Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-18
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Gca. indignation has been aroused
among the residents in the neighocr'
| hood Of Front and South streets by th'
discovery that George Rusch, Russian
| living at coo Penn street, has been iol
several months slaughtering dogs ana
selling the meat. For some time pass
people IN the locality have been mysti
fed by the sudden and anaccountablt
disappearance of large number Of
dogs, some of which were quite yalu.
able. No one, however, was suspected
of stealing the animals until last Friday
morning, when Samuel Bailey, OF the
firm Of Bailey Il Co., Second street
above South, was informed by friend
that he thought he had seen Rusch take
a dog which Mr.. Bailey had lost two
weeks ago into the cellar of COG Penn
street. Mr.. Bailey hurried to the eel,
lar and found Rusch standing at small,
square table, upon which lay a fine
large coach-dog, dying frem deep cut
in its throat. Mr.. Bailey saw that the
dog was not his, and asked Rusch why
he killed it.
"Dat's none Of your business" re-
torted Rusch, in broken English. A
man kin do nit his dogs vat he likes,
guess"
A survey Of the cellar showed Rusch's
work. Suspended from the ceiling
were several fat canine quarters, and
piled in corner were number oil
glossy skins of unfortunate pugs that
had fallen victims to his enterprise.
Near the skins was the Aayed head of a
dog.
BEFORE THE MAGISTRATE.
Mr.. Bailey called Officers Mayberry
and Redmond, Of the Second police dis
trict, and told them to arrest Rusch for
cruelty to animals. Officer Redmond
at once took him into custody, and he
was locked up in the station-house until
next day, when he was taken before
Magistrate Brown on warrant sworn
out by Officer Mayberry. At the hear
ing Rusch denied that he was in the
habit of Strengthening dogs. He said
the coach-dog had bitten his boy, and
he had killed him for that reason. Magis-
tratc Brown imposed upon him fine
of $40 and costs, amounting to $3.50,
which were paid. When these facts
became known yesterday crowd of
excited, indignant people stood around
Rusch's place all day. calling him to
come ont, and heaping all manner Of
imprecations upon him.
Rusch, assisted by his wife. runs n
small store at COG Penn street. a rick
ETY.. Squalid tenement, inhabited by
several families. His goods consist of
a miscellaneous assortment of klndling-
wood, cheap groceries, pins, cigars,
and meat and sausage. In addition to
this establishment he takes boarders,
of which fact he apprises the public by
means of dingy sign above the door,
which reads d" Der Deutchc Boarding
Halle" At present Rusch has only
one bOarder, but he has had quite
n large number of customers, who
until yesterday purchased quantities of
his meat and sausage daily. Veal chops
and outlets were the favOrite Injuries
which his store offered, and as the price
of them was low they were eagerly pur-
chased. His trade has sadly fallen off,
however, and his many disguised GUS
toners are trying to forget that they
ever ate any of his choice meats.
BUsCH's sKILFUL BUTCHERING.
Just think OF it, yesterday eX-
claimed an angry woman living next
door to Rusch. Here we've been eat
Ing his chops for six months and never
thought but that they were nice bits of
veal and pork. have seen Rusch kill
dogs often in the cellar. and when |
asked him what he did with them he
said he rendered the fat and sold it TO
druggists. But never saw him throw
any of the flesh away. lie was very
handy at killing the poor brutes. He
always had several dogs in his yard.
and when he wanted to kill one he'd
take it to the cellar and tie the
animals feet together and lay it on
the table. Then he'd wrap an ugly salt
sack about himself and put on little
red cap with bright yellow tassel on
the top of it. He had big, murderous-
looking knife, and after stretching out
the dogs neck he would draw the knife
across its throat. and often great streams
of blood spurted all over him. Then
he skinned the animals like I've seen
butchers skin sheep and cut the body
up into pieces. 1t was pitiful to hear
the poor bruteS moan and cry as they
lay on the table and watched the wretch
getting ready to murder them"
An inspection of Rusch's yard yes
tcrday showed a commodious and we'll
constructed dog-kennel, and hanging
from a second-story back window was
a huge piece Of raw flesh, shrivelled up
in the cold air. Three Gne-looking
dogs wandered sorrowfully about the
yard and howled dismally at frequent
intervals. The noise attracted the in
mates of the house. and a boy about
ten years of age. with an ample butch
cr'S apron around him, appeared. and
amused himself by alternately stoning
the dogs and the people who peered
over the fence at them.
NeighborS of Rusch say that he
usually killed two or three dogs week,
but no one knew what became of their
carcasScs. No one could be found who
ever saw Rusch buy meat. There is no
credcnce given to Rusch's assertion that
he slaughters the animals merely to Sc
cure dOgfat. A druggist remarked yes
terday that the fat of few plump dogs
would supply the demand for the article
for a year. Rusch remained in the
house yesterday, and his premises are
being closely watched by the police.
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