New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-02

parts OF tho city working for them. and how these
boys would catch any dog they could lay their
hands on. whether he had license tag on or not
The dog-catchers received from the city 40 cents
for each dog they caught. and they would divide
this amount with the boys.
we used to tink notn' OF jumpn' out o. der
wagin an takin' dog away from "a bloke if he
looked easy TO u.s. and "Bill" chuckled to himself
at some pleasing recollection of such highway
robbery. II had ter lar at OF dem doods one
day. He cunning down der street wild little
fox tarrier a string. What does me and Pat
me pard. do but jump out OF der wagin and tax
der tarrier away from i'm right under his peeps
and all he done wuz stan dere wild his nytrap
open giyin de blink all de time we wuz drivin
off and givin' him de loud af" This little in
cident. with others Of a similar nature, perpe-
trated upon defenceless women seemed to have
fingered in "IIll s. memory interesting and
amusing. His numerous other stories gave evil
dence Of the wild buccaneering character of the
calling Of the dog-catchcr under the old days
when 1t had been under the control OF the city
Taking "B' for a type, the reporter was i'm
pressed with the fact that the men engaged in
catching dogs at 10 cents each about as hard
lot as one can imagine.
WORK OF THE ANIMALS SOCIETY
The American Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals took charge of this work In
1884, and the improvement in the service has been
of a marked character. The men receive a
make written Application for the position, giving
a careful statement of their previous history. II
companicd by three certificates of good character
from respectable citizens, and also eight other ref
erences all of whom are written TO or seen before
the mans application Is passed upon. Further
more. each one OF these men Is under bonds for
81 900 These bonds issued by the American
Surety Company, which itself makes careful in
quiry as to the mems characters The result is
that the thirty men employed In this department OF
the society's work are honest, trustworthy and re-
spectacle. Complaints under the present system
system the trouble caused by the dog-catcher was
the bane OF the Mayors life.
John +. Hanes. president of the American So
clety for the Prevention OF Cruelty to Animals.
took up the study Of the question OF the care of
dogs and cats and finally drew up bill which
presented TO The Legislature. Upon its passage 1t
became Chapter rs OF The Laws OF 1884 by which
the care OF the dog pound was transferred from
the city the society. This bill also included the
capture Of stray cats In the city The working OF
the new law was satisfactory In the city OF New
York that application was made to MIR. Haincs by
the authorities of Brooklyn To have the law
amended as to apply 10 that city also This Mr..
Hain's did, the act becoming Chapter Az OF the
Laws OF 1895 The buildings at Malbonest. and
Nostrand-avc.. Brooklyn, are for temporary use
future the friends Of the society Will come 10 its
assistance and put him In possession OF sufficient
funds purchase land In good locality and
erect buildings suitable for the work that VIII not
only be credit TO the society bntito the city OF
Brooklyn as well.
MIR IIAINES's VIEWS
Mr.. Iiaines. In speaking OF the matter. said: 1T
is a cause Of great encouragement that such
work should have been put In operation without
sppreciable difficulty. but the truth IL that the