The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-25
a,R. ooraLrs nrELr1aHr
when He stopped Going Up and Began Com
ing Down His Troubles Commenced.

From De Baltimore san.
Mr.. Charles Cougle, n resident of Texas.
Baltimore county. on Saturday last fought
two rounds with n bull in an open field. q short
distance from the Northern Central Railroad
tracks. Mr.. CouRle is now In bed. while two
doctors are usinR their best efforts to keep
him from passing to a PARKWAY land. The bull,
since the fight, has been working overtime
eating grass and generally enjoying himself.
CouRle is q mass OF bruises and cuts, and his
face Is male and unnatural looking. while the
pristine beauty of the bull is unmarried.
according to the stntements, OF witnesses
mother Of Charles, the great tight came about
in this way. Mr. Gougle had not been working
Ills eye on the bull belonging to MIR. Michael
Padgen, Of Texas. He was irritated by the
sscS g, l If | led snr by the st Hn ! S MTl d Gis n% g a
tighter and disllked the strut Of the animal.
50 on Saturday he picked out 9 heavy hickoory,
his way he informed Mr. Howard Lindsay. who
or %et DIE hsmIl n 'hs sbo ne yss pESSln SlS to ii in b fmHS oG ho
climbed the fence and advanced toward the
% SHl., T Co9R hsd taken tossFn his o siaq exc IN w ti1s tST V of her
house. assumed the office of referee. There
was no timekeeper.
Elslt.ksndsr on the bulls Jaw, The bun
TUCKED and cross-stenped lmst II time TO- eaten
TiGht aHndNifeit in the face. Copgle ,Sppeared to
sausiiE for the, bull. The spectators. consist:
Matchbox, held their breath. .Cougle led with
his, left again, landing OF, the bulls jaw. The
an upper cut full in the teeth. Time was up,
and the bull and Cougle retired to their cor
ners. Both were blown. but all IL honors
Man and beast glared at each other during
the rest. but both stepped into the ring for
last; For a fey m9ments 10th SPARED for an an
followed his ADVANTAGE. with a bin in the jaw,
him eonsiderably. The hun began to wake
q times and led with his left horn for Cow
glss stomach. ,Couele lodged and fouled the
There were no ring officials present to see
fair hrs,s play hi and i made mad is1hae69nnllloGy eF Tg, mad %s b M9
taken about all the punishment he wanted;
time and nd aRSi1 on the bulls head nose E;f and I'D
S%o9usls's next. rush he, got IN his only blow;
Mrs. ,Cougle: IN describing the bulls method
Charley was'beating him right and left and
the bull soT. O turned around. Charley ran
S SIGS. Then IN 1f tSs b SSnia set aP hIm nis ni put KIT Eis he eaf
down and rushed. His head.struck Charley in
the stomach and he threw him up in the air.
measured on with her hands a distance OF
uuOul Two Iett.I-
His hat fell or" she continued, 'and he
went right straight up with his arms out:
Then he. stopped going up and commenced
coming down. He came down like q busted
balloon, and. hit the ground with his face and
stomach. He fell some distance behind the
bull. who. when l looked at him. was quietly
eating grass, Charley lay there for a long time
and the bull never touched him. but went
along eating. I thought my son was dead Mt
first and sent his brother, out after him. but
after a while he got np and staggered about q
little. Then he picked up a .big, stone, and.
going III to the bull. hit him in the face with
It. thought then he certainly would be killed
when I saw the bull set himself again. But
Charlie started for the fence and got over be-
fore the bull reached him. He came on to the
house and when l asked him if he was hurt he
said no.. but his pants we're torn a little. L
saw the blood and saw that he could hardly
stand. SO sent right off for the doctor and put
him to bed. When the doctor came he found
Charley ip = pretty halfway and he says-he is
.Couglo's injuries. besides many bruises. con-
sist OF a terrible cash in the right leg near the
thigh, whore he, was gored by, the bull. i is
thought he is y injured internally. His mother
says he was drunk when he fought the bull.