The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-10-14
IN BROPHY'S CELLAR.
The Specltled Dog that Killed Hens
Caused Trouble.

Edward Brophy has n speckled dog in the
cellar OK ms mouse, @ o IDoy sree, .na. hessss M,s
himself or any member OF his family. The
dog came into his possession by acts OF his
own, and now he is sorry, and cold shiver
runs up and down the spine OF every member
of the family, as a deathly yell is heard com
ing from the throat OF the brute in the cellar,
and the yells come often and so loud that
ali are on the verge OF nervous prostration
Mr.. Brophy keeps few hens and that IS
why he has dog in the cellar.
He does not keep dog TO protect his hens,
but keeps the dog In the cellar so that be can
get pay for few hens that have been killed
by said dog.
He has. for a year or more. noticed that bis
flock OF hens has grown smaller. He was 10.
by a neighbur that this particular dog was the
cause. He thought perhaps, that might be
the case, and then, again, other people IN the
city nigh. be eating roast chicken from his
crop. Last Tuesday the mystery was solved.
Two dogs came into the yard-a little lean
black one and big speckled one. The
former caught hen and the other killed II.
When Mrs. Brophy saw the dogs she rushed out
of the house and dubbed the intruders out OF
the ward. The hen was not dead when She
picked IL up, but the Brophy family had
chicken for dinner that day. With the dogs
was boy. and with the boy was huge
nell Though the gate into the street. About
noon yesterday the boy, the smile and the
same dogs came along EDDY street ana the
latter renep bering the feast that they were
about TO have "a few days before, entered the
ward and began looking for the hens. The
little black dog had enc IN nls mouth In itW
seconds after entering the yard, and the
speckl ed one was Just getting ready 10 Kill ~
when he spied Mrs. Bropby coming out OF the
door with n broom. This made quite racket
and attracted the attention Of the Gibbs and
the DuQgan families who rushed out OF their
homes got on TO the fence. and bore witness
10 the onslaught. MIR. Brophy ran out after
the dogs and ON Borden street overlook them.
He spoke 20 tho boy and asked him why ne
came around with the dogs. The boy sald
that no did not know that his pets would XIII
hens, but when he found out that they did no
rather liked 20 see them. Wen, salo MT.
Bronhy "I guess that ] VIII go and see your
ii guess wouldn't" saii the boy "He is
IN no condition 10 receive company today, as
no was out nearly all night.
well" said Mr.. Brophy, 81 guess VIII take
one OF the dogs homo with me, and when your
father feels like 10 he can como and get the
Mr.. Brophy took the dog home and with 9
small rope made him fast IN the cellar. ana
when little Katie Brophy went 90 the head ui
the stairs this morning t9 feed Mr.: spcckieo
and was roaming about the premises. When
the dog got glimpse of sune light he began
10 howl and kent up tho howl ever since.
A friend was called In ard told Mr. Brophy
that no had perfect right % hold the dos
because he was tramp dog. and had no col,
lar and he had witnesses 20 show that the said
speckled dog was about 20 kill his hen.
"Rut" said ho, II don't want the DlOonlnl
dog" ara so he sent his daughter, MIS-
Michael DugRnn, 20 soc Chief Of Police Child.
VINO sent her 20 dog cfhcers Prentice ano
Potter, who will investigate the case.
Mrs Duggan said that tho boy who bad 'ns
dogs aid that his name was Burke ana n'
lived on Borden street, but no such name NJ
pears on the register IN the dog qepartmei
od AZ such Is tho case burh- ~ Ie nned si'