Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1900-08-16
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DOG A DETECTIVE.
Animal Belonging to the Police at
Shanahai Gave Valuable Aid.

Animal Belonging to the Police at
Shanghai Gave Valuable Aid.
There has just died in the central
toiice station In Shanghai perhaps one
If Tic most faithful and intelligent
!rinalG OF the dumb creation, aud one
which was truly regarded by tho
Shanghai police as the 'policcmenS
dos a mute but sagacious compan-
ion whose death has been regretted
by the whole forc" Niger at his
tcath was 25 years old, eleven OF
which he had served in the Shanghai
police force. His record In I'll" ser
vice shows that he has actually been
In both the public and the secret de.
rartments Of the police. and had been
the means of cf"Cting the arrest OF
many notorious criminals Niger, re.
marks the China Gazette, was a per
ronaity in the force. petted as much
by the superintendent as h" was by
runStahles, both European and native.
u. WAS moreover, part and parcel OF
them. for hr visited them on their
Usual beats, was patted and with
gentle tail wag travelled onward to
meet the next officer. The dog too.
became a general favoritc. because he
used TO remain ont on might duty,
trad newer considered that his patrol
Na% up til III" morning round was
finished When he was on night duty
hc used 20 enter the station at
n'clock to get his culfcc. After that
Hi;,Ger would trot ont again and con
tim" his round till morning. An in.
ii "c,ur of the pole" force, speaking
II the death of the dog. states that he
was ~. good as a detective. and that
IN many occasions Niger had been
'hc means Of arresting lawhreakcrS
"a cas"s Wh"r" the police had failed.
Several notablc instances are re-
r"r'!od. II is we'll known that Niger
l"ca;"l tn" arrest IF a criminal who
escaped from the Hong Kew police
station. The convict was in for a
term Of years, and his escape from tn"
Gi"tiun VAS apparently unp"rcelved
until Niger took up the chase. The
dog pursued the man for two miles,
tho while biting him on tho heels. lac
runaway dropped and the police came
uuru him one Of the most remark.
uhie instances of canine fidelity per.
hapS in modern times was this: About
three months ago two European pO-
Vic" officers were going up the Nan.
King read at about midnight Niger,
Who bad been with them. was missed.
y tow minutes afterward the animal
made its temperatures, when 1t began
paving at the legs of its master, Ser
G"art MadSCn, who knew then there
was something wrong. Both officers
proceeded to ascertain post, plotted by
Niger, who at once put his front
u"%S against the door of house and
returned to scratch his master. The
DO, again went TO the door and actual.
~ hy his front paws burst II open and
'hon il waS that the officers discover
ID a criminal who was on private pro.
r"ltY for tho supposed purpose Of
committing n felony and who was sub.
IeqU"ntIy convicted and sentenced to
three months hard labor.
These arc among the many acts
which made NigGer's name famous in
Shanghai not only among the Nom.
I'"r5 of the police force but among
'nauY private residents who knew him
b" his reputation. The DAanghai 20.
wee force is inconSoablo. The funeral
was attended by six constahlcs and
l"rgoant. Pail Mall Gazette.