The Greeley tribune., 1905-07-20
ANIMAL DETECT TlNES.
SMUGGLING EXPEDITIONS FCiLEO BY
CANINE WCl-at,CE.
Austria Uses Dogs Coast Lir" Gus
toms Guards-A Monkey a. Thief
Taker-Huw 81. BERNARD Caught
A-shssin-DoGs Excise Men.

an A-snssin-DoEs ns i.Acise Men
Dogs are used in many countries to
aetect smuggling ON the Austrian
shores OF the Adrlatic considerable
contraband trade Is being done in ltai-
ian and Levanrine goods, and many
smuggling expeditions are foilei by
canine vigilance.
Al intervals Of mile or so along the
coast are kennels, which have dogs
taught 10 bark loudly on the appear
ance Of boats at night. When the wind
Is blowing on shore II is said that these
animal custom officers can detect a
boat a mile from land, however dark
the night
The monks of the Great st. Bernard
had some time ago dog which actual
Is captured murderer. 4 traveller on
the famous pass was murdered in the
snow by an Italian navy. One of the
dogs sent out for the purpose Of succor-
ing snowbOund wayrarers came upon
the corpse.
Instead of returning to the hospice he
pursued the assassin several miles
along the road and, biting his leg,
famed him so badly that he was unable
to proceed The st Bernard mounted
guard over him and waited until the
villagers came up and arrested the as
sassln. the corpse having meantime
been discovered.
The Paris correspondent of London
newspaper recently told the story of
monkey that acted as a policeman.
\ thief named Leballet entered by
night the fowl house OF Nine Houdin
Of Clichy and was about to retire with
a number of dead birds when a huge
black form sprang at his throat.
The thief shrieked with terror, and
the householder. opening her window,
saw a monkey the property of her
neighbor, in the act Of strangling him.
The animal was driven Off and the
thief, badly injured. conveyed to n
hospital
The owner Of the monkey afterwam
declared to an interviewer that the an
imal had been trained to fly at any sus-
picious character who appeared near
the house after dark 1t had once, It
appeared. attacked an overzealous po-
liceman who entered the yard to look
for burglars.
The German VolksZeitung recently
published still more remarkable in
stance of animal smartness.
Dresden doctor named Werner
was stunned and bound by burglars
when asleep, his keys taken and his
-,
made in the dark he failed Of course
to describe his assailants. The dog
chained in the yard had not even bark
ed, and the victim of the outrage was
SO disgusted that he proposed to give 1t
away.
few days later two men were ar
rested on suspicion. They had been
tors house. but as none of the stolen
goods was traced the case seemed
weak
The police suggested that the dog
might recognize them. The suspects
were mixed up with a crowd OF other
prisoners and one by one the men de-
filed through room in which the dog
The first three men the dog shifted
at, but otherwise Ignored. When the
fourth prisoner appeared he growled
fiercely and attempted to seize him
by the trousers. He was one Of the
suspects. The other was recognized
In the same way. The men were re
tanned in custody, and finally further
evidence was obtained which led to
their conviction.
In 1890 malicious visitor gave poi
soned nuts to two monkeys in the st.
Petersburg Geological gardens. The
monkeys became seriously ill., but re.
covered. A policeman was put on duty
at the cage to prevent further out
RACES and catch the culprit In case lie
renewed his attempt
A fortnight after his appointment he
noticed that on an innocent looking Old
gentleman approaching the cage the
two recovered monkeys grimaced fierce
ly and flew at the bars.
The old man was identified as sup
posed harmless lunatic named Plaskin.
whose bette noir was Darwinism and
the alleged relationship of man to the
lower animals. He admitted having
poisoned the monkeys.
The excise officials at Posen, in east
ern Germany, have a dog trained to de-
tect Illicit distileries. which flourish in
many villages.
A mixture of ether, forbidden by
law, is drunk by many persons Instead
of brandy, and the Posen Gos's acute
sense of smell enables it to detect the
cottages where the volatile liquid Is be
Ing prepared. Elsass, the dog in ques-
ton, has several puppies. all of which
are being taught their parents profes-
sion.-Pearson' Weekly.
The Approach to Lassa.