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Show KILLED BV A BULL. Fall Parliculars of a Trajic and 1'athcllc Incident. Yesterday morning about o'clock, while Frank Staples, son of the deceased, was pasting through the corral, a largo bull, which was loose, turned and ran after the boy, knocking him down and using him savagely. Geo. Staples on seeing this immediately imme-diately ran Into the corral to rescue the boy. Tho llerco bull seemed to recognize that his master had appeared, ap-peared, and accordingly turned and left the boy. The animal was now terribly enraged, and to prevent him from attacking any other person per-son who might have occasion to enter tho corral, Mr. Staples thought it safest to tie un the infuri- ated brute. A ccordlngly he obtained obtain-ed a rope and while iu the act of plat-lug It around the horns of tho furious bull, it knocked him down and dragged him from the middle of the corral to the fence, where it thrust him througb,notwilbstanding two large iioles had to bo broken to accomplish it. Thu wife and some of the children witnessing the terrible scene ot the husband and father being dragged to death by n merciless brute, run immediately to render any assistance assist-ance that lay in their power, but In vain. The brute had done his horrible horri-ble work, and, as ir well satisfied, turned away quietly and began eat lnif. We may imagine the conditioner con-ditioner Brother Staples after having hav-ing been thus treated. One member of tbe family ap pnuchiug him. he endeavored to arise, but could only move one arm and hand, which he placed on bis breast, indicating that he was iu great.ngony." His daughter May, who wa first to speak to him, tald, Father don't try to move. Llequittly uatlltomc ouo comes to yourassisUuce." She then raised his head and he exclaimed, ex-claimed, as if in the greatest agony: "Don't raise my htaJ too high, 1 cnuuot breathe." These were Ills last onls. Before he could be carried car-ried to the house, lie had exilrcd. The grief-stricken family, with cries of horror and distress, ran from the place, wild with grief for ili loss of a tender-hearted husband and parent, w horn they loved so dearly. Tlie incident cast a gloom over the little town of Ebiiiorc such as it has never before witnessed. The community feel they have lost a warm friend, and they all mourn his service. The bereaved family have the tender sympathy of all their RL-1-nore friends, who feels to share the grief of wife and children. Joh.n JOH.N'sO.N'. ELSi.vor.r,Oct.3J, 1S90. |