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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-05-07

vstfa IN the penllen,iarY al salem
20 sas released lasi winter
Girls &c 10 Camp.
t'reffielg had been oni q the psu.
itsntAsry hut . short time Hheu he
t~mman an aitemps a. gather his foi
iosara together aaain The Mitch
- xtfia we're brought under his 10.
zaaase once more. and faiif a dos
90 sd iho#s Who had been under
me- ssay before his conviction. join.
cd ans nsw camp near NAidpafs
Teffified bt Fumors nf 3 threat.
sod raid. the camp vas abandoned
assd thc few sahefrnts ptn had ~
ieiHa~i ihrif former leader scattered
in eli directions n Il napponad
that they bad planned ID come 10
Ssatfis ~ sef.srHte routes and starr
. see camp nsar this cit
Relatives ssss Revenge.
Men from Corvallis whose rais
fixsa bad been enticed 4 second
fihls into fhe fanka ~ The lAaiass
fsnatiral band. started unf eagerly
eAffhiuE for fhs sslfnnpaintad
APOSTLE George Mitchell among tho
sfhefe He sent 10 Maidpon from
Portland. bni arrived too late aud
f1aai an the #Holy Rollers gone
Mr. Maud Hart Creffsld. wife
81 tks header. who vas with Crsf.
field this morning " hen he met his
asath. spent iast TUESDAY In AZ
fapF. ore and to there Mitchell
tfAeea the pair Mitchell overlook
the nuuan ua she took a train for
Portland and boarded " ~ ii palleB
o'ti from the depot Crafaeid. huw.
ever had evidently cume on an
earlier fraln AZ Portland Mitchell
loaf sishl ~ Mfs Crvffiela again.
bal aeson found uui that she had
come - Seattle
4 ahpeara that Creffeld himself
bed eomc from the coast. bat fear.
iaa 70 appear ia Corvallis. had left
the train ne niutRrf station and
afraek of south. iniruflne 10 walk
20 Junction cts 30 took the train
there again aad reached Portland
hK another fuuie
Cfeftield and his wife came 20
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z A'banF. from there - Portland
- thspes - Seattle
hiigheli reached Seattle an Weg-
ssslay mafHluR from Portland
saee thai time 81 has beer uanfre
s'Iieuiiy araund fhs affsefs rftnI-
! : 'ofne tisne az TIE deaat Enoa
- nat Il vas only a matter ~
qs when his quest would BE-
ms nafuiug a. T.fa o'clock BE-
a. cfsfflsid and his wife uaisinE
aen on FIRST ~ when toe
. !. reached a point In front ~
euiek drar store Sc walked un
I, .Ie'iield and shot hfm through
=. mead The bullet entered 90 the
80 q he skull and am~ out
~ he right eye CfsfnsiI died
~''hsll Placed Under Arrest.
-. M'shsll made ~ attempt 10 es-
- FaifolmaH Ls Count vas rur-
non a point south ~ Cherry
-. HpeeiaI officer Sam UutH.
nss safd ths shot and cav tha
- iall from FIrHf ~ ana co.
-. . also made haata t1 TIE
ne f9uug aafef uar rsim-
f.si'k 2 cigar tie handed Bis
ana ,'... I. : s4-esiiDef to TIE officer
Naeoa. ia To. patrol
q. -. ~ Bafies vas tie nrr, doe
ctsseie,''s5aa 70 reach fhe resaa
arus,,t body vaa taken irfo 49,
49,, ahd The doors ia-ts1 4
msr w ne curious crowd Tfa
"'a died Instantly however
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~, Kas rs uam Am 81 jan
nnt ats hFisf tsiekfana sent q
Y uart ~ Corvallis, ore
e..srr Mitchell axca q. TITS MORN
- esmrlsssa trakie ilse chapter
wab.h ereaxas ghe enA - Edmund
ss~ffelA efsxiaatog aua leader -
s.~xsAs faaeus ~ftnig Eaitrrs
aaehsli shat ahd INSTANTLY kiiist
eseesisla h rent - the Quick
sasnmaey. oa FIRST av between Co.
hsuhla and Cherry SITS
TrseksS Fshs Man.
uhh nfinlls paiieues fpunx
xrssAaa ahaa< two sisters Hat
s<-s ruinsd Through cFwffAslds IN
*mnus orraalsAtion. has fellow -
- rsilxiuGs fsnafsc faa several
ss-as psi. Gssffisid hlsaSlf Vas
~ reesn1if released FROM the
&km prnlssntiArY aftsf serving
~ pears a. rairlnE are ~ the
phksli sisters To wasfneft Ore
~ svvaxef traced hss mar shsnee
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aud whsn nerin- arrived m haax
Nas aIulast eeid. The remains Wefe
turned over 10 peputY Coroner A.
nnid aud taken 30 me m0rNue
Mrs. crsiNsgd Silent.
