Suposedly, that elephant went on a rampage and killed one or more people. It was a circus elephant and was probably spooked by the crowd. Anyway, a trial was held and the judge sentenced the poor guy to be hung. And it was. It’s a true story. This happened in either the late 1800’s or early 1900’s. Weird , isn’t it?
It sure is! Wikipedia says the elephant's name was Mary and it was hung in 1916 in Tennessee.