The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-05
THE ROBBERS ARE HERE.
Owners of Dogs VIII Soon Have to
Keep Them in Safes 10 Baik
the Thieves.

lucky Ss this man who yesterday bought
a dog for a house pet or for hunting puE-
poses and who wakes Up today and nSds
thas the animal IS sill with him. Time
was when IL man lost his dog ne could
20 10 the dog pound and get it. The dog
catcher was almost sure 10 have the animal
penned UP and was willing 10 release him.
But row things hare changed Barns ana
vacant buildings have been turned into
dog pounds. A few days ago Seattle
man VINO owned a beautiful masin lost
him. II. felt sure that he had gone TO
satisfy the ktondike dog trade. There
was az tn.s sfigation. The owner located
his ANNA. in & weH-known barn in this
city. wnere with abou. twenty others he
was bowling for his liberty. The man In
charge OF the private dog pound referred
the owner of the matsIn TO the proprietor
of the establishment. The latter gave the
dog up after some hesitation.
'It's this way" said the boss. Il pay
men for getting these dogs for me. They
bring them here / cannot tell II they
have been stolen But don't pay my dog
catehers until several days have elapsed.
Then. if no owner shows up. 1 settle.
Now. in this case OF yours. the man that
eaugh. your animal will lose the 40 l
promised him. simply because you say this
dog is yours and compel me to give MIN
up.
dog pound. who was really guilty of re-
celylng stolen property. assumed the role
of the injured man, and was so angry
because he had to surrender the massln
that he kicked a newsboy who came up
and offered TO sell him a pug dog for So
IT Is expected that there will be a good
many legal and Illegal battles and con-
siderable human blood spilled before the
coming KIond!ke rush is over, and all be-
FL ynr hn=
thinks that it is legitimate to enter pri-
waite house and take therefrom the family
pet. or TO lasso on the public highway
any choice hunting dog that may be so
unfortunate as to bob into view. Things
are slowly, but surely, reaching crisis
in the local dog world and trouble is an
ticipated. II any one has lost dog let
him or her get list of the private dog
pounds of the city visit them, and IL the
darling Is not found IL Is safe TO assume
that he has died.
A few days ago a man from country
spot close to the city came here with
three dogs. He wanted to sell them. He
went into a restaurant to get something
to eat friend whom he had just met
agreed to look after the three dogs while
he enjoyed his repast. When he came
out he found hts dogs. but they We're in
the custody of another man. Those dogs
are mine" said the man from the coun-
try. The man with the dogs told his coun-
try friend that he was talking to hear
himself talk. There was fight. but The
countryman did not get his dogs. He
threatened TO complain to the police. but
did not do so and the failure. it Is said
was due to the fact that he himself had
originally stolen the dogs.
Any day that one cares to stand on the
corner for twenty minutes he may witness
a diSpute over A dog There are so MANY
dogs In the city at the present time that
II is almost impossible for a person to es-
tablish the identity Of a stolen animal
If you say you know that this dog or
that dog Is yours because he has no tail
or only one eye. or has lost a couple of
his front teeth. the fellow who has him
can bring forth half dozen other AMI
mails that look the same and possess the
same charming defects.