New-York tribune., 1908-01-29
SEVEN NEW POLICE DOGS
Born in the Seruice, They Are Ea-
pected to ProUe Erperts.

Seven b,a nd new recruits TO Deputy Commissioner
Woods dog squad greeted Lieutenant WaKeneid
when he returned yesterday to the headquarters
of the canine police. at Fort Washington a1teF
he had taken the first dog watch to Parkv1lle
Every one of the future suburban guaros
is a born police dog as Lady their mother. whicn
has not yet been assigned TO beat. Is one OF the
trained imported Belgian hounds.
Lieutenant Wakefield is sure that the future
members of the bow-wow squad win make sood'
and their training was Immediately begun. Patrol
Beierrnan who played the burglar for the
dogs while they being trained, VIII ne oe-
tailed to tease the pups and even ABUSE theiif 50
that they will never learn to love- man IN
civilian clothes At the same time they Will be
petted by Lieutenant Wakefield, so that they %lIi
always stand by the in blue
The growth of the juvenile squad will be watched
with no little interest by politicians it even be
ing whispered in dog circles that the District
Attorneys office was anxiousy awaiting Deputy
Commissioner Woods decision regarding tneir
names. 1t said that Jerome, Murphy anu
Bingham might be used, and then IN recordlhs
the cases the sergeant might enter on the oiotter
CHASED by Jerome, "Nipped py Murphy w
"Hounded by Bingham. ;.
While Lady was talking baby talk to her seven
infants. Nogi. Dona, Max and Jim were reStiiis
in the Parkville police stations kennels after their
first tour of duty They had been escorted on
the four-nile suburban post by Patrolmen
Nicholson, Key, O'Day and Scaliey, VINO "oulu
rather report sick than repeat the performance
of the first patrol Nicholson and Nos1 the ialtef
the dog had hardly recovered from the hrst OK
citenent when Nogi a white bundle in a neld
Get itr' commanded Nicholson, and Nogl START
ed toward the package In his enthusiasm 10
make good the dog did not stop to CONSIDER
whether the policeman was being dragged over
ice and snow whether he had torn almost all
the buttons from the uniform The package was
hastily opened by Nicholson, who was sure ne
had discovered a mystery, but 1t proved ohIy d
bundle of DaDerS careIesSly thrown away.
Patrolman Charles Deerman, who helped 10 tram
the new canine cops was knocked DOWN anu
had his clothes torn from him by Nogi during
demonstration in Ocean Parkway last night
Inspector Harkins, Captain Funston and Lleuteh-
ant Wakefield went to the home of John Cava-
naugh at No. 1920 Ocean Parkway, shortly perore
midnight, and Deerman proceeded TO test iho
''pup policemen He hid behind plllar on 'io
porch of the house. which has been closed Ior the
winter and blew his police whistle. PatrolnaIl
Nicholson who had Nogi in leash short distance
off removed the rnuzzle and set the dog 1ree'
thinking that some fellow patrolman or nlsiil
watchman N trouble
Nopi leaned the three-foot fence around the
house lust as Deerman, who was in citizen
clothes cleared the fence on the other SIDE Run
ming records for policemen on duty were proheii
bv Deerrlan who knew Nogt. and, as ne ran' Iei'
sorry for having agreed 10 make the test Alter
q block Nogi got hold Of Deermans coat ta1is ana
wrenched out a section. Deerman continued run
,;r, apd the dog worked off every one Of the
tricks that Deerman had helped TO teach MIN on
the fleeing trainer. Twice he threw him down. ana
when he ran between the policemans legs the
third time he jumped his chest and tore OH te
fancy vafstcoat which the pride OF the de-
partment. -
When Nicholson the man running away he
fired three shots in the air and started In pursuit
of what he thought was an escaping burglar. farh-
vilIeites who have grown used to robberies MAKE
it practice to jump to the telephone and can
Ia-yyf
+ba+ sounds like a shot Last night all tried TO get
the headquarters operators at once. When Nlchoi-
son in uniform came up with Deerman the ex-
bausted dog trainer begging for help The dog
Nc called off and Deerman explained in time 10
save himself from trouncing.
In response to numberless calls from the resi-
dents Lieutenant Kelly of the ParkVlIie station
turned out the reserves and the three remaining
dogs TO run down what, it was thought, was an
enormous band OF burglars Nogi Will be un-
leashed with discrimination hereafter ana pa'rol-
men and others who go 10 make tests VIII wear
something akin to plate arrnor in the future