The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-05-25
They STOLE THE DOG
TWELVE RosETowN FARMERS
BRING IN A VERDICT OF
GUILTY
AGAINST TWO pea eAroHERs
They Are Breass ana Smith, the
Men Who EAa4Sed a Setter I'm At
torney D. y. miillans. Backyard
Fined % aanR Costs, the Latter
Amountinss tos s82 ~ Surprise for
the Defendants

s8SS tuzpoA ~ SurpFAeS IOE
the DefendSntsl
The night jaiiUr 1t It the county jail was
expecting a couple, of guests last night
I'll the person of Theodore Brosse and A.
u. Smith. two OF vtlle official city dog
catcheTs, but. uAs to midnight the gentle
men had mot arSiyeA to avail themselves
OF the delightfully."- arranged apartment
prepared for their reception The belat-
ed guests were last evening convicted
of petit larceny Dy Jury Of twelve out
at Rosetown. and hereafter 1t Is expected
they will exercise more caution in the Sc
lection of their canine victims and will
give the back yard of Attorney D. D.
Williams. at 1925 Thomas street. a wide
berth. -s.-..-.s .~aa.-e ..-s.-.s .--~
The trouble all arose on May 9, and was
all caused by the desire Of q dark brown
Irish setter that lived with the Williams
family ito take his siesta In the back
yard instead OF some more secluded spot.
The seductive possibilities suggested by
the sleeping dog were too much for the
tender susceptihilities OF Mr. Brcsse and
Mr.. Smith as they passed by In the ex-
ercise of their profession, st. Regardless Of
the women folks of the family. a wire
lariat was deity entWined about the per-
son OF the dog and he was snailed away
to howl out his troubles in the midst of
variegated assortment of ill-bred mon
grels who failed TO appreciate the elevat-
ing Influence that q setter might exert
IN their midst. And SO the setter and his
companions. were conveyed to the pound
to languish unless released by death or
the payment Of the tribute demanded by
the city.
Mr.. Williams was away while the trag-
edy was being enacted, but when he re-
turned he waxed wroth. With constantly
the Office of Justice Hoyt, at Rosetown,
where he sworey out q complaint charg-
ing the dog cateherst with larceny.
The case came up for trial last Wednes-
day afternoon. Assistant Corporation
Attorney Arnold appeared for the defend
ants and D. D!~WHilams and c. 4. Elem
ing conducted the prosecution. Mr. -Brosse
felt that his interests would be safest in
the hands of A.. jurY and accordingly
one was impaneIed sthat comprised ten
farmers and tive city. men. -
The evidence of thu prosecution show
ed that the dog catchers entered the yard
and took advantage of the trusting and
tired dog, but Mr.. TBFosse and Mr.. Smith
were still more positive that their victim
had been at least stwcnty five feet from
the house when ths onslaught was made
1t was apparent that there was an op-
teal delusion somewhere in the case and
the jury retired at $3.50 to sift the evil
dence. Late in the evening the foreman
reported disagreement. Ten stood SOL
idly for conviction and two stood out for
acQuittal. a.a& - t
Then Mr.. Arnold sprung q Napoleonic
stroke by taking a change Of venue to
10 10 81
at Rosetown. The second trial was held
yesterday 4afterno on.j.e7 There, were the
same witnesses and the same testimony.
but this time there Were IwetYegstaunch
psychologists in the jury. Dox, every man
of whom loved dogs with, the affection
of those addicted to, communing with ma
ture. The. dog scatchers were tried Joint
~ and both were overwhelmed when the
jury returned g verdict. Of guilty
s'You Will pay a. fine Of IS and costs or
stand committed" quoth the court, and
there was deeper depth to the over
whelm.
Confident that they woiiid be sustained
In their attack on a peaceable canine
and the rights Of a citizen. the dog CATCH
ing experts had forgotten their purses
and the costs amounted to $321 And they
had no bondsmen athand. r gxs41 500 -
Then 1t was that the court arose to
the occasion A. commitment was i'm
mediately made out for constable to
take charge of the dog catchers AT mid
night nothing had been heard of the
trio. *, a.gs a~a 3 NJ
The dog catchers Intend to appeal the
case, according to their statements made
In court, and have the rights Of a dog
catcher determined by the highest court
In the land, If necessary. In any event.
they claim. there was no intent to com
nit larceny ,,.E
Meanwhile the dog has. gone. Mr.. VIII
Hams, who is addicted to cycling, sent to
the pound Immediately after the incar-
ceration Of his dog, and started home
with the animal. AT, University avenue
ne stopped at meat market, and when
he again mounted the dog started out
University avenue Anparently he thought
1t advisable to reach some place where
the dog catchersb arat not because the
iast seen OF hima was small cloud of
dust on the horizon. Should he ever de-
sire to return he. will find a warm wei
come at the Williams homestead.