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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-09-21
SEVENTH NATIONAL PLANS.
Reerg ani<ation Committee Members Con-
Ter with Comptroller Dawes.

WAsmSoroH. sept. 20 William Nelson
Cromwell and Edward h. Stallo, repre-
senting the reorganization committee OF
the failed Seventh National Bank Of New
York. had a conference with Comptroller
Of tho Currency Dawes this afternoon.
They submitted their plan for reestablishing
the bank 80 that IL may resume business
with an adequate capital and under new
officer and "A new board Of directors.
Thu plan IL the same a. the one submitted
to Deputy Comptroller Kane In Mr.. Dawcs's
st~ence n week ago, and published in THE
Sun A. tina time. Mr.. Cromwell said hat
the necessary funds to provide capital and
to paw the losses OF the old depositors.
amounting in all TO something like o. 500
COO. had b~en subscribed. He added that he
believed Comptroller Dawes would approve
the plan.
Mr.. Cromwell and Mr. StAllo will have
a further conference with the Comptroller
Tomorrow morning and the Comptroller
will probably make an Official announce
ment later ia the day.
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! Mr.. Butler has been IN for two months and
has not baen able a. attend to any business
In that time. He Is at present out OF town.
At hAs Office nothing regarding the report
about Mr.. Chauler was known. Ills part
ner. II. Van Mess Philip. a lawyer OF i2l
Broadway, said yesterday that be had had
no information regarding Mr., Chanler since
ho disappeared from bloomingdale. lie
said that FOR a time attempts were made to
find him. but that these had been given up
long ago.
THE CHAMBER FAMILY
Mr. CHAMBER has three brothers. William
Astor CHAMBER. Winthrop CHAMBER and
LOWS S;iyyesani CHAMBER, and "A sister,
Mis- Margaret CHAMBER. None 81 them
h la town. william Aston Chanler. II was
said Yesterday. was on hi- way 10 Mexico
LOWS CHAMBER In In Europe and Winthrop
aud Miss Margaret are Ia Newport
John Armstrong Chanier, who has been
discovered living quietly In .Lynchburg;
Va. il a cousin Of John Jacob Aston
william Waldorf Astor. and a great-grand-
son Of the first John Jacob Aston. lie -
about al years old and has an Income re-
ported to DO In the n~eighborhood OF sO'co
a wear.
His marriage 10 Miss Rives. the authoress.
took place ia 1875. He was then a partner
Ia the law firm of Chamber. Maxwell a Philip.
In 1893 his wife secured a Dakota divorce
from him and became the wife OF the Rus
rlln IIlnlH, fAtNIu iINlO+Atb'if FlNfhs
afterward. Soon after the divorce Mr..
Chambers mind gave evidence OF losing
It's balance and IL was believed that be- was
a paretic. He realized his own state and
Il was at the suggestion OF he relatives
that he first went to Bloomingdsle.
HIS STAY IN BLooA1soDALR.
That was in February. 1897. At one
time he showed signs Of being unwilling
TO stay. but agreed 20 abide by the decision
Of former Senator Hill, who told him hat
he had better remain. After that he was
examined by several ~alienists. including
Or. Carlos =. Macdonald. and his case
pronounced by them incurable. Later
be- was declared insane by a Sheriff. Jury
aud a committee Of lis person and prop
ertv appointed.
Mr. thanler was allowed n great deal
Of liberty at Blooiuingdale. as he was not
AZ all In the dangerous class of inmates.
He had his apartments, fitted up al his
own expense, IN one OF the anneNes 10 the
main building. and he spent nearly every
day walking about the grounds unattended.
although some watch was kept on him.
He d~i-appeared on Nov. 20. 1900.
A day later. DR.. LYON. the superintendent.
rcceived "A letter from him.. stating that
be- had gone away OF business aud would
IL back. Apparently. he had simply walked
out Of the grounds and gone 60 White
Plains, a few mile- distant, where II Is
presumed he took a train and came to this
city. The police were asked TO search
for him. but "a far as II known no trace
was ever discovered.
HE wife. now the Princes Troubetzkoi.
AZ one time had q place az Charlottesville,
Va. shortly after her .econd marriage
her health W out n she weh' into a
decline. She WAS for a while In an insti-
tuition In Philadelphia. but after that. IL
was understood that she went 90 her place
In Virginia.
Later reports have had II that she had
regained some II her health.
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Army and Navy Orders.

