The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-04-01
AN ENRAGEO ELEPHANT.
Gypsy. the Queen of Harris Circus, Kills
Her Keeper.

CHICAGO, March 26.-W. Fl. Harris
big elephant, Gypsy, became unman-
ageable at its winter quarters on the
West Side this afternoon and before
she could be got under control killed
her keeper, tore down a frame build.
ing and created great excitement,
which drew thousands of people to
the scene. Harris's circus is quartered
at the corner OF Roby and Jackson
streets in six story brick building,
and Gipsy occupies the greater part Of
the first floor Her regular keeper is
Bernard Shea, but Shea is at present
in Omaha and the animal was tempo
rarily in charge Of Frank Scott, a lion
tanner. Early this afternoon, Scott,
by orders, took Gipsy out for ride in
the alley. Gypsy did not seem inclin-
ed to stop at the boundary of the al
ley, and Scott gave her a jab with an
iron hook. The beast became enraged,
and throwing her keeper from her
head, where he had been riding, pro,
ceeded to pound him with her trunk
and succeeded in killing him and
knocking him through board fence.
Mrs. Harris came to the rescue with
a pitchfork. She was knocked down,
but pluckily jumped up and com
menced battle. She soon had blood
streaming from wounds in the ele-
plants side, and the beast ran away
towards the end cf the alley. Here
was standing large crowd and many
were the bruises received in the scat,
tering which took place when the ele.
phant started out of the alley. Gypsy
did not 60 far. but went back for
Scott, who in the meantime had been
moved into a wooden building just
opposite the elephants quarters. The
animal knocked in the whole side Of
the building in her efforts to get al
the man gain. During this time Mrs.
Harris had sent for all the bread and
cake that could be bought in the
neighborhood, and also telephoned fol
Claude Orton, the horse trainer, who
soon arrived. The elephant quieted
down some while she was eating 81
loaves Of bread, a large number O
cakes and other delicacies which were
placed before her. After she hac
| finished eating, she walked into hel
| barn and the heavy doors were shu
after her. The door had no sooner
been shut than the elephant, with one
blow shattered it and ran out again
By this time every street in the vicini
ty was crowded with excited people
Three wagon loads of police came tt
the rescue, but could do nothing fur
ther than keep back the crowds. None
of them wanted to undertake the jol
of chaining the enraged beast, and i
was impossible to kils her with theil
small calibre weapons. The elephant
had her own way for about fouI
hours. when she went back into hel
stall and allowed Orion to chain her
Harris has owned the animal for five
years and has had no trouble with heI
before. Frank SCOTS right name i
unknown. He would never tell whc
he was, and although he has beer
with Harris circus tor six years, NJ
one knows anything aoOuI MIN, eX
cept that he went under an assumed
name. His body is in the hands of al
undertaken and will be buried frou
the home of Mr.. Harris.
HER SEVENTH VICTIM.
OMAHA, Neb., March 25.-Bernart
Shea, the former keeper OF Gypsy. tn
elephant which created so much trou
bic in Chicago today, was seen tonigh
and will take the first train for Chica
go in the morning to assume his ole
position. In an interview he staLet
that Gypsy is only another name TO-
Empress, the original old Empress
the first elephant imported into thi
country, and that the killing of he
late keeper, Scott, makes the seventh
victim Of her vicious temper.