Show A lion let in city streets A wild cougar or mountain lion don weighing shoot about pounds was killed in tho ilia yard of dr A P colo cole pike street between sixth and seventh at about this morning elc excitement I 1 lenient ran high during the tho hunt hant for far the animal several people having narrow escapes front from tho the fangs and claws of the boadt tile the cougar which was at least eight fret feet in length was wa seen hy by judge wood woods i and was crossing tho the vacant lot on the north side of 0 plue sticht between fourth and fifth the animal trotted tit nt A leisurely pace through tile he yard 0 of the european house unit and entered tho the kentucky stable owned by R 1 I Bl nop through branch I 1 a rear Is aindow the first that tho the men in it the stable knew of tho the visit of tho the bruto brute was when the horses begun a terrible uproar one of named charlie started down to suo sea what lint the mailer enal ter wase was but ou oil getting u glimpse of rho animal decided very bud suddenly denly that the horses were ablo able to take earn caro of themselves and gained tile the upper floor with great alacrity ri ty some hens were la in tile the stab stable leand and tho the countr struck one ODO of them with b his Is paw killing it lie ile then rushed by a small boy bay who was it in too clio stable and loft tho the stable through uril a side window which was open while the animal had been tit in the stable mr hashop had armed blin himself self with a rifle lie ile bred at the as jt it left ibo stable hitting hilling it II in the ilia rump tho the pain of tile tho ahot infuriated the cougar giving one ot the wonderful springs for which these animals are it reached tho the ten feet above and then emitting it a series of blood yells it started donn doin a sixth street tohaid riko pike several people wore were on sixth street at tho the time among whom were ten IBO ladles ladies the of the ladles nad and hoarse shouts 0 of tho thomen men caused many people to from their stores and hou eb only to run ran back again and fasten tile the doors behind there them when they saw tho ilia terri terrible blo animal jib open oarn mouth und anti white fangs coming down the street omitting emitting frightful belh at nearly every jump As tho readied reached pike street an electrio electric car came the cougar crouched as though about to baring nt at it and tho the motor mau turned on the clio full current abo our probably covered the next two or three blocks which Is ii down grade at the quickest rate of speed on art record pike street was wag as usual at this thin time of day thronged thron ged with tied and team tott nii the appearance of the cougar creat created eds a panic men and ana women runn lag in all directions rec tlona ions the cougar crouched tor for a mom moment fand d then vve gave two bon bod rids in the small yard vard lu fit front of ur dr A P colos reId enco devoral children were on oil tho ilia porch ut at tile the time cline slid and they worn wore stricken with terror tit nt I 1 tho he apparition and were unable to move the looked at tho the front window tho the were drawn and kits hla reflection was plainly discernible tn in uie the glass supposing JC it it as pearlier lea it be gave a yell and jumped for the window but fell short owing Itro probably bably to the wound in his rump at this juncture eugene Cho chopin phil whose store li 14 no in the opposite corner slid aud who had seen been tile lie animal rushed train from bis big store aenied with I a 4 41 I callior I 1 nod and running aeron the street open opened ed fire on the clio animal at the first shot t be cougar faced about und and crouched for it h spring at his big due dar ing ln assa assailant assailment ilent 0 just As ai he letl left the ground mr jr chapin fired again bringing him to ti tile ground mr ir crell two mote photo into tho the profit body of the cougar couff ir front from the efferts effe of which be 41 dlud ill in a fo few mo me menth tile body 0 of the cougar was taken lakon to tile tho stable of co where it wan wag skinned by W faint the veterinary surgeon tile tho cougar wax we eight feet in length and weighed about IW irod pounds being a Inon titer where it canio came from f ran in u mystery otys Lery it looked very TO much acu like it ke I 1 lie ho one that has been oil OB for several months on second street but who have soon seen them hot both claim that are several searal points of at die similarity it lii thought likely that ishad wandered during ilk the night frown from tile the neighboring woods and could not ond find its way out Scat till I 1 |