Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-14
BROWSING ON BANK NOTES.
Stories of Animals That Ruined Their
Owners.

From London Answers.
A Belfast woman named Watkins was
suspected of having stolen and hidden IN
her house a quantity Of jewelry valued at
ECO. Detectives called and made thor
ough search, but failed to find the missing
property.
Just as they were leaving the last room,
having given up their task in despair, cat
which had been sitting with her kittens In
basket In the corner got up, stretched
herself and mewed.- One Of the officers
turned back. looked into the basket, and
there discovered the, iewelry hidden in the
hay which formed the cats bed The cats
owner is now expiating her crime In jail
Another curious easeoof an animal unW1t-
ungly delivering it's master up TO 1usuce
comes from Wednesbury. An iron worker
of that town was cruel enough to throw
his dog down disused pit sixty feet deep
The poor creatures means were heard by
passers-by, and one of them named Will
liam Jeavons pluc1ilys went down and res
cued the unfortunate beast, which was
badly injured. 1t was taken to the police
station and well looked after, and shortly
recovered. But, as lit was not known to
whom it belonged no steps could be taken
to punish the person responsible Tor the
a Week or two later the dog was accom-
panying one Of the policemen through the
streets, when it suddenly ran into a house
and began to play with the children. The
officer entered, and the master Of the house
confessed that the dog belonged to him.
and that he had thrown it down the pit
He was at once arrested and very heavily
fined for his brutal conduct
A very peculiar, case was recently re-
corded Of such a harmless creature as a
COW inficting very serious loss upon Its
owner. A farmer of Lanark county, near
Ottawa. in Canada. had f29 in notes of the
Bank of Ottawa. These he placed in the
pocket of his coat. which he hung on a
fence while he worked. When he came
back he found that the wind had blown
his coat to the ground, the notes had fallen
out and the COW was quietly chewing up
the last of them.
A hawker was recently before the magis-
trates at Nottingham on a charge of poach-
ing The keepers had suspected him for
long time, but invariably failed to catch
him. On this occasion, however, they had
secured his dog, which was brought into
court. The moment the poor faithful beast
saw its master it sprang out of the arms
of the policeman and rushed toward him.
The evidence was held to be complete and
the man was fined.
A most curious case of involuntary dam
age done by an animal comes from Wor
cestershire. During heavy thunderstorm
last August a valuable horse got terribly
frightened, and, galloping up from the field
toward the farm, got wedged in its blind
panic between a wire fence and a barn
containing a quantity Of hay and valuable
agricultural implements. Lightning struck
of the horse, killed it. afterward setting
fire to the barn, which burned until it was
completely Quilted and all its contents de-
stroyed beyond the possibility Of recogni-
ton.
Perhaps the most utter ruin ever inflicted
upon human beings by domestic animals
was in Patagonia, four five years ago.
number of Scotch crofters emigrated to
north Patagonia and began sheep farming
at which they were very successful. They
brought out with them several valuable
collies and these for time did good work
But one winter one of these farmers died
suddenly. His dogs, left without food, be-
gan to devour the sheep. They ran away,
took to the hills and became the progeni-
tors Of a race Of wild dogs which came
down in packs and killed the sheep by hun
dreds.
So serious have matters become that
bounty of G2 a head Is offered for these
wild collies. If they are not soon extermi-
mated 1t Is said that the settlement must
be given up, owing to the ravages of these
animals, ....