, 1874-06-21
A Visit to the Dog-Pound.
The Captured Animals, and Their
Captors.
"Capt, Andersen - and Ills MySterl-
GUS Robbery.
What the Detectives Discovered on In
yestigating the Matter.

s.o;o7 r., res,,oude,,et at The Chicago 7s7bnns-
NEW YORK, juno II, 1874.
THE e.trau;e hot weather OF the past week has
warned everybody to beware Of rabld dogs, and
Thursday morning at o'clock the ne"
DoG-PouSD,
IL, T1irtr.soventh street, between Tenth and
T1aveotT avenues, WE formally opened, and
those persons living in that vicinity who did not
know of this new depository for the disposal OF
dogs began to look vita astonishment at the
crowd of men and boys, in rags and bare OF foot,
In wagons and in carts, who thronged that hith-
e1to quiet neighbo1hood, bearing ours OF every
kind and degree to the Pound, to obtain the OF
fcred reward Of so cents for each dos found IN
muzzled in the streets. Although should little
relish being bitten By mad dog, yet thlnk tho
law in regard to the dogs, as it Ia now en1ofceo'
a yery cruel and unjust Que :; and the papers,
one and al, are crying out against It, and ner-
vons maiden ladies' are a*klng, IN tremulous
tones. "Where is Dir. .Bergh And why does be not
mn. an end 10 this pitiful stealing and drowning
of dogs ?" Certain it is that tho gamins OF our
streets are getting premium from the cltJ 1or
dishonesty, for 1t amounts 10 this only Certain
rouchs On Tenth avenue have trained large
1nuzzled dog to run down aud tire out any
smaller dog, even if he is muzzled, that
can be seen on the, street. Then
three or four ragged urchius, lying in wait, seize
the CAPTURED dog. One slips of his nuzz.e and
runs into some area to hide. and the others take
tie little dog and rush OH to the Pound, leaving
the moor victim to be emothered there. and
getting the promised so cents. 1t is no uncom-
mon occurrence for gang Of these boys, who
act ip concert, to capture, or, in other words,
= v1of15 5oyr TnTf that
there is really no safety, even If your dog be
suuzzlcd and in your own backyard.
When these unfortunate dogs have been I'M
prisoned fo1ty-eight hours without any claimant
appearing for them, they are put into large
tank. fifty OF them ut time, and carbolc-ac!d
ras is let in upon them. In exactly tTo
minutes all signs Of life over, aud no more
velpiug, barking, bowling comes from TINT
1ankful OF dogs ever again: Ihey are then carried
oil, aud buried OF thrown into the water. ana all
otIe1 fifty arc placed in the tank.
With a lady friend who had lost her pet black
Ind-ta (the fnyorlte and playfelloW OF her dead
child while hylng),
1v1s1rED THIS POUND
on its opening day. about p, m Although her
little dog had muzzle oD. and was quietly eat
ing his breakfast IN the back area, while tile
ladv and her husband we're eating theirs, get
mysteriously he had disappeared IN an instant
Md Al tho eeamstress had sad sue had glimpse
OF shock head and ragged hablllments mount
ing the area iron gate to the back OF the prem
isas the suspicion became confirmed that the
st1eet-AEab had stolen dog. muzzle, and all, aid
was already, no doubt, in the possession OF hls
5U-cent fee- And we were IN the night OF 1t, Tor
there tethcred to q short chain liked to staple
in the floor. YVES her lost - - the dog baby
held in her arms eyen when dying" said the
moor mother, with tear in her eye and smile
Of delight, as s' Jip," too frightened to bark,
thrust his little red tongue affec,ionateyo into
her hand and licked her face IN joy. Three
dollars is the fec exacted By law for reclalming
your own. I never saw more wistf1l human
looks of expectation and disappointment e1-
pressed on human countenAnces than saw IN
the sad faces Of those dogs imprisoned there, IS
men, women, and children came IN constantly TO
par the fec req urcd, 10 claim each dog as mine.
ind SO let the poor wretchos free. There we're
over 800 dogs brought in that first opening
day, and the i've sturdy policemen
1t the gates had all they could do
IN the way Of seedlings, pushings, and almost
lighting. to keep back the impetuous th7ong OF
ragged humanity that struggled and cursed
Ut the gate for admission and the SO cents re-
oard. One by one the rrbbie were admitted, left
their captured dog or dogs, received their fee,
md departed.