During AL This excitement MFs
f.fsffirid hardly uttered word
she Appeared to b. esfmsr than any
Of The bYstanders and az FIRST re-
fused absolutely 20 xtVe th~ pfftesfr
any names when her husband
dropped ere ala noi Seem 90 realise
hat he Nss dad. she firmly be-
iisYea ln his rf~ssnslaHs ~ setna =
special messenger frem heaven -
reveal the divine truth. which he
always asserted in Ms teachings.
ths woman uouif noe believe that
t.rssfi.id hed hFesfhe5 his last.
a.s. Cor . Word.
Hspaak 70 mo. Yea eamnot de.
Joshua. Ahe rrira Joshua waA
th~ uaFus By whseh Crsffiela
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peniteutiarv. she was sent 90 the
insane asylum. together with others
Of the mans followers. whose minds
had failed as result Of the apos-
Ties teachings She was later dis
charged as cured. but Greftield was
not long a. liberty until the woman
fell into his power again.
Ia the meantime, the Hurt family
had become entirely disilusioned
rs 10 their belief IN the alleged
apostles divinity aud tried TO res.
cue Mrs Grcflield from the mans
clutches While Crcffield had been
confined at Salem his wife was
granted q divorce. aud 10 seems
that thoy came 90 Seattle and were
married second time by Justice
George on April arl. of this year
Mrs Creffieids futheT Is O y Hurt
travelling mum. residing az Cor.
wallis. and Sc was To him that
George Mitchell went for infurma-
ton as to the whereabouts OF his
sisters
Seeking His Daughter.
MT Hurt was also striving 20
reach his daughter and rescue her
from the clutches Of Crpffleld.
Mitchell himself took up the search
aud never faltered a moment In MI
the weeks that he has been on the
trail until he saw the dead body OF
his sisters betrayor living on the
pavement this morning
To Mr. Hurt he then sent the
message which appears at the head
of this story.
n got my man. Am now in Jail -
Lived IN Portland,
Mitchell. Crefneld's slayer, has
lived In Portland for several years.
lie was alone ia that city and for
some time roomed at 233 burnside
st. AZ other times. according TO
the story he told today. he lived at
different boarding houses. His
aarriod sister. Mrs Il. Starr, also
lived in Portland. and his younger
sister, Esther Mitchell. was board.
ing at Oregon City. whore she
worked in the wooden mills up until
the umo she zen into Crctiield's
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sas known 81 the members ~ he
sect nnd ehirh he faiJ them had
been rirea him hf The supreme
BEING
au ne fiHs Ms Cfeffsid hnsit
- the Hl#a ~ tha PROSTATE inaH.
she fenaInea on her EneeH. EnslnE
into bis face until the body was
renewed b9 the coroner There Vas
not the slightest trace of emotion.
Fer features. however were oct and
she answered very few questions
that we're asked her
sfH toll anything have 90 tell
a. The proper time. she told f'e-
tsefive Carhett But the man had
absolutely nothing 20 shoot mY hus-
band faf- she insisted.
Mitchell 10 Calm.
- me police station Mitchell
maintained The crim eompoaure.
which never deserted him at ang
time uheu be was interviewed aud
photographed why did I shoot
fbe m4n1 be replied % question
well. BE- sImpiy r0ined my two
sisters aud I shot him That Is the
sum and substance of tie whole
natter
There vas not the slightest trace
~ hesitation or fear ~ c0uae-
aBWces He eat On q chair 90 head
quarters and answered every quea-
zion put 81 him without any evil
aenrr ~ hesitation.
Came Here Wednesday.
