Arizona republican., 1897-09-17
AT LAST RELIEF HAS COME
Dog Killer Suddenly Brought
 Up In His Bloody Career
The Territory of Arizona Takes the Village of Phoenix By the Seat Of It's Trousers and Administers a sharp Reprimand.

The public butchery of untagged dogs has been suspended. Relief has come to the sickened, suffering and indignant citizens of Phoenix from an unexpected source. The territorial authorities interfered, pulled off the city's official destroyer yester- day and put him under ar rest. His arrest was the crown Ding incident of the most dis graceful street scene in the whole bloody career of the city councils kgent.
 A large, fine looking, intelligent black dog stood in front of Wakelin's pharmacy. A great many people, among them women and children, were on the street. The official ex- terminator of dogs came along and shot dog on North First avenue. His next victim was the intelligent, brown eyed dog, The dog killers aim was defective. The bullet hit the dog in the head, making a bloody, but not fatal wound. The animal fell howl ing, and rolled about in pain for five minutes. The bowling of the dog at
  place of slaughter that the dog killer was unable to take satisfactory sec ond aim. The council had presum- ably instructed him to not recklessly destroy human life. If necessary in the pursuit of his duties, he need not hesitate to jeopardize the fife of a man, woman or child. But the dog killer did not think it was necessary. The dog would probably die anyhow. Beside, the indignation Of the crowd had reached such point that another shot would have provoked violence If he shoots," said one man, "I'll help hang him." He isn't to blame," said another; ''the fellows who let him do 1t are the ones who need hanging" There was wild pro- fanity. Curses upon the council and its agent rose above the howls of the dog.
 Finally the dog regained his feet his curly black coat covered with blood and dust The crowd oponed Tor him and he ran staggering and stumbling down Washington street always howling a protest against the cruelty of the dog killer and the mu- nici4diey of Phoenix. The dog killer staxted in pursuit os his victim, fol ' lowed by the jeers of the crowd "Gc and get a hammer and finish himr fried one man. Other suggestions tere offered, but they were couched Tn language which cannot be reduced to prirt. It is said that the dog killer finally overlook the animal and pcompleted the assassination.
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 Phoenix's ibarbarous system. The dog belonged to Captain P. P. Parker, whl lives outside the city limits He was a household pet and valuable animal The captain would rather that the city of Phoenix had destroyed his best horse. When he heard of the slaughter of his dog his indignation passed beyond bounds. Upon the ad vice of ex-District Attorney Millay he applied to Justice Kincaid for { warrant for the arrest of the dos killer for violating a territorial stat ute. The warrant was issued with tht sanction of Judge Kibbey, acting dis trict attorney, and Constable Beck ar rested the dog killer, who gave ths name of William Reagan. He was released on his own recognizance t( appear for trial at 10 o'clock this morn ing. In the meantime the city coun cil felt that it owed something to it: agent. He had not been violating thu law on his own motion. City At torney Evans appeared and filed { demurrer on the general ground thar the charge did not constitute an of fense against the statute.
 The case comes under section 66. of the penal code, which provides tha 4'any person who shall purposely O