New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-23
4 MAD DOG IN BROuME-SE
THE ANIMAL SHOT BY A PATRoLMAN.

TIE ANIMAL SHOT BY A PATROLMAN.
SEVERAL PERSONS SAID TO HAVE BEEN DI1TEN-
ONE MAN SHOT ACCIDENTALLY.
Patrolman Patrick Maguire, OF tine Prince street
Police, while on MS post in Greene-St:. at y A. M
yesterday, heard shouts Tor assistance III bfoOinc,
~ and ran 10 answer the summons. lie saw several
men running away from n large PACK
and white dog which was suarling at "A HbOrcr IN
front OF W. II. DoFoTesPs silk store n No.. 400
Rroomc-st. The dog appeared 20 be- mad, and the
Iab,rcr vino haa fallen on tn sidewalk, was KICK
ing M II vigorously To keep II nj bay Magulrc struck
the dog wi II mis- cluD 50 hard that IT fell into the
gutter he laborer sprang to hist feet aud ran away
lie looked rs II lac were frightened badly. aud ms
clothing Was torn, but lac made no complaint OF
suddenly tn. dog made dive for the front door
of th. store. where Charles Rounds, q
porter. stood looking ont Rounds rctrcatrd
and closed the door, which caught the animal
by the neck Had lac held the door fast the dog
t ght have been shot without further trouble, but
he kicked t in the head and forced 1t back INTO me
street "Shoot the dog he cried on 10 the police
man. its mad. We had lots Of trouble IN getting
IL out of here. -
Two men were passing the store ut the time. One
of them was attacked by the dog, but he Jumped
over an iron railiug aud saved hlmsclt from being
bitten. The doAihrn turned upon the other man.
who escaped by running INTO neighboTing
hall Mcguire drew his pistol and shot
al the dog. hitting II in tho fore leg
The enragcd brute made spring ~ the policeman
but received another lllrt III IA" jaw. aud f,l on
the sidewalk. A hind bullet ftom the officers pls
toll went through Us body aud Killed H.
just tLcnac was heard a lew yards distant
aud a man M working clothes Was seen holding
one hand 10 ms bloody check. A
bullet fired by the policeman at
the dog, had rrboundcd from the pavement and had
n ruck the man IN the face, lnhicting painful nut
not serious flesh wound. Tie man was Emil
Wlrdclhod, laDorer Of No. 10 COluubia-st"
who was goiag 10 his work on the west sde OF tie
civ Ilis wound Nis dressed at the police station
ana he afterwards went home. II Was learned
that the dog WIS owned by Mr.. Detorrest
and had been Kept m the store as Watchdog Tue
porter found snarhng and jumping about IN thc
place when he went there IN the morning. lie let
II run ont ~ the street although De- Thought II WoS
mad When asked why ne perm ted the dog u 20
M large lac replied tGa' sell prc>er-
Walton Mas the first law of nature Mcguire
s1ld that a number # abOring mcn were gong to
their ..nrk through Broomr-st., when the dog was
liberated and irum what hc had beet told 10y scy-
rlJl pcr-ons he believed that more than ON" Of
them mad been bitten. At the store Il WI. said yts-
tci,ay that amau had complained there Of having hts
clothing Torn by the dog, but that person had cn
blt en- SO lar ~ known. The dog, II was added.
WA, old aud it, tc'th were worn away 80 much
that il Wa, not dangerous IL was stated that u
was no believed that the dog was mad, but that IT
had Mt
A llDorcr vino said that he was Leonard Laykui,
Of No. JJ2 West Ihrty-c!ghth-sf., went 20 tao
Prince rect Police Station Just before noon, and
snow d = Ill ght wound on the arm which, hc sad,
mad lccn inflicted 10y tine dog before tie policeman
appraIcd in 'front.' of tine stUTe. HiS wound was
dre scd az the station by Police Surgeon Cook.