The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-13
BIG BEAR SHOT IN BROOKLYN
TT Vas WR. M RNETTS NEAR
AND M HiDIIRMINT ENOTGH
DadnT Mind SNAKES. One Eyed japanese
Goldfish ami such. hut Drew the Line
~ nFuin in IIIs Bark wards. 2.
a Wan Does the Nv ana Jumbo Act.


Goldfish ana such. hut Drew the Line
at Aruin In ITS Bark wards. 2.
a Wan Does the nv ana TunsbO Act
Il isn : once IN a dogs age that
haAr. aarti larry a black b~ar. 10 killed
50 Cn'lnA.a Heights. Brooklyn. J'Ist
because they killed a big one over there
night hsiore ,aSf Ia no siRn that anybody
who goes g!nnIng along Pisrrepont street
or Clinton street or Livingston street
after aArx ran bag haar Not ny any
means Besides. he bear that the hunters
rot On Friday aight was Gagged up tight
anu 10 wasn't much OF a trick % kill him.
The hunt was Harold l.. B,irnett's
own private party Burnett lives at
a Livingston street. which isn't very far
from the Borough Hail subway station.
He hAs been known to the general public
through liking for snakes. goldfAh
and game toVI He also haA had more
or les matrimonial infe.iCi y. which,
according 20 his wife. grew ont 81 this
same nAturaiis' habit His wife aid he
ooaldn I love both the snakes and herssh
at the same time and IN the same place
but mat Is another story entirely and
ham { anything 90 do with tina black
bear hunt
The bear. Il seems, was gwen TO Mr..
Burnett by a friend who had heard him
express A desire 10 have q regular bear
about the house. This friend didn't 20
into details about the sine or color or
disposition Of hear that was wanted.
but just caught bear and gave II 20 Mr..
Burnett. Through no fault Of the ac-
oommodattng friend. but possibly ~ a
result OF carclesSness. IL CHANGED that the
bear that he sent was very big and very
black ard had very bad disposition.
0oldnsh even one eyed japanese gold
AAA. may have had tsmpers and may
swish thssr tails about and threaten 20
RnAw holes through tho sides OF their
aquarium. but after all IL IsEt very hard
% manage them when one knows how.
Snakes. too. can be doped 10 q point II
docility. Bur when a big black bear gsts
good and cToss IL Is almost impoaAihle
- do a thing with him. Mr. Burnett
found this % be true and started In 20 set
RID az the brute.
Had it been a dog the easiest way 20
dieposo OF him would have bsen TO take
him out on the Brooklyn streets without
q map and Just leave him alone to lose
htnssslf But nobody with the proper
SsS- q roam he .tre.," % ,hSt ms Slscd
was out OF the question. The friend
who gave the bear declined gently bur
with nrmness 20 take the brute back;
bad he wanted such plAything ne would
have kept u in the first pllce. Mr. Burnett
thought he had 10 all arranged when he
offered % give the bear 10 the roo in
Prospect Park. but the Park people " snt
down 70 the Burnett back yard and had q
look at the bear and thanked Mr.. Burnett
for HE offer but they didn't think they
"a hat IN -
BOo.
Mr. Burnett didn't particularly like
tho bear because % it, mean a sDosition,
but even 30 he rally had nothing against
n. 80 what he finally did was done more
ia sorrow THAI IN a1gvr After trying
every Othe" possible wav out Of the
difficulty Mr. Burnett called up the $ =.
g. A. on the tele phone aud aid ~ wanted
somebody 70 come around % hi- tack
yard AID XIII n b.a
IL Is ~'.-loI- a srurbnce Of the peara
70 o.sch -ge 2 gun over on the He gnts.
and IN" followed long De ate o. 20
the best time OF dey for the execution Z
IL wa de- dei that less commot on would [,
result u the Afar were pulled ~ while |
Brooklyn wa AZ cinEer
william " Evans was the animal |
society agent sele -ted 70 rid the com
munity ~ ono OF - few hla-k haars !
Evan wei, 10 the house armed With a
@anser 50 calib.e pstol and wa~ guided
" NAlH VA@h % J " -AEs buTlffGs AIrCT
stopping 70 s4rr "a n" one eyed .iapa1e-e
gold fab. which We w,ggl.ng their "a Ia .
II fea- lest the Mau-er wee meant for .
the-n. Eva aop-oa bod the csEr
Evans saws that has ldea OF darkness IL 4
a black boar N the darkes' corner OF a .
dark ce ge In a dark Brooklyn backward /
on dark mig As ne felt his way past 4
dog kenEss ard ssn chickHn kcnne,s I
and one a. ed Japln-se goldfish kennels D
and snak, Eeano Up 20 the regular iron
cage which house, the bear OUT OF the
darkness came a g-owl and a snsrl and
black paw The last nnen'ionad reachoi
for Evans. but missed him WhAreIpon
the agen. Withdrew 70 the shelter Of q
group Of japanese gold Ash
Mr.. Burnett Weu- ~ the house and
brou ght out a searchlighf The fow
thousand candle power rave ~ this he
turned directly on the Caso The bear
stood out in The spo light a. Il he had .
years vaudevllle contract II
With the bear outlined N strong white
light tho res. vas too AAsv 20 - much
etln. The profess ional hunter Of domestic
beasts walked into close range. jockeved
q while "a answer to Il ssriss of cvnsive
tactics on the part Of tn' bear and blinzed
one shot -ighl INTO the brBr's anatomy
whore l. would do the most good The
bear died right aWsV
There 10 al the diTeranCa IN the world
between a live black ar with a had
disooai'ion inside - him and q dad
black b@a- ufc ! viii Favdust OF what
ever 10 h tho s'lF % "a hla "a 10 lrswith
Burnett u gong TO have tho skin ~ this
particular blacs bear o: his stuffed and
set up in his home and j.. expects no
further trouble from 'he brute