The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-15
CONDEMNED AND SHOT DEAD.
HARD FATE OF A NEWFOUNDLAND
VINO TENTURED ABROAD ALONE,
He Was Behaving Himself IN the ehoppino
district Untn the Popuiace Rose ON His
Ne Died with SkInlul Of Rnlleta

He Was Behaving Himself IN the 9hoppina
district Untii the Popuiacs Rose ON His
He Died with SLiniui OF Bullets.
About / o'clock yesterday afternoon. when
tho crowd OF shoppers in Fourteenth street
was the biggest. a black Newfoundland dog
trotted around tho corner Of Fifth avenue and
down the south side OF the street toward Sixth
avenue. His coat was sleek and curly. He held
his head UP. 1t was evident that he was proud
io trotted lcisurely along for 200 yards unmo.
Tested. fakir selling flowers picked up q
stick and SHE'D it at him. 1t struck the dog In
the haunch. Tho dog yeped and jumped At
tho fakir. who lodged. The big brute ran
head foremost against woman. The woman
screamed. Another woman poked at the dog
with hor umbrella, and he ran yepinR down
the street. The women in his way ran into the
stores. Tho fakirs who line the curb ran out
into the sreot.
Lean Policeman O'Brien OF Capt Ryan's
squad was near tho corner OF Sixth avenuo
lilo had his night stick. and when the dog
came up he whacked him across the head.
Inc dog ran by him. turned down Sixth ave.
nuo and fled into n hallway at 100, below
Twelfth street G. W. Mayer. locksmith. ran
up out OF his store in tho basement Of 1872 and
slammed the hall door shut
OBrien went In and tho dog ran into thu
yard. O'Brien tried to shoot him through the
half open back door. and snapped his pistol
three times The cartridges would not explode.
Mayer went back into his store and got an old
revolver nearly as big as a shotgun. He
clambered out into the yard with 1t and with
hugo ball hammer. At ten PAGES no blazed
away three times. O'Brien had retreated to-
ward the front door. Tho dog leaped I'D at tho
third shot and dashed into the hallway again.
He lay down atthe foot ofthe stairs. Pursuers
had crowded into the hallway. As the dog
came In they retreated IN the stairs.
Mayer walked up to within five feet OF the
dog and fired three moro times. Every bullet
entered the dogs body. but he only e-owled
&C, up ~ to him" urged OBrien. Mayer walked
n n 70 within two feet And loaded his gun and
and ran back into the yard Mayer Mayer foIi HTa
him. and grabbed his hammer.
the ncighhorhool We're filed with spectators.
Two men sat on tho back fence, and two mon
Mayer grabbed his hammer the dog made for
Lin. Mayer rlanted tho heavy. Iron square
f Sn 1ne Of to the tho sn aaes Ms1.r ms
again: The dog got grip on his t rts
Mayer dHr"Ened the hammer and ran scream;
o'Brion was Watching the fun from the second
5oIy TndH 1s ssn a ns no he sp Mayer *.
yelling; Mayer followed them Tie aox lay lay
wicked At long range two more shots were
fired into him. Gradually his eyes and mouth
was dead.
The. freed crowd came down with OBrien
and Mayer and filed out into the street They
Ten minutes passed. The neighborhood had
resumed Its accustomed quiet Suddenly the
Eered out into the street Joseph q. Cnverdy
OF New London. n guest at the st. Denis Hotel,
was; passing. He ked at the dog. The dog
grabbed the foot between his teeth and M
clean tllroughthe boot Then he meanderod
on to the corner and lay down and died. Mr..
York Hospital and went to the hotel Nobody
knows who owned the dog