WHAT 4 CONTRAST
between the "great unwashed and some OF the
aoblcr brutes they dragged to the pen of saugn-
,ert Men and boys lost to MI sense Of decency,
iirty, rough. and profane; and dogs Of all kinds,
,lasses, and conditions. from the iady's pam
pered pei poodle to the NANCY, starving cur that
seemed q blessing to put out Of his abject
riscry. There we're dogs whose Intelligent faces
served to throw out i'll still stronger contrast the
brutal animal countenances Of their captorSi
dogs whose sleek, silky hides. aud full, rouad,
almost speaking eyes, were IN vivid contrast to
the unkempt, dirty. bloated fentureH OF 4he de-
xraded specimens Of humanity who held them;
aoss trembling, paralyzed with fear; and brutal,
seTce, red-eyed dogs, who looked stlll more tcro-
:ious by their very desperation. And stlil crowds
If the scum Of humanity bescged the gates and
brought these cnptured wretchcB, good aud bad;
and still crowds of people poured in at the ell
.anco in search of stolen household pets.
When you enter the lnclosure where the dogs
Ire confined the sound III almost deafenluE, and
:i,o ba1s and sells take all tones expression,
from the rapturous joy of the little dog at being
recognized. TO the low growing, born of despair,
aud the sad eloquencs Of desperate appeal. It
teemed as il these poor imprisoned creatures
fully understood why they we're thus confined.
lud what wAs to he their final disposal; and, in
tho quick bark of igDominy, and the sad plead
lug OF the eyes, you can read an
ALMos. -:USIAN INTELLIGENCE.
There was water aid food within reach Of those
7ho needed il, though but very 10" OF the anl-
na:s, chained and uncomfortable as thoy were,
would either drink or eat. When any dog TAs
claimed by his OF her owner, what perfect Pau
bemoninm Of yells md barls assaied your ears.
And With what delight the l0st doE was 1feed
from his Chain, aud proudly and e1ultanug
marched, with head erecr, beside his owner. out
of his dungeon It would move tho most stony
heart to see these dogs, and how readily they
Beem 70 understand their fate ; and 1 am sure
8ome more humane way might be devised, eyen
u there WAS auJ fnecessity for encouraging
these gamlns to steal protected property ior the
the sake Of the 50-cent reward.
Our goodly Gotham has just been seriously
Agltated over the
SUDDEN AND MYSTERIOUS DnEGGiE4
Of certain wealthy retired Swedish sea, CAPTAIN.
By name Andersen, who claims that he had in q
belt on his person eco, ,U00 worth Of Uncut dia-
monds; and that in broad dayneht, seeking out
dianond-bsoker on Broadway, he was accosted
by young man, calling h,mself tho brokers'
clerk, who told him tho broker was not in. and
to call again Mt 2 p. m. At 2 p. m. Capt. Ander-
seu, agaln leaving his hotel, WAS accosted by the
came young man and female (whona said Young
oro4er's clerk introduced as his wite), and who
offered to accompany him the diamond
brokers' Office. Andersen, who speaks broken
English, and claims to be stranger in the city,
then testities that, afser leading him an endless
valk, and having few drinks Of lager, thoy sud-
denly aIrlied chiorofo,m to bis face, and he lost
righteousness only 10 lind himself. On awakening,
j, IN underground cellar Of some unknown
:encment-houee. From here he escaped,
stunned and hah-unconscious, and WAS found
eaa1rr in tho S{raata RI }ha 1oorpipr bv