Evening journal., 1895-02-26
THE DOG WASREVENGED
Catcher Hayden Fined Twenty
for Losing His Temper.
THE DOG GETS TWO VICIOUS BITES

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And Then Receives Thumplnw-A
Browntown Merchant Who Didn't want
the pog-"Doggy'' Mclaughlin Gets =
Severe Dose-othsr Cases in Municipal
Court.
The old saying Is to the effect that
Every dog has his day. but several
| dogs were interested In to day, at least
so far as the Municipal Court was con
cerned. The first case up before judge
Ball was that Of bog cat cher Joseph
Hayden. charged with maltreating
dog which he caught on Franklin street.
near Pennsylvania avenue
Samuel Lloyd testified to seeing
| hay den catch the dog, and then stamp on
its head, take 1t by q rope around it's
neck and swing 1t three times around
his head and on to the pavement The
dog seemed dead, and blood WAS running
| from Its nose.
Mrs Philip Marquand testified to like
state Of facts and Ellsworth Mercer, n
| colored man. corroborated her
| For the defense Officer Long said the
| dog was a vicious one and although he
hadn't seen the occurrence he saw the
dog later on aud It didn't seem very
much hurt. Hayden swore he didn't
abuse the dog any further than to
conquer It, and then only after It had
bitten hls thumb and sent Its teeth
through his rubber boot
Judge Ball said that while the llaw
gave the dog catcher the power to
ctpture unregistered dogs, he was de-
barred from cruelty treating them. He
hned him $50 and costs
The next dog was a brindle, unreg
lstered, aud 5 e Cunningham, siors
keeper 70 Maryland avenue and Linden.
was .charged with harboring him He
made graudlloquent speech 10 the Cadi.
who he dubbed honorable gentleman.
He dieclaimed either owning or harbor-
ing the dog, which he said belonged to
George w Wright. formerly tenant of
his. why" said he, Il don't
want the dog around. ! have
beautiful cat and she wouldn't stay
whore the dog Is, You see the dog knows
Hayden, and when IL sees him II runs
want him to catch it but won't let him do
1t Ia my store. | am too much Of a gentle
man TO assist In the catching. He can do
It on the street IL he can Judge Ball
gave Cunningham until tomorrow morn.
ing to bring witnesses to prove who owns
the dog.
Doggy" Mclaughlin, well.known In
police circles Was arraigned charged with
assault on John r Moore and his wife.
Mclaughlin whose right name IA John,
belongs TO the class which neither tolls
nor spins and which believes that the
world owes It a living II he doesn't got
It he tries to take It About three wee ks
ago he went into Moore's store and asked
for something to eat, on heing told
that he could not be supplied, he began
using foul language. and Was ordered out
He knocked Moore down and then struck
Mrs Moore, breaking ont tooth aud
Telling her TO the pavement. Moore fol-
lowed him several tquares and was
knocked down twice more The man
finally got away and Moore reported IL at
the police station. Last evening he was
caught and identified
la explanation Mclaughlin faid he
WAS going out Of the store when Moore
assaulted him He threw up his hands
and slipped, knocking Moore down. Then
Mrs. Moore caught at him and he pushed
her away. Judge Ball smiled In,
credulously at the story and then said
that such men as the prisoner were q
menace to the pnblic and should be
treated accordingly He fined him $25 and
costs and added an imprisonment OF six
months at hard labor.
Charles d Dougherty is another OF
the dangerous class. He has no home
and consorts 9TH "Bucky" Maginnis,
,, "Whiskers" Mullin and others OF like
/ reputation. He got out OF jail last
, Wednesday and claimed to have been
doing ell right since then The judge
decided that his company did not go far
to prove his desire to reform and fixed
q the fine at 50 and costs or twenty days
I He will be a guest Of Sheriff Glllis for the
next twenty days.
Jerry Trusty, colored, and Paul Belt
: rand, white, we're arrested last night
! while trying to sell q package OF tea
I stolen from the pilot boa @ Knight
now a. Jackson and Sharp's The
captain said the tea was damaged and
}. had no value, so the charge was moi
pressed much TO the relief OF the pair
. The charge sgainst Contractor Nicholas
Fidance for building frame dwelling
!. contrary to law. was withdrawn as th'
d structure has been demolished He pait
y the costs
8 Two young men were arraigned fol
a fast driving One Of them pleaded guilt,
t to being the driver and paid 50 and costs