The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-09
NOW WHO DOES OWN 2ROWNIEY
REFORMER'S AUTO WAS USED IN
SPERITING HIM AWAY.
Hes q Brown water Spaniel ana J.. ID.
Harris, Pier superintendent, Thought
He Owned Him W. A. JOerg, Politician.
Helped Geo. stewart Take Him Away.

hArrES, R1cF superintendent I1Ouk0I
He Owned HIm-W. A. JOers, Politician.
Helped Geo. stewart Take Him Away.
Joseph B. Harris, superintendent Of the
Pennsylvania Railroad C~ompany's steam
ship piers B and C in Jersey City, and As
semblyman William A. Joerg, baker, au.
toist, Jersey reformer and exponent Of the
new idea, are anxious to lave a debate on
the question Of the ownership OF a brown
water spaniel named Brownie, which was
taken from Harris's residence at Thirty
ninth street and the Hudson Boulevard
in Bayonne a few Sundays & by two
men and two women in an automobile.
Harris says he believes it to be the duty
Of an Assemblyman whose auto was used
on a dog swiping toNr to call upon him
to talk the matter over, and Joerg declares
il is up to the pier superintendent to take
the initiative in arranging the preliminaries
for a personal debate by appearing at the
bakeshop. Meanwhile the two men, who
have never had the opportunity Of shaking
hands, are thinking hard things about
zach other and are wondering why the
other fellow doesn't come around to re-
lieve his mind.
One recent Sunday evening while Harris
was taking a bath an automobile spun down
the Boulevard and stopped in front OF his
house. A man leaped from the machine and
entered the yard. He stalked over to the
dog kennel, took Brownie of his chain,
gathered the w~riggling, yelping brown
bunch in his arms and walked back TO the
auto. Four little HAIRLESS who were play
ing on the lawn woke up to the fact that
Brownie was a goner, and, a quartet OF
shrieks made dents in the Sabbat calm.
Harris heard the commotion. rubbed the
water from his eyes and peeked out toward
the boulevard. He saw an excited woman
take the water spaniel from the man n
hug il to her bosom. Then he called to his
oldest boy to get the number Of the machine
and hurriedly prepared TO go down stairs.
Before he managed to get his suspenders
in position the automobile chug-chugged
it's way down the boulevard and when
he reached the lawn there was nothing left
Of the auto party and the dog but h smell
of the gasolene.
The number OF the machine remained
behind firmly imprinted on the boys brain.
Il was Il, 0l7, New Jersey license, and it was
jotted down on paper for future reference.
Harris had an interview with Detective
Sergeant Frank Bennett Of Jersey City
and asked him to assist in learning the
identity Of the persons who made of with
his children's pet. Inasmuch al the in
cident occurred in BayOnne Bennett re-
ferred the superintendent to Detective
Sergeant Griffin Of that city, and the Bayonne
sleuth got busy.
Later Griffin reported to Harris that It
had been ascertained from Trenton that
automobile license 2O,6l7 was held by W. A.
Joerg Of 25l Newark avenue, Jersey City,
and Harris, who il we'll informed on current
Jersey history, recognized in Mr.. Joerg
one Of the Republican Assemblymen who
we're elected last fall. He made a call at
the bakery and learned that the Joergs we're
in the Catskills. He explained his mission
to a saleswoman and waited for de-
velopments when Joerg returned to his
pies and 10 politics. Meanwhile Griffin
also vent away for a rest, Inc Harris was
told that as soon as he came back the dog
case would be attended TO-. Nothing hap
pened. however, and Harris decided that it
would be wisest 40 wait for the Assem-
blyman to come around and make ~explana-
tons. He was still waiting last night.
Brownie was presented 70 mo nina