Chicago, Aug. 20.-Like the heroic Ursus, who wrestled with a bull in the arena, John Maffey clung to the horns of a maddened steer which had escaped from the stockyards while children and other pedestrians fled to safety. For fifteen minutes Maffey kept up his battle with the animal, and was about to fall exhausted when the police ran up and shot the steer. Then the young man was taken to his home at 4554 Paulina street by the bluecoats. Policeman Loula, while firing, at the steer, suffered a flesh wound in the left leg when his revolver was knocked from his hand by an excited women and the weapon discharged.
Steer Butted Out, Not In.
The steer, which had just been brought from the west, butted through a railing surrounding its pen in the Morris & Co. plant, and before cowboys could intercept it dashed through an open gate at Forty-fifth street and Ashland avenue. Children were playing in the street, and they fled in panic. Several dogs ran in front of the animal, barking at it, only to be gored to death. Maffey was walking in Ashland avenue near Forty-fifth street when the animal came thundering along. Its head was lowered and it was making directly toward Maffey.
Maffey Does the Ursus Act.
Without hesitating he seized the steer by the horns, already red with the blood of the dogs, and clung to the beast desperately. A number of men gathered about the two and watched the battle. “Don’t stand there looking,” Maffey panted. “For God’s sake help me or this steer will kill me.”
Police Artillery in Action.
A call was sent to the New City police station and Policemen Jordan, Loula and McCall responded. Maffey was struggling feebly and seemed about to fall. While he held on the policemen opened fire. Shot after shot struck the animal, but it only snorted and jumped. Finally a shot from Policeman Jordan’s revolver struck the beast in the head and it rolled to the ground mortally wounded.
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