The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-05
THE CAT-EATER
TALKS FREELY.
Really Fond Of Feline Flesh,
and Lives Upon II.
TELLS HOW TO MAKE A STEW.
Years Ago He Started In on Dog Meat,
but Has Recently Devoted Him
self TO Cats.
TELLS HOW TO MAKE A STEW.

Newark, N. J., Feb. 5.-"Yes, I eat cats.
and like them, too-what OF it? It's no.
body's business but my own. The board
of health has been after me, but l told
the inspector that so long as the board OF
health didn't furnish me with food I
claimed the right TO eat what i please,
and the fellow went away. Who can pre-
vent me from eating cat meat IL want
10 eat it?'
]. Martin Dannecker. the Newark cat
eater. pushed aside his zither. the strings
OF which were still quivering with the
last strains OF Nearer My God to Thee"
He pulled the plectrum from his long,
slender, snake-like fingers. showed his
hands two or three times In quick sue
cession through his long. thin hair. and.
squirting his eyes until his whole face
wrinkled, peered mockingly at his ques-
toner.
NO LAW AGAINST IT.
He was right There is no law In New
Jersey, no city ordinance in Newark,
where he lives at No. $40 Plane street,
to stop the man from indulging In his
feline diet.
The case was reported to Health Officor
David u. Chandler, OF Newark, by neigh
complained that he wanted TO make them
eat cat for dinner, and on this ground the
health officer thought he could cause
But little Louisa. II years old. and
Johnnie. 10 years old. both denied that
their father had forced them to partake
Since then Health Officer Chandler. the
police and city attorney have All been
hSaag S5adng g ns she
way by which they can legally arrest
Dannecker.
''The only section in the health code"
said Health officer Chandler yesterday
under which / can prosecute Dannecker
Is one forbidding the slaughter OF ami
mails to be used for food within the city
limits. This will not prohibit him from
eating them. but will only stop him from
killing them within the city limits
CAT STEW ON CONSTANT TAP.
Meanwhile, the cat eater. who is incl
den<n%sy tailor, continues to feast vor-
aciously twice day upon his strange
diet.
He keeps a pot OF cat stew upon his
stove continuously and now and then be-
tween meals takes out piece and eats
IL ravenously.
More than this he eats II Just to show
his numerous visitors and customers that
he really Is a cat eater, and offers IL to
!1f 'Inst tpy ' H. my y'f friend: youn ike Il"
Talk 10 me about your god eating,
your big dinners and your restaurant
n.
Its not in IL with cat stew. Now. why
shouldn't stew be as good as rabbit
stew"
How do you cook cat?" was asked.
HERE is THE RECIPE
''See there" exclaimed Dannecker. as
he jerked the top from his kettle. dis
playing the stew. First. the cat: second.
few potatoes: third, onions chopped
fine: fourth. a few green leaves from the
bush you call a Christmas tree. whatever
the name-and there you are Stew them
all together and Il Is ready c, TO serve, er ,h.
ordinary meat diet and take up the cat
diet?" was asked.
Years ago in Germany. But e was
mine took me home with him one night.
He lived next door TO my fathers family.
In Wurtemburg. Germany.
some meat for breakfast. broiled In fine
style. / thought IL was salt beef. and ate
freely Of II. After breakfast he told me
it was dog meat, and proved II.
HE ATE DOGS FIRST.
Give years ago / had consumption I
was about to die. and had four or hve
doctors attending me. They oeuld DO
ming to despair, when l thought OF the
dog-meat DIET. / killed huge New
foundland dog and ate IL.
For two weeks | kept myself alive on
the dog diet and began To get we'll of con-
sumption i am as well today as ever
was I'm my life -
when did you turn TO cats?"
Five days ago / killed Maltese be,
longing to a friend of mine who wanted
to get rid of IL" -
Little Louisa a pale faced child much
smaller than her age would lnoiGs'e; har e,.
her mother died from consumpt,oh saia
She had not eaten any of the car stew;
"Papa, gave ms ~ ',,ints,