The San Francisco call., 1897-07-27
A GOAT CAPTURES A SALOON.
Not Until Cop Came Could the Owner
Get Her Cut


Get Her Cut.
ReinhoId jain was thinking of closing
up his saloon at One Hundred and Sew
enty-thlrd street and Thiid avenue at l
o'clock yesterday morning when adverse
fate led him to open the door to sec if the
weather had improved. 1t had not, and
Jahn was trying to close the door against
particularly violent gust OF wind, when
the door was banged open with a violence
which made him think he was the victim
of raid by the police. The passing i'm
preston was of something white instead
OF blue, and changed Jahn's train OF
thought toward Warnings white angels.
Il fix dem fellers if Won of dem comes in
dot QUICK again, even if he does wont some
drinks in a hurry" John muttered as he
turned to serve the supposed street-sweep-
ing customer. He saw a big write goat
calmly settling herself to rest behind the
big stove.
''Get out" said the saloon-keeper.
"Ba-ah,' said the goat, and John hunted
up club. There followed the liveiest
chase the fat German ever engaged in.
He threw open the door and trieu to drive
Mamie through it. The goat went over
chairs and table, and everywhere except
toward the door She carried a bottle of
Rhine wine off the table and several
glasses off the bar.
When jain finally cornered her at the
far side of the saloon she rose on her hind
legs and defed him. He waved his club
toward her, but was too discreet to ap-
proach near enough to be within reach.
The goat realized the situation ana
charged. She alighted in the pit of the
saloon-keep stomach. He ran back
ward to lessen the force of the impact and
never stopped running until he landed on
the sidewalk. He yelled for the police
and hammered out alarm raps with his
club
Policeman O'Rourke came down the
avenue on the run with revolver in his
hand and thoughts of burglars and possi-
bic promotion in mind. The goat had
gone back and settled herself com fortably
by he fire again.
Get her out" jain shouted. O'Rourke
SAID something like damn.
Don't be v.oleni; dot goat will wreck
der place If We don't be gentle" said jain.
The suggestion seemed good. The blue
coat approached her quietly. and the un-
suspecung goat greeted him as a friend.
He seized her by the horns aud she rose
to her feet to prepare for emergencies
Jahn got rope and tried to drop moose
over the animals horns. She started
across the room and ORourke followed.
He could not help it unless he released his
grip on her horns, and then there was no
telling what might happen.
O'Rourke and the goat encircled the
room four times with Jahn in pursuit,
and lett a trail OF upset furniture behind
them before the goat tired of dragging 200
pounds of police material and uniform
about the room and stopped.
jain roped her about the horns and the
policeman towed her out. Two hours
later ne appeared at the pound at Taylor
and One Hundred and Eighty ninth
street, tagged out. The goat was appar-
emily as fresh as ever. ORourke won't
tell what happened on the route, but 1t
was too cold for any policeman TO con-
sumo two hours in covering sixteen
blocks unless he was obliged to. Later
on he com planned that it was one of the
hardest tours OF duty he ever put in
New York Sun.