w~AsruSGToS. sept 20 -Thsse army orasrs
have teen issued
Contract surgeon Herbert l. Harris. from Por
CspJ IivihSW Rand. Assistant surgeon. 70 Pon
1fumtull
Leave OF absence granted Capt James /. Wilson.
Artillery cops still further cJtrndcd three months
second Lieut. RAJ mOnd =. Pratt Arillsfy Corps.
Transferred from the Ninety fourth Company Coas,
Arileg 20 the Thirteenth battery Fieid Arrllsy.
Tfi Lsai James N Kimbrough. Jf. Twenty.
sixth Infantry. transferred ~ Twenty seventh in-
iAniry. Company a. al RON hcPhtfson.
second Lieut. Shelby {. L1asur, Fourteenth
Iufanty. from Columbus Barracks and iOtn his
Cspi Palmer r Pierre. Thirteenth Infantry. de-
,A.el Tot duty az the tinted Stsles AilitAry Academy.
LsAve OF AbSsnce for tweaty days granted Capt
James 4. BRADY. ARTILLERY Corps.
Ftrsi lieut. Ebeu = PERSONS, Assistant Surgeon.
tonirasi Surseon Harry u. Belt from Port Trum.
Transfers In ,he Fourth CavAlry.
Capt fioJd :. Harms, frum Troop y W Troop n:
First lieut. G.uFss " Moses, from Troop { 10
Tfoop a FIRST Lieut. George T from
Ttoop A 10 Troop q: Ftrst Lieut. LAnntng Pafsons.
ffom Tto,p / ~ troop n.
Ftni Lieut. Pbiii2 \. Goltsfnan. ass gnsd 20 the
ian Company. Coast Arullery, and second Lieut.
lean s. Oakes. 10 the Pity ninth Company. Coast
Aftllety.
Thess Marine Corps orders have been issued
Lieut.. Edwin 4. Jones. from Mare Island N wash.
"tisat u. N. Cuts. from IN, wisconsin 30 III.
soiaoc. relieving Lieut. u. c. Reisinser. ordered 70
if.al j N sarAday. from MAJ, Island TO tn.
WIsrpnsia-
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so-roo,ers Race for Money Prizes.

NEVroHr. sept - Probably one Of the
most interesting races ever sailed between
the ao-footcrs WAS held this morning, when
seven boat sui"d over a siNt~eu-mtle course
for money prizes offered hv the owners Of
tho hoat-. There we're 10 amateurs on board
aud each boat wa- sailed by her skipper
This H. the first time since the class was built
that an the boats have been sailed by pro-
fsssionul- There was n StN uurtheaSter
blowing and tIc course Was 10 Dyer. Island,
p beat out and % run HON" II sas = pretty
start, the hnat~ being we'll punched with
the EsperanEa IA tho lead. On the beat up
tie bay the Esp-ran7a hold the lead for some
time. when she wac wcathered by several
OF tho boats A. the outer marx the Wa Wa
was ~ ~" lead and ~" held u to tie end,
Winning by n good margin Capt Holmes
% the yaNl NayAhue wa one of the crew Of
tlo Winning boat
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SIR THOMAS ANGRY.
Has Made No Criticisms About Columbia
Having More Trial spins.


