Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-04-03
Warrant Animals Kill Seven on
BIagden Estate.
BURROW UNDER ENCLOSURE
Wholesale Slaughter in Second Visit
Within a Few Days.
POLICE HUNT HALF WILD PACK
Mother and Four Pups Roaming
Woods Around 14th Street Ex-
tended-Battles Between Bucks.

Five dogs. which for over year have
run Wild and caused considerable dam
age in the neighborhood of 14th street
extended. last night broke into the es-
tate of Thomas Blagden, just west of
18th street, near the Piney Branch road.
and killed seven deer, valued at 500
each.
The leader of the pack is a half bull
while the other four are her pups, which
at the present time are fail grown The
police for some time past have received
reports from residents in the section of
being chased by the dogs. and also of
having their stock and poultry attacked
and killed by the animals. Numerous eff
forts have been made TO catch the dogs
and also TO kill them but they have al
ways succeeded in getting away before
the pursuers could get within gun shot
OF them.
Led by their mother, the four other
dogs last night burrowed under an inclo-
sure on the Blagden estate in which the
dc-" we're confined and succeeded in kill
ing seven of the herd of eleven. The
dead deer were found by William Daua,
caretaker of the estate. when he arose
early this morning. Two large bucks
Tour doe and fawn We're found with
their throats cut and their bodies torn
10 pieces.
The matter was reported TO the police
of the tenth pdecinct and three mounted
men, Sergt. Murphy and Offivers Bo-
land and Owens. strated out with shot
guns to hunt for the dogs. The animals
were seen early this morning near the
18th street car barn. but the officers were
unable TO locate them about the place
when they arrived. The hunters started
across the country looking for the dogs
hut
their horses had difficulty in getting
through the underbrush of the woods
Wednesday night the dogs broke into
the Blagden place and attacked the herd
OF deer A doe was killed. while one of
the bucks jumped the fence and was
chased sby the dogs across the country
until tney finally ran him to earth in
l-angdon. d. c., and killed him. The body
OF the buck was found Thursday MORN
ing iylng on a road in Langdon. The
doe which had been killed was torn to
pieces, and large pieces Of flesh had been
eaten by the animals.
1t is stated that Mr. Blagden had pur-
chased the herd of deer about fifteen
Years ago. when his estate covered almost
2I OF the property between the Piney
Branch road and the Pierce Mill road,
The estate at will. They had become very
tame. and during the time they we're at
the place the herd had increased until
tnere were about twenty-five on the
erty had been sold it was decided to erect
large fence. surrounding three acres of
land. in which the deer were confined.
Bucks Battle to the Death.
During their confinement, it is stated
several interesting fights have taken
place within the inclosure between bucks
me attendants about the place say that
only two weeks ago two of the bucks en-
gagged in a fight which lasted several
hours and which resulted i'm one of them
being killed. During the battle which
ragged with fierceness. several small trees
were broken down as result of the on
rushes of the gladiators. They locked
horns number of times and each en-
deaVored TO gore the other, but IL was
only after one had slipped down and in
doing so was pierced by the horn of the
other that the fight ended.
Inc victor however. received wounds
which nearly resulted in its death Dur
ing lne nghts which have taken place the
attendants say they have been unable to
get within the inclosure as it would AL
most be taking their lives in their hands
To do so.
Mr.. Blagden. the owner of the estate
mas been out of the city for over year.
While William Daua has been left i'm
cnarge OF the place. Ii is stated Mr.
Biagden has been offered SlOO each for
the deer, but that he preferred To lot
them roam about the inciosure on his es
tate. ~ ~
IN connection with the reports received
by the police from residents of the neiyh-
norhoQd regarding the dogs. Poundmaster
Elnstein was notified several days ago and
several OF his associates secured the wood :
thursday looking for the dogs They
succeeded in locating them in woods
near the Blagden estate. but when they
got near enough 10 use the net the dogs
managed to escape in the underbrush. a $
the nets caught on the briars
IL was reported late this afternoon that
fne three policemen had succeeded in
killing two of the dogs. but that the o,ba,.
three had managed to escape The on.
GERS are still looking for them and are
expected TO exterminate the entire mack
before sundown p