Record #:

30580

Author(s):

Rhew, Adam

Abstract:

Chief, the bull elephant of the John Robinson Circus, crushed his handler and wend on a rampage in the streets of Charlotte, NC. Plagued with bouts of testosterone driven madness, Chief was sent to live at Cincinnati Zoological Gardens. A decade later, chief killed two more trainers and was executed and served in a Cincinnati hotel restaurant.

Source:

Charlotte Magazine (NoCar F 264.C4), Vol. 21 Issue 9, September 2016, p34, il

Subject(s):

Charlotte--History; Circus performers