The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-08-28
HURT BY A COW.
Miss Mary e. Bishop Is Nearly
Killed.

Knocked down and gored by a vicious
COW and hurt so badly that her life is
despaired of. was the fate which Mary
E. Bishop, the 24-year-old daughter of
Mrs. H. E. Bishop, met on Sunday
morning at her home, S12 Morris ave-
nue..
The timely interference of a neigh
Dor, Marion Sheldon, a local real estate
man, who drove the COW off the pros
trate girl with a club, is probably all
that saved her life. Miss Bishop got
up without assistance, but was delirious
as result of her injury. She ran out
on the street screaming. She wandered
about for a little while until one of the
neighbors led her into the house.
Miss Bishop lives alone with her
mother at 812 Morris avenue. Her faith
er, H. E. Bishop, who was a real estate
man in Topeka until his death two
years ago. L. E. Bishop, her brother
who is a travelling man was at home
yesterday, but still in bed when the ac
cident occurred.
The young lady went out into the
yard to drive the COW into the barn. The
animal was usually gentle and easily
handled. Miss Bishop opened the gate
to the cow-lOt and stepped inside to
drive her out. The animal lunged at
her and knocked her down. Fortunate
ly the COW had been partially dehorned
a few weeks ago, and her horns are only
short and stubby.
Miss Bishop tried to get up. when
upon her breast. Marion Sheldon, who
lives next door. heard the woman
| scream. He jumped over the fence,
grabbed a club and began striking the
animal over the head. Miss Bishop
got up second time. The cow dashed
past Mr.. Sheldon and struck her to
the ground again. By repeated blows
with a heavy piece of scantling, MI
| furiated brute into a corner. Miss
Bishop got up and ran into the street
screaming. Some of the neighbors
took her into the house.
Christ hospital. 1T do not think that
the injuries will prove fafal,' he said
this morning, although they are seri-
Gus. While the skin or flesh was
broken in no places, Miss Bishop is
very badly bruised from head to foot.
1 think from present indications that
she will soon be all right again and
will be able to get out before long.
Still 1 can make no definite statement
concerning her condition until later
this evening some time.
l.. E. Bishop. a brother of the in
jured girl, said today: ''The COW
which almost killed my sister was
usually very gentle. We bought her
from a man by the name of Bayless.
He ought to be sent to the penitentiary
for selling her to us. Though usually
easy to handle, he must have known
that while she was calving she was
anyone of us other than my sister. we
would not. have been surprised. But
she was always easily handled by Mary.
MY sister got up early yesterday
morning, about half past I. The rest
of US were not out of bed yet She
went outside and noticed that the
COW was in misery and attempted to
put her into the barn. She opened
the gate to the COW lot and stepped
| inside to drive the animal out. The
COW lunged at her, knocked her down,
fell on her chest with her fore legs,
and only for the interference of Mr..
Sheldon would probably have killed
the girl.
we think that she is in a very
dangerous condition and do not know
whether she will survive or not. For
tunately the COW only had short
stubby horns, she having been de-
horned some time ago. Otherwise I
imagine my sister would have been
killed outright. AS it is she is very
badly bruised, especially about the
breast and shoulders. I think that
she has bled some internally and that
is very bad. We are much concerned
about her condition.
I'VE have had her under the in
Huence of morphine practically all of