The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-12-27
MAD DOG NIPS
II PEOPLE
Great Scare In Eastern Mass
achusetts Over Animal
ONE POLICEMAN SHOT.
A Brother Policeman Was Trying to
Kill the Maddened Animal
Several Cities Stirred
Up.

Boston, Dec e.. The mad dog which
ran At large through Beachmont, Chel
sea, Winthrop, Melrose and Maiden last
night, biting l2 persons. cannot be found
this morning. All the persons who were
bitten are reported as doing we'll. The
mad dog scare has reached alarming pro
portions all over eastern Massachusetts.
The dog WIS first seen III Winthrop
about 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
where he attacked and severely lacerated
two children. An hou later he turned
up at Beachmont, where be attacked five
people before he disappeared IN the di-
rection of Maiden.
In Revere lie chased several persons,
but did not bite anyone, but Id Chelsea
one person was bitten Later in the af
ternoon he was seen by various people
on the road between Chelsea and NAL,
den, but at that time he kept on To
Melfose, where one person suffered from
his teeth. In the early evening he appar-
emily retraced his steps to Malien. where
he had bis encounter with the policeman.
At 10 o'clock last night he was seen
running in the direction of Everett.
A general alarm was sent out at s
o'clock last night to the police Of all the
cities and towns to the north and west
of the city. The dog was described az
brown water spaniel, and as several
other dogs were bitten during the after
noon stringent measures will be taken
to ward Oh an epidemic Of hyrodphobia
Maiden, Mass. Dec. 2T.Dr. Charles
p. Mccarthy, mayor elect Of this city,
who has been incapacitated for profes-
sional practice since he was thrown from
! his carriage on election day, attended
to hurry call last night, when he rel
moved from the leg Of Police Sergeant
Frank II. Johnson the bullet that Pa
| trolman Nolan fred from his revolver
at mad dog.
The dog was described as brown
water spaniel II ran amuck in Mclrose,
biting several other dogs and attacking
and biting Miss Jessie Reardon Of 3t
! Hnrd street. who was couversing with
friend. Daniel Shannon, ia front Of
the latter's home 1T AZ Main street. Mel
rose The dog fastened his teeth in the
| girls arm and tore her clothing, and
| shannon, in attempting to drive the an
htttstt &WH1 UtA AtH 3stt4N rflAAt AtNEh
torn away BY the dogs efforts to Jump
at his throat. shannon escaped injury.
but Miss Reardon il 50 badly hurt that
she was 80 to Pasteur institute for
| treatment
/ The dog escaped across the town line
ito Maiden, and the police, warned by
the Melrose officers, were ON the lookout
4 for it. Sergeant johnson and Patrolman
Nolan were walking together when they
lsighted the animal. which made dash at
the sergeant. patrolfnan Nolan took a
hurried shot at the dog with bis revoly
er, but the bullet missed its mark and
took effect in The sergeant's leg.
The dog holted down the street, while
the patrolman, unmindful of the fact
that be had wounded the sergeant, hur,
ried after it. firing several times with
out effect. The sergeant was assisted
by by.standers to the Office Of Mayor.
elect Mccarthy, while the dog disap-
peared
Two flremen--the crack rifle shots Of
the department were detailed late last
night to hunt for the maddened animal
in the Middlesex FeIls.