Omaha daily bee., 1894-01-03

CAPTURED TIL CAPITOL.
How an Insane Pug Dog Dominated Indi
ANS State House.

How N Insane Pug Dog Dominated Indl-
ANS State House.
Two days ago Flip was a lively Eng
lish pug dog with a cold, black nose
that turned up saucily at the end, while
she played about the corridors of the
state house. She is not Il lively dog to-
day: she is q dead dog, says the Indian
apolis Journal. 1t was two years ago
that Flip became a member of Custodian
Gritiin'5 household, and quickly won the
affections of the family. 1t was not I'M
usual for her to go to the state house to
mi about on the marble floors.
She was at the capitol late Wednesday
afternoon busily engaged in her usual
festivities. Before she started to her
home IN Union street, Flip was led to
the basement, with a string which was
tied around her neck, that she might
ilhbibe a refreshing draught of hydrant
water. She placed her front paws on
the edge Of the trough, took n good
swallow of water, gave q scream pecu-
liar to the dog tribe and vent Stark,
staring mad. She ran out of the base
ment to the corridors of the first floor,
and continued her fit, drawing the at
tentiOn of the entire population TO the
capitol.
Flip weighed about five pounds. She
kept at bay about twenty state officers,
| clerks and j%anitors. The young women
ran into the Offices II barred the doors
when Flip took possession of the capitol.
The men sailed forth to participate in
the affair, but they remained at a re-
| spectful distance; Flip pranced about the
| corridors as if she realized that they
were in her possession. Foam was
dripping from her mouth, and she bit
and paved at the marble pillars as if she
would teal every one of them down.
Before she could make the building an
historical ruin it was decided hat Flip
should lose her life.
But an executor could not be found.
One man volunteered to rush in and at
tempt to kill her if the others would go
to the rescue should he fall. But the
others would not agree. 1t was the
duty OF the custodian to get Flip out of
the house, the state officials said, as she
was his dog and he was in charge of the
building. The custodian sent for a
hammer with which to perform the
sorrowful duty. 1t was an iron hammer,
with n head almost as large as Flip. 1t
had u long, black handle, and, with u
good muscle behind it, would be sufli-
cient to take the life of an OK.
The custodian took the weapon and
slipped up behind the dog while she was
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lar. just as he was about to deal the
murderous blow the secretary of state
shouted:
"'Gway from that dog, Griffin. 'Gway
rom him! He's mad,'
The custodian went away. The gov
ernor was or the Gene. He argued that
Flip was frightened. If let alone she
would continue her romp about the
house. But she had 20 be mad or it
would spoil the tragedy that every one
had gathered to see. The custodian
took another hold on the hammer. He
put all his strength in the blow. The
hammer missed the mark and as the
custodian held on he was ierked half
across the hall. Again he slipped up to
the dog. The hammer fell with such
force that it splintored the handle and
the sound of the stroke echoed and re-
echoed through the house in a dull,
sickening sound. Flip never regained
her reason. She dropped to the floor in
a heap and her soul took its flight up
through the building and out an open
window in the skylight.