The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-31
rAxrHBB AND WOLVES COMBINE.
They Forn . uuntiss Trie anA Divide the
spells.


Two wolves and q panther formed an ALL
ance In Maine q month ago, II the Brcdvillo
Local Of that State IS to 10 believed. and the
result has been disastrous to Wild creatures Of
that roaion, A. we'll as to some tame onss.
Barker Simpkins and Fred Parsley" the
Local says. "were hunting over on the Did
Pine ridge q few days ago. when they heard a
yelping howl across the swamp as II dogs were
chasing o deer. Is tho sounds came closer
the mon made haste with still hunters' eau
tion to two runways that or ,ss the ridge. hop
ing to get . shot at the dogs. since It is against
the law to hunt. deer with DOGS In this State.
Simpkins took 10 tho runway on the north
side OF the ridge. and had waited scarcely ten
minutes when be heard the steady beat OF q
running dser's hoofs In the three inches OF
snow down in the swamp. The cecr camo
into sight twenty rods a way, headed very near
~ toward the place where the man was seated.
and had como within ten rods Of tho man
whom . litho form eaoed from q big birch
tree branch, hit the decr. and rolled over anu
over with iL. The deer never got up again. It's
neck having been broken.
.simpkins was that surprised that he for
that were in pursuit Of the deer CAME into
view. They were wolves. tall and gnunt. with
lion to The deer, and wSiis the beast that had
killed It, which simpkins made out to be a
panther. tore at tho deer's throat. tic wolves
bit through. tho-skin OF the launches and ate
ohunks of the smoking nesh. unopposed By
the panther.
"Less than n week later another hunter,
Sam Wells, found tho trails OF two dog-liko
sets OF paws on . deer trail. Following these
two miles, Wells cAmc to q gully. aud here
panther had made loft an unmistakable trail.
Mick schumacher, . German, living two
miles from Brcdville. . farmer and sheep rats
or, heard . wild commotlon in the sheep shell
tor In the pasture, which bcgins thirty rods
from his house. fastening Into a pair OF over
alls and felt boote. schumacher took.his rifle
and made his way ra Idly along tho tho path
20 the shelter. The ~sheep-there had been
nfty.c!ght OF them in all were seen TO DO rae
On the cinns approach q long animal bounded
on. through the snow. but until II was beyond
the-shecp no shots were fred. and they
were Intellectual when they wcro made. Two
not SEQ. them. Their trails. found in tho
morning, showed them to have been wolvcs
probably, and tho trail of the jumper was that
OF q panther. Eight sheep were killed, some
OF them being literally. torn In two.
Tho last heard OF tho odd trio was yesier-
DAY. Burt Jones went fox hunting with his
aos, . hal bull and half hound, which h vi put
many bears into trees. Finding the wolves
trails Jones put hir dog. onto them. Three
hours later Jones. who followed the trail OF his
backbone worc on a log, and tracks indicated
that one OF the wolves had lain there TO eat its
share. The head and fore shoulders had plain
ly fallen TO the lot OF the panther. for the bones
II dropped from the beech. Tho rest OF tho
body had zone to the second wolf and lay
where the trnmpled snow showed the dogs last
fighting place. II looked to Jones as II tn
inx. place. and there, with the panther's aid,
had killed it."