The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-11-21
TiyertOn Couple Wanted
Autopsy on a Dog
Became Somewhat Heated
When Refused.
Agent Smith OF Anti Cruelty Society
Has Novel Experience.

What curious notions people occasion
ally get into their minds. For instance,
there are two persons, man and wife,
who were much disappointed to find that
II lent the practice OF the State authori-
ties to hold autopsies on the remains of
/. deceased dogs for the purpose OF sscer-
tanning whether or not some enemy OF the
canine kind has complished their taxi
, ing of by means OF poison. Yesterday
afternoon 6 man and woman from liver
ton walked into the Office of Mr. j. ".
smith, agent of the Anti-Cruslty Society.
The man took from his arm q common
every DAY market basket, which he
placed in the corridor near the door and
then unfolded this story to Mr.. Smith: !:
s'Me and my old woman live at liver
ton and at one time we owned dog,
that was licensed. Two weeks ago we
went away from Jiverton. and left
"Prince" with friend OF ours in Fall
River. When we came back last night
we found that the dog was dead and we
believe it was poisoned. Now, what We
want TO do Is to open. that dog and see il
you can find any poison in mis- stomach"
81 can't do that" Mr.. Smith replied,
ssfor could not go to Fall River in a
case like that"
swell. you haven't got to 60 to Fall
River, for we've brought the dog along"
The visitor from Tiser;on went 10 the
door, picked up the market basket.
From 1t he drew a baby carriage cover
and there lay the remains OF dog, which
in It's best day might. have been worth
dollar 10 any one wan ting q dog bad.
This made Mr.. Smith smile until be
detected a smell from the basket that was
not pleasing.
show lcng has Prince been dead?"
asked Mr.. Smith.
81 don't know'' said the old man, "but
be has been dead four days to our GER
tain knowledge, but how much longer we
don't know. We think that there is
poison enough in MS body to keep him
forever. We have come up from Tiverton
TO have you cut him open. and IL you
find poison in his body we are going to
have those folks ut Fall River arrested,
auo puhiohou III Wo nave to eell our
farm"
swell. my friends, had the dog died
within the bounds of Rhode Island per-
haps you would have some show of an
"inqucsti being held, but the law is,
that the inquest shall be held where the
death occurred
''Whst's thst? queried the old man.
" Take the dog back to Fall River and
have him opened? Well, wo guess not.
The License for that dog was paid to this
State. and you, as a Rhode Island officer,
are bound TO see 10 II that he died q
natural death"
"Oh, no, I'm not" was Mr.. Smiths
the license in this State, bur your dog
died out OF the State and that is where
you must go to find redress; not here.
can do nothing for you."
"Say, Mr.. Smitn," said the woman.
snow we have gone to the expense OF |
bringing the dead dog from Tiverton to |
Providence, and II you don't want 20 cut |
the dog open and look for poison, can't |
VOC get horse doctor to do sop
DIR. Smith replied that there was no |
way he knew of to get the cog Gu, open
unless the applicants performed the
operation; "but you can't 90 that in |
this Office" he concluded emphatic ally
By this time the smell in the room was