New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-03
THE BEQUEST RESCUED THE DoG
A pro WHICH WAS TAKEN BY THE 3. r.
r. SUDDENLY SURRENDERED.

SUDDENLY 81 kRfNbrsisI'i''
uttle pug dog with a black nose caused CONSIDER
ah,s connection In A1adson-st. two or three morn
,ngs ago The dog Is the property OF a man IN Tue
onn,ov ~ Captain Kirby OF the 18th Regiment ou.
had baen IN Mr. K,rby's family for some the ann
was regarded by It's members "a great PEI Na'
tain Kirby lives at No. 4o3 MadlsoA-sI' aoo"' ',e
middle o, the block. Last Wednesday morning inc
dog was playing in the front yard, ah' Fe"s".s
our into the street. Just "a that time one OF .he
ag,ns ~ the Society for the Prevention or 'Tue'1y
10 Animals came along. and It's TWO occupants sps
ing the pug made dash for ii. and thre" II mo
the wagon Captain Kirby had just gone do"N'o"" A.
and the members OF his family were invlsID'e. one
Of his ncighbors however. witnessed 'ne &C. a"N
Immediately crossed the street TO protest agahs' ''e
o,,,ra Two or three others joined her. ana al
threa OF them lifted up their feminine voices III
strong protest They tod the men that the uos oe-
loneei to Captain Kirby, and that as IL was a
harmless little beast they had no rieht TO take IL
away -. .hu MAN
ivan mind vour business" said one OF the men
..rh,s dog amt go, no license, and he goes WIFI
US, see? ,...,,. altar
ward the neighSors held an indignation meeting -
the house Of Captain Kirby Jusi al TINS pom i
"a vel, 10 relate that relative OF captain ho'
,,tlv made \ WI bequea thing 1900 to the 30
c,s.v r,- the Prevention of Cruelty to Anima's
She heard OF the acton OF the society asen'S' am
made up her mind to stTike mat c-"uSS 't0,' ~
vii unless the society did what was ris"' III .'''
matter When Captain Kirby heard that inc d1s
had beer taken away, he went 10 the society
branch office in Wiough5y-s: Inere ne rece.sea
c,rt courtesy He told the officer in cAarse that
las January he took OUT een1 ,, roi IN The 33cn
he sunposed for year rUt a ciduss III %. Sba
M, relates thai the Ice 1se eXplreu fpiii ~. ~,
/. - 6icar IN oent.y ma lie the captain aware o
- ma said that uness ne paid IS the dos wSu'u
he k,iied Captain Kirby had heard me same my
az rraviols Visit to the dOS-rCunl, ana wheli !.
,xas r,,ea ed at the office he was angry. ne SPeii
naariv n ,iay In trying 70 get the dog pacK ai,i
weaeyiay went to the main office. AZ Iwsi,iy ei,ru
n AMI EotIrth-ave. New-York He tod MS Stors,
o. %, irci lerraly mentioned the contingent pequee't
a. 4, 90 While he treated courteotSiy az we
81, york Office the mention u the money drought
~. ina desired effect and captain kHp! re-,
aynl an assurance that the dog would be restored
Nj houss last night he seemed surprised that uie
- should have got ont. but EXP laine that ne
rorsidere-i the action Of the sociey s'hP'!e' Oil
ar II had peen some little common street cur ne
oxrIairad Tho men would have been 1ustinea IN
timr, II biit considering that the ut ignbors eN-
~ n,neSl 70 the men thai II was my dog don con.
rrfri The Sc but It the principle or the th!hs
VA. makes me angry. was to..l py .aME
hor If mine that the socieys acton IN ho!i,,
ne" Joss that way would no, stand a legal tes'.
~, have b-1,il-h. suit If the dog had not peen
,,iyer mn 10 me II may seem small hi,,,er' Dut
Eave heard Of many ouIrages OF ms hiiu-occa-
n ,n, r,hare dogs have been seized In toor-yards
hnn, nail but the tags left off insdvei ten;ly;
mink hat bcquest il all r'gh; now nut would no,
ave feen hal the Now-fork officers NOT ac'eu
,ic.h, In the affair.