The evening world., 1909-01-20
Bologna Dog Steals Deaths
Warm Coat, While Hairless
Pet Bites Destruction.
"SLEUTHED' BRIEFLY.
Horrible Treatment on First
Scent Causes ProStration
of Pair on Probation.

Death and Destruction, the two Zero
csous' bloodhounds that were sent to
Commissioner Bingham from Pough-
kceps!e 10 reinforce his sleuth!ng de-
partment. were Grated to-day and ra.
turned 20 their owner. Mr., Manning
Cleveland, weli.known dog fanc!er and
breeder Of doublescent. hgh-action,
haG,.;r.gger. cen,re-Are bloodhounds
The dogs we're sent back at Mr., Cleve-
lands request for the reason that they
we're not treated with the ycn;leness and
solil!,uGe t hat their owner considers
their due. 1t Is said that Death devel-
rped a severe case OF nervous prostra-
ton and that Destruction was weeping
himself in:o premature grave from
nomes!ckrcss.
Dachshund Stole Deaths Overcoat
When the two animals arrived h''e
and we're turned over to Lieut.. VIII
AXE. and Deputy Commissioner Wood
for experiment they Ghe dogs wore
padded jackets and ,elt shoes. Mr.
Cleveland requested that during the cold
snap they should retain their Jackets
and too, sic slips. as they were very del
icate: likewise that the! should be fed
on mush and cream and have their ten-
poratures taken twice day At night
they should be tucked in flannel blank
cts aud provided with feet warmers.
These instructions were carried out 10
the letter. but alas on the first day
Death was taken out to track highly
scented HOBO across Fort Washington
Park he met an ill-disposed dactshund.
The dachshund got In Deaths way and
challenged him to battle.
Go way. You bad dogsie!" yelped
Death. II am trailing tramp. am a
bloodhound"
You're a long-eared stiff" replied the
dachshund, stretching forward his front
feet and seizing Deaths padded coat In
his teeth.
"Oh, please go way, you bad doggIe"
howled Death. but the dachshund held
on until his front and rear legs were
eight feet apart. when Deaths jacket
slipped or and he slid from the vicious
/ dachshund grip. The cruel bologna
dog instantly ran away with the blood.
hounds coat, and Death caught bad
cold. Furthermore, he became so nerv-
ous over the encounter that he aban.
doned the scent OF the tramp.
lapdog Bit Destruction.
Lieut. Whitaker called In wet" for
Death that night and he was tenderly
min stored to. The next day Destruc.
tion was taken OUT to see II he could
trail a can OF gasoline across Dykenan
street. He was doing very nicely when
Mexican hairless lapdpog attacked
him and bit him on the right ear.
This completely unnerved him and ne
scampered back to the Fort Washing
ton Park kennels. He developed a bad
case Of shtvers and two vets were
called In. They advised mustard baths
and flaxseed poult!ce for the bruisc
on Destructions right ear where the
Mexican hairless had bitten him.
The delicate canine sleuth did not re-
spond readily to the treatment. how
ever, and Deputy Commissioner Wood
telegraphed the facts to the dogs
owner.
Immediately on the receipt OF the tel
egram Mr.. Cleveland sent a trained
nurse from PoughkeepsIe. The nurse
found Destruction weeping and sobbng
bitterly, and Death looked all in f,'m
nervous prostratlon. The bloodhound
nurse was greatly incensed and heaved
several singing lines at Lieut.. Whitaker
and Mr.. Wood.
Too Delicate for the Force.
"You must have been very harsh with
these doggies," said the nurse, You
have allowed them to become frightened
bv strange city noises, asd vulgar city
dogs have attacked them Do YOU not
know that bloodhounds are the most
delicate and tlm'd OF creatures. gentle,
doc!le and doe-iike In their disposition
Do YOU not know that IL Is all absurd
popular tradition that bloodhounds are
feroclous7 Mr. Cleveland will be very
much put out and will insist on taking
the poor darl!ngs home
The nurse was right Mr. Cleveland
was quite angry and ordered that Death
and destruction should be bundled In
Canton flannel and expressed back to
Pouc Eeepsie. However. Mr.. Cleveland
| intimated that he would sell Death and
Destruction to the city for f2oN each.
Mr.. Wood Is not likely TO tndorSe the
prop6sed sale, however, and has begun
the prcparat,on Of n thesis on "NeurotIc
| Rlooihounds' and their un'itness for
city bioodnounding