The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1904-04-08

on her part; and our hired boy. who
frequently visited the family. affirmed
that the Cluckers shared the lambs
which the hound captured.
My partner posted himself behind
the pasture fence with gun loaded
with buckshot. but on the following
afternoon the hound entered the pas
ture and caught a lamb before Ward
could get near enough to shoot. Jump
ing the wall. the hound ran for home.
half dragging. half carrying the strug.
CLING lamb.
Ward gave chase, but was unable
90 come near the hound until Il gained
its masters dooryard. where it turned
and faced him. growing savagely.
Ward fred and the hound fell. Just as
its master opened tho door and raised
an expostulat.ng hand 20 prevent the
shot.
IL Is evident that In TIC excitement
OF the moment my partner had r.ade
a rather free use Of his gun, but he had
IN mind the words OF the law: ANY
person may lawfully XII him whenever
and wherever found"
Quicker. the owner OF the dog. incit.
cd by McFadden and Fo,hcriy. took
legal advice ana BEGAN suit 10 recover
damages Tor the " lawful killing OF
his foSaound. which De proiesscl 10
value nt $50.
A mos. stormy trial followed; anS In
the decision Ward was held to be m
fault In shooting the hound after iis
owner had raised his hand 10 forbid IL;
and there was q grave doubt expressed
as TO whether he had not laid himself
liable FOR unlawfuly entering Chuck.
er's premises with a gun. in pursuit
Of the hound.
In the end we paid So Tor the fox.
hound: but by rather curious legal
offset. damages 10 about that amount
were allowed US for the lambs Killed
by the hound. The costs OF the suit
fell on us. The court shrewdly lookcd
out for itself as to that. Clucker being
utterly lmpecunious.
The conclusion which we arrived az.
at,er the above litigation Is that per.
emptory as the law seems 90 be against
dogs the killing OF one IS liable 10
prove costly bit OF vengeance.
IL "a neighbours dog throtlies our
lambs. we deem Il far safer to shoot
him on our own premises than OF
them, and positively unsafe 10 shoot
him on his masters premises. The
safest method OF all is TO catch him IN
a trap at the scene of his deprCdations.
then summon his master. and nc tho
same time invite one OF more disintcr.
cstcd parties TO see and hear what
takes place.
In the State Of Massachusetts. and
believe one or two other States where
dogs are licensed and taxed. the doc
law" provides that any farmer meeting
with losses from dogs may fiio
claim. with proofs OF loss. az the MS.
SCISSORS office. and be paid the amount
OF his loss out "A the town treasury.
or. IL he chooses. he may bring an ac.
ton against the owner OF the dog and
recover double. and i'm some eases
thrccfold. damages; hut he cannot
adopt both methods. In Maine and
most other States. however. the suf-
fercr must bring the owner OF the dog
TO terms. n he can; he has no other
mode OF redress.
In cases where two. three or four
dogs. belonging 20 different parties.
went of by night or day on n Joint
foray into flock Of sheep. Il has been
hold that each dogs owner was respon. F.
sible only FOR what his own dog killed
or MANNED. II anybody could nnd that
out; otherwise all were liable.-Youlh's
Companion.