St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-09-25
PRICE OF A DoG-BITE.
Why Charlie Myers Got $4,000
From w. X. Vanderbilt.

From w. *. Vanderbilt.
A tall. broad-shouldered and blonde
young man walked into the private
office of Willie X. Vanderbilt at the
Grand Central station yesterday morn
|. ing at Ii O'Clock. says the New York
World. when, ssiifteen minutes later
lie came out, he was accompanied by
| one of the clerks, dapper little man
with red bard around his black straw
hat. AS the pair jumped upon Forty
second street car that went jingIing
along to the West side, smiles chased
one another over the brOad-ShOuldered
young fellows face. while his honest
blue eyes beamed with satisfaction.
The good-natured Individual was
Charles Myers, whose twenty-first birth
day came but a few days ago. When he
entered Mr.. Vanderbilt's Office he was
able to jingle only few dollars in his
pocket. He walked out with check
for $1,000 of Vanderbilt's money in his
vest pocket. Myers is as shrewd as he
is honest, and he at once went with
Lawyer Frank LoomiS' clerk over to
the Clinton bank, OH Hudson street,
where he deposited his check and got
in return a stout package of blank
checks and a deposit book. With the
help of the 5000 Myers will take up a
course of studies in local veterinary
college.
For nearly two years Charlie Myers
| was employed by Mr.. Vanderbilt on his
big 1.000-acre farm of Idle Hour" at
Oakland, l.. /. His work consisted in
dogs, and, incidentally, he was care
taker of the handsome new coach house.
| 70 one of these bird dogs, the Irish
| setter Murtagh, Myers owes his life.
| One morning last October he went up
| to the big house and gave orders that
! the big mastiff Wallace, which had been
| roaming about the grounds during the
night be tied up. The butler promised
| to attend to the animal and Myers went
back to the kennels and took two of the
| bird dogs out for exercise. As ne
skirted the lava he saw Wallace stand
| ing near his kennel. He YVES loose.
and Myers ran up confidently enough to
| fasten him before the other dogs ap
| preached. He leaned over, and, grasp
ing the brute by his collar, tried to
! thrust him in the kennel. Wallace
| threw him aside as if he had been a
feather and caught his arm in his huge
| NAV. Myers fought desperately. The
mastiff released the mans arm only to
catch new hold upon his left leg. Men
came running up at this moment.
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them, however. When he saw his
| trainer attacked he sprang forward and
seized Wallace by the throat. The
mastiff at once dropped Myers and be-
| gan to tear his assailant. With great
| difficulty the big fellow was finally tied.
! The setter was we'll nigh killed. but
! after weeks of careful attention he came
/ around all right.
/ ! Myers was faint and sick with pain
] and loss of blood. Dr. Corwicke was
/ sent for, and cauterized the trainers
/ wounds and gave orders to have Wal
1 lace shot. For weeks the patient lay ill,
/ and when he finally recovered he was
/ only shadow of his old self. His case
| had attracted the personal interest of
| Mr.. Vanderbilt, who cabled from Paris
/ that he should be given every care until
/ his complete recovery. Myers first
| walk out of doors took him down to the
| coach house, where his chum, Jimmy
4 johnson, the English coachman, pointed
out to him all object hanging over the
/ door. 1t was the stuffed head of Mr..
!. VanderbiIt's redoubtabIe S70e dog Wal
j lace.
/ ! Myers left idle Hour May 13. He ex
pected damages for the fearful injuries
/ he had received, bnt he didn't hire a
lawyer. Armed with his physicians
certificate he went to Lawyer Frank
| LoomiS, one of the Vanderbilt counsel,
/ and pleaded his own case. By order of
/ w. K. Vanderbilt he received his big
| check yesterday. 1t was the exact
| amount he had asked for. Fol the pres
| ent, as he told World reporter yester-