The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-20
nED06tIItA[R ! VICTIMS.
= Nd m this happened IN ssstsis yss'
~ teeday. IN

anenca. but many with heart-rending
hpvls ana yeips. Al noon they were 70
- shot. and they se9zne6 - W14en -
nm through the cracks 70 the walls OF
~ cell. ara. - u nsosed IT, nnntth. u
bowls became more plajntave. While soaae
~ the prisoners crcuched IN fear ANA
tremhlfnx n ahe corners. with . hook
- despair In their eyes.
Outsids the cell, In thu Jaelyard, poced
hack and feEth one Of he DF1sonerss eNn
race. He was gndas. Eearfy svesy
Victim awaiting death had been decoyed
into The hands Of tie exseati0ner by hia
1tau01nhUents. The sJuda9" Seemed ~
q eaee, and when at noon the execu-
e1ouer arrived ut the prison With hts gun
syudss" snealEed away and hid himselE
Just before the executioner entered fAe
appeared. and BY the peculiar writ of
habess corpus In such cases took them
away. Tho others. who were without
friends, wore shot and thar bodies ere
mated afterWard.
Non i s,ss s pe.on Ne. es 4. men s .sn.
eubmittinG quietly 70 their fate. facing
the. sun that dealt them death calmly
and even. = a; few cases. with evidencee
~ p1easare. Others IN the msotIey crowd
fought 10 the last. attacking the execu-
tt0ner eavAgely. and stiu others died -
they nod lived. trembling and covering.
"a S sa AZ 81 Scsa e, n..h ,ss' . way
and the bodies carried OF. Judas returned
70 tho peas1n. and. accempanying the
executionsr and his guards. went forth
a. stated, III this happened. Just -
related In Seattle yesterday, but the VIC
tims Of slaughter were dogs. their place
ssonsr e wass1 Bsnlon n's the ofs sa dss.
catcher Of Seattle. while the Judas was
: handsons scotch collie named Bob. :
:; g. 8; ::.s !: si., sven t he
- A LII dogs without tags look aliks to
n ~" sal6 Benton. talking about
he business I'VE catch en- an averags
sSss q. oa nss Il ess s. a q = e' s
owner. Bob. here.". pointing. to the Ju-
~, does most q the preliminary work.
with my assistant and Bob start
tsss Grated T." wagon yco :. there. Hics "a
also : revolver. but ve very seldom have
s cs ss 3. z fos ns sns
Che assaults Of angry msn than 1ogs-
Lob. the Judas. trots along the sidewaik
ana stops every dog he meets. managing
svsa 1sht. Il NECESSARY. until We ar
ne e. eAs scene and ASCERTAIN whether
tie 49, = TAGGED With psoper license
e. pay g ana Dob Bos GOES ahead .'s 1s
sos & IS aseat his 1 BUSINESS - . n
sss III. ssr Bob sr has put Il e As
N the wagon and bring II into the pound
IAN untaAged dogs are supposed 20 BE-
kept here only forty-eight hours. and II
posed TO b killed, but I don't think that
such q short shift 10 fair. either TO thu
ecf O. his friends. g ! have adopted the
the dogs are caught and brought In they
are put into cell !, unless they are dis
eassd. Here they are kept the regulate
forty-sight hours and then transferred to
and then. Il unclaimed. are taken into
cell and shot. Every dog consequent.
". has not only his day but seven days.
6oubtediy look him or her 10 within The
time.
Nn OG-CATCHlN0 isn's pleasant
II business" continued Bentley. but
there are 20 many queer experiences every
day that the work grows interesting
Now. everybody would naturally suppose
that the hardsst dogs to capture. the doga
mos. dsnserous w os = Is. eai,aoes
and mastifs- The contrary II Just the
.Lsek ct my hands. see here whereIwas
hand last week. and here where | nearly
had the hack Of my left hand torn OF.
Well. both wounds were received from
Irish terrierH. Go into the c~lls and yuu
Will nnd bulldogs and snastisfs whining and
howting. with their tails between their
less. In the same cells you win md the
are ready 70 nsh, md don't wait for You so,,
60 commence battle. Every other breed
Of doE know. except the IRISH and fox
terriers, give UP when the wire tightens
about their necks. hut the two species
named night from start sc finish. and they
are - quick In their movements that they
generally manage TO leave their mark an
We siuass carry snrr ar ~ and ND eg s,.ek
OF cauetir on the wagon. and as soon -
ne are bitten We causerise the wounds.
Do far have never experienced any bad
results. other than the natural pain and
soreness attendant upon tern flesh. from
dog bites. Sttil. l am not anxious 20 be
bitter more often than can help.
small boy or xiri. They win spv tho
wagon blocks away and start on a run np
the street, with their own untaggsa dog
under their arm u IT'S small enough. ar
close at their heels IL Il isn't. yelling at
every step Here comes the dog catcher.
here comes the cog catcher Then people
rush out and grab up their untasEed dogs
email boys and girls stand on the sidewalk
ana a. the wagon goes by address 10 about
- follows Goody Kcesiv. seosiy. old
s an ,tI.. n Din sss EN- aa you. on: you
and % on. II there IS big tagged dog
In the nelghhorhocd the kids viii set II
on 70 peh for they bate him even worse
than they hate the. II ss honestly com
pensAticn for losing catch lust 10 see
2he giee OF the Children over the eaeape
81 their pet for which their parents refuse
20 pay license,
q ~
- A Nd don't YOU believe the dogs dent
~ know u.s." laughed Rensen why,
there are \ hundred dogs IN this city that
will spy the wagon auscksr than Any hui
man being and scurry under the house or
into some out of the way place and hide
until we are gore. We have tried 20 catch
certain two or three dogs sor ever year.
but have never been able 81 get within
gunshot range OF them, let aIcne close
enough TO throw fasso or net fss funny
90 watch the dogs sometimes Lots az
them know Bob. ard the rnsnasc he turns
q corner away they - without waiting
for a sight az the wagon. often wa turn
into 4 street ana see hair dass1 dssxs
playing half way IN the block. Ore o. the
dogs will look Up and sncf US What he
saws 10 his companions l San only gaess
but an instant later every daw sa the
bunch. tagged or untaxged. will be flying
for their hiding places Days that have
been In the pound and have been taken
GU, know us too. ana us seldam we