The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-02-26
PRICE TWO CENTS.
NINE CATS AND TWO DOGS.
ALSO a COLLECTION OF CLOTHING,
SILVER, AND JEHRLRY.


now BinckweIPs Island, was Anxious
About-The Cat that Dr. Fireman Took.
Yesterday morning, Henrietta Snowden,
| who wrote from the penitcntiary to Mr.. Bergh.
asking him to take charge OF theimprisoned
| cats and dogs In her room in the top story Mt
| 101 East Broadway. sent for Warden Fox. She
| said that she had many valuable articles in hcr
| room that might be stolen. and that she would
| like to have her pets boarded until her release.
| The money found In her room. she added,
| would pay any one for taking charge OF them.
Accordingly the Warden came 10 the city In
| tho afternoon. and arranged with dog fnncier
| to board the animals. He then went to Mrs.
| Snowdcn's rooms. at 101 East Broadway. and
| two men. with large basket to carry away tho
| cats. arrived soon afterward. The party had 10
| wait for Mr. BerRh's o1icer and for Police Capt
| McElwain. who had the key OF the room.
Shortly after O'Clock the door was opened.
| There wero nine cats in the room. one NAL
| tese. with n collar embroidered with small Mexi-
can silver pieces having been stolen. and an
other having been taken AWAY by DIR. Edward
NJ. Brennan. who occupies the room directly
opposite that OF Mrs, Snowdon. Ho took IL
| away on Monday lest II should starve TO death,
~ i was too weak to get its share OF the meat
| that Mr. BerRh's officers had tossed through
| the broken window over the door.
-Four Of the cats arc little things hardly able
| 70 crawl about They we're at once condemned
| to suifcr death in as paness way MS the Society
| for the Prevention OF Cruelty to Animals can de-
wise The other Ave were put into the basket.
but not without somc very energetic resistance
| on their part. Prior to putting them in. how
M BHS Re% Sn' R Sar rfT %
| vigorously and disputed the right OF the dogs
to have a9y at all. The lettcr were in tolerSby
ing, but they ate greedily all tho meat they
could get. Ono L. white Spitz and him the
| officer muzled. The other is yellow nonde-
script that at first would not allow herself 10 ba
approached. but the seductive manners of Mr.
came her scrupies. and she ncrmitted him to
put u collar around her neck Her name is
| Flora, and she was tho solaco OF Mrs. Snow
But what chiefly surprised the visitors was
%ss T 6aPS5 Of aS f22
| Of 1t very valuable. and silverware was lyilR
about ~ aoundance. Jewery. too spurious or
much of II had not been taken from its original
Capt McE'wain looked with an eye OF suspi-
cion upon the varied assortment Of goods.
What was Mrs. Snowden committed to the
warden W od hi him that " i was Tor % larceny. J the the
Captain whistled softly, and said he would take
an Investigation. Warden Fox had already ar
ranged with MIR. Alexander. the owner OF the
house TO take IN inventory oi tho things. and
keen them until some disposition could be made
Of them, but the Captains suggestion changed
his mind; I'd The The Property is said to DO worth be-
There was no bed in the room except those
that were rolled up for one OF Mrs ,SSnowdena
found amounted TO ti2i5 and this is 10 be- given
to the dog fancier who boards the cats and dogs.
| Dr. Brennan views Mrs. Snowden rs partially
| insane. She came to the house on the goth ult,
he says, with five large trunks full Of yaluablcs.
the owner OF so much live stock. She soon made
herself excessively disagreeable to the other In:
she said that a pillow had been stolen from hos
bedroom. and. I'm her efforts TO recover her prop
cupiod @ by her neshbors, Is For II this the house.
keeper, John Clark. had her arrested, and shs
had eR Re to M
Justice She was liberated on condition THAI
che would at once move from the house. This,
| however. she declined to do aiterward- When
| In court she was asked whether she was mar
> ried or single. Her answer was:
so,sa single; Bp! my husband Is In the United
, Mrs snowden wns known In tho East Broad
way house as Jane McAdam. Her husband,
: she gives a bad account OF him. The last
time be visited her, she says. he, went away
with 10000 that she had saved and left her des-
! | titute. She aftorward became steward OF a
in %ns isf se h wc yIPs sr M
I ing. II Ia said. four or five languages fiuenty
She has travelled extensively. and has visited
=, am n very fine woman" she. modestly said
: 70 Mr.. Clark hayc the true McAdam blood
for you and your little children. but you
. shouldn't have had mo committed for three
Dr. Brennan NM n"M SAYS 81 She Vi" is Is years d ago
l Her dogs and cats were IN abominable nut
| khncc. Ont uNN 1 nNl cooked n cnop IoT my
a dinner and put it on the table. and as | looked
A | out OF the window for minute that precious
Y brute. Flora seized il. The meal was past ro-
| eoyery. but took the liberty OF applying the
5 toe OF my boot to the intercostal region of the
b. | animal lstrucR her. think. under tho nth
e rib. Then Mrs. McAdam. or Snowden. Ol
' whatever her name is. opened her door and
A | attacked me.
9 You must not strike Flora. she said She
! Ia An American dog. and American dogs never
l steal. She must be treated with respect Shs
0 was respected in the court and tho same def
| erence Is due to her hore.l
8 tried to romonstrate with her. but II wai
: useless. and had barely time TO escape into
i my room when an oil lamp. thrown by Mrs
4 McAdnm. smashed against the door"
d DIR. Brennan complains that the cat he tool
n on Monday snores and keeps him awake al
v | night