The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-01-12
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Shanghai Gave Valuable Aid.


Shanghai Gave Valuable Aid
The e. has just died IN the central
police station in Shangha1aperhapsene
of the nost Vaithful apdA intelligent
ef the Vemhu eEsatiph and3Dne
Which was truly regarded by the
Shanghai police as the .policemens
dog, mute but sagacious eompan
iop,l whose deathI has been regretted
tby the whole 60rJa Niger lat his
death Was-25-Xears nld.-eleYen- of
which he had served in the Shanghai
police force. His record in the SER
yicF Shows thktIhe has Tartpaaly deeh
I'M both tie public and the SECRET de
partments of the-poiice, and had been
theTmeans efT effeeting) the arrest of
many notorious criminals. Niger, re-
marks the China Gazette, was a per
sonality in the force, petted as much
by the superintendent as he was by
constables, both European and native.
He was moreover, part and parcel of
thems fort he fXisited them en- otheir
usual beats, was patted, and with a
gentle tail wag travelled onward to
meet the next officer. 4 The dogs too,
became a general favorite. because he
used to remain out on, might. duty"
and never considered that his patrol
was up IT'LL the morning round was
flHished.ih When he was on night duty
he used to- enter the lstatioaj atyB
O'Clock to get his, coffee After THAT
Niger would tFot out again and con-
tinue his round tin morning @ An IN
,spector of the police force speaking
of the death, of the dog, states that he
was, as, good as a edeteGtiyes and that
on many occasions Niger had been
the means of, arrssting, laWbreakeTs
in cases where the police had failed.
" Several notable . instances, are re
corded, 1t is well known that Niger
secured the arrest. of "a criminal who
escaped from the Hong ew, n police
station 1T The convict was in for "a
term of years, and his escape from the
station was apparently impoverished
until Niger took up the chase The
dog pursued the man for two, miles,
the while biting him on the heels, TAe
runaway dropped and the police came
upon him. One of the most remark
able Instances of canine fidelity per
lhaps in modern times was this: About
three months ago two European po-
lice officers were going up the Nan
king road at about midnight Niger,
who had been with them, was missed.
A few minutes afterward the animal
made its reappearance,c when 1t began
I paving at the legs oflits master Ser
| geant Madsen, who knew then there
was something wrong. Both officers
proceeded to ascertain post, plotted by
Niger, Twho at once put his front
paws against the door of house and
returned to scratch his master. d The
dog again went to the door and actual
ly by his front paws burst it open, and
then it was that the officers discover
Led criminal wholwas onipriyate pro-
eperty u for, I the supposed purpose e of
committing a felony and who was sub
sequently convicted and sentenced to
three mouths hard labor, RI a,a57-
These are among the many ~ acts
which made .Nigger's name famous. in
Shanghai, not only among the mem
bers of the police force, but among
many private residents who knew him
by his reputation, The A,,langhai po-
! lice force is inconsolable. The funeral
was attended by six constables and a
sergeant, Pail Mall Gazette. sr9IIaa