Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-30
REALTY DEALERS
SHOW HUMANITY
PROTECT LITTLE BOY AND HIS
"PURP"
Have Complaint Issued Against Dog
Catcher for What They Char
acterize as Brutal
Conduct

The dog catchers got into trouble
again yesterday. That is, one Of them
did, for the other, although he was impli-
Gated, was not arrested. Harry Dye,
who already has a battery charge
against him, sworn to by Mrs. Eberle,
added another to his list yesterday
morning when some of the largest real
estate dealers in the city appeared in
the city prosecutors office and asked
for complaint against Dye on
charge of battery.
William M. Garland, Frank Garbutt
Robert Marsh, Robert A. Rowan and
Howard Paget filed into Guy Eddys
Office one by one and after them came
deputy dog catcher, little Mexican
boy, his father and Patrolman McLain
The august assemblage ranged them
selves around the wall and all began
! their stories at once.
| At last w. M. Garland was elected
spokesman and he told the story.
Fight with Mexican
| Garland said the little Mexican boy
was leading his pup down Main street
yesterday morning. The chocolate-col-
ored. long-eared dog was holding tiny
| tin pail in his jaws and the boy was
| leading him by the ears The dog
catchers spied the harmless pet and
the equally harmless boy. They las
seed the dog in true Arizona fashion
and hauled him, yelping and whining
to their cart. The boys father, Jose b
Estrada. grabbed at the rope. One of
the dog catchers hit Estrada on the
head and a fight started.
| The humanity and chivalry OF by
gone days surged up in the hearts Of
the real estate magnates, and even
though the little boy was a Mexican,
| with dirty face, they did not intend to
see him robbed Of his dog by the city
pound men, nor did they intend to see
the lads father pounded by the dog
catchers.
Regardless OF creased trousers. the
men jumped from their auto and
grabbed the dog catcher, Dye. Nc
Claim came up and the crowd went to
the police station. Eddy issued the
complaint and requested the justice to
make the bail for Dye at least $50, for,
according to the testimony Of respect-
able and reputable witnesses, the case
was fragrant one" In accordance with
Lddy's request Justice Austin put the
bail at $50.
| Dye was told to appear for trial on
July 2 at o'clock.
| Cigars went the rounds and happy
over there kind act, the smiling real es-
/ tate men departed.
Says Another Did it
Dye claims that he is not the man
who hit Estrada. He says that he will
fool the guys" "Who cares for a dog
catcher" said Dye yesterday. "They
all got it in for yer cause you're only
dog catcher but we'll fool 'em this
time. 1t was not who hit the man, but
another fellow. After I have proved ]
am innocent the other fellow will come
up and plead guilty. We have an awful
hard time with these smart guys, who
interfere with our duties, and them fell
lows over there" pointing to Garland
ct al" who wear those silk socks, don't
know what it is to be a dog catcher
We have troubles and it amt an easy
job. They'll get slipped up on this,
though, next Tuesday, when my wit
messed come to court"
| Dye smiled when asked If Mrs.
Eberle was going to convict him.
He said. "These people who own
little pups that are not good for
anything but to wear long hair, are
the worst you ever saw They think
their dogs ought to be put in plush
boxes by themselves. Well, we don't
run no high-class dog shows down there
by the river and there is no reserved
seats for any dogs. All dogs are just
plain dog to us and we treat them like
anyone would treat a dog, but these
| 'chicken-IVereu people BSl sure IL you
take their dog. If they don't want
their dogs bothered, let them pay the
license, as the law says they should
Dye seems to be an authority on dogs
and how to treat them, but he does not
like battery charges But what are
YOU going to do when a man comes up
and wants to hit you over the head be-
cause you took his unlicensed dog?
stand for it? Not much. That's where
tba trouble comes in We get all the
blame. But VIC won't this time. You
watch the trial"