Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 May 1903 — BATTLES WITH A BULL. [ARTICLE]

BATTLES WITH A BULL.

Armed with a Pitchfork a Farmer’* YVife Holds Animal nt Fay. Armed with a pitchfork, Mrs. James Morton, a farmer’s plucky wife, living near Flanders, N. J., for nearly an hour kept nt bay nr vicious bull that had attacked and nearly killed her husband. Two of the farmer’s children gave the alarm aud friends and neighbors rushed to the field and drove the bull away. While entertaining visitors Mrs. Morton became uneasy over the long absence of her husband, who had gone out to care for his stoek. She heard a dehorned bull, noted for its. vicious temper, bellowing, nnd, on running to the field, she saw her husband lying unconscious on the ground, while the bull stood over him. Flourishing ft -pitchfork, the Wife ran forward and drove the prongs four inches into the bull’s side. .As the animal still continued its attack on her husband, Mrs. Morton again and again jabbed the sharp fork into it until the animal turned and rushed at her. With a blow on the head Mrs. Morton .made the bull pause. She was still standing guard, pitchfork in hand, when, an hour later, the rescuers, summoned by the children, arrived. Mr. Morton was carried to the house, where it was found that reveral of his ribs were broken. He also was severely injured about the head and chest.