Evening journal., 1906-10-19
MONGREL CUR
BITES FOUR PERSONS
After Run Of Mile Supposed
Rabid Dog is Shot From
Cab Window
MANY SHOTS
MISSED THE ANIMAL

Four known persons bitten, sensa-
tional chase and a flying pistol shot
from a carriage by Patrolman Joseph
Cornish is the story in nutshell of
the running amuck Of a black mongrel
canine in King street this morning. The
victims Of the brutes bites are;
Charles Ginder No. 923 Orange
street, bitten on left leg and attended
by DR.. H. J. Stubbs.
Miss Mabel Preston, Of Townsend
street, bitten on right leg and attended
by DR.. John Wales.
George Gray of Village Green, near
Wilmington, bitten on left leg and at
tended by Veterinarian James R. Ma
haffy
Richard Polk, colored, employed by
Johnson & Sons, at Sixth and King
streets. leg scratched.
Head Sent to Newark.
The dog was killed at Eighteenth
and Market streets and was rel owed
by Dog Catcher Kopp. It's head was
cut off and sent to the State Laboratory
at Newark for examination. An au-
topsy revealed that the animal had had
40 food or some time, its stomach be-
Ing fille.l with grass and leaves.
6peeial Officers After Brute.
It was shortly after o'clock when
word was received at the police sta
ton that a mad dog had bitten George
Eray at Fourth and King streets, and
Special Officers Hahn. Barr and War
die were detailed to dispatch the ami
hal. After nipping Gray, the rabid
famine proceeded up King street and
ran into the vestibule of the home of
Mrs. George Mcmahon, at No. 6l4 King
street, and there it was wounded twice
BY Hahn, one bullet breaking fore
leg and the second passing through
The dogs nose. Despite these Wounds
the beast, frothing at the mouth, leap
ed toward the officers but the latter
Jumped out Of the way
On out King street the dog dashed,
with Hahn, Barr and Wardle and sew
kral hundred persons following. All
the time Hahn was taking flying shots
but none took effect. At Thirteenth
and King streets the dog ran into an
alley and out again before Hahn could
take advantage OF this opportunity for
shot Neither Barr nor Wardie fred,
Tor fear Of hitting some bystanders.
After Dog in Cab.
Hearing the shooting some distance
away from King street Patrolman Cor
nish hastened up Fifteenth street and
reached King just as the dog was pass
Ing. He whipped out his revolver and
took a chance shot, but without result
Seeing a funeral carriage standing in
front Of st. Patrick's r c. Church, the
bfficer Jumped in and ordered the driver
to whip up his horses and follow the
dog. The chase then became exciting
and twice the policeman leaned out OF
the carriage door to take a shot at the
eaping dog. but each time some per-
son would get in the way.
Dog and carriage crossed Brandywine
bridge. and when in front Of the pat
tern shops of Frisch Brothers, in Mar
ket street, the opportunity for which
Officer Cornish was waiting presented
Itself. Bangl And a bullet sped to-
ward the dog. and the leaden missile
stopped the animals career right there
The bullet went through its body and
through a fence. The dog was running
so fast that when shot It leaped into
q the air and turned two somersaults.
School Children Escape.
The shot was a good one and fortu.
nately did effective work, for righf
ahead of the dog when it was kille,
was a crowd of school children. through
which the animal would have passed.
The victims of the dog are anxiousll
awaiting the result Of the examination
OF the dogs brain at the State Labora.
tory. In case the animal is found t.
have been mad, all the injured will un
dergo the Pasteur treatment.
The dog also attacked a valuabl'
Eatfer beIoncing to Louis Koerner
king street saloon keeper. DR.. Ma
haffy is attending the setter.
This Dog Missing.
1t was learned this afternoon that tn
dead dog may be that Of Charles Nc
Donald, a miller at Falkland. It an
swers the description and as the Faux
land dog has been missing since yes
terday morning ii is quite likely tina
the dead animal is McDonalds.