= came 70 Seattle on the train
iast wednesday m0fHiug be ex-
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turned 20 Oregon. meet fkelv To-
Tending 90 FatHsf hi- scattered
forces teEsthsf sad brxin anew Ia
another raup lie did not - 20
cefxatilas Cor gfseealns Ms iesnn IN
The EalsHi reulgsuffafY hr nal been
tsfrsd aud fsafhefed - ths lnais.
pant residents and ron out q ,hs
toNu.
A few Of these Who aafa stiii
faithful e. tha beliefs u the e.
iiEtoaa fanatic Hathsrsd ~ a camp
az waf1rort naaE the Oregon faast.
has eefs warned af raid usHdlns
aHa scattered rhsl u~fs 70 ~
faaRe general meeting rlaes 30
letter ~ sernr psare uhste they
wpuia 30 undisfafbed
search iss crstflstd.
a auesbsf 81 residents ~ car-
tailis ard viciaity. hoHetsf. whose
relatives had hi . number ~ ln
ssameea bEen inN~iwjrd into fhe
faaks ~ ths Ita1S Hullrra and
he'd been fuinsa started cat 60
saefsh foF cHaffisid wifh she
aVoas ~ intrntiaa - iyNghnN hini
May ~ The fans4il~a - ice t..t.
Wallis district ha1 been seilf upl
when fhs leader u the St bsa
made BE- first appearance T. msns
rssea HiEss left their huae niia.
IauRhfeta fgrsaas fieir pafeaia,l
russfa ana AnnhN those AKA -. a4as
tnr4isat.f wgth tH- strsnN. h.iief
asfs Nflsrh.ifu 49, st.fsts f,tsgv
mitchell. ahs haa fssn bsrn eaft
lag a. SWINE fts,ss a.. ss... s.s.~..,,
s4ts nassisn mills anA y IS hsa s-,,s
20 Cuftaiils 90 eisst thr nuft FAM
il1 me other sister ~aH Nfa a.
tiaff. nbo bad beer lifinf iu Fort
lard Htfh her husband Under the
horrible sWaY - ffsffisld ihsf fsil
Victims 81 'hs erase ana iainsa the
camp fhei ihe isa1fr had sHtab
llshsd aatsiir - corvallis
Revelation Fram Hsseea.
g. sss4...fti- a.. ,.,..t,. - -
~. ~. ~, - 49, "a. !, ~.
-. .t
80 - - -.
.'t.i.s -. - -.
y, - ~ -..,s -. -,
~. -, -. ~ ~. . -. y.
al, -. -. ~, - 49, ny
~ -. 49, - -. ~,
!. - ~. - ~ -.
- - - t.s - - -. -, 49, /.
, =. ~, ~ - - -. :, ., ~ 20
scr which thrsstened bIa siater.
ile vent ~ Corvallis 70 remoualnate
With them. bat found the hold hich
Crrfnrid hat gained Oh the women
too strong to be- broken. ana he re-
turned home. broken hearted
pvbns I. As,...s
800. .,-,,-
~ ~" '''' ~ f''i''' ~ ifiltf
l'sti 4'a :" 49, 80 ~ IN. '.
tul.at ttsta sia ~ hpis h''u'
tla 'stt'l''lta ~ 'etstlisi.ie J
N'l' - 1870 ~ NY sl.a that
49, 49, nv We e'sts,'iiiA 49, nc
ial'hiai io'lpNels h'," @aa &Alh'
el.a ln s,if 60 e9'h hiAht Yer"
OBS eAf llllHei lh f'AN" NaA
hefiph ''psea dnprs me
tiQA hoihFs Rathed .heH. serves
INTO leafiHl it+nt'. al"nA WIN
ih'it teati'r ana ms VIC. lheif 20
lions hteau'' sh notorious tihaill
mat ne oiii'iais Wefe Hppeated go
men no or thtfe oi th' man tpi-
lowers hefilne INSANE from INC
ircnkies when theN pfaeiteea nnd
lnia aroused the ptopie 70 state
OF indiRnRtlon-
Sisters Are Ruined.
Among those who had almost
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charge Of the quarlermaster sta
ton IA Seattle. arrived AZ Airing
ton dock early this morning and
after directions were sent 10 tho
sherman 90 go 10 the q. ~ docks,
he went there himself
shermsn's Cargo.
