The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-07-14

and Who That Doesn't Own a Dog OF
Two or Three-Pets. Bull Dogs, Watch
Dogs, Harmless and Helpless are Taken.
Thrown into the Vile Hole for Three
Days aud Then Shot If Not Claimed by
Some One.
ST am His Highness' dog, at Kew,
Pray tell. snatcher, whose dog are you?"
The children Of workingman who has
mad hard struggle Of it to make both
ends meet for a family Of six, not count
Ing the baby, were playing on the open
grounds near the Washington sShool the
other day. The center Of attraction and
the one which afforded the most fun to
the happy little family group Of tots was
their dog, that has been their companion.
guarding them from danger daily and
never losing sight of them till all safely
tucked in bed for the night On the af-
.ernoon in question the mother, busy
With her household duties, heard a wall
ing cry OF distress from her children.
Running out, she found that the city's
dog snatcher who, finding no man in
sight and the children helpless, pounced
upon their guardian and playfellow, land
ing him head over heels in that insight
Iy and oderiferous cage. The mother told
him that her husband, who was then at
work, had said but the evening before
that although he could i'll spare the
money, and that ne felt the tax 10 be
unjust, yet for the sake OF the children
he would go down and pay the extortion
the next day. But her promises and
pleadings fell upon deaf ears, upon the
calloused soul Of a fellow who. mean
enough to play dog-catcher, would chance
his own existence for fifty cents, and
that workingman was out half day TO
get the dog back besides the expense of
half dollar additional. Our informant
Gays that the mother Of the children
stood there and shed tears over the dis
tress of her children, but al to no pur-
pose, adding shat she wished for ice
Stewart, the butcher, who, Ii will be re-
membered year or two ago whaled a
dog catcher until he couldn't grunt for
attempting TO take mis- dog from mis- own
premises
IT'S sweet to hear the watch dogs hon.
est bark
Bay deep-mouthed welcome as We draw
near home"
The fact is that in nine cases out Of ten
the dog belongs TO the children or TO
some child of the family, and it would
be just as sensible to tax a baby doll or
a kitten as the average household pet.
Love me, love my dog" If a dog is
property. tax him "a other property is
taxed, and not force lis possessor or own
err to pay fine or license. There is
nothing Illegal in loving your dog. moth
ing illicit in possessing such a companion
tina: one should be fined a stated sum. A
eair young girl, living on South Main,
who works uptown for a living and 10
help support the family, owns little dog
to which she is much attached. Her
mother takes care of the home during
the day. The other afternoon, in step
ping across the street to a neighbours the
daughters little dog followed. Just then
the dog-snatcher. with his batting dog"
hitched to the hind end of his sinking
cage for the purpose Of attracting other
dogs from their own premises, came
along. The household pet was snatched
Up and damned into the foul cage, nor
the tears nor promises of the mother
were of any avail. The little, hard-work
ed girl went home al night to find her
pet and companion gone and no money to
redeem it, So this little, heart-broken
girl. struggling for livelihood, was rob-
bed by a worthless dog-catcher OF whole
days labor, the city taking all the money
she gets for two additional days-three
Gays toll taken out of her bread to re-
deem a pet that loves her and looks 10
her for protection, and whom she loves.
Over or Greenway avenue is a family
In which the Juveniles number a little
boy of ysars, girl of ) and a curly
haired spaniel pup of five months.
The spaniel was the pet of the children
and had never gone off the premises ex-
cept 10 follow the children over to the
school ground and then trot back home.
Last week one of the dog-catchers'
snatchers in converse ion with the ia
ther Of the children and the owner of the
spaniel. said:
Have you dog?'
Yes
Pay your license?"
mo. Dogs only a lite fellow FIVE
Months old and hardly gets out Of the
yard.
What's your number? We've missed |
hat one and will just let ii go now but |
II take your number and name
Which number and name was given |
ne dog-catchers snatcher in chief.
Yesterday the little spaniel pet was in /
he filthy stone pound on the West Side. !
Like dog, the snatcher hunts in his 1
ireams.'
And the stencil that rises from that rot |
en- pen would drive flock Of buzzards !
nto a gripping vomit Dog nor devil !
,ouli survive the reeking stink. the foul |
md fostering corruption of that veritable |
lime pit of maggots and miry muck Of /
vermin.
This dog pound is apparently an old 1
tone stable or something of the kind. 1t /
5 perhaps IL by IL feet and stands over /
n the common west OF the river II is |
ivided into four apartments or pens. |
vailed I'D all around with plank inside OF
ne stone structure until there is no pos
ihle chance for breath OF air except /
rom the top, and the hapless creatures
\ the filth and Shiny stencil herd in
hese places bowling for very misery.
For imposing such an imprisonment
n the helpless watch servants OF man,
nd that without cause. the city might
a amenable 10 the state or fedora. laws
~ cruelry TO animals.
Thirteen dumb animals pathetic in
heir LOYALTY to human masters, smother
10 and diving in the awful odor. CRYING,