Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-08-03
One Hundred and FOrty-fve
CANNES Dispatched.
CRUSADE GOES FORWARD
Dog Catcher of Police Department
Lands Twenty More Dogs in Single
Day, While Many Owners Are Sum
moned TO Court and Fined.

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dogs Of almost every hue. size ana
description have been killed by the
police since May IL, the city still
seems to be ovelrun with CANNES ana
the crusade against them goes merrily
along. additional vigor having been
given it Saturday by a letter IRON
Mayor jones 70 Chief OF Police Nit
chell.
Pa rOlman Fisher, who Is the oihclai
dog catcher" of The police depart
mcnt, was on the job again yestei day
and during the day he corrailed TWEEN
ty dogs, being bitten through the leil
fore finger by one of them. Two OF the
CANNES were redeemed las night, but
the remaining eighteen probably will
bc shot at sunset this evening.
This summer has been banner one
for the police so far as dog catch
ing" is concerned, more than 200 can
ines having been captured since the
muzziiug season began on May /. IL
past years the muzzling ordinance has
been observed by the owners OF dogs
but this year il seems TO have been
overlooked and only about one of ev-
cry ten dogs seen on the streets Is
muzzled. because OF this condition,
Mayor Jones issued an order that tue
owners Of dogs who violate the ordi-
nance be summoned to the police
court
Many Owners Hailed to Court.
Chief Mitchclls men have carried
the new order into effect and since
Monday morning nearly forty dog
owners have been before Justice
Brown charged with violating the or
dinancc. Yesterday morning the JUS
tee announced that he would not dis
miss any more cases of this kind that
came before him and he proceeded 10
impose fines OF $3.50 each ON siN
canine owners who faced him yester-
day. one of the men, David Willidns
a negro. could IOt pay the fine ana
went to Jail c. Smith paid the f1ne
and mittimusses were issued against
c. l.. Hundley, and John jefferson,
Paul Smith and Charles Cooper, ne
grces, and they must either pay up
or go TO jail.
Six persons. who were summoned
to court yesterday would not pay the
fines against them. preferring to de-
liver their dogs TO the police 10 be
killed. The CANNES were shot in the
iail yard by officers, this bringing the
total number of dogs killed this yeaI
TO AS.
Keeping Dogs in Yards.
News that the dog catcher" was on
the job yesterday morning spread
rapidly and in he afternoon. Patrol
man Fisher says, not dog was 10
be seen. He believes that the
people have realized that the authorl-
ties mean that the dog muzziing or
dipance shall be enforced and that
they are not allowing their dogs to rim
on the streets any more. Practically
all of the stray and homeless CANNES
have been picked UP and killed.
While the crusade against dogs Is
on, there are many cltiISHS "h'S~
slumbers are broken by night VINO
want a crusade started against cats.
Newport News seems to be infested
with cats and at nights they are TO
he seen on every street and avenue
Besides those on the streets there are
scores on back fences, fighting and
growing throughout the night and
making life for many people almost
,ohoarablp