, 1876-11-21

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CANINE RIGHTS.
T1ie Iowa Supreme Court Sits Down OH a
"ynIlcrt hog.
Suecai cpr,tspondenee of TAe Tribune
DEsMolSEs, Ia, nor. lS.-At tic Inst census
there were 107,5u dogs Of llgh and low degree
fn this State. II, 1915 They killed 2S,033 sheep.
The status Of dogs MS property under the law Is
becoming mosnontous Qlcry. A. T. D1ack-
ssc, up In Webster County, was the proprietor
Of "yal'cr" dog. 11ls nctghbor, J. l..
Marshall, was th8 proprietor OF divers
aud anniry chickens, whiell lie waa diligently
cultIvatlnE Tor tho prospective Thanksgiving
harvest When they Ind gathered about tl,eIr
trough Of adnosc stulllng, like flies around tho
mouth Of nolasses-1ug, tho temptation Oyer
carnc tic carly religious trimming Of tte rnl-
Ter dog. end, like shot from Il gun, he would
la'd hlnsclf In tho midst of that coucour5o Of
chickens, soaring them out u a weeks growth,
The dog would Instantly dart tllrortg, tho
fence to bis kennel, ntnl provokingy gaxc from
out tho door ut the bToonstick fulrislcd In tic
hands Of the housewife be had escaped. Each
covered thnt the brood was hctng flccitnutctl,
and lhcfr feathers wcre floating about tho yurd.
Ono day, In tic heat Of his wrath, alr. Biack-
Will halist, With cxets W tis II iro ,'s ot niise the
went u' to '''' to CIRCUIT ea e eourt st'agt s
filed petition ayerslng that the s1og wns
s2t ana Killed Wtt. malice aforethong and
sucl, other relief as might be tlccmnd it,st a,,d
equitable IN tho premises. Then ca,l1o tic de-
seant a ior answcr to to petition aiore
Worrying and killing hfs domestic nuimals, con
ststiNg 0f horscs, cattle, hogs, hens, and chick
ems" Then came Jury Of twelyo good mon
ana true from the body of tho people,
Ss!gass4s Y '4'S%ssea assysa Ssanss s' nss s;s
Of the bar was exhausted. Tho plaintiff succeed
cd in establishing the fact that :" A nice yaller
@ e a MSos s S wo9th so 0ts s5 " rn csp 9sspeii%, H.
application Of tho law to tho facts. The de-
tcndant asked tho Court to instruct tho Jury as
follows, TO be answered ns part Of tho verdict:
. liad th9 dog in question. short time beforc be-
Ing E3lle1t been chasing or worrying defendants
chickens on dctendant'a .prcmlsea;, and, at or
aboat tho tine e being Killed, had he again 70:
worrying and chasing chickens,
Tho defendant further asked the following liz
structlons to tho jury:
Il hs as r. anGsson ss %sHt
her feed and ster bsng rieo a%ay STbSy s.
defendant again returned to dcfcndauts premises
ana t!roys ~ chickens away from thsir feed, md
dog he IL mol ilatc. md yon w!Ii so n sao' saa
i, order e exempt defendant IRON liability for
killing tho dog In question. II e DID kill him. i Is
titno Of tho filling been IN tho act OF malmn9 or
fnjarlng tho defendants chickens: that, II 10 was
then, as1 tu fra thcIr ,c"a ~ an ~ dtSM3
s promises, tic defendant WA istIea IN k1iI3n1 qI
said dog upon Ills premises.
ro,,rt for it.nit wE.o tIscM, M anu tne
Iowa: 'S'@'A' '''"'' "sSso sA' July aS 'ol-
r,, ,.y.... III, J..
he ssa tho do une.s M " ia anG ea. = IN @ 5 nete1 10
Il n ,c cauGht t tho H., Il, H., ,ct t,r
kns Its cIcSeas III RS " W. t0 sf pst 81 fTqynE m Or
HIM. tSs ao The f. 'h9s f.h b; casksns n ess
klns ness Tho dor ws Worsyas op kjl1'ne !e
II was not necessary TINT Tim too .hc,,d ,,,r.
been IT lbs Sery nsat Of td The uI9 saenu h ass Eye
ens IN o1dayr Y e. usv kng H. .G aoiendapHs Sh!ck
sas n S IT T tas ssfsns se
eIon Of renewed worryIns or hiiine on .1c
under iuch apprehcnso, ese,cs!ns liz na,o ",,,S ma
le ea m s sot sassy ss yoS ss
'esnsef' T,ss ,,,u,. ,..,,. ... 49,.
stnn"es 1a'x vaf1aa as1au snat, anaer ths grcnm-
Cd verdict tor tho chickens Tic piaintiif ap
A. frse, aud Lcrtyoyue " ss Sst" o9 np rSp1So as.
~ jsopsriy. SUI: momsatoas @ '0Wa qaest!se Ns5e
should not bs left to the arbitration Of
mediocre minds, and 10 tho whole evidence
s,an, ena ree1T =. ,,s %src sent up to thc supreme
with n realizing Sense Of lin interest NJ stpte'
selected Tic honorable Chtei JustIre to dccinrs, di,
80 Tl''''o ~ ~A1o ~SA'ss "AtsGApoH Is'o Nulc4