The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-13
A DEAD LITTLE BLACK DOG
THENTT-SIX POLICEMEN VINO DID
Nor REPORT ON THE BODY


onlcnt in Clinton street, near Stanton, put sick
dog ON tho roof OF tho house. The dog ran
Willy and jumped into the street. After
wriegllns aud twisting for several minutes ne
died m front " MIR. Marin Durer's drug store,
at Clinton and stanton streets. Mr.. Durer asked
n policeman how to get the dead dog removed,
and the ON GER told him to comuain to the
Board OF Health. The Health Department re-
ferred tho complaint TO the Police Department,
the Police Commissioners referred II to Slpern-
tcndent Wnlllng, ana he sent II to Inspector
Dllks. who directed hls aid, Roundsman Falk.
TO make charges Of neglect to report dead
animal against every policeman who had passed
the corner where the dead dog laid between
T. NJ. Of the Doth Of January and A. W. Of Feb.
.. The Roundsman preferred charges against
sergts. Doyle aud wcbb, Roundsmen Kirschner,
1Irssan, Riley, aud ITciley, and Patrolmcn
Connor Bernstein. Horton, Bnbler, Ilill, and
Pierce Of the Edridge street police. and Sergts.
Ahearn. sullivan. schultz, and swift, ltounds-
mon Flanagan, Bruokheim, strauss. and Ma
ciirc. and Pdtrolnen Burns. Caprano, Donuellv'
Fleming, Geroux, ana McAleer OF the Union
The officers complained Of assembled in the
court room ~ the Police Central Qlics on Fri
dlY. Precisely at o'clock Cen B,idy Smith,
President of the Police Department., entered.
laying taken his &c ~ he ordered the clerk to
call .l'onnd;man Fax, parolman Bernstein,
die of complaints. In tho PREPARATION OF which
I"ur clerks nal sient tnree daN.; aud called inc
three men stepped within the railing and sworo
to t.ll ne truth; the whole truth. and nothing
but the truth Then Gen. Smith psked hr. Du-
r,r when he ntst SAW the dog. Mr. Durer re-
| pied that he saw bows dragging 1t through tho
street about noon on Saturiny Jan. ~ Inc en-
| suing testimony was ~ follOw-;
Qcr smith--whcn M Won sec it dead?
Geo saith 1sSSer Hwas il dead Shen The boys
v Sr f n,n..:, ,S q, ,%1ISnnS L.. .r
Hen aaiirI ~ 40 igi s.e the 1qg assla'
Ger. smth-Nus tue position Of the dos changed at
ia. Parsr Yes, sir. On Sunday II the
VI buicr~lis head was toward he sonihsi.t corner
cen smti bid you tell any Nicer that the dog
M Dafcf-I told onecr Conner. and he said he
Here Gen. Smith adjusted his eye glasses and
carefully examined several papers.
! fro n one Size of The stro,f 70 me oin.rY
Nj -, N s5 fln, aS u yns On the
| Gen s.aitA-Did TIE dog become a nuisance BY iis
/ ~ nure some rcorietol ne rat e dld.
/ " r 'ih chNpN - bdAt you houce the odor
Ml n.rcr taith trembling v.'ec -No.sir.
t,n fiiA Il. "r s-ar.ilj -AAA IL was "a your n9ish'
81 el.r .ha Sings Yes Pr. ,....,.
.C,1 fih eWe'ely) you report The log at the
me rcs-pr'tion stood I'm great drop. on Mr.
/ Dgrri forehead, as D.. az wered.
ltnurc-uan f,lk said Oh 2 he found the dog.
/ on Fec. !. living no the gutter ou the southeast
corn ar Ni lIfIfNn ana stanton ftIHefNs II VAS
on ~ Eleventh. Ward side of Citation street.
" Does clinton street divide tue Zenith and
Eleventh fr,cnctsy inqurea Gen. Smith.
lEs i lrulrfl stroscd his v.Xld nous
| tac %, aud answered IN the an native.
Oh ef licrnstcin, of the Elliidge street polic',
must have bcer covered wl'h diri.
