The evening world., 1894-03-15
JACKS. TRAGIC DEATH.
Belief that the Dog Was Despond-
ent and Committed Suicide.
He Was Full of Tricks and PLAYED
Franks on Dog atchers.

Mr.. George May. of the wholesale pa
per firm of George W. Mlllar & Co, ~
and 6S Duane street, is almost inconsola
BILE over the death of his famous cocker
spaniel dog Jack.
Jack was one OF the best known
dogs in West Harlem. He was every
body's friend. He possessed more than
even ordinary brute intelligence, as some
of his recent exploits will verify. He
was also exceedingly sensitive and de-
votedly attached to his master. The feel
ing was mutual. Mr.. May declares that
II $500 could suffice to restore lack to
him he would willingly part with that
sum-.
Jack had always been treated with
kindly consideration. If he imagined he
was being sighted he would give vent
to his feelings of resentment by moping
about the house, refusing to eat or to be
consoled until his master made ample
amends
He was black and white, with hair that
nearly reached to the ground. He had
always been carefully groomed and new
er failed to. present a very pretty ap-
pearance. Fanciers envied Mr.. May his
dog. and scarcely a week passed that
ne did not receive a f1attering offer for
him;
What makes the loss of the dog felt
the more keenly is the belief that he
committed suicide. Mr.. May was very
busy last week and had but little time
TO attend to Jack. Monday. and Tuesday
Jack didn't get a sight Of his master,
and he went about the house whining
and moaning as II his heart would
break. Yesterday morning master and
was in a hurry and paid no attention
to the dogs overtures to make up and
be friends, for. Mr.. May declares, he
verify believed he had committed some
o%ffense and wanted to be forgiven. When
Mr.. May left home Jack became surly.
He refused to eat or drink or to stir
when ordered.
Jacks favorite position on pleasant
days was In a front window. where he
would lay for hours watching. the chill
dren at play In the street. Although the
to take his favorite position. He seemed
to be terribly depressed. Yesterday the
window was closAd all day. During the
afternoon Jack signihed to his mistress
mute request was granted. but Jack
didn't, leap up. to the sill as she ex-
back to the middle Of me, room, then
suddenly wheeling. about he ran and
leaped clear over the sill out into space:
He, was found a moment later, bruised
and bleeding, oil the sidewalk. He was
carried into the house and a veterinary
surgeon summoned, but Jack drew his
last breath just as the doctor arrived.
The news OF Jacks death spread
quickly throughout the neighborhood,
and there were expressions OF sorrow to
be heard on all sides. He had always
been light-spirited and full of pleasant
those he liked. The butcher. the milk
man and the woman who keeps the deli
catessen store recount with evident sor-
row some of Jacks traits of character.
He found his greatest delight in annoy
ing the dog-catchers, and oftentimes
amused the whole block by his antics
when these canine enemies appeared.
The dog-catchers realized that hand
some Jack would be a rich prize, and
they often haunted the n~eighbortsSod
for days to catch him. About two weeks
ago Jack was seen lying on the door.
steps. The dog-catchers had been prowl.
them. and kept n eye open. His would
be captors crept along slowly until al.
most within reach of him, when Jack
got up as from a healthy snooze, shook
himself and waited apparently to be
lassoed. Swish went the net. They
thought they had him. but Jack nimbly
dived between the lassoers' legs and
bounded away to the curb, where he
awaited in a challenging attitude for a
renewal of hostilities.
For an hour the game was kept up,
Jack barking n scamperlng about,
enjoying the discontinue OF the men
What they would. If they had. there
rescued him.
Jack will be buried this afternoon in
a neat little box made by a ~neighboring
undertaken.