L.,1-n. .~"N- 49,, -, a..
1911. y.I.tN .. a.. -
.La."~-. NJ 's"J g. -.
-, ~ ny - -.
-r :. ,,L..nx
W "aAe 'h"Hh' ,hey sun keI' VI" 'us
the Whi'e powder 10 anu ITO Nv" w"
metal. Others were Just az busy on the
plates that cover the lead at the bottom
~ th. IN Ih..a rl.,.s war. furnished
- r.. +, ...,J,.d on.,,
""" ." Nv o'h''s ~ ''su" -,
cloth 70 get them clean but now 'hey are
shining as brightly az the upper plates.
II il exrected that the work of cleaning
xiu Ia o,;sh.d ,,a.v and xben "A few
-. Il. ar, -
"o.' iNeuS h"'c osrh Pu' 80
viii also 10 over. Designer watson saiu
yesterday
The work Of taking out and putting in
81 .Lu. -, v Iut A. Ma
- 80 =. - ii
hau 'uh" ! Nhoush' " nAs"' !"' "
Us done nov as later. Ihe OH fiNcts Nefo
perfectly good, but the new ones are better
AMI we shall Ia l.,tsr satished now that
49,. -.
-. - "''N'
Inc "ork OF scTapihg the 'ophioes was
begun yesterday and by the time work
stopped In the afternoon the paint had
ha.n taLo, oo hra.-,u.rt.r. of the hoat
T.1 -, I.~L.J -,
LUG uholt<" uuuer Va" l"'n' t"OaoN '"'t'
fough after The scraping' Dut the VIII be
smoothed to-day and then a thin coat Of
green paint will 10 nut on. The paint
sc,a,oj a 80 o., ,bicL and Cant Svc.-
-I,
more e1.u that thete weIe y, 'isnt
cpsS' MIN oihy one 'hih cS'' ~ 1yP
slue~ WIN De very ein0o'h anu 'ho'e VII
% nugn saving OF weigh.
on hoiha- lApIoh r,thsnhen on pusuu
,he tender foIto hlco al uay' testing nus
reg ,whISh e'h pains MN coh-nueisoI}
VI Mackay Nald that tie "ouhd was h"si-
ing hl'HIy ana NouIu soon De wei. or
ihoihnS was very hluch pio'ohen az an
aliescd interview printed IN "a morning
paper IN whloh ne was ilan" 70 say ,h1V
II was UNFAIR Tor ue 'oIuinbih 70 lahe
advantage oil tho ~postponehn"ht OF th"
taces anu have more sallng, while u"
s~hainrock Was Obliged To remain IA tho
dry dock. AZ she could not get back again
u she went out Sir Thomas said
The Columbia In enptled TO have all
the trials that she can get and ! want her
TO be In the best possible condition ior the
races next week, just A. l want this Sham
rocb To 10. II would To no credit 20 either
yacht 10 win with the other boat uhht,
| never made any criticism OF thos-, M
charge Of the Columbia for being hauled
out again and ! have not found fault with
the yacht having more trial spins this
week. The treatment We have received
from the New York Yacht Club and from
all its mombers has been perfectly fair.
IL II expected hat tie hpainrock will
bs put IN the water again next Iuo-day
and after being measured. she viii 10
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Nrr<tIInE.

Bg E~.rus. 90" ~p-,allvd Champion vrest-
lor 81 Belgium and Holland. Who came o.
t1s ,vuutrv a few week. ago To mect ~pm.
- our vtostl.r-, was defeated by Charley
lombard. En.hcr wrestling partuer. At
NewarA Ma other night Tho spectators
sSrssCt~d tu 90 ara interesting bout. hut they
ven -or'ly Disappointed The local man
uut0lHsa"d hi~ uutuutut 90 every stage %
~" game. aud The result ncvcr va iu doubt
lsouhrr.t 40 twu straI Git falls. the uf.t
Ben g minute and s ~evnud.. and the second
in 5 minute aud 30 -e~suds. After ~. hout
NHs over lrmu- protested that hr dad not
St far ul.r l%s-uuhsrdt tten oTerrd -
throS him tsltn, but H.mus refused 70 ac-
rpt tho Offer
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-09-21

SFwPoHr. Sept :o-The second round
In the court tennis tournament was played
here to-day and brought out quite "a gallery
0f spectators. a. II was Il rainy day and moth
ia elss VAS going on. There weTe two good
matches aud IL took tire. sets TO decide
each match The best play Of the day was
that Of Charles l.. Sands WHO defeated Theo-
dore Hsvemsyer. Jr. The summary
second Round-C h. Sands be., T.. 4, Have
meyer. JL, q, a. - " l.. rlyu beat IL. u.
Hunnewell. %. -. O..
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run In the quarter mile before jumping,
and had very little practice prior TO tho
event. Cornish b confident that his log
viii be well enough to allow him to CON-
poto and rnther expects to lie on the track
that has happened TO the msmberr % tho
English team for Buckley. the high jumper.
hurt his ankle NJ Montreal.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-09-21
Board OF Directors Of Road Drivers Asso-
eiatlon Meets.

The BOARD OF Directors OF the Road priv
er-' As~sociauouHhcld a meeting at the Ross
more Hotel last night aud at = late hour Was
stu In scssion. The action Of the Executive
Committee In naming sept ~ and Empire
city Park 40 the tune and pluc" for the matinee
was a greed to. The re,tcusuou OF bf Name
a. President VI the association Wa accepted
with regret.
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FACTS.

