The New York herald., 1877-07-04
THOSE AWFUL DOGS.
SCENES AT THE OPENING OF THE POUND
| noa cATcHERs oyERsTEPPiNG THE LAW.

SCENES AT THE OPENING OF THE POUND
DOG cATcHEns oveRsTEPPING THE LAW.
The Cog catchers continued thor cxertions ycster.
day with satisfactory resus-satisfactory TO them
selves ut lcas-although would APPEAR that In tho
OF the they went far ~ to capture
illegal game. Mr.. John Hardy. clerk 10 tho Mayor,
ocated the exalted position OF Chief Justice OF the
High Court OF Dog Catchers, and listened TO several
complaints made by citizens against those officials.
Dog Officer William Ross It appears. accosted
gentleman walking through the streets with dog to
which a string attached. Tho canine was captured,
notwithstanding the fact that the terms Of the ord-
nance had been complied with.
Officer i. Hughes seized dog from lady's arms,
. demanding SIS for Its return.
Officer Mclaughlin took into his custody dog
which had been regularly licensed and muzzlcd tic do
mandcd $3 from the owner the redemption OF the
animal, which was paid under protest
A ponderous lady charged jealous officer with
climbng into and capturing her pet
All those cases were referred 10 Mayor Ely for con-
sideration should the statements be subslantiatc
there Will be some VACANCIES among the dog catchers.
THE POUND.
Tho doors of the pound were thrown open for the
reception OF the CANNES ut eight O'Clock In the morn
lug and the vi an hour almost every one of
the $40 kennels contained captured cur aud there
were still hs dozen wagon loads outside awaiting
d,sposit,op. Tho scene the pier outside OF the
pound bore great resemblance 10 the
outskirts OF Washington Market on. satur-
Ill.
mounted with old crockery crates aud coops con-
sructed OF broken lemon box s. around each oil which
was gathered excited group examining the living
reigul pox,ng through u IN search Of some lost
not Some OF the catchcrs did stroke oil business by
releasing an OCCASIONAL 10 It's owner for the con-
sidcration OF ST. without handing 1t over 10 Pound-
master AcMahon ut all. Al TWO O'Clock, WHOM tho
pound closed ior reception Of animals, there
iuurc thon iour hundred chained within It's walls.
MANY OF the pens were made accommodate two ours
Of smaller size. and the great majority OF them seemed
80 poor IN spirit and Ia flesh as not 10
have energy enough 10 bark or brc-two
things IN which, according 10 Dr. Waits, the canine
dcignteth. About dozen oil tho dogs were redeemed
IA the course OF the DAY Dy their owners-.'bailed
they ousy called and the receipts Of the inst-
tuition were $50 whiio the expenditure OF bright new
siyer. pieces 10 tho ''mighty hunters' amounted TO
Sl2a Mr. Hatfield. ot the Society Tor the Prevention
OF Cruelty to Animals was Ia attcndance throughout
the auy the keepers did not bite the dogs
Ho suggested that II would DO q humane thing 10
drown MIN -tenths OF the ours imnedlately upon
their urrrivai-that proportion OF them beng unmis-
laknbly low bred va2rauts whom nobody Will ever
claim The law however, provides that they shall be
up tort hours before death, and the law
must be upheld Among those who called IN search
OF lost pets was lady from Kansas, who, while she
did not succeed in reclaming her owu animal, went
about with q cup giving water TO some OF the poor
bcust. whose cries attracted hers attention AS the
catcners arc s work and tho game Is still plent-
iul II becomes serious question what Is 10 % donc
with the curs No more can be accommodated at the
pound without packing them In such way as to draw
down the vengeance Of Mr.. Bergh, and mono may be
drowned until morrow whom at tive O'CLOCK Ia the
morning the balance OF yesterdays arrivals Lett on
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