The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-13
VALUABLE DOGS POISONED.
WHOLESALE SLAUGHTER OF PETS
AROUND VEST END Avenue.

Six HiRhly-PriZed Animals Killed In Three
DRys-Rewnrds offered and Detectives
Are Called In to Find the Poisoner-Sim-
liar Cases In Westchestor Towns
At least nine valuable dogs owned by people
who live near Nincty-third street and West
End avenue have been the victims OF strych-
nine poisoning within tho last three or four
days. Six Of the dogs arc dead. Other dogs
OF value have been poisoned In the neigh
borhood In the last two months at long
intervals but tho number killed with
in the last three days has aroused the
owners to plain to the Society for the Pre-
vention OF Cruelty to Animals and to offer
wards for information that will lead to the de-
lection and conviction Of the poisoner.
Pacards announcing these rewards have been
posted on fences and trees In the neighborhood
and the society has put two OF It's detectives at
work. Tho aid OF the police has not yet been
asked
A big st. Bernard. dog. belonging to Henry
LEM Of Ninety second street and Broadway.
was poisoned on June o and died Mr.. LEM
said that the dog was valued at $500. but that
he would not have lost him for $1,000 as the
animal had belonged to him for seven years
and was the pet OF all the mombers OF his
family. Tho dog seldom went half block
from home. After playing with the children
around the block on Friday night he came in
and died In commissions.
Michael Kiely OF Isl West Ninety-second
street lost two dogs on the same day One
was Skye terrier valued at $50 and the other
was an equally valuable fox terrier. Mr.. kiely
let the dogs out for about n quarter OF an
hour and they. too. died OF commissions soon
after returning to the house. Guido Reck OF
Broadway and Nnety-flrst street owns two
dogs. a dachshund and an Irish setter. These
we're poisoned but recovered. The dachshund
Perhaps tho strangest case Of poisoning was
that OF B2st2n terrier n ni BED S SiegirSd be-
third street. Siegfrled was valued at $500 and
the watsons took great care Of him. He was
On Saturday eyonnr Mr. Watson took the dog
out on his frSnt stoop with him while he smoked
srs s But he watson sSs raj d not a nSs aoTn the he
got out OF sight. After about half an hour Mr..
Watson took the dog and went into the house.
The family. heard him thrashing around and
crying as II in pain in the night In the morn
An English pug. valued at 500, belonging to
Mrs. Eugene Cansizo Of 6tS West End ave-
Mrs H. p Wilson of 3O4 West Ninety third
street has also been poisoned within the last
Mr.. Canalizo and Franklin Edison Of 252 west
SoSood clue clue he
pieces Of raw beef and liver. quite fresh. scat
were saved to he Analysed. The dog owners,
however, are All sure that no analysis is needed
"Sf physician Of the RSn neshborhool who some
times prescribes for the pets Of his human
dog doctor said last night that he was quite
aS b sna a ns a %f stych ha dd
had come to tn is opinion. he said, after
%son nns Mss6 a0fs m # the h%
Charles Hankinson Of the Bergh society. when
while it was most difficult task to detect the
prisoners Of dogs. the society would do all it
The ,glacards posted in the neighborhood
offer $25 reward for the detection q the pois-
The name OF The offering the
street, Tor rattculars Mrs Wilson and Mr.:
each give s25 for the detection Of the poisoner.
and the druggist said that several other vic
Tins had intimated that they were willing to
a MH ~ fn FANS sSN " June 12-seyeral peo-
ole In Kensico, Harrison Pr nelghborng
towns III have lately lost valupb' s6y strych:
roads and yards in that dlst,ict meat which
contained strychnine done up in the shape OF
much inocnsod over the en- matter. Ferd ha
seymour. a civil engineer. with an office in
New York, lost an ,Encish setter for whlch he
for information as TO the ,poisoner. John Shine.
proprietor OF the CRYSTAL Springs Hotel, lost
300 Newfopndland and oyaluable bird dogs:
Solomon Mead lost a ST. Bernard. Edward
Holmes lost two bird dogs worth $75. Charles
a valuable shepherd dog belonging to the Rev
Mr. Bishop OF New York was poisoned at its
owners country house, near Armonk: William
dogs. Most Of the owners have offered re-
wards for the detection OF the man who scat
tered the poisoned meat.