Show EXCITING WILDCAT CHASE IN CITY Untamed Feline Found in George F Goodwins Yard and After an Attacking Party Has a Thrilling Experience L the Animal is Shot Attorney George F Goodwin had an experience yesterday morning at his home on East Fourth South street which differed considerably from any usually met with In his regular vocation voca-tion About 1 oclock he started out to his barn lo look after his chickens and rabbits when suddenly a wildcat sprang from the side of the house and made a fierce run for Mr Goodv The latter quickly made up his mind that the best thing he could do was to run a little faster than the Intruding feline and reach the kitchen door first which he did and hastily grabbed his gun Pie also loaded it and at the same time Informed the family of his terrible enemy on the outside By that time Mr Goodwin had again reached the spot where he last saw the cat his family had given the alarm and about all the men women and ihildtpn In the neighborhood had come to the rescue heavily armed with various weapons from a hatpin to a pitchfork When they next saw the cat It was standing boldly and bravely over the carqasscs of two Belgian hares and five chickens which he had killed while the excited attorney was getting his gun and the army of people gathering Mr Goodwin affected by the sight of the slain bodies determined to avenge the death of his most beloved pets lie raised his gun to fire but the cat was too quick It jumped over the fence into a small patch of corn In a neighboring lot where It concealed itself it-self for ten minutes while the attacking attack-ing party trampled down about every stalk of corn In the field Then In sore need of some qther place of refuge the wildcat made a bold dash and gained a small clump of raspberry bushes But fatal spot The crowd now gathered around the animal so that It could not even look Sn any direction without some formidable Implement of warfare war-fare staring it full In > thc face Mr Goodwin had by this time approached and placing his Winchester squarely in the face of the cat pulled the trigger and killed It He was so elated over his adventure that he Immediately took the dead cat down to Mehesy to have It dressed and mounted Imagine his surprise and humiliation when ho was met by the exclamation from the lips of Mr Mehesy My God man youve killed my pet wildcat After considerable explanation on lIme part of each the affair was patched up It seems that some boys in their determination deter-mination to have some sport turned the animal loose |