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those who would prevent a wrong being done. Unfortunately, however, 

 they simply had their feelings played upon ; the wrong existed only in 

 their imagination— the danger was real. 



Mr. Henry C. Burdett made a public appeal early in March 

 for contributions to a Zoological Society Defence Fund, of which 

 Mr. Berkeley Hill was treasurer. On March 6 an application 

 was made in the Chancery Division to Mr. Justice Chitty on 

 behalf of the last-named gentleman and some other Fellows for 

 an injunction to restrain the President and Council from selling 

 Jumbo, on the ground that they had no authority to do so, for 

 the Royal Charter limited their powers to the acquisition of 

 animals for the purposes of the Society. An interim injunction 

 was granted, with the proviso that it was not to prevent the 

 boxing of the animal. 



Subsequently the evidence of Dr. Sclater, Bartlett, and 

 Davis, Barnum's agent, was taken. The officials of the 

 Society emphasised the danger of keeping the elephant. Davis 

 agreed; but added that "it would not be dangerous to exhibit 

 him under their system of management, which was quite 

 different from that of the Society, and would not be allowed in 

 this country." 



Farini threw some light on the American " system of 

 management " in an interview with a representative of the 

 Graphic, which appeared in the issue of October 14, 1893. 

 Having described how Jumbo lay down outside the Gardens, 

 and the profit Barnum made out of the purchase, Farini 

 continued : 



You know old Jumbo was so pleased with himself over that piece of 

 business that he must needs try to repeat it when he got to the States. 

 He refused to go into the specially-constructed railway car we had made 

 for him— wouldn't be coaxed in. There was Wood,* his English keeper, 

 saying, " Now, come along, Jumbo ! " (patting his trunk) ; " come along 

 in, old man!" Not he. But he was a fine elephant, the tallest I ever 

 saw. Wouldn't budge. So at last Arstingstall, who was looking on, got 

 tired. " Oh, blame all this British coaxing," says he ; " he's in America 

 now." And Arstingstall, he passes a chain round Jumbos buttocks, and 

 takes the two ends through the car, and through the opening on the 

 opposite side, where they were fastened on to an old she-elephant. 



Still old Jumbo cocks his old head up, he was a tall elephant, and 



* This should, of course, he Scott. 



