Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-03-27
MAD ELEPHANT.
Gypsy Goes on a Rampage in
Her Winter Quarters,
And Adds the Seventh Victim to Its
Number of Dead Keepers.
Frank Scott Has Every Bone In His Body
Broken by the Animals Trunk Other
Persona Were Injured by the Enrag-
cd Brute Building Wrecked.

CHICAGO, March 26.-W. Il. Harris
big elephant Gypsy became unmanage-
able at its winter quarters Wednesday
afternoon and before she was quoted
had killed her keeper, tore down n
frame building and created general cx-
element which drew thousands of peo-
pie to the scene. -N
Harris circus is quartcred at the cor
ner of Roby and jackson streets in
six story brick building Gypsy occu.
pies the greater part of the first floor,
and was temporarily in charge of Frank
Scott, lion tanner. Wednesday after,
noon, Scott, against orders, took Gypsy
out for a ride in the alley.
Gypsy did not seem inclined to
stop at the boundary of the alley, and
Scott gave her a jab with an iron
hook. The beast became enraged and
throwing the man from her back,
where he had been riding, proceeded to
pound him with her trunk, breaking
every bone in the mans body. Mrs.
Harris came to the rescue with pitch
fork. She was knocked down but
pluclsily jumped up and commenced
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ing from wounds in the elephants
side, and the beast ran away to-
wards the end of the alley. Here was
standing large crowd and many peo-
pie received bruises in the scattering
which took place when the elephant
started out of the alley. Gypsy did
not go far, but went back for Scott,
who in the meantime had been moved
into wooden building just opposite
the elephants quarters. The animal
knocked in the whole side of the build
ing in her efforts to get at the man
again.
During this time Mr.. Harris had sent
for many loavcs of bread and all the
cake that could be bought in the neigh
borhood, and also telephoned for
Claude Orton, his horse trainer, who
soon arrived. The elephant quieted
down somewhat while he was eat
ing 80 loaves of bread, large
number of cakes and other delicacies
which were placed before her. After
she had finished eating she walked in
to her barn and the heavy doors were
shut. 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
vicinity was crowded with eX-
cited people. Three wagon loads
of police came to the rescue but could
do nothing further than keeping back
the crowd. The elephent had her own
way for about four hours when she
went back into her stall and allowed
Orton to chain her.
Frank Scott's right name is unknown.
He would never tell who he was and
although he has been with Harris cir.
Gus for six years no one knows any.
thing of him except that he went un.
der an assumed name.
Gypsy is only another name for Em.
press, the first elephant imported into
this country. The killing of Scott
makes the seventh victim of her vicious
character. The first was Harry Cooley
in 1870 at Forepaughs winter quarters
in Philadelphia, then George West had
the life crushed out of him in 1874, trav-
cling on the road with Robinson's show.
81. l.. May, the Bum" was the next
man at New iberia, La, in 1882, fol-
lowd by VIM. Devoe, with O'Briens
show at Poughkeepsie, N. y, in 1856.
Patsy Hulligan was the sixth victim
and he had his arm torn out ut Cincin-
natl in 1894, and died two days after
ward