The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-04-05
some Phenomenal Cats.

Cats have been frequently known 10
do their best to protect the property OF
their masters as well as dogs. A man
who was imprisoned for a burglary in
America, stated after his conviction that
he and two others broke in the house
OF a gentleman near Harlem, While
they were in the act Of plundering
1t a large black cat flew at one OF tho
robbers and fixed her claws on each
side OF his face, lie added that ho
never saw a man 80 frightened in his
life; and that In his alarm he made such
an cutlery that they had TO beat q precip-
itate retreat TO avoid detection, A lady
In Liverpool had a favorite cat, She
never returned home after q short ab.
senCe without being joyfully received
by 1t, One Sunday, however, on return
ing sue was surprised to find that pussy
did not receive her rs usual and its con-
tinued absence made her a little uneasy.
The servants were all appealed to but
none could account for the circum'
stance. The lady, therefore, made q
strict search for her feline friend and
descending to the lower story, was SUR
prised TO hear cries Of 'puss' answered
by the mewing OF a cat, the sound pro.
ceedlng prom a wine cellar. which had
been properly locked and the keys
placed in safe custody. As the cat was
In the parlor when the lady left for
church, 1t was unnecessary to consult a
wise man to ascertain that the servants
had clandestine means Of getting into
the w~ine.cellar, and that theyNhad for
gotten when they themselves return
ed to request pussy also 10 with
draw. The contents OF the cellar from
that time forward did not disappear US
quickly as they had been doing some
time previously. A woman was muir
dered at Lyons, and when the body
was found weltering in blood a large
white cat was seen mounted IN the
OF q cupboard. He sat notion
less, his ewes fixed on the corpse, and
his attitude and looks expressing hor.
ror and alright. Next morning he was
still found there; and when the room
was filed by the officers OF justice,
neither the Gathering OF the soldiers
arms nor tho loud conversation fright.
ened him away. AS soon, however, Us
the suspected persons were brought In,
his eyes glared with fury and his
hair bristled. He darted into the
OF the room, where he stopped
for a moment TO gaze on them and
then fled preCipitatGly. The faces
Of the assassins showed for the
first time signs Of guilt they were
afterwards brought to trial, con.
demned, and before execution confessed.
In September, 1850, the mistress OF a
house in the Commercial road,
London, going late at night into the
taproom, found her cat in q state OF
great excitement, 1t would not suffer
itself to be stroked, but ran wildly to
and fro between its mistress and the
chimney piece, mewing loudly. The
landlady, alarmed, summoned assist
ance, and presently a robber was dis
covered up the chimney. Upon his trial
1t was proved that he had robbed sew
eral public houses by remaining last in
the taproom and c~oncealing himselfIn a
manner. An old woman left all
her money to a nephew. She had u 70.
Vorite cat which never left her, and
even remained by her corpse after death.
After the will ", s read In an adjoining
room, on opening the door the cat
sprung at a lawyer and seized him by
the throat. This man died soon after
this scene, and confessed having muir
dered his aunt for her money.