The sherman had practically two
thirds Of her cargo aboard. The
shipments billed for the sherman
were as follows Z.Eg2 tons Of oats,
547 tons Of hay and SIS tons gen
cral cgmmissary supplies This
would leave a. least + 900 tons Of
government supplies which Were
on the dock when the fire broke
out
Arlington wharf Is leased By the
Ariin gton Dock Co. from the Nor
thern Pacific railway Frank
Waiefhonae ~ the president Of the
company. which also controls Piers
4 and Z. The upper part of the
wharf vas leased to the govern
ment
~ the office Of Frank Water
house 4 Co, the statement WAS
made that they had not figured
their loss. but whatever II Was. f.
cover 4 fully by Insurance..
The Washington stefedoring Co.
place their loss 1T $1,000 Ships
tackle and an electric conveyor
was the property OF the steyedoring
company on the wharf which was
destroyed.
Loss Is 81, 900.
The estimated loss was this aft
eruoon placed at approximately
$4,000 This IL as stated simply
an estimate and may reach Sc. ea0.
The records OF the Arlington Dock
Co are sun IN the safe on the deck.
Col. Wood. In charge OF the quar-
iermaater commissary department,
had. AZ ? O'Clock this afternoon,
been unable to fix the government
loss. There were Al least 500 tons
OF grain in storage for the govern
ment on the upper floor OF tho
wharf This was ruined b. water.
Besides the army commissa-y
supplies the signal corps sustained
a loss. Col Glassford was unable
10 state Just what his ioEs il on
account OF not having the records.
Besides the supplies there were
fully 200 turkns belonging To army
officials stored ia the warehouse.
Col GlaSsford and Col Thompson
lost all OF their household effects.
The government refugees. who
came north on the sherman from
San Francisco. lost their household
and personal effects.
The Arlington Dock Co. had GO
tons OF unrouied flour and COO tons
OF hay IN the warehouse. Stores
OF general merchandise awaiting
shipment were also destroyed.
Their estimate OF loss is along
about 500
The wharf Itself was damaged
very little This afternoon an in
spection by contractors Is being
made The flooring has not yet
been damaged and the piling under.
meath does not appear 60 have been
effected The total loss can be
summed un IN the warehouse. which
o. a wreck and the shipments
stored
Spontaneous combust on.
Chief Cook OF the fire depart
mont made statement at / o'clock
90 The Star that he was unable 20
estimate tho loss until the records
Of those Involved could be gone
through.
The fire was caused by sp0n.
taneous combustion The dust aud
chaff aided the flames and the en-.
tire structure was almost instantly
cnVel0ped This Is attested by the
statement made by the government
employees who slept in the quarters
on the upper floor. They stated
that in a very short time the flames
seemed eating away az every por-
ton Of the Interior Of the ware
house"
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c.orue Mitchell Shoots and instantly Kills Ed
mund Creffeld, Leader Of Fanatical Relg-
iOus Sect--victim Accomplished Ruin OF Stay
es Sisters-.-A veuger Followed His Man For
Weeks and Is Now Satisfied.
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ssrATEMENT OF MRS. IDA cREFFIELD. WIFE
OF THE SLAIN MAN

; Mitchell had no reason kin my husband lie never
Al him any harm. ! downtown this morning
: INV skirt On First heard somebody call 'Cref
: Eeh' Nv husband turned and at the the
mot came I don't know why he did Il. When
!. Albany told that this Mitchell watching for
cfesieh but don't know what he had against him My
husband never ruined those girls and they with
q here The youngest Esther, is staying with the
sary Of my brother Frank Hurt Corvallis and has
keen there for some time.
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STATEMENT OF GEORGE MITCHELL.
THE SLAYER

: Il cane to Seattle the Wednesday morning train
,,cr Portland here for the purpose Of killing
rrrfeld saw them this morning First and shot
nj nan That IS all there Is TO a. lie ruined my two
.,ssers and | took his life"
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4 GOT nv MAN; AM I'M jail. w..