There is made a pure Malt Extract which helped
humanity.
It's virtues became known wherever civilization is
known.
1t insured perfect digestion-and folks found out that
fact.
1t was q flesh maker, a blood maker, a muscle maker,
q nerve maker-the Doctors saw it, the Nurses saw it, the
Patients felt il, the whole world soon got to know of it.
II became the universal tonic-used with or without a
prescription.
And then came the imitators-hordes OF them.
Had they faithfully tried to copy the purity, the
quality, the excellence of the original, they might have
done some good to mankind.
Most of them only wanted the name, Malt Extract"
They saw, or thought they saw. big money - in it.
Any sort Of beer was called Malt Extract"
The market was flooded with cheap, impure, unworthy
Malt Extracts.
Is il any wonder that to the ordinary reader to-day
malt Extract " doesn't mean what il used tor
It's not our fault.
Johann Hof's Malt Extract !" means exactly what
it used to mean.
1t does exactly what it used to do.
Johann Hoff s Malt Extract makes flesh and blood and
If you have ever been disappointed in a Malt Extract,
it is because you did no, insist upon Johann Hof's.
Let us emphasize this so that every reader will femem-
Der il.
Ask for Johann Hofs
Insist upon Johann Hof's.
Take none but Johann llJfs.
For nobody was ever disappointed in the genuine
Johann Hof's Malt Extract.
Cisn.r a m.nssIson CO., Sole Agents. New York.
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Henry Tnomas Ching .. Now Arthur Berry.

Henry Thomas Ching. an Englishman.
has received permission from Judge Hurd
in the County Court In BROOKLYN 10 change
his name To Arthur Berry The petitioner
said tina his surname made him the objcct
Of rdicule and that some persons took him
for a Chinaman. As he intended 10 become
"A citizen Of this country and was going to
marry an American woman he " a. DESTROYS
Of having his n anne changed.
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Columbia ra,orite In the Betuns.

Several wasers were made yesterday on
the result OF the races for the Americas
cup They were only small ones. but showed
the way the market is. The prevailing odds
were leo 20 80 against Ia. Shamrock Ca"
wager has been made by "a w~cll-knoNu Sacht~-
man. he laying ti.Op against 500 that the
Shamruck would win one race out OF tho
series.
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The Weather.

Cloudy and rsiny conditions prevailed In all the
Atlantic States aud Lake regions yesterday. Else
where VIE weather vas fair. TIE winds were north
east al along u.s coast. blOwtng from an area of high
pressure over Nova Scotia And New England into
Florida.
There vas considerable fog all along the coast.
Il was conAidsfAbly colder In ths Sidde Atlantic
aud New England Sts,rs, In northern Ns~ York
4 touched iTeeIlng point and Al Nouhneld. W, 10
Was 4 degrees bthow freeIing II ~As also belou
ircszlng In Montana, Wyoming. the DaEotss and
Minnesota. Frost orcured In notsnem ohio. north
efn N.w YORK. nonhrfn F,nnsyI,Ania and northern
Sew EuglAnd.
Ia this city the day vas cloudy and rainy. and
much cooler. average humidity, u pet cent wind.
fresh 60 bfisk northeast barometer, corrected W read
" sea level asa NJ, So.22 3 y. n. 9o.ls.
IN temperature a. recorded by the ofoisl thsf-
momstef. Aad also b. Tue SUNS thermometer al
us street lsv-. II shown In The annexed u be.
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Ths aFufflfs o. q v Grove spr~.rs 20 srsfY 80
a ar Frr4Ef lsf.Itf fIn-@ SuinIaF. o.. fruedy
thnt ga : a saad q osr a. Aaf
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-09-21
ia. CHAMBER RETURNS TOLIFE
CLAIMS A PLACE IN THE WORLD
As ONE VINO - SANE.

After Uis Divorce Prem Auieiie Ri,cs He
Was Committed To BioominEdale ~
P~arrue-Ten Months Age lie Made
uis Escape. and BE Now IL discovered
In virginia Making Claim 20 Ills Prop
erty. With Physicians Anida'its as ."
Ills sanity IN Ills Possession senator
John ". Daniel. Judge Augustus Van
wyeA and Others Are To Aid Him.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-09-21
NeMk Of the Mheelmen.

