The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-08-15
FOX INSANITY
IN BUCKINGHAM
Persons and Dogs Are Viclously
Attacked Blythe Ami
mails.
YOUNG LADY BADLY BITTEN
Fox Would Not Let. Go Until Cut
in Two BY An
& Axe. #
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IL NEW STORE, VA, August 1A.-Trom
the alarming reports that are now going
through this country It would appear
that buckingham Is likely TO see re-
petition OF the fearful scouragc OF fox
insanity or dcprnvity which visited this
section some years ago, and which was
SO widely published In the press OF the
State. A few days ago Large male fox
went down from Willis Mountain and
stopped to regale himself In the poul-.
try yard OF Mrs. Childress WHO lives
near the end OF what Is known as the
dong mountain" He caught a large
hem and proceeded calmly to trot with
the quarry In his mouth past the kitchct,
door and out through the front yard.
Miss Childrcss the daughter OF the
household, in an attempt 10 save the
hen, ran out OF the house toward the
fox and began to initiate the bark Of a
dog, thinking by this method to frlghten3
the animal away. But Reynard, SO far;
from being bluned in this manner, let
the hen drop and sprang mt the young
lady, fastening his teeth in her left
hand. Miss Childress. thoroughly frgh-
ened began to scream at the top of her
voice, when her mother, who is a large
strong woman, ran out OF the house with
a pair OF hretongs and began to beat
the animal with all her might over the
back and head. gS3
Dispute Situation.
Even this terrible heating would not
make the desperate animal break his
4 hold. and Mrs. childrcss began to scream
( for her son, who was at work some dis
lance away from the house in the to-
Sbacco field. Miss Chfldress herself, In the
meantime grasped the animal BY the
throat with her right hand and ATTEMPTED
10 choke IT OFF, but It still held Its grip
until young Chndress came Y p. q 50 "
E In an instant what was the matter. ana
4 he and his mother took the girl and foxs
both to the woodpile and cut the animal !
lin two, first through the back and then
through the shoulders before he would
relax his grip. & q " {. 5F#
s3 Another fox, a lank female. / In the ca +
~ part Of one night last week yisite1
the cabin OF Aaron Crump. colored. VINO
lives near what is known a the R ouno
8Mountain..'' and after catching q couple
81 fine hens and eating them. proceeded
10 20 around to the woodshed ana PICK !,
row with the dog. A fight ln1 IN .Nl
resulted. and continued for some minutes minutes,
Crump thinking that some stray q tlo o. nay
invaded his premises III NAVY, $ ~, I'VE
from the terrific nature Of the com ,- 1 "a
$thnt his dog was being wcrsted IN me
eght no went out with light ana io .c
th,+ the fox had his dog down II u, I, q
onrner 81 the with a o 1stt1.
grin on his windpipc, after having e. -,
him 4frightfully in a dozen places WIZ w !;
his teeth. u }, j, - /, :, ,;7,o
and with a number OF blows succeeoeu ~
mak,ng the fox break her grip: ana ~
length he, with the aid OF the 8te ,e,,,i
energies OF the dog succee 'e' -
tho vicious animal NJ,
Whipped the Dog.
Two or three nights later a fox .Nls.'e 81
tho .virtuous and contented ne',,looas -
,,,,e Ren watkins, colored, who lives near
t .t,. ,iaca and besides eating fine
Sxaoster gave his flee dog a terrific dr .le.
t,,ng and left the place unscatneo.
D !. 4. Mt known what strange mania has
uai.ad q nossesson OF the foxes. some
.hin,, Il a Is hydrophobia, while DINERS
5.h,nr 4 ia another disease. This IS q
graat fox country, and thousands Q,
thenn raiso In the rocks Of Woods q ana .n,
willis Mountains and IN ne "a By ,',
bodies Of fallen pines throughout th.s
section. The hunters hereapou.s b, e..
somewhat afraid to let the'r pa 'a's IVY
T. me worst infected sections
= However, the young foxes are Just now
eating OF a size to make good runs.
and Tie hunters are having great sport.
On the last hunt which took place g. on
Concord Mountain, the packs Of Mes s'r',
chappell, .Elcan, Stanley, Carter sna
Garrett in combination succeeded ee t''l ~
catching two foxes. !,
Mr.. Henry FL chappell probably the
Z, ost experienced fox hunter in this sec
lion OF the state, and the best Informed 9
n,an5on ali fox SUBJECTS, is at a loss to
explain this latest fox mania but ne y, WI
Immediately begin an inyestiga.lon .h,o
The matter, and will report the result
to q number OF the sporting ma saz'he =.
and newspapers, 81 q