The sun., 1889-12-25
BATTLE WITHDOG CATCHERS
LAWYER MAITLAND SAVES TEE POO
DIE, BUT LOSES mrs SKYE
HIS Setter Clears On. While % che l.t STRIFE ~

His Setter Clears Ont While the Btrifs
Goes On-He siugEed ana lsuttons Kicked
and n Job for the Grand Jury.
Mr.. Thomas A. Maitland, an Englishman
Of GO West Twelfth street. had an experience
yesterday with sn American institution,
known as the New York city dog catcher,
which he docs not caro- to repeat Mr.. Malt
land is lawyer at Beekman street, and a
cousin OF Mr., Thomas Maitland. who is III al
Cannes. France. This is Mr.. Msitland's story
OF his encounter with the dog oatchera
Yesterday morning about half past 10
o'clock, he was standing at the head Of his
stoop. coupe was at the door and he was
waiting for Mrs. Maitland to join him In q
shopping tour. By his side, almost in the ves-
tibule. were two Of his pet dogs. an English
setter called BulRar and q French poodle val
ued at $500 and named Plevna. On the next
to the bottom step OF the stoop Skye terrier
sat, wagging It's tail and looking MP at its mas
ter. The terrier belongs to Mrs. Maitland and
Is named Jack.
Suddenly o shabby-lookinR man appeared
and seized the terrier. Mr.. Maitland rushed
down to rescue his dog from the supposed dog
thief. and another man ran up the steps and
drove the other two dogs into the street. A
third man caught the poodle.
Mr.. Maitland tried to save Plevna, and his
livery and buttons, ran up to the big man who
hold the terrier, and seized Jack by the hind
legs. The boy hung on so we'll that the man.
finding he was only likely to get piece OF the
Skye ut best, gave the boy q kick that stag
Rered him. Then he threw the terrier into the
dog wagon that had driven up.
Meantime. Mr.. Maitland was having o fine
tusso with the man who held the poodle. and
Plevna showed that he was in the ring himself
by savagely biting at the mans hands. AT this
S3d accordne 't to Mr. %sitISnd strusE him n
the neck, at tho same time calling him names.
GT AVID Of vS SsohnR aRRdFSS tS P With RG ns4 S
est, but nobod, ,heiHed Mr.: Maitland except
the cab driver who did what he could One Of
es oss Snd iifSs RroW the 'front.' o n Ro
wagon. he, only succeeded. however, in land
Rofse a1d them Mr. MatlaSd decaros. by By
hitting the hSEse X The belly the fellow gsused
the grasp Of the man who held him tried 10 run
from from a T dog catcher who stood at the bottom Of
the stoop for that purpose. Plevna then ran up
the steps OF the next house and was taken in
,Bulgar, the setter, long before this had con.
SIKH SIKH ave aVenue. % He was found later BY Mrs. Malt.
lands maid IN front Of Msoy's window, where
a Ha BR a'
tried TO- take the dog from her, but was pre-
veRed o{ IN Wor6 dr6vo IN she o street
only the poor little Skye as result OF the
whole raid. and he was bailed out later on the
payment Of So. Speaking OF the occurrence
last evening Mr.. Maitland said:
The whole affair was an outrage Of
not. muzzled. because was not
going to take them out on the street.
They were all or my stoop and had as much
right there as they had in my house. The dogs
are properly licensed and | have muZzles for
all OF them My poor poodle was seriously In
iured by the kicks of the horse. Immediately
called tn yeterinsrZ SURGEON. N was also
kick buttong. who is such n little fellow. can
Identify all the mon. have been to court and
have sworn out warrant against them and
will prosecute them to the full extent OF the
law. II my dogs had been on the streettt would
have been another matter, though In any case
the men had no right to assault me-"
Mr.. Maitland got his warrant at Jefferson
Market He also lodged complaint with
BerRh's society.