Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-24
PANTHER AND WOLVES COMBINE
They Form Hunting Trio and
Divide the Spells.
(New York SUM


Two wolves aud q panther formed an
alliance I'M Maine a month ago. IL ma
Bredyille Local, OF that State. IS 10 81
believed, and the result has been d.-as,
trous 10 wild creatures OF that region
as well as 10 some tame ones.
Barker Slmpkins and Fred Parsley q
the Local says. "werd hunting over "a
the Old Pine ridge a few days ago. whe1
| they heard a yelping howl across TAD
swamp as if dogs wereg chasing d. deed
/ AS the sounds came closer themen madt
haste with still hunters caution % tw.
runways that cross the ridge, hoping "a
get shot at the dogs. since 1t - against.
| the law 10 hunt deer with dogs in thl4
state. Simpkins took 10 the runway ou
the north side of the ridge and lad
waited scarcely ten minutes when hg
| heard the steady beat OF a running
deers hoofs In the three inches OF sn0s
down In the swamp. The deer cami
| into sight twenty rods away. headed yery
| nearly toward the place where the man
was seated and had come within ten roil
OF the man when 1.-the form loapsi
: from big birch tree branch, hit the deeg
and rolled over and over with 10. T1a
deer never got up again. IT'S neck having
been broken
'Simpkins was that surpr. al thar "a
forgot 10 shoot for a minute, when the
! animals that were In pursuit ~ lthe deer
came into View, They were wolves tai
and gaunt. with gray, hair. Tho wolves
ran without hesitation TO tho deer, and
while the beast that had killed ID. which
Simpkins made out 10 be- "a panther.
tore at the deer's throat the wolves bls
through the skin OF tho launches and aga
chunks Of the smoking flesh. unopp0scl
by the panther.
Less than q week later another hunt'
er, Sam Wells found the trails 0f iva
dog-llko sets OF paws on a deer traiA
Following these two miles, Walls cams
70 q. gully. and here were the remnants
or the deer, and the leaps a panther hld
made left an unmistakabie trail
Mick Schumacher "a German. living
two miles from Bredyllle. a farmer ana
sheep-raiser, heard a Wild commOton 10
the sheep shelter IN the pasture which
begins thirty rods from his house. h3s,'
ening into a pair Of overalis ana tel
boots. Schumacher took his rife aAi
made his way rapidly along the pam 20
the shelter. The sheep-thcre had been
hfty-eight Of them ini oll-wero seen 20
be racing about In all directions b.e-,-
ing in fear. On the mans approach q
long animal bounded OF through 30
snow. but until IL was Beyond ire sheep
no shots were fred. and they were 'n.i-
fectual when they were made. Two otaer
animals were there. but the German az
not see them. Their trails found !n 10
morning. showed them 20 have been
wolves probably. and the trail OF 30
jumper was thar OF a panther Eis1.
sheep were killed. some OK them htiis
literally torn fu two
The last heard OF the odd trio va
yesterday. Burt jones went foN-hlN
ing with his dog a half bull and has
hound, which had put many bears mo
trees. Finding the wolves trails Jonos
put HIS dog onto them. Three noe,s
later Jones. who followed the tran or ~
dog, came up with Il. a hip ana pt =.
the backbone were on log, and ua1Ap
indicated that one OF the wolves ht
lain there to eat lis share. The he.l
and fore shoulders had plainly faleo "
the lot OF the panther for the p'h
were found under a branch or isss,
beech. as II dropped from the oeeen. -
rest OF the body had gone 10 the Ssee
wolf and lay where the trainpiel me +,
showed the dogs last hghtng place
looked 10 Jones as II the wolves he1
the dog to the panther's reshng-p,at
and there. with the paDtherS A'a'
killed IT,"