The Red Cloud chief., 1895-07-19

There is a big mastiff dog at present
leading a quiet existence on a farm
hear Boston who in the Ave years OF his
life has been the object of considerable
litigation and il likely to be the OBJ
ject OF still more. Just whose the dog
Is IL a matter Of great difference OF
opinion. Martin Fallon. on whose farm
fhe animal now IL. says the mastif IL
his dog Rover, and he and his lawyer
succeeded In making a jury believe
tha DR.. Longest OF Boston. a well.
known dog fancier and a member Of the
american Mastif club. says that the
mastin Is his Beaufort Prince. and a
Judge Of the Boston Municipal court
has SO decided. The trouble began at
the Boston dog show Of April. 1894. says
the New York Sun. The animal in ques-
tion was entered there by DR.. Longest
as Beaufort Prince. out Of Goethe by
Champion Beaufort. the greatest prize
winner ever brought to this country.
Beaufort Prince is a litter brother Of
Beaufort Black Prince. a famous mastif
prise winner. The dog had originally
been bought from J. L. winchell Of Fair
Haven. VT. by Charles p. Fraleigh OF
this city. who exhibited him at the
bench show Of 1893. where. despite the
fact that he was disqualified because
Of an injury to his knee pan. the dog
received a VERY highly commended"
Then Beaufort Prince val sold to DR..
Longest. who exhibited him at Chicago
and Detroit. Then came the Boston dog
show. Among DR.. Longest's exhibits
WAS q mastiff listed a. Beaufort Prince.
HSn0, hoslAaa Hhn 1annnoa0 NJ nnQ leg
and q dropping eye. Beaufort Prince has
another popularity that would readily
be noticed by a dog f~ancier. although
u might escape an ordinary observer.
The dog exhibited at the Boston show
had all the peculiarities which charac-
4erixe Beaufort Prince. Nevertheless
Ehis dog was no sooner seen ~ Martin
Fallon. who vas present at the show.
Shan ne cried out:
''why. that's my dog Rover. Get up
here. Rover. old boy. and speak to your
master"
The good-natured beast stood up.
shook himself and wagged his tall. but
without any apparent great interest In
the matter.
THAT amt your dog. sir" said n
trainer In charge. That's DR.. Longests
Beaufort Prince. and q mn dog he 10
1oo."
THAT'S my dog Rover that was stolen
from me last Thanksgiving" insisted
Ahe farmer. land I'm going to see the
managers OF this show about It."
He did see them. and the outcome OF
the matter was that. to the extreme o's-
rust Of DR.. Longest. h animal was
turned over to the farmer unoer the
name Of Rover. Here the legal comph-
cations began. DR.. Longest replevined
The animal, who became Beaufort
Prince again, and furnished bonds to
nav costs in case the suit for the perma-
Shent possession Of the dog should be
decided against him. II was not % de-
cided. the fudge of the Municipal court
before whom the case was heard In May
decided that the dog was Beaufort
Prince and therefore the property OF
Or. Longest. Mr.. Fallon appealed the
ease. which went to trial In the Superior
court before a fury. On the Fallon zoe
~ the ease Il was set forth that MI.
ana Mrs. Fallon and their daughter and
ie~on.in.law all recognised the dog az
Rover: also that the dog recognized
ehem. Mrs. Fallon swore that the sup
Do.ed Rover evinced signs OF recognis-
Sn1 their horses. and It was further set
Sorth on their side that the dog had IN
Uereone a surgical operation such az
,,suaiiy leaves a scar. Fol the other
Side. experts examined the object OF con-
1sntion and swore that there was no
.r,ch AGAR TO be found. Then evidence
80 adduced to show the record OF the
Gor from his birth. An afidavit oy MT.
Jrraleieh was read. stating that he MD
rad the puppy Beaufort Prince since ~
,,as two months old and had gwen "
% Herbert Mead. Mr.. Mead swore thss
ehs do~ wa Beaufort Prince. n John
Ssad. superintendent Of the dog shows.
snd Rem Lewis. q trainer and expert.
nns,tively identified the dog as beaufort
prince. It was supposed that this set
t,ed the case. But here Mr.. Faiion's
s.wver unfolded himself In q powerful
cumming up. He set forth that his ell
.nt !. simple and guileless farmer, wal
ho,rg done out Of his property py Z
varg Of constituencies dog sharps' ano
30 more than limited that any man VINO
madS. a practice OF engaging In DOS
rhow. wasn't any too honest n way
and stated fiatlytthat the testmony on
the other side was manufactured. Then
he became very ~plaintive and oratori'
90, and SO worked upon the 1ury's feel
rngs that they returned a verdict to the
eject tfsat the dog was Mr.. Fallon'a
r,over. Then Mr.. Longest reckoned up
.h,s accounts and found hat II a cos'
rim 600 ana his dog to make that entry