The evening times., 1896-04-02

il may please your honor said Mr.. CARING
ton suave and smiling.
Where is that Gog?' asked Judge Kim
ball.
In asnwer 10 his question, Il tall youHg <
man, with fashionable stoop. sitting
among the spectators, arose, and pitched
The animal, whose Bame is Duke, over the
rail, AT the feet OF Mr.. Carrington.
Duke gave mighty yawn, paving and
licking The lawyers hand affectiOnateiy.
He raised up on his hind legs, and pee red
intelligcntly ut the newspaper men, who
poked his ears with their pencils.
That don't look Ike yiciousness,'' re-
marked Mr.. Darlington.
/ "Oh, that's the power OF the press" re-
marked Judge kimball.
Duke is a cross between n bull dog and 4
fox terrier, aud is known to fanciers as n
Boston terrier. He ran all over the court
room, petted aud caresscd by everybody =.
He finally ,rottcd up the steps to his honOr's
desk and looked sOleDinly at the judge, as
If he knew that gentleman held a canine life
in his hands.
Your honor could fine him for con-
tempt said Mr.. Darlington: ''he is an
impudcnt. liberty-taking Witness"
Judge Kimball, in a beautiful spring day
humor, smiled indulgenuy at Duke, who
was recalled to his master. He climbed
up in a chair and evinced the greatest in-
terest in the proceedings.
Mr.. Pugh said the law read that n bull
dog was dangerous per sc and put Will
lam Bronaugh. who lives next TO the CHS
ley mansion on Seventeenth street, on the
stand.
Mr Brunaugh. a well-dressed, gray
haired gentleman, made no positive ac-
cusations against Dukes character. init
mating that the menace OF his existence
lay rather in his appearance and what he
might do. He said he had not complained
OF the dog to the Chcsicys. but made his OBJ
jections directly to the major of police.
NOT VERY NEIGHBORLY.
That wasn't very ncighborly, Mr..
Bronaugh," said Mr.. Darlington, pulling
Dukes short sharply-cut ears. Mr.. Bro
naugh had nothing 10 say on that point, and
vacated the stand for Mr.. b. T. Roodhouse.
DO you know Duke" ased Mr.. Caring
ton. The witness said he had a speaking
and patting acquaintance with that young
gentleman for three years past.
Now, Mr.. RoodhOuse,' said Mr.. Car
rington, taking Duke by the collar, lis he
not a gentle dog, and does he not play
with children. and is he not the pet OF the
neighborhood?''
Yes, sir.
SHOW the court how he can be handled, -
continued the lawyer, picking Duke up
and hurting him through few yards of
space into the arms of the witness. Mr..
Roodhouse caught the dog in his arms,
poked a finger down Dukes throat, held
him up by his spiked tail, then first by
one ear and then the other, thumped his
ribs and put him through most singular
exercise of evolutions and Contortions, all
of which the dog seemed to enjoy and ap-
prove of highly.
Now. your bonor,' said Mr.. Caring
ton. edified at the performance, what
do you think OF that?'
His honor said nothing. but looked as
If much gold and many precious jewels
could not induce him to play young Mr..
Roodhousc's part.
That's all very well,' said Mr.. Pugh,
..but how would he act with strangers
Just The same, sir" said Mr.. Chesley,
passing Duke around, as if he was some
thing good to eat.
Now a for the bull dog part of the law"
said Mr. Darlington. 81 will prove by
expert testimony heds not bull dog, but
Boston terrier
And :" retcrted Mr.. Puch, Twill prove
by equally expert testimony that els
Mr.. Kendig take the stand
Kendig said that in his young life he had
owned four bull dogs, that Duke was a
bull dog, and he, kendg, could so swear.
A Mr.. Morrow. who owns some famous
kennels in New Jersey, testified positively y
to the contrary.
The Judge said there was nothing toprove
Duke a vitiating element to the community
and he di ismiSsed the case.