Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1906-03-08
WAS It A
CASE OF SUICIDE?

The bull terrier, which distinguish
ed himself by holding up supposed
/ burglar in the dwelling of Franklin
BOYER. Honeymoon street, came to an
/ ignoble death by hanging Tuesday
night Just one week after the exciting
event.
1t is a curious episode. Never before
perhaps was there dog that perform
ed feat that was so widely exploited
in the newspapers-thatf figured in such
absurd and gross exaggeration. The
newspapers for a thousand miles or
more told how the dog had mauled the
! tramp-how he had chewed him-Sat
upon him and delivered him over TO
I the officers.
: The dogs name was Prince. He was
wear and a half old and weighed
about sixty pounds. He was a good
watch dog, yet withal, kind and gentle
and fond of children He did his duty
as he understood it and kept the
even tenor of his way without attract
ing notice until the last week of his
life, which was crowded with events
Apropos of the foolish stories recited
in the newspapers Mr.. Boyer yester
day described the part the dog really
performed in the capture of the de-
mented Swede, who sought shelter i'll
the Boyer home. AS soon as the fam
! lily became convinced that some one
was in the parlor they opened the door
and turned the watch dog inside. That
the dog did his duty there is no doubt,
but there was nothing to show that he
bit the man or even took hold of him
When the officers entered the Swede
was entrenched behind the sofa and
the dog was in front barking vigorous
ly and keeping the fellow cornered.
Prince, like all valuable and well
cared for dogs, wore a collar and this
mark of care and appreciation, it is
sad to relate, was the unconscious cause
of his death. Yesterday morning he
was found suspended from the top of
fence, his collar having caught on
one of the pales or pickets as he was
attempting to jump over. As he failed
| to clear the fence and fell back to the
ground the pale under the collar caus
ed the latter to tighten around his
neck, preventing him from making an
outcry and strangling him TO death.
I The above is Mr. Boyer's view of
the affair, although there are others
who incline to the belief that the dog
was chloroformed and hung upon the
fence to disarm suspicion by persons
who would have good reason for wish
ing the faithful watch dog out of the
way
There are still others, who less SER
/ iously advance the suicide theory. If
1 there was ever dog that was abused
by the newspapers and had good reason
/ 10 become despondent and wish to die
they take the view that it was this
particular dog
/ The hobo who was captured through
the instrumentaIity of Prince had the
| first fling at tie faithful animal when
he said at the hearing: "Oh, the dog
he no good he not bite" However,
the watch dog may have felt over this
insult he soon recovered and nothing
unusual was noticed about him until
after the Bloomsbury correspondent got
in his work, which attributed to him
capers so insane and extravagant that
even dog would be ashamed of them.
1t may have only been fancy, but
from that day on, ii is said, Prince
| seemed detected.
Appointment 20 be Made Soon.
The last delegation that will call
upon Governor Pennypacker in the in
terests of the pending judgeship ap-
pointment visited Harrisburg yester-
day in furtherance of the application
of H. a. M'Killip, Esq, of Blooms
burg
1t is now expected tina t the appoint
ment will be made in day or so. This
statement is given more credence when
it is known that the governor has been
informed by representatives of all
political parties of the urgency of Civ
ing his early attention to the appoint
ment. He has been acquainted with