The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-09-22
JUDGE COLBORN'S LIFE SAVED
MANAGER MUNDY COMES TO
THE RESCUE.
Cannot Permit Sultana to Devour the
Judge and Backs Out-Issues
Card to the Public. g

Judge Colborn will not enter the
cage of Sultana, the fierce lioness of
Hagenback's show at the Salt Palace.
Mundy will not let him. At least, that
is the idea intended to be conveyed in
card which Mundy has issued to the
public. The judge and Mundy held
another star chamber consultation yes
terday Mundy sat at the typewriter
and the judge talked to him. As a re-
suit this card has been given to the
public, and Judge Colborn will not get
the $1,000 for entering Sultana's cage:
Card to the Public.
When, last week, through the banter
ing that passed back and forth. Judge
Colborn announced his willingness to en-
Ter the cage OF Sultana at the Salt Pal
ace, L became a party to it, because
never dreamed that when the judge had
had time to consider the hazard, he would
give up the job and the incident would
ferocious animal l have ever seen in
captivity, and her savage instincts seem
10 have developed since coming to Salt
Lake. the arrival of the cubs no doubt
beng responsible for that. The public has
no full appreciation of the chances taken
by Boccaccio in entering the cage with
this animal. Notwithstanding that he has
devoted his life TO the study of lions, and
his perfect familiarity with every move
of Sultana, he is still in great danger
every time he enters her cage. Now, for
stranger to her, such as Judge Colborn,
to enter that den must mean inevitable
death. Whatever precaution we might
take could not prevent catastrophe l
thought that this would all dawn upon
Judge Colborn, as | have known it from
the first, but the idea seeming to have
become fixed in his mind, that he must
and will enter the cage, l am at loss
as to how to proceed at this time / know
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the cage with that animal. know equal
ly well that to do this would certainly
cost him his life. The public, prior to
carrying out this foolhardy scheme.
novel and, therefore, attractive but af-
terwards-what? This man. through his
own recklessnesS and counting upon
chances of escape from harm, which abb
solutely do not exist. would simply be
sacrificed. Upon whom, then, would the
blame for it all fall? Upon me- solely;
and aside from any humanitarian con-
siderations, there is my own reputation
as a Snowman, which would be utterly
ruined. ] have tried to make all this
plain to Judge Colborn. but. carried away
blinded by utter ignorance TO his own
danger. he ignores it all. Still. as the
thing has assumed a more serious air |
have become convinced that the judge
cannot be turned aside from carrying out
his part of the affair. There is only one
thing therefore, to do. AS he absolutely
refuses to recede, / must do it myself.
and to save my own reputation and out
of consideration for this man and his ig
norance, | acknowledge myself beaten,
and recede from the compact. acknowl-
edging Judge Colborn >the victor. In my
opinion, not another sane man in Amer
lea similarly situated, would do what
Judge Colborn intends to do, unless he
intended to commit suicide. Judge Col
born cannot be permitted to enter the
cage with Sultana. l am beaten in the
matter but il is simply the triumph of
recklessness over common sense and
PERCY ]. MUNDY,
Mgr. Hagenback'
The sequel to the issuance of the card
is that Hagenbacks show has been en-
gagged for two weeks longer. They will
be at the Salt Palace until the Sth of Oc-
toher