was set upon. A great
shaggy form leaped at the doctors throat as
be was dragged from the door By Bertram.
but the dogs bound fell short and he
dropped back upon the pavement. DR..
Fischer then received a stunning blow upon
his nose. followed by others on either eve.
BY this time the dog had recovered himself,
and making another leap had fastened his
teeth in the doctors shoulder. which was
only protected by a thin undershirt With
difficulty DR.. Fischer. who IS a powerful
man, but who was now completely dazed,
threw the brute from him. but snArling and
growing II once more returned 10 tie at
tack, this time tearing his victims breast
with his claws
The dogs teeth, however, caught the IN
dershirt, which it tore, thus missing the
doctors flesh. Meanwhile the doctor was
telng attacked by Bertram as well, and,
being unable % cope with two essailauts
one Of them his superior in strength, the
other IN quickness be was horribly beaten
up about the limbs, body and face by the
man and torn By the dog. lettering as he
was be was unable 70 meet the dogs next
~ he t.Tl
together, rolling around in what seemed a
death struggle, while Bertram continued to
beat and Kick him al every opportunity.
Suddenly the doctor, whose sight was
already gone on account Of the swollen
condition of his eyes, lost all consciousness.
His grip upon the dog relaxed, his head fell
back and b Bertran's eyes he had expired
BerIam, fearing that he had already gone
too far, called the dog off and returned 10
bis saloon. DIR. Fischer lay on the sidewalk
for an hour before he recovered conscious
mesa
DIR. Fischer was barely able 10 crawl into
his Office and drop upon his bed where he
feeely called for assistance, which finally
came from other persons living in the
house Ten minutes afterward he was able
70 move a limb. Frightful pains shot
through his head, and his face was one
mass of battered and purple flesh, while
Jagged wounds in his shoulders and breast,
where the dog had attacked him, caused him
acute anguish
For two days he was between life and
death, and it was only his splendid physique
that enabled him TO survive the assault.
Yesterday was his first day out Of bed. and
be Ii not yet able 10 leave his room. His
wounds are rapidly healing, but his nose is
now giving him the greatest annoyance.
1t Is battered out Of shape, and across its
bridge runs an uVly wound that will nnt
heal for many days 10 come. The fact,
too, that he cannot breathe through his
nostriis makes hun apprehensive that his
nose has been broken