Show Elephant Stomps Child 5 Before Horrified Crowd SARASOTA Fla March J 27 CUP UP Tragedy Tragedy haunted the nations nation's nations nation's nations nation's na na- na- na tion's biggest circus Monday as it packed for a tour without Dolly a sleepy elephant who killed a friendly child chUd who offered h her r peanuts In a n split-second split break from 20 years of circus docility Dolly wrapped her trunk about five five- year old Edward Rogers Schooley Sunday afternoon and crushed his skull with her huge hug foot The state beg began n an immediate investigation to see if the circus was vas at fault Circus officials voiced shock and grief It was one of the final training sessions of ng Bros Barnum S Bailey circus before preparing to 10 to reave leave for New York a and f Hi U The e first 1950 appearance on April 5 5 Offered a Peanut Edward was strolling through the training camp with his professor professor professor pro pro- fessor father mother and year six old brother when he stopped before before before be be- fore a herd of 35 elephants chained in a n building H He offered Dolly a peanut She unraveled her trunk to take it Instead unaccountably she wrapped her trunk about Edwards Edward's body dragged the terrified child under a 1 rope and stood with her foot pressing on his head A watchman shouted futilely a at Dolly as Edwards Edward's parents and bystanders bystanders by by- standers slanders screamed for help She ignored the Uie wild cries Recover Body od Trainers finally pushed her away with a pole Edwards Edward's father Prof Elmer Schooley of Highlands university in Las Vegas as recovered the boys boy's body Watchman J J. J D. D Brown said the Ule elephant stepped on the boys boy's head and crushed his skull before L could reach the ring All AIl the theother theother other watchmen were eating lunch Circus officials ordered the ele ele- ele- ele pliant shed closed immediately There was no explanation for forthe forthe forthe the elephants elephant's action Henry Ringling Ringling Ringling Ring- Ring ling North vice president and one of the owners of the circus said Dolly had lead always behaved well wel before crowds The watchman said sale she had been her normal peaceful self before the incident Unaware of or Deed Afterward Dolly chewed hay placidly apparently unaware of oJ what she had done North said she would not accompany the circus circus circus cir cir- cir cir- cus cast Elephants also made news Sunday Sunday Sunday Sun Sun- day at CIrcleville Ohio Three of them hem were herded b back ck to the winter headquarters of the Mills Bros circus after bolting from a circus fire and throwing the countryside countryside coun- coun into a panic Big Burma and two other pachyderms were found several hours later Sunday morning nosing about a creek a amile amile mile from the circus |