The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-20
LITTLE LIZZIB'O DOG.
Young Cul1om Feels No
Better Because 1t
Was Shot.
WHAT JUSTICE KIMBERLY SAYS
Mrs. Cullom's Queer Reason For
Not Paying Her Rent-NOw
the Cause Is Removed
She Will Too.

Considerable indignation is felt among
residents Of the Heights over the whole
sale. and in many cases needless.
slaughter OF dogs in that section Of the
city. The police and police justices are
to all appearances making no discrimi-
nation whether they be mongrels or valu .
able animals. Some persons have be-
come 50 excitable over this dog scare,
which was instituted chiefly by the po-
lice. that II dog even growls at them
they rush to Jnstice Kimmerly, secure
a warrant aud the animal Is slaughtered
This morning. as soon as Justice kim
mcrly mad disposed of the busin ess in his
court. asked him by what authority aod
under what law he ordered dogs TO be
shot. He finally produced an ordinance
referring TO the killing Of dogs and read
the following section TO me-
Section 3 That it shall be lawful for any per
son or persons- after any dog shall have bitten
or murlated any person while ln any public
place or thoronghfare in jersey City, or at
tempted 80 70 do, to XIII or destroy such dog
and that the police Of Jersey City. any Of
them under the direction Of the Police Com
missioLers. shah have power. and ii shall be
their duty 10 demand such dog after such biting
do 50. Of the owner or custodian
or destroying the same; and in the case OF 70
fusal or neglect on the part OF such owner or
custodian 10 deliver UP such dog. said police.
or any OF thenl,- shall have power, and Il shall
be their duty, to enter any place. whether house,
building. or other space, then aud there to dis
cover such dog, and to take possession Of III 9
same for the purpose Of having such dog killed
or destroyed, and that such owner or custodian
for such refusal shall forfeit and pay the penalty
Of not exceeding twenty dollars
THINKS IT GOOD Law.
do you pase your authority upon that
ordiuancef' / asked.
'Of course do - was his reply.
''Do you think IL is your duty to order
every dog shot that is complained Of 10
youYs continued.
81 dc" he replied; 1.-THE Mayor issued a
proclamation directing the indlscrimtnate
destruction of dogs tnat are found run
ming loose upon the streets not properly
muzzled."
did you order that little Donovan
girls dog shot under that proclamation"
mo j had the power to have that dog
shot and ] exercised It..
WASN'T 1t proven that that dog was in
that ehild's arms and that the Cullom
boy attempted 10 strike its little nis-
tress.v
'.The girl said So" continued the
Justice, but tue dog bit the boy and
ordered it shot"
did you know thateminent physicians
say that dog which has bitten person
should not be killed. but should be kept
tied uD SO that the wound could be prop
erly treated by first ascertaining whether
or not the dog was mads" asked.
HE MAY LEARN.
81 have heard that theory advanced" +"
replied the little Justice, 'but that dog
has been shot and | may consider such
matter in the future"
The little Justice was in hurry to at
tend to the business of the Second Police
=
further. Before leaving the court room,
however, he signed warrant directing
G. NJ. Simmons, who resides near New
rk Bay TO produce in court. TO be slaugh-
tered, a dog that had bitten. or at least
scratched, Mamie Smith, of No. rs Linden
avenue, moreithan week ago.
l next interviewed Mrs. Cullom OF
Elliott place. VINO caused the little Dono-
van girls dog TO be shot because IL bit
her boy.
SHOWED THE BITE.
asked to see where the boy had been
bitten. The boy was called and a dirty
leg was put on chair before me- The
boys mother apologized for the dirty
condition of the boy, brushed some Of the
dirt OFF and with some difficulty pointed
out two little red spots.
"Thaa's where his teeth sunk into my
boys leg" said the woman.
''Do you and your boy feel any better
now that the dog has been shots"
asked.
mo, I do not, and my boy has been
complaining Of pains jn his head. And
another thing is this, my landlord has
ordered me out of the house because l re
fused to pay rent and it is all on account
of this dog affair. / had asked Mrs.
Montgomery, who owns the house, to
have the dog put out of the way because
there were always a number Of children
playing in this yard. wouldn't pay my
rent until / had seen what would be done
with the dog; and, secondly, because my
husband has been out Of work.
Mrs. Donovan made her boasts that
the whole Oakland avenue police force
couldn't shoot that dog. but Judge KIM
merry had il shot just the same"
The prevailing impression on the
Heights seems to be that Justice Kim
merly will slaughter every dog he is
asked to.
A pretty dog was shot in the Fourth
precinct station this morning By Janitor
O'Neill. The dog was not muzzled and
was picked mp by some small boys who
apparently wanted to see some one OF
Archie McKaig's finest practice shooting.