BROTHER STAYS MAN
WHO RUINED SISTERS

plalued 4 have been staying ~
different toomlns houses hsfa nise7
ana walking about lhe streets fhih
morning saw creffisld aud his
wife soing down FIRST av. l walked
up a. him and shot She man through
the head was hfuaEht up here TO
The polite station aod that neemH %
be about the Wa the situation
stands FL present
ATTY pafentn lived in Illinois. Ny
married Sister. Mrs nerthn
Starr lived az Portland Ny
younssf sister. Esther who i IS
years - aEc. worked AZ the woalen
mills iu ufrEon city M miles up
the willamette rver from Portland.
Creffieid Eut both ~ them iH bis
powvr and ruined them. hs ruined
others tao.
ssot 90 pssitsrtisry.
"'rhs man was tried on charge
% holding Illicit relations with some
~ the wemen in HIS Aiahoiieal aetf
ana We sent 90 the psnitcnllsfs fes
two years he Waa rrirasrd Some
time safiY lu che winter and started
tn gafhes hia foruiaf members ta-
EeIbef asHin. heafd thry acre "a
meet HIN AZ Maiduaft. on the Ufr-
son roaat ana 1 vent There / feds
bowed him uuin ! reached Seattle.
ana nege faDnd ms man. hnm
shot tbs WafuinK.
After heluE taken q hra tauarters
Mfs efefffnid vas taken 70 ths
place here ahe had been stopping
Nith her husband. At ftiS Ftfth ax.
in ehaeEn - Detective Adams 81
Waa up Ia ttiie aaffst roum that
the couple had basa usiEE Thvyr
was haadlf any furniture ard ghr
bed eaa simply dauhif cot. Every
lbing Indicated that the couple bad
been Twins iu stralkhiened cireum.
stances
Takes AsF Bihls.
Ms efvfnsid salhsfrd her BE
lousiaEa tossthsr and thsY Rsre
wrapped up ln a plses - ueWnf.a t,ef.
There pas a small tsible. some wfis.
ms paper. a fre pens and pencils.
combs 3 saupls o. hair ribbons aud
paekaEs ~ tobacco. a pistol sasI
found la = cammafa drawer. n
her pae ket she had senas cartridges
Tor thr weapon in her pocket. and
fhia aisa wa# taken lu charge hy
ihs pollrs
asa Ne Tssnk.
Mrs. eteffisld sd hat Ties had
ma trunks or Ffipa and {haf the
asnail package ~ belongings Fuamd
iu the fanm iueiaHsa an fh~if
worldly possessions we usfs GO
InE cat - saos faH safk she aaia
% the eft1esr. ~ Il ID arstlasY Zoe
The eYtasHss ~ poverty that the
I~rrngaI effects Indicated
Ffuru tbs beginning tsrs e'aeg.
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Came Here Wednesday.

= mms 10 Seattle on me train
iaa' wfaassany morning. be exc
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charge Of the quarlermaster sta
ti0n IA Seattle. arrived AZ Airing
ton dock early this morning and
after directions were sent 10 tho
sherman 90 go To the o. N docks,
he went there himself
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tcontlnued on PaEe 50
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-22

If, however, the greatest care is observed at
this critical point, the elephant may be brought
in safety to the railroad terminal, where the most
tedious part of the whole undertaking is to be
met.
For wild elephant to board train of his own
voition is in the realm of the unknown. He simply
will not do it, and he exerts all his stubbornness
and strength to avoid it, which is saying much
when it is considered that with blow of his fore
paw he fell tree foot in diameter 1t is con-
sequently compulsory to deal with them as you
would with the little birds that can sing and won't
sing: you must make them sing.
Constructing a rude and impromptu gang
plank from the railroad tinbers that happen to be
lying about (there are no conveniences whatever
for this sort of business, thus supplied means of
entrance to the box-car that had been tracked
for my use, and both doors of which | now thrust
open. Then, tying heavy ropes about the elephants
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from this collapse they
rise more reconciled to their
fate, and when led off to
water in company with two
tame animals of their kind
the process of subduing is
in a large measure accom-
plished.
" All that now remained
for the catcherS to do was to
drive the result of their
hunt down to our stopping
place, whence, with my two
men and a relay of others
that | secured to travel a
short distance-to the limit
of their district, where |
must engage another gang
the march began to the
nearest railroad station.
