The morning times., 1896-10-23
DIAMONDS AS DOG FOOD
Strange Story of Mrs. Bothners Lost
Gem and Pet Pup.
Detectives Search for the SparkIer
Was In vain Until Sport
Grew Nauseated.

Two of the shrewdest detectives on In
Spector HoilinDerscr's STAFF of central
office men have been making a vain search
for a diamond earring, 1 l-2 kar:Is in
weight, and valued at $12O, which was
reported lost or stolen by Mir. Gus BUtIlner,
manager Of the bunch of Keys company,
now playing Mt ;Ec hiJou Theatcr. The
sparklcr is the property Of Mrs. Eothucr,
aud was one Of pair OF earrings.
The gem disappeared myst tcriu,isIy Tues
day afternoon, while she was behind the
scenes preparing for tue naunec perform
aucc. Upon missing j. an im me odialc search
was mahc. The properties Of th" comp pany
were turned upside down and toIsy-turvy,
and every nook and corner searched, but
without avail. Then il was decided to
report the matter TO police headquarters.
Now Mrs. IotEner has 1t Iet cog. 4 lie
canine is IL spaniel Of distinguished pedi-
gree and his name is Sport Mr..
BJunUr Claims tna. nc Is Tie 90. dTtcsi cog
in the United States and can DO anything
but talk Greek and sing Il bass solo.
Sport was behind the scenes when
the actors and actresses Were searching
high ana low Tor Jhr missing ulas. .IhJ..
He did not say anything" Mr.. Rothncr
remarked, ,"butlookedvoiumesa and watched
tnc diamond hunt wi,n iutrIrst. When
the Scarchcrs gave up in despair, sport
meandcrcd over to prnstrate stage
setting and cuddled himself up for a nap
while the matinee proceeded.
ALI was well with the dainty spaniel
until yesterday forenoon, when he mani
rested signs uf illness and Il serious eX-
preston appeared on his Countenance. He
appeared To lie in pain and misery. one
or the actresses suggested that Sport
was sick and Mrs. lothner agreed that he
was. \ consultation was held and at
Manager Pothners suggestion IL was de-
cidrd To give the animal medical treat
ment.
Local Manager Whtsen, who claims to be
an expert in the treatment Of CANNES,
felires buvincs and canary birds, gave il as
his opinion that .'Spprt'' had indigestion
andsuggested that an etnrtic be administered
Ia his dogship. This was done and Sport
appeared worse than ever. He nOpcd about
with his tail between his legs and finally
the emetic got in its work. Sport" suf
ierei all the aguuies of Il passenger on ;n
ocean liner III a rough sea. The Spaniel
did not lean over any rail as is customary
with seasick passengers. He simply dis
appeared behind Il woodland scene and
when he came back toward the fcotiights
sport was feeling greatly relieved
\ stage hand made an investigation in { hc
rear OF the painted cutting. His attention
WAS attracted by glittering something and
STOPPING down he picked up the missing
diamond ear ring. he enietc lad done It's
work we'll.
Mrs. Bothner was oyerjoyed at the re-
covery uf her gem, and last night. III re-
fefring To the matter, Manager Bothner
remarked:
sport is Il ANDY fellow. He will NOT
eat heefsttak nor milk toast. but he ap-
pears To bc fond of diamonds as uiet y
While the voluntary swallowing of
diamond by a dog is an unusual happen
pdrtment that shrewd smugglers have en-
pioycd CANNES To assist them III getting
diamonds and ether precious stones into
this country withUut paying the customs
duties on them. Their method is To place
the gems in wads of raw meat just before
Jhe Steamship lands and feed the meat balls
To their pet animal. then after they are
safely ashore an emctic is administered 10
the dog. just rs Mr.. BDthner did with Sport.
In his manner, it is said. the govern
ment is dcfraudcd OF many thousands of
dollars.