Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-12-04
FOURrFOOTED- HEROES.
Four Exceptionally Good Stories
Told About Dogs

a dog was actually put on trial for
his lifn in Boston last week. II was.
according TO tho Philadelphia Press. n
sight impossible outside tho jurisdiction
OF Massachusetts curious laws. The
defendant. Towscr. a handsome setter
belonging to ono Nathan Simmons. q
South lind saloon keeper. was charged
with having vicious and savage dis
position. dangerous to tho pence and
bodily woal Of the good citizens Of the
commonwealth" To prove this. one
ITilmoth less swore that tho dog had
bitten him without provoc alton. and he
wanted tho handsome animal killed.
Towscr's owner damurrrd and tho
court summoned Towser. to provo his
good character. and ne was forthwith
brought into court and installed in tho
pom.
Towscr's mastor retained nhlo coun-
sol for him. and amid tho litter Of tho
audience and tho smiles Of Judge Cur
It's tho trial hogan. Thu plaintiff told
how hO was hitten. hut acknowledged
that he had provoked Towser by teasing
him. Othnrs came forward. and after
expatiating on Towscr's good qualities.
the prisoner himself was brought for
ward in his own behalf. At various
commands no played dead. walked on
his hind logs about the room. stood on
his hGad. shouldored arms. whined dis
mallY in imitation OF song. and wound
up ny marching up tho steps to the
judges desk on his hind logs and shak-
ing paws with his honor. Tho latter
was greatly amused, and without hesi-
tating said. amid cheers:
"Towscr. you arc peaceable and or
derby canine. give Judgment in your
behalf and dismiss you. tho plaintiff
paying the costs"
A all-authnnticsted story. which
seems almost too good to be true. is
that Of gentleman, finished musi.
clan. who resided somo years ago in
Darmstadt He kept dog which was
the terror Of all the singers and in.
strumnntalists In the place. for IL had
the fatal habit Oi raising Its face to
Heaven and bowling whenever false
note was emitted 1t never made a
mistake. and well-known singers were
said to trcnible when they saw their un
welcome Judge seated by his masters
sidn ut concerts or at the opera. for Max
was regular frst-nighter. and q great
friend Of the ,heater director: he was
mover known to miss q new opera
Max was no respecter OF persons. and
when tho singing was but q shade out
ho would attract tho attention Of the
whole audience to It with q terrific
howl. One tNnor won't so far "a to re.
fuse 10 sing unless the dog was removed
but Max was 30 great favorite with
the Dnrmstndt public and such we'll.
known frequenter that the singer
might ns we'll have requested 70 have
the director himself removed from the
stalls. and he was obliged to give in
with rs good n grace ~ possible. The
dogs mnster stated that he had trained
striking him hard when any ono sang or
played false note: later on he tapped
him gently. thon he only had to look Of
him. and Ivy the timo Max was three
years old the dog was az good judge
as his master OF false note.
At Parkcrshnrg. w. Va, tho other
day. fast passenger train from Cincin.
natl to New York. on tho Baltimore 4
Ohio South western railroad. was saved
from certain destruction by tho intel.
ligencc Of o dog. A mulc had strayed on
a high trcstle work and had become en-
tangled among the thinkers. A farmers
dog in the vicinity, attracted by the
braying of the mule. went to the trestle
saw tho predicameDt the mule was in
and ran back to his masters house
where he set up an unearthly howl
The bowling awoke tho farmer and he
followed the dog to the trestle Just in
time to flag the passenger train. which
would have surely been derailed and
thrown into the gap below had 81 no,
been for the dog. A silver collar. paid
for by purse raised Ivy the passengers
on hoard the train. now ornaments the
neck Of that particular dog.
Another dog had been separated from
her master for eight years. The latter
thus describes their reunion: "The dog