Big Elephant Wintering at Argentine Kan., Crushes Frank Fisher to Death.
Kansas City, Mo., April 10.-“Rajah,” a mammoth elephant owned by Lemen Bros’. Circus company, which has been wintering in Argentine, Kan., near here, on Sunday killed its keeper, Frank Fisher. Fisher had returned to the tent intoxicated and tried to make the different animals perform. Coming to the elephant, he hugged the beast’s trunk and ordered it to open its mouth. Becoming enraged, Rajah crushed Fisher’s arm, and throwing him to the ground, made repeated efforts to pierce the prostrate trainer’s body with its tusks. Unable to reach him, Rajah finally knelt upon Fisher, crushing his life out before assistance could arrive. Fisher was 28 years old and his home was in Montreal, Canada. He is said to be Rajah’s ninth victim.
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