Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-03
SEASON OPENS FOR DOGS
PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY RESI-
DENTS ALL TURN HUNTsMEN.
All Because Mad Dog Went Every
where and Even Got Into
Politics.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO. September 3. 1908.
The residents of the Forestville. Silver
Hill and Richie neighborhoods have not
yet recovered from a mad dog scare
which has caused intense uneasiness in
this section for the past week or ten
days. Early Thursday morning of last
week a bulldog said to be the property
of James Cant colored of Silver Hill,
displayed evidences OF rabies and started
on its career of destruction. By Friday
evening the dog had covered a territory
of three miles in every direction from
Silver Hill and had attacked and bitten
every dog that crossed its path.
A cow belonging to Frank Sandy at
Suitland was also bitten, and close
watch is being kept over the animal to
discover evidences of hydrophobia. Con-
valuable setter dog, and Albert Carey, the
brewer Of Washington, a handsome
Great Dane. Mrs. William Sevoy of near
Silver Hill came near being bitten by the
animal, but managed to escape into the
house.
The dog bored its way under the porch
of the house and bit dog belonging to
Mrs. Sevoy.
Officer Suit followed the dog for several
hours and finally cornered ii. and with
the assistance Of Lawrence Latimer,
dispatched it. The officer then began
Strengthening CANNES known to have been
bitten by the mad dog and states that he
killed between sixteen and twenty.
And Here's Another.
Charles Walker Of near Richie killed
another dog Saturday evening in the
vicinity of his home. This was small
bull and practically every canine within
a radius of two miles was attacked. AS
the result of the meanderings of this
animal, between fifteen and twenty dogs
in the neighborhood have been Killed.
The citizens residing In the sections
named have become SO alarmed that
secret threats are made that every dog,
good, bad and Indifferent. that can be
reached will be poisoned. They claim
that 1t is quite Impossible that all the
animals bitten by the mad dog have not
been dispatched and as a matter Of pre-
caution q wholesale slaughter should take
place.
Constable Suit believes that the taxing
and muzZiing OF dogs in Washington is,
responsible in large degree for the
trouble. He declares that persons in
Washington in order to prevent comp,i-
ance with the laws Of the District send
their ours into Prince George county to
be taken care of by some friend. He
says that he has seen frequent evidences
of this fact recently.
It's Political Issue Now.
Most of these worthless CANNES, he de-
clares. are in the possession of colored
people. Recently considerable agitation
has been abroad concerning the necessity
of securing an act of the legislature i'm
posing tax upon every dog in the coun-
ty The principal obstacle in the way Of
such q law. 1t is stated. Is the impression
that the legislator who introduces and
fathers such an act stands mighty good
chance OF digging his political grave. 1t
Is believed that few more experiences
such as occurred last week will result in
crystallizing public sentiment in favor of
such law to an extent as to make 1t a
formidable issue in the next compaisn.