The herald., 1898-03-07
HAD CEASED 70 ee GENTLE
AND NOW Nh. HDcHAHD HAS
NO JERsHx BULL
a Pasadena Dairyman's Marrow
Escape From Death-A Midnight
Murder Puzzles the Police

Murder Puzzles the foiace
PASADENA. March 6-Eugene Rischard
German dairyman, who lives on th'
southeast corner of Del Mar street ant
Jersey bull yesterday. which he was lead
inr when the animal became vicious. broke
fhe lead stick connected with the ring II
his nose and set upon his master. Mr.
Rischard was thrown down, but scrambled
up and ran into nearby chicken coop
\ For time Mr.. Rischard waited inside the
coop with the bull on the outside. Ther
re ventured out to tie the animal up
Immediately the beast sprang at him. The
man again bounded into the coop, but thIs
time the bull entered too. The beast had
no horns save short stumps, and to th1i
Mr.. Rischard owes his life. The bull got
him down against some boxes In the back
Of the coop. 1t seemed to Mr.. Rischard
4. that his last day had come, and he closed
di8 eyes and gave up, for there was no one
lear to help. The bull, however, after
dressing his head against the mans breast
y and goring him with his stumps Of horns
for few seconds. tossed him upward
Rischard managed to climb backward over
the bulls back and thus escape through the
small door leading from the COOP Scarcely
able to breathe. he slammed the door and
made his way to the house. He had sus-
tained some pretty severe bruises about the
arm, hip and legs which will keep him In
bed for some days. Joe Rischard. Eu-
genes son, got a forty-caliber rifle and
went bull hunting. The beast was still In
the narrow chicken coop, and could not
turn around. 1t was feared that he would
back out and make trouble. Therefore
young Rischard kept watch while another
member of the family hunted up butcher.
But the butchers were at church. or on
their way there. Some neighbors came
upon the scene, and 1t was decided to Kill
the bull without the aid of the butchers.
In the meantime he had been enticed with
alfalfa out of the coop and into his own
corral. -Four bullets from the rifle were
then lodged In his head. With these four
wounds the beast ambled back into the
chicken coop, tottered and fell. Another
bullet was necessary before he gave up the
ghost. Tonight he hangs In two halves
from derrick in Mr.. Rischard's yard.
Tho beast was handsome fellow and very
valuable. but, as the German put 1t. he had
ceased to be "shentle."
THE POLICE PUZZLED
From time to time many reports of pecu-
liar night assaults have been made during
the last three weeks. These reports would
seem to suggest that Pasadena contains
. character with penchant for knocking
people down apparently for no reason at
all. as In no case Of the kind has robbery
been committed. The first case occurred
three weeks ago tonight. The particulars
are familiar to most readers. Miss Annie
Basore and Burton H. Orr were walking
along Lincoln avenue when q man stepped
up behind them and clubbed first Orr and
then the girl. Orr lay unconscious for a
time and Miss Basore received blow that
broke her finger and cut her scalp. The
assailant was heard to mutter, 'Tll learn
you to run around with my WIFE," Since
then three cases of more or less similar
assaults have been reported the victims
being Fred Downing. Norman De Hay and
Elliott Morris. A number of complaints
have been made by residents of the east
part of town, near the city limits, of a man
who shadows night pedestrians. One even |
ing lady attempted to board car on |
Colorado street on the corner of Moline |
avenue. but was restrained from doing so
by a man who ran at her each time that |
she left the protection of the electric light |
to approach the middle Of the street. The |
lady finally gave up the attempt and re-
turned home greatly frightened. The case
mystif1es the police.
COUNCIL NOTES
At tomorrow's session of the city council |
Horace M. Dobbins will apply for his |
franchise for the California Cycleway, and
It Is taken for granted that his request
will be granted. The cycleway will ex-
leuQ DcIWctH IdSducud anu 4<OS Angeles.
The right of way along most of the route
has been secured. The path will be of
wood, elevated from the ground and so
graded as to be as easy riding as possible.
A small price will be charged for the use of
the path by cyclists.
The council will also have to deal with
the San Gabriel Electric company's ap-
plication for a franchise to build conduits
Tor the transmission of electricity within
a of fbfo |
Kerckhon Of the lumber firm Is president.
The company offers to bind itself within
thirty days by giving bond of 10000. ThV
company wishes the franchise for the
period Of twenty-five years.
THE RAYMOND HOTEL
Persons in a position to know are more
than ever before that the new
hotel. plans for which were
irawn up soon after the fire of Easter Sun
Walter Raymond will come out
rom Boston the latter part of this month
'r the first of next month when the ques-
ion will probably be settled. 1t is we'll
Known fact tkS,t Pasadena hotel accom-
nodatfons are Very inadequate for the
ourist business which might be done here
Turing the winter season now we'll ad-
,anced. The Raymond & Whitcomb ex-
ursions cannot be provided for at pres
4
vas divided among outside towns, Red
ands taking the bulk Of the excursionists. i,
BREvITIES
Albert H. Freshwater was sdriving a
'oung mare along North Raymond avenue
his afternoon when an electric car fright
ned her and she ran away spilling Fresh ,
vater out. Freshwater received a severe
ruise on the arm, but no very serious dam !
ge was done.
The Lincoln school reopens tomorrow,
donday, after being closed some days on
ccount of the prevalence of scarlet fever.
III the rooms, together with the books !.
1hich pass between the pupils. have been
thoroughly fumigated.
Harry Rathbone, years old, stole a
ady's wheel from the M. e. church this
venisg. He has not vet been arrested. G
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