The New York herald., 1877-07-03
NEW YORK HERALD TUESDAY, JULY s. 1877-TRIpLE SHEET

noes Of all sorts by their captora, Birmingham last
night had I50 slowed away IN little cellar where,
judging from the sounds they made, they were en-
"a base brood of coward frantic, warrant
race but there are many line specimens among them
brought 10 them and 10 asserted that some OF these
lads capture muzzieo dogs sell the collars
and then get ten cents each Tor the beasts sli
poor LITTLE rCPrfEs,
One Of the dog catcnsrs yssteeday morning deprived
noursh'ng colony of six little puppies OF thelr p-in-
had made her home on tho corner OF Eighth avenue
ana Fifty NTH The dog catcher took away tho
6y The Chi ldren Of the eghborbood On driving of
he iaughingy boastsd that he had the mother
Of six pups 10 his wagon. supsriniendent Hatfield Of
the ociey Tor the Prevention OF Cruelty to Animals,
learned OF these facts and at proceeded tho
place Indicated wnere he found The six little puppies.
They were about three weeks old. They were sent 70
hoadquarters 10 be taken care OF, To-day Supernen-
dent Hatfield will apply Tor warrant Tor the arrest OF
the brutal city Official who left them TO starve.
A Dog swINGER
Ferdinand Felterer was arrested yesterday after
noon First avenue, near Thlrtelh street, by Ocer
Lambert, OF the Society Tor the Prevention Of Cruelty
70 AnmalA He had seized q dog by ono OF It's hind
legs, swung several times around bis head, and had
thrown II violently into wagon. He locked up
IN tho Twenty second precinct station house
HURRY Up
Some three hundred and NINETY gbt additional dog
licenses were granted yesterday.
oNE HUNDRED AND TWENTY DOGS REPRIEvED
Last night the officers OF the Society Tor the Pre-
vention OF Cruelty to Animals visited the stable No.
173 Alien street. owned and occupied by Charles Hills.
In small she'd eight feet square by nine ieet Ugh was
Wagon covered Dy rngs ana carpet In the wagon
were thrty-seven dogs yelpng and bowling Tor
air and water. Hills said he owned tho WAGON and
stable, but the dogs we're caught by the dog catcher,
who bad not Ueen near them since morning. uperin-
tendent fairfield gave him fifteen minutes to D lace
the dogs proper shelter, with food anu water
"Damn n' the dogs" s said Hills, and, backing the
vehicle out, he sci them all loose In the street.
scHRoEDERs LOT
In cellar under the grocery store kept by John
Schroeder, No. l07 Division street, corner of Pike,
were found nearly one hundred iamishng dogs The
trap nailed down. and the howls and cries of
The imprisoned animals were heard block on.
Schroeder SAID he allowed the dog catcher TO put IN
haido on Sunday, but before daylight on Monday
he ound the cellar full OF dogs, and they had had
Dotnng 70 cat or drink since.
"l give you half an hour TO feed and water those
dogs and place them In some stable or shed where
they have more air. III you for cruelty
TO animals" said Hartneld
Schroeder replied by breaking open the trap DOORS
ana soon the crowd OF iamshcd rushed out They
made Tor the cutters and drank the little pools of water
and crowded around The buckets OF water provided by
the ncghbors Some oil the dogs bad collars and Ii
censc tickets, and were evldeutly pets
WAGON LOAD ABANDONED.
On Third avenue u wagon was found with ninetee en-
dogs In It. AS the officers drove up and were
recognized the driver jumped of his seat anu lett
wagon aud dogs 70 look after themselves seizure
was made and, the horse and wagon being placed in
stable, the dogs were lot loose.
THE CUSTODIAN OF THE OURS.
At ten minutes after eleven O'clock last evening a
reporter Of the HERALD found Pike street, near
Division street, an express wagon upon which
was mounted coop containing large num-
rounded the wagon and within five
utes the coop broken down and
over forty dogs released. They scattered
all ever the SevcDlh ward, and within fifteen minutes
nearly every basement within dozen blocks oi the
scene oil the rescue had one dogs IN hiding
Tho HERALD reporter taking In the situation once
proceeded 70 the grocery store OF Mr.J. Schroeder
OF Pike Division Streets found that Qentle
man, who thus tells his experience.
NIX. scHRo.DRRs STATEMENT
when came home last night, alter visiting friends,
man who have since learned Is Birmingham, tho
wards, asked mo If could rent my basement to him
for few days Tor the accommodation OF tho city,s
dogs. he stating that hc only wantsd to use
until this morning at eight O'Clock That about
at once pat In IL about thirty dogs About haf-past
p NJ. he arrived with another load aud put In
about thirty more. Whom got up this morning the
dogs wore making considerable noise, and
here and nailed Stat over the cellar door he left l
have seen him since The dogs made so much
NOISE that gave them wnter by pouring
it down through the cracks fully half dozen
Mr. Schroeder, stopping TO tako BREATH .'Dut
you know how these dog catching fellows
are. When Birmingham went down IN the morning
did not speak to hin because there too many
around Tor mo 10 SHOW up Some person reported
that Tho dogs we're IN my collar 10 Mr. Bersh,
tonight, This officer said II did not
break open the doors ne would arrest and lock me
up. hesitated, whom q number OF them put on their
shields. then broke open the door, aud O1icer
Morse, OF this precinct, and entered the cellar and
sluobed aH the dogs out. There were nciriy 100
dogs in there. don't know what II means. thought
1t was ali right Since Bergh's men let all the
dogs go two loads have arrived and around there In
Pike street the crowd has turned them loose. I'D
like to see Birmingham, the dog catcher,' said
Schroeder. in conclusion. '@nd learn what all this
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