Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-17
AFFAIRS IN ALEXANDRIA
CHANGE IN METHOD OF EXECUT-
ING VAGRANT DOGS.
Formation Of Horsemen's Association
Surrender of Prisoner-Cases
in the Police Court.



ALEXANDRIA. Va, August II. 1907
Twelve vagla:t dogs which had been in
generated in the. yard of the city Jail for
forty-eight hours AS the result of the opera
lions of the dog wagon Were today put
to death by shooting Policemen Sherwood
and Arlington serving executioners.
The authorities, it is understood. decided
that the killing of the CANNES with base
ball bats should not be repeated. the
of bullets being more humane and equally
as efficacious.
The dogs were executed at o'clock this
morning. Residents In the neighborhOod
of the city Jail We're aroused from slumber
by the rapid firing OF shots and many were
inclined to believe that an attack was being
made on the city Jail or that a lynching
party had visited the prison. Such ideas
We're dispelled when Warden Gambler made
his appearance and announced that the
official dog killers We're simply exterminat
ing the ours.
Regardless of size and color the CANNES
were tied in pairs, and upon the COM
pletion of the work 1t was found that
there were six pairs. a pair at a time
were brought forth and the officers, stand
ing several feet away from the animals,
fired simultaneously. In the majority of in
stances the bullets lodged in the heads
of. the dogs. Upon the departure of the
in his appearance and the carcases were
conveyed to graves near the old canal.
The shooting of the dogs is approved
generally and is regarded far superior
to the use of base ball bat for the pur-
poses of ending their lives
Horsemen's Association Organized.
The Alexandra Horsem Association
was organized at a meeting late yesterday
afternoon The following officers were
chosen: Judge J. X. NJ. Norton. president;
Gardner L. Boothe. first vice president: f.
h. Downham second vice president; James
Patterson third vice president; Charles r.
Hoof, jr., manager and secretary, and c. j.
RiXey, treasurer
Mr.. W W. Domain acted as tenn
porary--cha irman and Mr.. j. 8. Douglas,
jr., temporary secretary.
Following the election Of oflcers com
mitteas were appointed to report at a meet
ing next Friday afternoon at O'CLOCK
Thoss. interested will apply for charter
to the state corporation COMMISSION. IL
is their intention to secure pace "here
the members may speed their animals. and
If is Also planned to have horse show at
least once a year
A committee reported that it was unable
to secure the old ST. ASaph race track. 1t
is understood. however, that the commit
tee has in view another property, which
may be either leased or purchased.
Prisoner Surrenders to Police.
John Metts, colored. twenty-three years
of age. who recently escaped from the Jail
At Charlottesville Va. is now in the Gus
tody of the local police and will. it is ex-
pected be conveyed back to that institu-
ton today by an official from Charlottes-
vile. Nets was serving a sentence OF six
months, and after being confined about two
months made his escape by scaling fence
Metts stated this morning that he left the
jail because all of his clothing were In this
city After he returned here and secured
his clothing he sure dered himself to Chief
Goods and Lieut.. Smith. He says he would