New-York tribune., 1909-05-09
aRATTERY DAN" TREED
nuREE DOGS THE CAUSE.
.,,ne Doe" Not Commissioner
p;,pham. Primarily Responsible.

49,. about what might have been expect
II -,,, .c,erv available policeman and ponce uoe
- .-.ainc how else could poor indsis'i"
GU -, +ban by climbing UP lamp POe'
h ,bere for while like particulars iUel--~ 80,
roos.le sill as Magistrate Battery Dan
veat'eI -as as+eraav morning after having been
f'i1l t,n, three hungry dogs. tbs better 10 iose
feso .,,,v than ones skin One strong iuliiOi
s-,,nr the cause Of the magistrate -
= -orarv imitation OF ST SliIon 0'' ,,,7
i rest about noontime, when II was aso
pu' rol3ce dogs had been seen in the ,pai 80
l - ,rbicb completely eXonerated Oollii0
. -. t-or7 any part in the sad alIalI-
80 things caught the eye OF the opse' -
-, -,eq5strate turned into East lo-u So sO - a
' :. ,ba Norrisania court, ana 'iie0e -
.t.c,lv beautiful green Walsteoa', srs
-. of which the cunningly ADJUSTED
six eoCAe' .t,e glimpse. and heavy cane
ga'e -. -rs- Cane-which he was l"il lit1e
o,, oo with nothing but his hat ana M ~ up.l'.,
- police Commissioner on his IHliiu' ,+
y -, ,aesed three sleeping dogs As nc Ia not
= -,,e-, they Just had 10 wake Up '"''
help it. -,e5s+-ste that these dogs
II "@7 l-ra+eeical advantages which come q
- s = mar before declaring It lie ol" NJ -,
t'-4 - single soothing word. but JumpeU 1o -
81. la7,p post. He hit Il On u'0 =
- 80 feet VI with one OF the dogs Iioil'-'s
aoOu1 80 convenient part OF one OF ms sdI
TO 1he ~ ~ -,s+r.+e went up the rest II that
ii, ,be iniritabIe grace and aslhlE oI "
-, - Going up cherry tree He leil us u17
t,,,z no. because the dog wanted 10 'e 'ei" 1
- the cloth would not stand 'le S'ia-- 49,,
-.7sn the magistrate got safely pei oi'r % -,
1.oe underneath the lantern he iouhu ne 80
cTossL'e0e = ie good heavy. nicely balanced
4-a - +,a ,7,as-istrate sometimes plays GoIi- o
- +,v and q yellow dog retired from 'pe ne
,,o~,enr Another swing and ooe oi 'g
- whatever was retired, but a oiaeA No7
:, trying 10 get Just one more oil--
Oh - -, woman who is the reputed owner "i
-, 80 came out and gave the magistrate SUN
mod advice AS she was smlilns' she 80.
- .,-inr that there was no need OF the hlAsis
-. -srcbing I'D aloft. However. as she SioNe -
[--r,e1 the point of her remarks was ioS' ui'"
- Es+-erv leader. Every one who choSe 10 l-s'0'
- b- mis- time there were several score-had no
5if5cpitv in catching the point OF me FelllaI n
which were being hurled from the top oi the lamp
pest. .., -i+,, little
But all MS honor got was sylnpa'"S' VIZ -
-noo+ =. any more material aid, until sinalI
r. ran into the MoTrisania court ana eA''dI'e
-. .erstterv Dan was being bitten by more Il
g aazen mad dogs Lieutenant Meehan ana S~iN ~
-,sD grabbed their clubs and revolvers and dasheu
.o tlea rescue They found the magistrate sun
,r,ngi,r that cane. out feeling mighty uncoHloTl-
ot1A The combined onslaughter Of the court squad
rave tfe magistrate chance 10 get back 10 ea' li'
The magistrate was game, and insisted on gong
m court quoting when the condition Of his ralmeht
was pointed out to him. the remarks OF one MI
r-hucks concerning the relative value OF duty ana
d.cency But his first official act Wheh court
opened was TO issue summons tor. one Jane LUG
the reputed owner of the dogs The patrolman
who went 10 No 515 East 162d street TO deliver the
summons said that, while he was unable TO meet
Jane the dogs had shown altogether too great Il
4. willingness 10 make his acquaintance, and lie
rDessed that he ccUId not serve the summons just
yet awhile.