The following club runs are scheduled
for Tomorrow
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WASHINGTON FORECAST pom To-pi
- AfnunnM

WASHINGTON FORECAST pom TO-DAY AND
TO-hoHRov.
For ~, Dhi-ici - CoIsra.a. eastern NEG Yorh.
fiEisf7 pfaHsBlss HiI. Nsg JUs<y. Deiavars. Mary
IaHs and ! i-giRil. lar today aad to 'EorroU, udr7u
iororrau. hgAi EorA rand, bsc0Bias ra'isbls.
tof NsS EnglAnd. fair today, preceded BY rain
on ne o1As, fair ana warmer to-mofrow diminish
lag nuuh winds.
For western Pennsylvania and western New York.
iAu today aud tomorrow. warmer to-morro~, light
variable winds.
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III only person Ia town Yesterday who
sppeard 10 know anything about Mr..
CHAMBERS having b-n fn4ud wRs former
Judge Augustus Van MNcE IL was i"an"i
that Ia sum" pr0c--siiug~ la l~vughhurg
regarding NJ CHAMBER MT Van Nyck
hal brcn represented IN Mr.. ,lanlcr n
behalf low senator rauiel. hut az tu he
nature 20 th.-r proceedings 81 uINuit.g
eco concerning Mr. ,haghT Mt Van NNCk
.. fu~l-i - have auvthilg to sav Yesterday
~ refused 10 ss-N reporters Nhn went 90
So him reganilng the nspoU thai NJ.
ChAnl-r had i-rp found. but no srui cat
word that b. might 10 IN a position Tn -Hy
StuNr'hiug to-day just how Mr. Van Nvrk
had cntrfet tn css" va, not made clear.
cith-r
When Mr. CHAMBER was auIutr.i insane
hy q sheriff jury Prescott HAL hutlrt q
ENarrs. JHHafr = R'an1Al Wa appointed
onmmitss' - DE- rvEson and properly
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1t orc AND INSANITY

Notwithstanding. h. married her a few
years later. and for a while their married
life -s'mcd Ia L. a happy one. But there
Wa no Cu~ngcniaiity h-twe-sn the grave,
polished CHAMBER and tho beautiful. wilhIi
creature whom he had made his wife First,
came TumorS Of dlS-an-ionS, then pro-
longed separations and finally an absolute
divorce. followed quickly by a." marriage
OF Mn. CHAMBER To- Prince T~roul-tzkoi.
whom she had mot while travelling Ia italy
Not long after came the commitment 81
MIR. Chanler ia Bl~oominglale.
Skilled IhySiclanr have pronounced Mr.
Chanl.r Of sound mind. and the suit which
he II about To- enter may produce. develop
mcnts of a startling nntur-. ranwh ilc,
the Princess IroutstzAoi. has former wife.
ignorant Of his return to lie. l. spending
her time hensath m" sunny SAics oi Italy
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-09-21
THE SCHOOL OF
COMMERCE, ACCOUNTS AND FINANCE
OF NEW YORK UNIVERSITY

For ANNOUNCEMENT oonta nlus all iniornA
Ton sind psslal 10 -l(~ gl~lTaT OF tAe IulyeIsdl.
Nastlugipn y luAfr, New York CITY.
The St. Mary banner., 1901-06-22
FRANKLIN, La, SATURDAY JUNE 22 1901

Of escape from tie men outside. You
must draw near to the window, and
attempt to struggle when l rush upon
you. l will then pretend to stab you,
and push you down upon the floor
Anton, half suspecting treachery, did
as he was directed, but warily, so that
when Moritz rushed upon him he ac-
tually struggled, but finding that
Moritz did not attempt to use the knife
he suffered himself to be struck down.
Bobby screamed and rushed to his
side, but AntOn's smiling face reas-
sured him a. he babe him not to make
a noise.
Moritz then went to the window,
made some signal to the men, and
drew down the blind.
You are saved" he said to Anton,
as he saw the men depart. Il have
been a hard man, Stradeski, but have
done no murder yet, thank God;
though if it had not been for Bobby
here | should have been a murderer
this night. l quit this Internal ser
vice now-foreyer."
"'Tis WE'LL" replied the other. Life
in this English land has driven all
their madness out of me-"
I'VE shall have to leave London at
once,' went on MOritZ, 'for unless
rejoin them at once they will grow
suspicious and come back to look for
me, when the game will be up. Is
there back entrance to this house:'
NO." replied Anton, but we can
climb the wall into a news at the
rear, and escape that way"
Late that night boy and two men,
carrying handbag each, might have
been seen hurrying into the Euston
road to catch the first morning train
for Liverpool, and be borne beyond
the reach Of pursuit.-Penny Pictorial
Magazine.
The St. Mary banner., 1901-06-22

