The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-11-27
JEWEL ATTACKS Her KEEPER
mo CENTRiL PiRk ELEPHANT
PyT ~ CU4INS.
Victim of Distcmper caused 10y LonelI-
ness she - Now Iast In the Har-
ness Which Was Jsed to Fctter Big
rom. kiiied by Poison Nine Wears Ago

Jewel. the big female elephant in the
Central Park menaGerie, was put in
chains Yesterday after she had made
an attack upon Keeper Bob Hurton, who
vent into her stall to clean up. Hurton
entered the elephant house 10y the rear
door and kept a wary eve upon the pachy
derm. as she had shown evidences Of
distemper for the last two days.
The pachydprm heard him unbarring
the heavy swinging doors. She was
taking n drink from q pail Of water as
he entered The keeper paused after
getting into the stall few feet. for he
noticed her ears Tapping backward and
forward, sure sign that an elephant Is
in ugly mood and is medtating trouble
for some one.
He wasn't left long in doubt, as the
beast extended her trunk toward him
and blew a pint or so of water from her
nostrls into his face. Then with an
angry squeal she advanced upon him
The keeper didn't stop to argue the
matter with her. He jumped for the
door, ducked under the heavy crossbar
and was out in the yard in a twinklng.
Ordinarily Jewel is of a mild disposition
and during the fourteen years she has
been in the park never showed any dis
position TO hurt a keeper or any stranger
that came near her when out in the open
during summer.
Hurton thought her tantrum might pass
from the violent stage in half an hour
or so and waited. Then he decided to
take in her breakfast. This consisted
of several loaves of bread and peck
or so Of cut up apples and carrots.
lie got as far as the door and took a
look at the inmate of the stall She
looked at him and the ears began tapping
again. The keeper decided that he would
not take chances. and standing beyond
reach of the elephants trunk he threw
Z he bread and carrots and apples at her
She wasn't too enraged to eat, but was not
al all grateful to the man that fed her
Headkeeper Billy snyder. who has
had a long experience with elephants,
decided that it was necessary to fetter
the big animal or she would commit
| homicide II was a peculiar case of
wild animal physiology Snyder said.
! He had never met with a similar case
] affecting female elephants while in the
| park or during the time he was with
| Barnums circus
! Jewels mind. what there is of it. was
affected by social ostracism, the keeper
explained Cut off from intercourse with
J H'lil'''lN W l'l '"h u i'"' i"Ssiis way
after day in the same stall without change
! or excitement oi any kind she acquired
/ hloodthIrsty tendencies.
Snyder noticed a swolllng over the
! temporal bones Of the animal. A few
| inches in front OF the ears there was a
vent over ehch tlinor. lhe head keeper
| thought that the tumors might cause some
! pressure on tho animals nerves that
caused condition similar to insanity in
/ humans.
/ The head keeper called that Just nine
/ years ago Tom, ing elephant. had 10 be
put TO death To- prevent him from killing
! tho keepers Tom had hralnStorms peri
! odi"ally with strong tendency TO homi-
Clde. II took over "" grams ot cyanide
OF potash to put him out OF the way OF
doing harm.
The h"adkeeper reported Jewels dan.
gerors behavior To Director smith and
recommended the adoption OF measures
to protect the humans that have TO look
after the elephants welfare. The direc-
tor gave orders Tor putting chains upon