The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1877-11-16
The Canine Madness.

a barc-hcaded girl, barking like q
dog, and frothing at the mouth like a
tired and chascd-down deer, startled the
usually quiet and unromantic section OF
the city located at Orchard street, be-
tween Sophia and Centre streets, on tho
north side, late yesterday afternoon. II
was at the particular hour when there
was quiet along the thoroughfarc. The
laborcrs had not returned from their
work, but the homes, humble i'm their ap-
pearancc, were waiting their approach.
Bcvics of children scampered about the
diminutive yards, and the whole scene
was one akin to village simplicity. Sud-
denly this barc-headcd thing-a girl with
face that had been rather prepossessing
ut some time-dashcd around the corr
ner, her hair down to her waist, her
eyes glaring as If they had been forced
from their sockets, her mouth swapping,
and her tongue, swollen and blackened,
protruding, and startled the whole vi.
cinity from its almost Sunday quictude
The poor thing must have been blinded,
for che staggered against tho palinGo,
struck herself against houses, and SEEM
ell TO be endeavoring to end her exis-
tence by forcing herself against every
sight was one so strange and sudden
that even the men who happened to be
in the vicinity shrank back like scared
hares and looked upon the unfortunate
and maddened girl from behind their
window blinds, unwilling TO stand in
her way.
Thus, unmolested, the swapping,
irothing, maddened creature swept
down the street until she was overtaken
by officer Scanlon. lie did not dare
place himself in front of her, but slip
ped cautiously in the rear and quickly
seized her by the arms. The efforts OF
the girl to free herself or pouncc upon
her captor became painful. Her bark
ing continued, almost startling, and she
snapped as ever did an inftIriatcd cur.
The officer, stalwart and courageous as
he was, was unnerved, but he kept the
face from him and clutchcd the girl with
all the strength he possessed. Thus
pressed, she was taken to the Webster
avenue station, quite walk for an Off
GER with maddened human. All along
the route the captive kept up her heart
rcnding bark. At the station she con-
tinucd to rave. One would have thought
that so young and frail thing would
by this time have been weakened down
from exhaustion, but she gave no evi-
dence of anything of the kind. She was
confined for about an hour in the sta
ton, during which time efforts were
made to ascertain who she was and
whence she came. The officer learned
that her name was Mary or Augusta
Klein, and that she was German girl,
whose parent lived at No. % Sullivan
street. But at what time she was bitten
OF where could not be ascertaincd.
About q week ago mad SpitS dog was
shot by an Off Ger in the vicinity where
she lives, and it is supposed that the
animal came in contact with her, as it
was reported at the time that several
persons had been bitten by the dog.
The girl was transferred to st. Jo-
scph's hospital soon after her capture,
being piniOncd like victim for the scaf-
fold. When she arrived at the hospital
she was put in strait jacket and her
head was bandagcd. DR.. G. Paul ST.
mon, one of the medical attendants OF
the hospital, was called in and admins
tered to the poor girl. But the rawlings
were so frantic that numerous efforts
were made before anything could be
given, and when the remedies had been
given they seemed to have no effect
whatever. y Times reporter visited
the hospital at late hour in the even
ing, after every attention had been Civ
Ell the girl, both by the physician and
the kind Sisters, but even at that hour.
and after all the attention, the girl was
still tossing and barking like chained
dog, commingling with the sound now
and then shrieks which rang throughout
the building. The physician was una
BILE to say anything definite as to the re-
suit at the hour when the reporter called.
-[Chicago Times.