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Show GIRL FASCINATES A LION. Fair Dancer Patted Affectionately, but Her Face la Scratched. So great was the Impression which a fascinating dancer made on a Hon while she was paying a visit to a music mu-sic hall whore It was performing that tho animal, after contemplating her for some time, got on Its legs, moved oft In her. direction, and, putting Its paws through the barn of its cage, took hold of her head and patted her face affecflonatcly. Unfortunately, Samson had reckoned reckon-ed without Ills claws, which tore the lender skin of the pretty dancer, Indicting In-dicting scars, the traces of which will, in all probability, never disappear. This result of what would otherwise have been regarded as a good Joke, aot bolng likely to enhance tho professional pro-fessional attractiveness of tho graceful grace-ful Spaniard, she has taken legal action ac-tion against tho proprietor of the place of entertainment, putting In n claim for damages to the amount of 2.000. Tho caso has Just been brought before be-fore one of tho Paris courts, hut, as the defendant Is abroad on business, the hearing has been adjourned tintl. November, when tho Judges mny have a better opportunity for forming an exact opinion of the Injury which the charms of the fair plaintiff have sustained sus-tained at the paws of the susceptible Samson. Saved from Suicide by Uath. A keeper nt tho county Jail Id. Jersey Jer-sey City made the discovery a few days ago that Nicola Murdaco, a condemned con-demned Italian murderer, was In need of n bath. Tho tip was furnlhbed by Kdward- Tapeley. a negro miudercr, who is under sentence to hang one week before be-fore tho date set for Murdaeo's execution. execu-tion. Tapeley said ho strenuously objected ob-jected to confinement In tho samo cell with the Italian unless "tho dago had a wash." Murdaco was ordered to get Into tho bathtu'j, but, refused. Ho said ho would die first, and then six attendants attend-ants yanked his clothes off and washed wash-ed him. Murdaco's yells wer heard In every part, of the Jail. Threo or four men held him down while others scrubbed him from hend to foot. Murdaco tried to kill himself the oilier day by twisting and pulling his tbnguo until It bled atth roots. Tho keepers believe tho Italian had an Idea that he could commit suicide by allowing Jlie pores of his skin to closo up, and fcr that reason rcfusod to wash hlrtio". |