The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-16
LEOPARD Gagged
AFTER ATTACKS
ON THREE MEN
Annihilated Pet Monkey, Tore
Arm of First Owner; Earned
Name "NitrOgIycerine"
Now Being Guarded at Park in
San Rafael; Owners Pass
Him Along

After attacks on three men. in which
they were compelled to fight for their
lives, one leopard is now being guarded
at Boyd park, San Rafael. worthy and
feared curiosity. With the temper of
exasperated dynamite and claws as
sharp as cutlasses. the leopard kept the
crew Of the L. s S. Albany at a re-
spectful distance. annihilated the pet
monkey OF the ship and tore the arm
OF its first owner into shreds.
Peter Bishop. a gunner on the Al
bany. first introduced the desperate
creature into white society. He paid
dearly for his interest in the animal
almost with his life r. C. Bernard. a
sailor at the United states training
station at Yerba Buena island. was the
second victim of the wild beast from
the south. and Peter Kopp, a San Ra-
fael cafe proprietor, was the third
man to match his mettle with the fury
Of the leopard and barely escaped with
his life after acquiring long and deep
scars which will last him through life.
SECURED IN TRADE
Peter Bishop. the gunner. was on the
vessel in the south when it was cruis-
ing about the Central American ports.
At Acapulco Bishop traded two sacks
OF flour for the spotted terror of the
jungle. He was proud of his posses
sion. The ships menagerie Heretofore
had consisted Of monkey.
For a short time after the leopard
was installed in the Albany forecastle
it led a peaceful life and the crew
thought that it had changed its spotted
career. But the axiom was yet to be
proven. One lazy day the leopard
espied its old jungle prey and sprung
on the peaceful monkey. With an ugly
fash and crunch Of itssteeth it snapped
on the little animals head.
FIGHTS FOR LIFE
Bishop jumped from his hammock as
the monkey gave its last shrill cry of
pain. He saw the leopard tearing the
small body to pieces. The sailors wrath
was aroused and he walked into
trouble. Barehanded he tackled the
leopard. The brute Immediately turned
on Bishop and tore his arm with the
first blow of its ugly claws. Its teeth
through. while its claws struck out
savagely for Bishops head and face.
Several sailors on guard rushed to the
aid of their comrade. ard with the
butts of their rifles beat the leopard
nsensible.
PROMISED TO FRIEND
Bishops shipmates wanted him TO
have the beast killed. but the sailor
said that he had promised the brute TO
a friend at Yerba Buena island and
could not break the promise. as he had
already sent wireless message to the
friend. telling him Of the coming gift.
When the Albany reached San Fran
cisco harbor the leopard came in sight
Of r. /. Bernard. sailor at the United
states naval training station at Yerba
Buena island Bernard wanted the
leopard and started TO fraternalize with
his fellow fighting creature with such
soothing euphemisms as Pretty Puss,
etc But the leopard. already named
Nitroglycerine by the wary Albany
crew. was not to be won by gentle
words. With the flash of a cannon
shot the ungrateful animal jumped on
Bernard and clutched the sailors hand
in its teeth, tearing his clothes from
shoulders TO ankles with its perilous
claws. Bleeding from a dozen deer
scratches Bernard fought off the
leopard until aid came and Nitro
glycerine was pried loose
PASSED ALONG
Bernard did not want an active me.
nagerie any longer. He had friend
IN san Rafael. Peter Kopp. who runs
cafe. Bernard thought that such q
virile specimen would be an attraction
10 kopp's place and offered the Ieopa rd
10 the cafeman. KOpp accepted the
gift and kept the lusty mankiller hall
day, until he tried to.mangle the pro.
prietOr himself Kopp turned the Jun.
gle fighter over to Boyd's park. Sar
Rafael, where it is now kept in a Sc.
cluded cage and fed by a catapult.