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\Ct I -f* 'cu b Shooting the\Elejihanl^Thc perpetralofhoreoHim wanton **|t, wepjv happy to hejstate are fully discovered. Some jgjrAm*-io* | stances hiving fastened suspicion upon t* t wo individuals ‘they were privately ejam-pf I ined and finally induced to make a chVtosip* uraoftfte whole transaction, which wasaW ^subsequently repeated on an.exajiinnioptnshiirfHijlevsellmOilJ)£ilit!WO[before a Court ofSustjces, Judge B'unch wjof this town presiding. ■ ;t°| ’From the invest gation it appears that fc* I there were six persons in the affair Fenner pr(w,[ Eddy, John finnan, Alher* Eddy, France fjf nP!| Westf Angfll Darltn^gand Benj«mici Bod-_ _ Three guns yerg jo he *us$d* -Jin* gelfiarliog IdadedTtwef, orje with seven ■ ant [ Wpd the otfaSnvRh two o^fu^the other] tat Kngun ^aloade‘by ^llberrlgtldy with ubullets. Fenner JBddy und Inman stmftrti-%d themselves in thr mifij-with* the three guns, expecting to be joined by a third lirW prrion, Who however did not ‘ appear?2-I5»l West and fi- Wen then gave notice /of theis-*aitmslarttngand tbr approcfi^f the *Elepliant at two separate ttme^. BLwen told *hem ^ if there was no man in the way to shoot, /fc !? . thftJElkphant itherewr (hey could bit her. j Xi Jusl as the animal was leaving the bridge! toi ^}l FeuhprEJdyfiredthogUnWiiHsevenbular* {lets and as she vraw falling ^i.itmndjRcba ro’1 eed his gun with tw4 bullets. Fenter l ijJm*rr» ____u. ____ • . *h’ •» -..tilP*t then threw his gim*kvHhe1ft* ofo, anted] so the gun which had nol^bcen discharged*,; m10being afraid the dbg might Attack him, nndWI1 then made their becap^ a*n icttm after I minified with the aim,.singled w#h the perangij^Qllefcied bn 1he hat * bridge, where their accessaries were alsodtsp*Kwas rated t of the floom, the ht^e guns deposited at the (Inward* end the parties each weftt home* * Alter heir-n’gtthete facts and CinfessionsiJhe couj*tr5».SIdci ordered (hi parties individually to reco^' V nize In the sum of $600 with* sureitcsr forap.the15,{the same srmcfunt each£/tht Unu which makes the killing of a beast an ©ftence,patching the sarhfc with a fine not exceeding $!Q0 and (Wo months imprisonment’and ‘also subjecting. tft£ party .conyicfetl to pay to the owner irefbfe dsiijl^s^he recovered ih an action of tresjroJu^Tuou was doubtless intended to apply to ordmaon-ra-provistIp- IonsAjilviTry animals, horses, kine^e. and the low Eouldnot have anticipate** the shooting oftr elephanU-i.P/oi?tdeitre Journalc*totei:ajg*mfmwiffiithdeStswrimed*WI mA
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Lowville Black River Gazette
Lowville, New York, US
Wed, Jun 14, 1826
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