Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-06
A REIGN OF TERROR.
AN ENsAcEo BULL CREATES EXCITE
MENT IN THE EAST END.
The Wild and Angered Boast Fights Every
thing He Mects-Is Shot Many Times
and Finally Killed.

a large red bun, which had Just been
purchased from Charles City farmer
by Mr. Barney Brauer yesterday morning,
became unruly. broke from those who
were holding him at the scale-house In
the Old Market. and ran through the
eastern section of tho city. tossing those
who came I'm his path on his horns. and
completely terrorizng the whole neighbor-
hood.
The animal weighed about 1000 pounds.
and. II is presumed. became frightened
at the turmoil and noise around the mar
ket.
Upon making his escape from the scale
house. he ran up Broad street 70 Twenty
Grst. where he was captured and tied to
tree. A crowd soon gathered around
him, and this. appearing TO further IN
eense him, he broke the rope that held
him. and charged those nearest him. lie
butted n young man who was close by
20 severely as 20 produce insensibillty.
but did not further modest him. a small
colorcd boy also came In for share OF
the bulls wrath, but escaped wi(h only
. severe shakingup.
GIVEN THE RIGHT OF WAY.
he surveyed, and, with "a mad below. he
started up Twenty-frst street. Being
headed on here, he went Into the lumber
yard OF Murphy & Amos. and made an
attack on an old mule, which was hitchcd
10 a wagon. After goring his equine
friend I'm tho side, the beast appeared
satisfied. and went out on the rampage for
human gore He was again caught at
Iwenty-second and Broad and secured
with a chain. This he also snapped,
and. now thoroughly aroused. he ran up
rwcnty-Afth street 10 Il. where he tossed
a small colored boy on his horns.
man mounted on a bicycle next attracted
his attention, and soon the bike and its
rider were sailing in the air, high over
the heads OF the terrified spectators.
The wheel was broken TO pieces but the
rider escaped with only slight bruises.
Continuing his course out L street. the
snraged beast entered Robinson's woods.
and crossing a deep gully, went into
MayO's field, and chased James Waymack.
! small white boy, down to Thirty-fifth
street. n distance of fifty yards. BY skill
ful lodging the boy escaped, while the
bun continued his mad course.
THROUGH A WIRE FENCE.
a negro man seeing him coming threw
rocks at him in a vain attempt TO head
him Off. lie chased the negro, who fell
10 the ground. and his bullship stumbled
over him. and then ran through a wire
fence. The negro was only slightly
bruised. Continuing his course through
Peasants field the bull headed directly
al white map. Three shots were then
fired at him. all of which took effect.
but ala not check him in his mad career
After running around promlscuously for
awhile. he took defiant stand, with head
and tail erect. Fully twenty-five bullets
were here pumped into him, none of
which seemed 10 affect him. lie remained
there about an hour paving up the
ground and believing, and attracted to
The scene a large crowd. a son of Mr.. T.
{. Garrison then appeared on the scene
with a repeating rife. which he loaned
10 MIR. Richard Meade who poured more
lead into him The bull went down into
the gully then. and a rope being gotten
over his horns. IL took the united efforts
Of thirty men TO drag him to the top.
AS soon as he reached the level he again
charged the crowd. this time catching
youth whom he tossed by his clothes.
When the boy fell TO the ground, the bull
attempted to gore him, but missing the
PROSTATE body about an inch. and bury
ing his horns into the ground. turned
romplete somcrsault, landing on his back,
only a few feet from the boy who, al
though badly bruised. was able to run
of.
COULD NOT MOVE HIM.
An attempt was then made to drag
,he bull away by hltthing him on behind
4 dray. tie had lost considerable blood,
but the mule and horse could not move
him from his tracks.
Mr. Charles Schan seeing that nothing
could be done with the animal, then
struck him on the head with an axe,
severed the spinal cord. but did not pro-
duce death until he had cut the bulls
throat and stabbed him through the
heart His body was taken TO Schaff's
abattolr, and cut up. and is now stored
in Hochler's ico-house in the shape Of
steaks and beef.