The New York herald., 1877-02-28
WAR AGAINST THE SPITZ.

PENDING HosTILIrIEs IN MISREPRESENTATION
EDNoR RICE AND SENATOR GREGORY AP.
pEALED' TO IN BEHALF OF THE POISONOUS
CANNES ny 4 BELLE OF BEACON STREET
THE nYDIoPuoDIA QUESTION TO BE THOR
OUGHLY ANALYzED.
BosroS Feb 81. 1877.
The matter OF how to ccal with extcrminato that
modern and dangerous pest which has been trans
mted to this country the shape OF the pet Spitz
Is properly claiming the earnest attention
OF the Massachusetts, Legislature In response
petitions from all parts OF the State a committee
has undertaken to go into an exhaustive In
quiry concerning the alleged vencmous nature
Of these household darnss and in pursuance o: this
object Information pertinent 10 Tho subject will be So
citod from all sections OF the country Already thero
has been hearing an account OF which was
published in the HERALD, and others will fol-
low in tho course o. a few. days. The Com.
mitteo on Agriculture IS tho tribunal selected
for this Investigation, and while u will 20
into the dog question in general its inquiries
Ing the nature and gers incidental to allowing tho
Spitz breed 10 exist wi be more specially sidered
VIEWS or THE CHAIRMAN or THE COMMITTEES.
Senator Gregory OF Essex, chairman OF the COM
mtiee, IN conversation with your
respondent today, said that so lar
their Investigations had already proceeded he
felt that the committee would recommend some very
strict Legislation concerning the Spuz breed OF dogs.
He said hat they had evidence oi three cases OF ny.
drophoba which had proved tatai, but ia only QUO
instance tho victim bitten by Spitz. the other
Two cases being caused by bites from Tho
there great deal OF excitement throughout tho
country about the Spitz breed and since tho commit
tee had undertaken tho investigation II had sometimes
been question his mind neither Il was the dogs
the community that was going mad
TROUBLES CT DEACON STREET BELLE.
81 want 10 find Senator Gregory" said pale faced,
modest, well dressed lady, while your correspondent
was visiting the Capitol building this morning. Tho
poor gi- was evidently aborng under allie
ton, and she wendcd her way through tho halls
IN search OF the stalwart and genial Senator.
she ha O no nGn n Whl %s h anu Sympathy
Gregory shc Appealed to him In the namo OF
God and humanity TO use his influence and power
against any legislation which would disturb tho
serenity and freedom OF her darling Spitz The
tor tried 10 assure her that the committee would he
glad to listen to anything shc might have To say de-
fence OF her pets. and then undertook 10 explain the
claims which tho public had Tor protection II
1t shonld be found that this particular
race OF dogs were really dangerous to society.
On this trling intimation that the racc may be pos
sbly swept out OF existence by legal enactment, the
poor girl became violent aud inconsoabc In her gric
Il want 10 sec Governor Rice, she sad he Is
friend OF nine" and, IN company with the
as"''1 was Immediately invaded. His Exceiiency
examining rile OF bills Awaiting
his signature when tho melancholy maiden and
cious Gregory entered Tho mournful expression and
streaming tears OF The poor girl told the Governor
that his young friend was enduring unusual
afction. Between sobs and means OF tho most ago
nzng character she went Oh TO tell how she had sui-
iercd and mourned Tor tho pending tate OF her
poor Spi'z Tor the past week, declaring earnestly,
aud doubt truthfully that she had not slept wink
Tor three nights, and adding, with force and anger.
that II law was passed requiring the muzziing or
killing o her pet she would move out OF the state
sooner than obey It's cruel mandates Alter awhile
the lovely belle became less violent her grief and
temper, and then she went on TO give some OF
her experiences in rearing Spitz dogs. She SAID
that she bad imported quite a number oi them herself,
and had iound bu, very few tnat survived sea voy-
age The KIND OF law which she would have would
be iorbiddDg their importation or breeding In this
country, believing that II such an act was enforced The
breed would soon become extinct she asserted II
also fact which she had learned from experience.
that the females become mad, and the
males only during he rst two years OF their existence
While she wouid not deny hat the breed was dan
ccrous one she not bear the idea o any violence
cruelty toward the darling pets, and she warned
the that II such acts ordered by law the
vengeance OF every lady on Beacon Hill would be
visited HIM and his committee.