The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-26
KILLS HER KEEPER
ELEPHANT GYPSY NUMBERS Der
THIRD VICTIM.

| Huge Beast Unexpectedly SeiZes Franz
Scott, in Chicago, While Taking Exer
else and HurIs Him Through a Barn
Door With Her Trunk, Injuring Him Sc
That He Soon Dies-W anders at vii
Until a Late Hour, Escorted by Police
men-Other Keepers Secure the Beast
Late at Night.
Chicago, Ill, March 25.-A crazed ele-
plant, which had killed her keeper and
! escaped from her quarters, charged up
| and down the streets and alleys Of the
| West Side this afternoon and, although
| escorted in her wanderings by a small
army of policemen, was not captured
until late tonight. The animal was the
| big elephant Gypsy, attached TO the
! travelling circus, and Frank Scott,
whom she killed this afternoon, had had
charge Of her for a number of years.
About / o'clock he went into the stall
where the big beast was confined and
cast her loose. He then drove her into
the alley and proceeded to give her the
daily exercise. Scott mounted Gypsy
head and rode her around for few
minutes, finally stopping her nearly in
front of the barn.
Reaching over in front Scott damned
the iron hook, with which he controlled
the big beast, into her flesh just above
the eye Then he slid down her fore
head to the ground.
Scarcely had his feet touched the
ground when Gypsy raised her trunk
and knocked Scott to the ground. With
d scream she seized the man in her trunk
L I, Ia
him violently against the doors of a
shed.
The force with which he was cast
against the doors broke them down,
and Scott landed on the ground inside,
crushed and broken.
Help" he cried. she will kill me-"
Hearing the noise from inside Gypsy
reached in with her trunk after her
keeper, who made all the effort his in
jured condition would allow to get out
of her reach. He continued TO cry for
aid, and still Gypsy tried to get at him.
Mrs. Fred Irwin, who lives in Jackson
boulevard, ran out into the alley and
tried to reach the doors of the barn in
order to summon aid, but her moves
ments were observed by Gypsy and with
a scream the elephant ran for Mrs. r.
win. She turned for her own gate and
reached it barely in time to avoid the
big brute, as she Numbered into the al
ley.
A call was Immediately sent into the
West Lake police station and the am
bulance was dispatched to the scene.
The officers, after much trouble, man.
aged TO get Scott away, but he died in
short time.
Meanwhile Gypsy was wandering at
her own sweet will. She strolled from
the barn to Jackson boulevard. Twen-
ty policemen were called from the West
Lake stareet station, half a dozen from
Warren avenue and ten Park policemen
under Captain Pateck. No one cared TO
tackle the brute.
When he was informed of the affair,
w. II. Harris, owner of the animal, Of
fered large sums for man who could
shoot but no one responded. Had
Gypsy charged into the street at any
time, her victims would have numbered
many, for the boulevard was thrOnged.
The animal was finally quieted by
the elephant trainers from the city park.
The real name Of the elephant is said
to be Empress. although she goes by
the name of Gypsy, owing to her reputa-
ton for dangerous temper. Scott is
the third man she has killed.