A moisture-proof packing paper for
wrapping textiles that have to make
ocean voyages before reaching their
markets has recently been devised
that opens uD a new use for rubber.
It consists Of particularly hard
brown paper, very difficult to tear,
made from Norwegian wood pulp, two
layers of which are stuck together
by a solution of rubber of the ordinary
type,
The St. Mary banner., 1901-06-22
Lord Salisbury isn't a bit scared b

Lord Salisbury isn't bit scared by
reason of the trade outlook with Ger
many. He blames much Of it on "the
national pessimism which attends too
great success" This kind of pessim-
ism is fear of what may be; the kind
the British public is suffering from at
nresent is the fear of what happened
last wear and is happening now. 1t is
q Premier's religion always to be opti'
r.;stic unless ae wants a budget.
The St. Mary banner., 1901-06-22
A to Bull.

Hoax-For a man as fat as he is,
isn't it wonderful that Hevvyman
should be so wide-awake?
Joax-Oh. l don't see why he should
be anv wider asleep than he is awake.
Record.
The St. Mary banner., 1901-06-22
CAT.AND.BIRD LAW.
Cats Are Not Property. and Nobody is
liable For Damage They %.

Cats Are Not Property, and NOBODY Is
Liable For Damage They Do.
A novel case was argued before
Justice L. l. ONeal few days ago,
involving the unique question as to
whether the owner of cat is liable for
damages to the owner of a valuable
mocking bird, killed by the cat.
1t appears that Mrs. Elizabeth q.
Belt, of 11O3 New Hampshire avenue,
Northwest, is the owner of a feline
which she prizes highly. Although
this cat is fond of his home, it is i'm
possible to keep him there all OF the
time. He insists on rowing about the
neighborhood. His visits have been
particularly frequent at the home OF
w. R. Vaughan, 1901 New Hampshire
avenue, which is one block away. NO
protests was entered to the cats COM
ing and going. 1t was thought that
he was attracted to Mr.. Vaughan's
residence by the warblings of an unu-
sually fine mocking bird. The other
morning he entered the plaintiffs resi-
dence through an open window. He
attacked the bird, which was in a
cage on the table in the sitting room,
dragged it from it's frail prison, killed
it, and was in the act of making
breakfast Of it when discovered by a
servant.
Mr.. Vaughan brought suit for 800
damages, the price at which he vslued
the bird, against the owner Of the cat
Papers were served upon Mrs. Belt,
and the case came up for hearing
The proposition presented for Justice
O'Neal to decide was whether or not,
under the circumstances, the defend
ant should pay the plaintiff the dam
ages asked.
Both attorneys submitted exhaus
tive briefs. The subject of domestic
and wild animals and the owners liza
bility for trespasses committed by
them was elaborately treated and dis
cussed. Cases of dogs, cows, monkeys,
bees, and other animals, excepting
cats, were cited-an opinion of the
Supreme Court of the United States
even being quoted from. But there
was only one reported case that could
be found in the United States which
bore directly on the point. That was
the case of Mcdonald VS.. Jodrey in
Eighth Pennsylvania County Court Re-
ports, page 142. The case was furnish
ed by Mr.. Newman, after the most dill
gent research, and the book could
only be obtained from the Law Library
at the Capitol by special permission.
It sustained the defendants conten-
tion in all respects, that the owner OF
| the cat was not liable for its depre-
dations, under the exact conditions OF
the case then on hearing.
After this authority was read to
Justice O'Neal he promptly decided in
favor of the defendant and no appeal
was taken.
Justice O'Neal afterward stated that
cats are not personal property and
that under existing laws the owner OF
one could not sustain an action
against any person who might kill OF
otherwise make away with such an
animal. It is the duty of the owners
of birds to keep their pets out OF the
way of all cats. If in so doing 1t Is
necessary to dispose of the cat under
the law no damage will have been
| done Times.