." IL the street vas dniy enough o cover up
dog. was It not Nour duty to reuort that the
street hnt not been properly cleahedf askei
| Gen. Smith.
oMccr BuhIer Of the Eidrid2e street police
saw tie Dig on MONDAY, Jan. 81, out it was lying
| Ia the Eleventh Precinct.
Gen smuh-vby DIDN'T you report it9
eu be naa ad h 20 Sc S1' report % d.d
Gen smith Don, you ever 90 anything that you're
no od sSs BsS SS - Sometimes do.
onicer Mn did not see the dog, as be was on
Tue oor a dozen times. lie d.d not report it, oe-
cause II was lying in the Eleventh Precinct.
Soa {sn DC ySu w.2a ere
oIicer ftree-I would do all IN my power to arrest
then.
Ssp ST1Ihsn Why dan ySq repo,t ts Ss
dead animals on my post only.
At this point Superintendent waiting entered
carrying an Immense book. contiinina the or
ders Of the depptment. Having been sworn,
the suuerintendent SAID that on the l2th "
June. lS18, an order was teieCFaphed to tho sta
tons directing that all dead animals found IN
the street should be promptly reported for re-
moyal.
Gen smith, Does the order say that ittsnot ponce
man. duty 70 report dead animals yhs out OF his pre-
seeer9,snd ; wp S doe. re- e It ssys that
u,se a, lgHG 90 'S 81 AMMAN s9 S. Ge &
On AS lost, j. It tI,s oSicef'- aay 70 rsp,rilt5
inne post ne 9nleer should iaq9ire at &c station
man secs dead amin living h another precinct he Hs
right 10 suppose that the man Oh the poet has reoor
The officers of the Union Market police were
next examined. Oncer Burns didn't sec the
dog, but would surely have seen It If II had
! IL g. (anTln0
On lro. !, and rcported T., Officer Donnelly was
on zoe post qt nilht.. II was a long post. II
took him an hour and half 10 try MS door,
ana be- mad no time to look for dogs. Oricer
Fleming - WI ppAcenen tenn "a station
should be- again examined. MIR. Durer hav-
Ing retold his story, Odicer Fleming cro>s-exam-
iued MIN. Tho only new fact elected was that
the dog was Of the Siitz breed. small and BLACK.
The officer then offered ~ q witness Charles
Ihoms9n, newman at clinton and stanton
| streets. When Mr.. Thompson saw the dog II was
lying ON the Tenth Ward side Of Clinton street.
" wes On That st a. night s9la Onleer Ge-
r'uN. tue dog was black. Ii "a hard to see a
black dog m dark night.
ltoundsman Flk ana the oflicer smiled, but
Gen. smith looked stern, ana ordered the clerk
to call up tae ,ergcanls and roundsiuen.
Sergeant Weoo Of the E,drIdee street police
DID not usually observe what WIS going on IN
the Eleventh Precinct, and therefore did not sec
the dog. Sergeant Doyle passed tile CORNER
. Were the dog was, in toe niGht ouy.
Roundsmen Knschner, Has-On. Riley, and
Tenth Pre- enct on any Of tho days specified IN
the complaints. serqeants Ahearr, Schultz. aud
swift Of the mon Market olice had not passed
tAe corner. When Sergeant Sullivan went over
the post tho dog was not dead.
"The dog WIS SO small that YOU couldn't have
seen II. besides, wasn't there said Rounds
man Broukhoim.
II did not pass the corner" said Roundsmsn
! Flanagan, strauss ana Mcguire.
"Ihe OF jcct of all this trouble. gentlemen,
said Gen. Smith, addressing the SeIaetnts " -
not SO much to discipline YOU ~ 10 direct YOU Ia
hereafter instruct your men To report dead AMI
: mails when they sec them, whether they are IN
their posts or not. II is somewhat singular thai
: a dead dog should lie In the street four days aud
! not he seen bY any Of tho policemen who pa
I trOlled that post, The failure To report the iac
was doubtless Il careless omission on the part OF
| the uilccTs But the health OF the city demands
, that dead animals should be promptly removed
from the street.. and the order must In tue ia
! ture be obeycd.'
UnfOundcd suspicion Punished.
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