"All went smoothly for
a time. The elephants
proceeded meekly. We had
to swim them across the
Gauges, as the numerous
changes of the course of
that river preclude the pos
sibility of bridging. But
when within a few miles of
the railroad station it be
hooves us to keep a watchful
eye on our captives. With
remarkable keenness Of the
sense of smell and an in
telligence that is surprising,
they catch the Whit of
smoke and rails and in
tuitively realize the danger.
Suddenly they will take
flight, madly making for
the forest, and once having
gained the advantage of a
few rods it is next to i'm
possible to overtake them.
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various animals, that 1t does not
take them long to locate the
whereabouts of the elephants;
and building a small Enclosure
about four feet high lover which
an elephant never Jumps, well
concealed on the outside by
brush, and having a narrow APP
proach, they cautiously make
their way out beyond the ele-
plants, observing great care to be
absolutely noiseless, as the mere
breaking of a twig may put the
animals to flight Then, having
formed a miniature surround,
they begin the drive-in by shouts
and yells that brighten the ele-
plants forward toward the trap.
When the animals are safe within
the Enclosure, the entrance is
blocked and the capture is com
plete.
But the next step, tying
up, is far more perilous than
the actual capture, for it is nee
essary for the natives to enter
the corral with these loose wild
beasts. Several tame elephants,
however, are first led into it,
and SO well trained are these
sagacious animals that they i'm
mediately set to work in pairs,
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taking a piece out OF my arm
where the rope had rubbed
against the flesh. But | did not
complain of physical discomforts,
for had secured my prize, and
Notwithstanding the fact that |
had to repeat the whole process
of loading him on the train | was
happy over my successful cap
ture.
If no accidents have hap
pened and your elephant is
securely inclosed, you must now
perform the risky stunt of tying
him to his allotted apartment in
the car. With nearly all of my
elephants | succeeded beautifully,
always doing my work with
great despatch. But one elephant
showed fight and refused to go
into his moorings. l was behind
him, but no amount of goading
would urge him into the desired
position. He would not bulge
an inch. But with the cleverness
of his race he soon realized that
he could not strike me but that
another means of retaliation re-
manned open to him. Backing
slowly toward me, / knew that
he intended to crush me. For
tunately was in an angle OF the
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while you make fast the one on your side, they
are likely to take fright and bolt for the open,
leaving an easy means of escape for the hard
earned prize, whose ready intelligence comes quickly
to his aid Cleverly pushing the door wider
feet on the ground, and kneeling his hind legs,
ski1fuly lets himself down, distance of feet,
and makes bold dash for his native haunts. So
quick is he that he may be down and off good pace
before you make the circuit of the and start
in pursuit.
This trying experience happened to me with one
of my elephants. and as l saw this fifteen hundred
dollars fleeing from me, soon to be swallowed up
in the jungles | put all the speed that [ could
command, and after several rods of chasing managed
to get hold of the end of one of his ropes Holding
on for dear life, continued my fight, until came
to a good-sized tree, around which rapidly ran
several times, fastening it firmly, and incidentally
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ment, and unless you buy them from ne
authorized dealers, which is not the least expen-
sive means there stumbling blocks in your
path. Elephant catching is accomplished by prac-
tically one method, and because of this unity of
means employed l will skip over this part of the
story briefly.
Upon starting out from Calcutta first engaged
the services of two natives who were to accompany
the entire journey. This was necessary, as
it is impossible you travel about to get natives
to leave their districts, unless they the
business of acting as guides and protectors. With
this meager band of assistants and the most limited
after reconnoiterng for a time soon found natives
who would undertake the capture of elephants
While they were off the hunt, [ busted myself
supervising the capture of other creatures of the
forest upon which | had set my heart.
The natives are SO keen in their detection Of
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~ My those who have had the experience"
said wild-aninal hunter fresh from the
q jungles of India, have any conception of
~ the hardships to be endured and the
dangers to be in exploring the wds of India for
the purpose of capturing wild animals. From the
minute of leaving Calcutta Bombay to the end of
the return trip not only privatons necessary,
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surrounding a wild elephant and pinonirg his
body between theirs, thus allowing the natives to
tie the hind legs of the captive and fasten the
rope to a tree without the wall of the inclosure
When all made secure the great tug-of-war
begins. They pull and fight for their freedom until
completely exhausted, when they fall apparently
eless to the ground But after they have recovered