Salt Lake Telegram | 1902-12-08 | Page 3 | Attacked by Wildcat

I A ATTACKED II A BY WILDCAT Aid i Came aine Just us in Time Save Life o of West es Virginia Virginia Vir Vir- ginia Man an CUMBERLAND D Md Dec The R-The R. R Thc timely arrival of or Thornton Bosley saved Raved Alexander lexander Abernathy from b being torn to death b a by ya mon monster ter wildcat In n the West nest esl Virginia mountains For weeks the people har ha been ben terrorized terrorized terrorized ter ter- b by the cat at Cross Church hurch W. W Ya Vt Va Abernathy was walking along a public highway when he was startled by an unearthly yell and the thc n t t moment moment mo mo- m ment nt a wildcat upon him hint from the top of or a fence Abernathy Abernath carried a n stout walking stick with which he tried to defend himself himself but was w being tea lacerated lacerate 1 When when Bosley Bosle happened happened happened hap hap- along The Is latter Her Is a famous pistol shot and lost no In going to Abernathys bernath rescue and succeeded In killing the catamount At the third shot It turned from A Abernathy bernath and was about to leap at Bosley's throat when he hI shot hot the he animal between the ej eyes s Abernathys AbernathY's clothes eE were stripped d Into shreds