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mu b Shooting theiElcjphankr^Thc perpetraDofjtoroNim wanton **|i, wepftjv happy to hestale a7e fully discovered. Sopie jyrclim-do» | stances btfving fastened suspicion upon rk* tyro individuals they were privately e|am-i pf I ined and finally induced to make a chVtos ap* I ur* of the whole Uansaction, which was aid JsuBsequently repeated on an.exajrinatiopin:MrcmSCIselVI!olI*htWlkltot [before a Court ofSustjees, Judge B'onch ■ °n of this* town presiding. ■ ;t.° ’From the Jnvcbt 'gatton it appears that ! *• [there were six persons in the affair Fenner prj Eddy, John Imaam Alher1 Eddy, Francis of |¥( West, Angetl Darlitigand Beuj«rout Bori* I _ _ Three guns .were 10 he used. An* j*tgeIfarltog IdadedFtvnf, one with seven an [»ud the otfaSnvRh twd'OuTTfts,‘the other] t$ Kngun ^a!odtic*by ^Albert^^cfdfy with u w bullets, Fenner Eddy und Inman tuuftfri? fed themselves in the mil]rwith* the three jflii guns, expecting to be joined By a third j Jc| aiiW p^rion, Who however did not4 appear?2-j to West and B* tfen then gave notice 'ot the wilUvr attttostarting and the approctv^f the ElephantBowen told themat two separate umc«. xS^uen toiq them j if there was no man in trie way to shoot. /( gy*_fhft Elephant vvberever they could hit her. ] yinn m * _ t i t » l -i \ « i s 1Jusl ns the animal was leaving the bridge I tofMl' FenfiprE Jtly firtd iho in tutheeveivbul-4 fjjrarilet*. #nd as she vr*» falling *$i.itnn discbnro'1 ged hi*. £un with- M*4 bullets. Fcnter I.(an* ____ .i ... i j. ____ . A ‘ f _. a »BP*lthen threw his gtt4otoMhe ohi. suited! S( the gun which had nol^bcen discharged,] aih°i being afraid the dbg might Attack him, undvcl1 then made iheir Escape,, £n scrcm after ^ ! minded with the wm, singled wyh the perangi^ollettec! bn ihc hat»bridge, where (heir adcfisaiics were also^ mpttwas rased Ifrtfi of the fioom, the ht^e guns deposited at the tin-yard, end the parties each wefft home* * Alter hetr* n’gtthese facts ontf CinfessionsiJhe court14,Sdtijik ordered thi parties individually ter recp{*£ gii} niarc in the sum of JaOO with* aureticsr ifbrap.the*5,{the same armcfunt each^tht bus* which makes the foiling of a beast an offence, puqi'hing the samfc with a fine not exceed*mg $!Q0 and two months' Imprisonment'and ‘also subjecting. thg party .convicted to pay to tht owner trefttfe da^l^s^tolie recovered ih an action of tres^fs^—Tutv was doubtless intended to apply to ordinaon-ra-provistonsry animals, horses, kine^e. and the law Eoultlnot have anticipate*1 the shooting ofw elepbant^JP**or*l^ce Journal;c**-httw.ftTVdilldlt;StV#atecrr ~ *mw
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Lowville Black River Gazette
Lowville, New York, US
Wed, Jun 14, 1826
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