Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1892-03-01
A JEALOUS LION.
Tho Terrible Revenge OF the Saw:
ago Brute.
Becomi9E EaraGed ovet Division OF AZ:
lection Hs Tears the Bride Of AS
Master TO Pieces During
49,. HE Absences

in animals was lately reported from o
ranch up in the range northwest OF Sid:
yer City, n. NJ.
A Mexican named Juan Lopez some
years ago caught young mountain
lion and raised it as q pet.s He had the
animal completely under subjectior.
and it was as docile with him US a house
cat. The Eon-is now about four years
old and full grown, but it has always
been accustomed to sleep at the foot Of
the he'd of his master, and has followed
hira like dog when, he went around
the place. He had it trained for hunt
ing, and 1t was always with him ex-
cept when he came to town. 1t had
never shown any evil disposition when
with other people and would allow
every visitor to fondle and pet it.
Lopez recently fell a, victim to the
charms of one of the senoritas. The girl
was brought home to the cabin of Lo-
PEI, and her first move was to insist
that the lion should be made to sleep
out of the house, as she was afraid of
the big animal. Lopez assented to her
wishes and built q house for his pet
near the door of the cabin. When he
attempted to make the animal go in it
that night the brute for the first time
was disposed to rebel against the
wishes of ITS master, and the result was
that it received whipping. 1t went
sullenly into the box, but all night the
Mexican and his bride could hear its
low growls, Next morning the :LGimal
skunk into the house and curled up in q
corner, repulsing the caresses of its
master.
1t was sullen all day, but the bride
noticed thut 1t watched her constantly,
and she became so nervous that she
insisted that her husband should get
rid Of the big lion, He promised to do
so as soon as possible. He told her that
he would take it to town in few days
and sell it. The second night it went
to its hut outside with little opposition,
and next morning Lopez started to
town to find a purchaser for his pet.
He left the animal Mt home and told his
wife to pay no attention to it bnt go
about her work as if it was not in the
house.
Lopez had no difficulty in finding a
purchaser for his lion and about five
o'clock in the evening started home
pretty well intoxicated with mescal, and
lated ut the fact that he was to get
one hundred pesos for his pet, which he
has estimated to be only worth twenty
Eve. He arrived home after dark and
was surprised to see no light as he up
preached the house, as he supposed
that his wife would be ready with supper
for him. wi.
He entered the place, but it was so
dark TINT he GUILD distinguish nothing,
! and as he CROPPED about he stumbled
over something on the floor which gave
to his pressure. STOPPING down, he
discovered that the object was wom-
| ans body and he felt that the blood had
flowed over the floor in such quantities
TINT the place seemed to be literally
saturated. He quickly struck light
and was Mortified Mt the sight that met
his gaze. -.s.
The young wife had been torn to
pieces by the savage brute, which had
evidently looked upon her as the
cause of its disgrace. The strug-
gle could not have been long, as the
marks of tho teeth showed that the lion
had jumped upon her back aud broken
her neck ut the first bite. It had then
torn the victim to shreds, the limbs be-
ing severed from the body and the floor
covered with bleeding remnants, which
had been dragged about and shaken Us
| q cat treRts q rat. Part Of the breast
had been torn away and eaten and the
face SO disfgured that twas unrecog-
.niznble. 4. 49, -. -
! The animal after completing its
bloody work had fed to the mountains
and has not since been seen. Lopez
I hurried TO the nearest neighbor and the
terrible story soon spread.
The young husband refused to be com.
forted. His grief wns 80 great tina,
finally he became violently insane and
had to be confined to prevent him from
taking his life.