The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-12-02
A NOTED DOG RETRIEVED.
JO,K DtRII>Gs yOI'IfISS MOI
iIOfIITTD or DIiB WNIINU


iath o. tapt ,iolit~ the law Arains,
IInundlng beer STORY ~ q tsmeus Maine
Hunter aud the Last Dog i-u To- INV
I~rri..ruy. Nc. Nov 20 local tra,
n. fI.o lately sl,"d Jock Uafllug's fevortH
hound torn death ard its owner from payiul
q nnu of o. with costa ~ court, hv deciding
Hat o y]ui,,l'-, dog found On tho tack " a
decor il not n Dog ln the sense contemplated b'
'ue law wh,.r prohibits the chasing Of deer
~ dogs. Ilr held That IL Is the voice OF tho
hound which ,,ruro, tho deer and guides ths
hunter. tp Their game. and that n dog which
cnunot blN Il m lroGerslve animal. which
cannot he said to violate the law even though
ihe wnrdcu' may discover II running at large
among a herd ~ deer.
Some law yer- familiar with the case believe
that 't" iuiing i. wrong and contrary to usage,
but the !'E has been tu'i and declared guilt
Ices and 90 further action can be taken until
% D. raugNt following nu'ihrr deer, when tho
'l>' Wi! probably b. taken before another
memory Of I mole look gui dr~Nisp tho new
game laws and hate the N1ri"u~ IRE greatly
pleased over the puiroin" OF the trrl and VIII
Whenever a warden Is ~ li" uriglbprIoul
Tho story of Porto's adventures IA an outlaw
extend, back nearly ten wears 70 tho i'W" when
dock kept "A great sporting camp on tue shprt
of N.ca'oUs Lake, aud men from all pnrts ~
tho cuintrv cam" and h!r"l arg dogs ani ranocs
Toy Vie tOlI rose 0I Efl'lNF Nht' 'IN'l NN'
rccdrl From l'Nl 1" 1894, the camp was
,roWdci wi'' guests and dogs U"r" baylne
amons the nilis day ana night mors s,nnsent
lilorS and printed notices. we're posted by tho
side IL every woods road, but JOCK paid no at
touflun 80 tho warnings. le belonged to one
al the hest famil"- m N1tue and was mahing
about $1,000 a year out Of a business That MS
| father and grandfather had followed. It
wa. ono Thing 70 pass laws and another to en-
force tlcm. Believing that the people were
with him IN tic iisht and confident That 70
LAM L-LHN L.. FaFuA4IAl ~ Ah4I "a Inc nxia-
ii'or- learned the true condition Of affairs,
Unclr Jock and his guests went on dogging
deer into tho lake for NOR" than, a year ,aiter,a!
u % other sporting camps IN Maine had le.'
the strong arm ~ the law.
Then Warden French and two deputies from
Calais came To Nicaious and Jocks. careef
a. the most famous hunter ~ New EnRltnd
was ended The vard"n1 discovered evil
dcnce enough to send HIM to prison for lie;
They killed fourteen hounds which were chained
up In the howell and shot I'VE others which
we're running on the tracks ~ deer. They
the hound, bat the brave dog escaped ana
CrPwloi bach 70 esmp a., p' "a dssn %3Gho tb.
dog took took his rife and threatened to Shoot
mo first man who made the attempt lhey
Looked at tho old man. and seeing something
IN hs eye which they didn't IKE. Pontos Ire
was spared.
When JOCK was token to jail in Bangor snd
marching on either side To prevent him from
escaping, a man followed behind, carrying
and rri%ni.. and was soon ont on heavy ball,
! HIT he dii not anIt tho city until the wounded
dog had been taken 70 -, : ve o1ima s JbmTT@D1.
.~ullCting a fcSh wound, which healed rapidly.
The other sno, had been more dangerous
going in at one side Of the neck and coming
out through the mouth. Inflammation set In.
which intcrfered with the animals breathing.
he wirdpirc and insort n silver tube. The
dog recovered i,s health. but has never been
The Old hunter spent the next four years
in nghting lawsuits. He lost his money and
'nan1 OF his old friends Then he gave mp
the battle and offered TO become a game war;
den and help to enforce the laws II he could
save what little WIS. left OF his property for
hi. G a%Gdn,oa E H. lqrm. and slS %ryne and GSm pai hIn
AZ work IN the deep woods. where he had hunted
wild game f2I more than lily years; Ihs
/ along the lin, between Maine and the British
possessions. looking for Outlaws from New
Brin.wic2 ana o ucnad ds = ne doz seS"f nnd ' scared sri
away more than a hundred. Porto followed
him on every TRIP walking o. ms e e,dc 1aSs
ann rHm I ice pSnor, p.s e7 SHOW IN View York city.
the old man was taken i'll with pneumonia.
10 the woods again. before he died he made
n will. living Ponto to Fben Mclean. his grand
nephfw. along with 500 to care for the cog
known mostly from hear.sv. Mclean win
pont has gone ack to his old habit Of deer
hunting As the dog cannot 80 much az whine.
the wardens rave allowed IL V pass IN tns
woods with ut challenge, partly. fecause -
was once the isv9rite Of Uncle Jock a q partly
because they. believed, q voiceless dog could
Tnlawful prev. Therefore when Mel can was
! taken To court by a new warden. the ulaI Jus
tee sn"winS the e eirci wItS Ocular Teh haIlef .
Right among themselves the hunters ana
canp owners who live near Nicatous La . ten
another story. According TO their version
Portoi is the host deerhound that ever travelled
in IL" Maine, woods. ne dog cnnnot osTkI
who ever a hunter knowing the trick wants
To- get a deer he puts a tube having a whist
an air tight muz2e over IT. nose Az a hunter
can locate a whistling dog as easily as he, can
a dog that barks. there Is no difficulty In follow
in the course OF the deer as It fees through
the woods AZ soon as the deer Is killed, e
h. case a wardon comes along the hunter cals
The mnz1ie ard tube to remain, A few days
AGO an Augusta warden went to learn the facts
about Pont9, The dog was out on the track
What Is that Squeezing Noise I heart asked
the warden Of a woodsman he met.
know, replied the .w~oodsman' There are
y1g bn2ses de San i kstw the S TaS there sf. S Sary V aaS.
mon. | an glad b. say. for a whistling deer will
scare, OF . whole herd That one you hear
hfa COMPANIONS. II YOU haven't secured your
two deer vet. I'll give YOU IS to shoot this one.
just to get him out OF the way Hes spoil
The woodsman then dashed ahead. return
ing in "a few minutes with ponto wearing .
mu7zle and the silver pipe in its neck.
There he cried, pointing at the dog. you
; folks make so much talk about this poor dog
That | for one never let him 50 out unless he 10
muzzled iou know he can't so much ,as zip
IN the wav Of barking. and I've fixed him so
! he can't bite What more do You want me to
do2 II you visit il, ri tie up his tail So { can't
waE. am willing to do all | can for the sake
OF accommodating You"
pouto received n clean certificate 81 good
character from tho warden, who reported
that the stories that had been told about the
dogs chasing deer were all al e.