Charles S. Harris rescued John F. Perry from an enraged bull, Bostic, North Carolina, October 9, 1938. When Perry, 37, farm hand, in a pasture attempted to drive away a bull, it charged and knocked him down. He lay on his back, and the bull continued to butt him. Harris, 37, factory hand, who was near by and knew the bull had attacked several persons, planned to run to shelter when the bull would turn from Perry; but in response to Perry’s call for help he circled to the bull’s side, took hold of its horns, and raised them an inch or two inches from Perry, who slid from under the bull’s head. The bull tried to go after Perry. Perry got hold of the bull’s nostrils, got to his feet, and aided Harris in turning the bull onto its side. Harris knelt on the bull’s neck, and at his instruction Perry, who was badly winded and was in great pain, ran away. Thinking that the bull, if freed, would attack him rather than Perry, Harris released the bull and then ran 100 feet. The bull made no further move to attack. Perry sustained fractures of two ribs and was badly bruised but recovered. 38618-3222
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