New-York tribune., 1885-07-10
HUNDREDS HUNTING A MAD DOG.

Frederick Uanan, the son OF c. H. Ddn"n, AA-'
Der of the Stock Exchange
HUNDREDS HUNTING A MAD DOG.
CoRNERED AT LAST IN A COKE YARD AND KILLED
BY A POLICEMAN.
A big shepherd dog with ears erect. roaming ing
mouth and garing eyes, running IKE race So
mn Elevcnth-ave., followed by q yelling crowd OF
nearly 500 men and boys, some throwing stones ann
sticks at the fleeing animal, was the sght thae me.
the astOnished gaze Of Sergeant Brown, oil tne
Eleyenth-ave. from Forty.second-st; yesterday
morning. The sergeant joined in the hunt Win
will, and as the dog dashed past him, MADE grao
the dog jerked away from the sergeant almost pull
INC him off his feet, and continued on bis way up
the avenue with the crowd behind him. As the cry
was coming, children were dragged hastily INTO tne
houses and doors quickly shut, while VIM
dOws dew up. The avenue % daS had not seen 80 n'0n
Wnan the hunted beast reached Forty -thirdst.,
he found the door of cellar under grocery store
pen ana leaders Of the
stopped and peered down the dark stairway, WALL
ing for one to come up with suinSient courage
Brown reached the seat of war he went into the
cellar without moments hesitation, only 10 nnG
that the dog had made his escape through anotner
door and was fast making tracks down the avenue.
The crowd sighted him and once more gave chase,
and the poor dog again had to do his best 10 avod
the shower of stones and bricks that fell about MN
shaped his course eastery. Sergeant Brown, in the
meantime. had taken the lead of the p1rsuers.
The chase soon reached Justice Muft ents anS
Eleventh:aves. The dog dashed III thIongh lne
open door. 1t proved his death trap, or Sergeant
Brown. who was close at his heels. ordered the
crowd TO shut and bar the gate. This was quickly
done, and with an elevated railway hand sergcant
Brown began the search OF the yard. ne doe had
taken his last stand in corner. and as MS purSuers
advanced snarled fercey and showed every lnten-
tion of making desperate fight for his life When
they got within reach the dog WITH an angry gIowt
jumped at the sergeant and his ally The sergeant
had his pistol cooked and ready and as the dog
sprung he fired. The bullet went straight down the
dogs throat but he landed exactly where moment
before the railroad man had stood. The game was
too dangerous for the volunteer. and with leap
which would have won him the amateur champion
shin had it been made under regular circumstances,
he cleared the tail fence and reaching pasSe; GO OF
safety, watched the sergeant hnish the JoD. flnu-
ing that the pistol was not the best weapon m,t
and hastily grabbed up heavy piece OF iron;' ne
was none too quick. for. with warning growl the
dog sprang at him only to be met with stunning
blow on the head, which laid him senseess on the
ground. Another blow finished him. loud cheer
from the crowd which had swelled to thousand.
greeted the victor as he cane out from the coke
yard and continued his way to his weil-earned
breakfast.
NEW EVIDENCE IN MCARTHf'S CASE.
aTim, McCarthvs coarse face showed fewer
signs of despair yesterday than when he was con,
victed of assaulting Catherine Barrow His counsel
q
the case on the ground that testimony had been
improperly admitted. and that other evidence had
been improperly excluded. Tic lawyer also SAID
that much new evidence had been obtained: tie
showed a letter. purp0rting to be from Police
Justice Thomas Randall. of Philadelphia. who said
that he was acquainted with n Catherine Fisher.
who had afterward married an old man named Bar
row. lie had sent her 10 the House of Correction
several times lie considered her one Of the worst
characters he had ever met The description given
of Catherine Fisher did not differ greatly from
that of Catherine Barrow, who made the com
plaint against Mccarthy. Ex-Judge Bedford made
vigorous reply to the argument OF McCarthys
counsel. Judge Gidersleeve adjourned the case
till July 90. to give the defence an opportunity to
present aiidavits as TO the newly discovered evi
dence. go
Judge Gildersleeve subsequently received letter
on official paper, aud bearing the signature OF
lieutenant of police Of Philadelphia. The writer
said that he became acquainted with Catherine
Fisher in September, 1853, when he arrested her as
a thief She afterwaId met an old farmer named
Barrow, and induced him to marry her Barrow
died few months ago. but most OF his money went
to his children. The woman succeeded IN obtan-
ing some money last spring and left Philadelphia
with the intention as she said, of visiting Ireland
He described the woman as about thirty years
old. stout and of ruddy complexion-a description
to which the complainant IN the Mccarthy case an
swers The writer said that Catherine Fisher was
fond of describing herself as an immigrant. DIS
trict-A.torney MARITIME took the letter and promised
to have inquiries made to the truth of the state
ments.