when , after the death of amy st. pierre , wendell , who was merely obeying the ancient rules of his trade , dropped in at 1 nailhouse row , and inquired of the grieving father how it felt to know that his daughter had been slaughtered like a pig and partially eaten by a monster in human form , beezer had gripped the innocent newshound by the throat , unleashed a torrent of obscenities , and concluded by bellowing that if he should ever see mr. green again , he would tear off his head and use the stump as a sexual orifice .