The Washington times., 1909-05-24
TWENTY DOGS DIE
BY POISONED FOOD
Police Seek Miscreant Who
ScatterS Arsenic in
Northwest.
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negro caught scattering pieces of cake
around a small park was chased and
stoned by a crowd Of boys and vouGc
men who suspected HIM Of being the
pOisOner. The negro ran along Tenth
street, and escaped up an alley running
of Grant place. Another dead dog was
found in the alley this morning.
A valuable greyhound whose owner
lives at IA Tenth street, which was in
the park on Saturday night, died from
arsenic poisoning Sunday morning. and
Il is thought that the negro may have
paid a previous visit TO the spot with
The bulldog Jack, belonging to Mr..
Chase at 6la Tenth street, was known
70 be very fond of cheese. After he
died last Wednesday night pieces OF
cheese with poison on them were found
scattered around the yard IN the rear
OF the Chase house. An autopsy per-
FORMED by a veterinary showed that
me dog mad swallowed a large guam
tity Of arsenic.
Police Are Notified.
Mr. Chase notified the police, and Dc
tective Sergeant Vermillion and In
spector Boardman got to work on the
case. They have made no Roadway in
their efforts 10 trace the poisoner.
Owners of dogs in the neighborhood,
warned by the death of the Chase dog,
took precautions TO save their pets
from a similar fate.
The Dorsey dog was the next to be
reported dead. Sport was q mongrel,
but q great favOrite with the boys of
the neighbOrhoOd, who organized them
selves into an impromptu vigilance COM
mittee. Each new victim was reported
from house TO house, and daily the list
grew. Some Of the dogs died in the
street, and some did not succumb TO the
effects OF the poison until they returned
TO their kennels presumably after eating
the poisoned food in the street.
This was the case with Mrs. Nell
fresh's dog, Grover Hill Mrs. Nc
Ilfresh took him out last night with a
leash, to prevent the dog running up
any alley or into some place where ne
might come in contact with the poison.
Walking along H street, between Ninth
and Tenth, Grover picked up something
near watering trough Before she
could stop him he had swallowed the
thing.
Cause OF Death.
II am satisfied now" said Mrs. Nc
IRresh today, that the thing was
poisoned, and was the cause of my dog
DEATH
The dog belonging 10 Proprietor De
Koveu. Of the Evelyn Hotel on New
York avenue and Thirteenth street
northwest was a valuable animal 1t
died the day after the Chase dog was
poisoned, having the same symptoms OF
arsenic poisoning.
I'VE don't know how many dogs have
been poisoned altogether" said Mr..
Chase today, but the number Is grow
ing daily. Hardly a morning passes
without some of the boys calling TO tell
Us of another dog having been poisoned
around the neighbOrhoOd."
Up 10 noon today the number was
twenty. We are 1T a loss TO account for
the motive OF the persons or persons
responsible, as the dogs were not
nuisances. On the contrary. they were
great favorites with the boys and grown
people IN the neiEhDOrhOOd- -
one resident Of the district, whose
dog was killed, suggested today that
fnasmuch as most-0f= the dogs done
away with were good watch dogs, It
may be possible that housebreakers are
responsible for their fate.