The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-06-04
THE RAID OF THE GOATS.
THE FoLICE RAvE A PETTY
LIVELY DAY OF IT.


Yamacraw Riot an Easy Job to
Chasing a Frisky Billy" With the
Mercury in the Nineties-Incidents
of the First Lay of the Anti-Goat
Regime.
The enforcement of the goat law began
yesterday, and last night the police barracks
echoed with the bleatings OF "billies" and
''nannies"
1t was hard on the officers who were as
signed to the goat sections OF the city. Eight
of the festive animals we're captured. The
capture Of eight doesn't mean that was the
sum total of the goats in the streets. It
means that was all the officers man
aged to capture out of probably ten or
twenty times that number which they
chased
While the Old Fort has always held the
belt as the home of the goat, not more than
two or three were captured in that vicinity.
Nearly all of them came from the southern
portion of the city.
The enforcement of the ordinance was
fraught with the most amusing and ridicu-
lous incidents. One policeman said
last night that he would rather
arrest ten men or women than
one goat He was speaking from exper-
fence. He caught goat near the park after
half hours chase in the hot sun, and it
took him an hour to get the animal to the
pound. He first tried to lead him by
string, which he had tied about the animals
horns.
The goat after walking a few steps ran
fall on his face. Then he thought
he would try carrying BILLY"
in his arms He soon found out that
wouldn't do The goat, beside, being heavy,
tried TO perforate the policeman's ribs with
his feet. He secured a stronger piece of
Irvine and tried to entice billy" by holding
bunch of green leaves in front of his nose.
That worked for few blocks, but the goat
finding out that the policeman was only try
ing to fool him, stopped short and began
backing. The officer had to drag him the
balance of the way.
THE SMALL BOY ON HAND.
A crowd of small boys followed and guyed
the policeman with suggestions. Catch
him by the legs and throw him over your
shoulder" said one Better send for the
ambulance" advised a second. Get behind
and push, yelled third. The officer was
mad, and when he finally reached the
pound be had to take off his coat to cool and
catch his breath.
A mounted officer chased goat around
the park extension until the animal became
exhausted and laid down on the grass with
his tongue hanging out. The policeman
began adjusting a piece of Irvine to the
horns OF the apparently WORKOUT goat. The
animal didn't offer any resistance, and the
officer fixed himself 10 q half sitting half
knelling posture to give his prisoner time
to get wind enough to walk to the bar.
racks.
The goat got his wind before the officer
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denly and gave his captor a whack that
sent him sprawling on the grass. Away
sped the goat and as soon as the officer
could get on his feet he started in pursuit
The goat seemed to realize that the police
man was at disadvantage in being dis
mounted, and ran for all he was worth. The
policeman was outdistanced, and the goat
managed to get out of the way before the
policeman could remount his horse. He
lost his string as well as the goat. A crowd
OF small boys followed the officer. ''Put
salt on his tail and you'll catch him."
yelled youngster.
RECKoNED WITHOUT HIS HOST.
A policeman ran goat three blocks on
Liberty street in the afternoon. In the race
the officer stubbed his foot and fell on the
asphalt pavement The spectators guyed
him, and he got mad. He made up his mind
to catch the goat at all hazards. The ami
NAL ran up on stcop, and just as the officer
made grab for him an old woman threw
open the door and the goat ran inside.
Madam, I'll have to take that goat to the
barracks said he
well, I'd just like to see you come into
my house after that goat answered the
woman. III break your head il you at
tempt it."
The woman looked as though she meant
what she said, and the officer walked Off
with detected air, amid the taunts of a
crowd which had followed him. The only
thing he was heard to say was, "The goat
law be -p
An unsophisticated policeman undertook
TO arresta Washln gton square billy" which
was trimming the grass on the edge of the
sidewalk on Houston street. He reckoned
without his host, however. "Billy," instead
OF running, turned on the officer and save
him vigorous butt on the shins. The
officer backed up against the wall TO
see what damage had been DONE aud
billy" walked after him. The officer drew
his club and tried to hit him, but the goat
managed to steer clear. and kept making
feints at the officer. He had lively time
for few minutes, until brother officer
came to his assistance with a clothes line
and managed to lasso the goat, after which
he was dragged to the pound.
PAIR TOO MANY.
One mounted officer managed to capture
Two goats OUT ne mad a rough experience n
getting them to the pound. He had ropes
on both, and each seemed to take particular
delight in pulling in opposite directions.
There seemed TO be a tacit under
standing between the animals to
give the officer as much trouble
as possible, and they succeeded ad-
mirably. One would start on run for
ward, aud the other would pull back at the
same time. The officer is not very young
man, and the jerking and pulling which the
goats gave him made him rather sore He
said he has had many rough experiences
with prisoners, but he didn't believe any
could be worse than he had with that goat.
Many goats led policemen for long chases
through streets and lanes only to escape
into yards just as the officers thought they
had 'en.
what do you think of the goat law ~
was asked last night of one of the officers
who had been on duty in the Fort.
e. the law and the goats" said he,
''Ive been running like race horse all the
morning after goats and didn't succeed in
capturing single one"
One goat played hide and seek with a
policeman around the trees in Irish parkn
for about 90 minutes and finally escaped
under the bluff.
Sergt. Mock says be proposes 10 instruc;
bis squad IN the use Of the lasso, Sc that they