Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-10
SIDEL LIGHTS ON THE POUND
AND THE DOG CATCHER'S LIFE

when he left the house. and the tag
is SO well fastened on 1t could not posi-
bly, come OF. It's ridiculous my having
to pay for him!
thing like this. Now look here. I was
giving Fluffy bath and naturally had
to remove his collar. Just as was dry.
ing him somebody opened the door q
little ar. and ne slipped out That wasn't
Or perhaps It's this. Well II Fido was
caught without his tag on it's because
some one stole It, and I'd like to know
why l have to pay for it.
"A pet excuse Is that familiar one, !
to buy the license yet. One ought to be
allowed q little while in width to get
everything settled. 1 did the best I could
to keep Rover In the house,"
But. be the excuses what they may.
they are Of no avail. II the owner chooses
to pay the required 81 he gets his dog
back: II not the dog remains at the
pound and will probably be dead when
he next calls-that is. II he does not call
again within forty-eight hours, as that
an incident which exemplifes the .disre-
gard some people have Of the pound
Il captured rabbit dog one time. He
was not particularly valuable. but worth
not appear until the time was nearly up.
He wanted the dog for nothing. It being
out OF my power, even IL 1 were willing,
to give the dog up. 1 refused. He left.
The dog was killed and I forgot about
the incident. A few days afterward he
brought suit against me. He claimed the
dog was worth several hundred dollars.
The case was heard and he lost. He ap-
pealed that case twice after that and
lost every time
It Is to John Wells that the honor of
being the best dog catcher in Washington
belongs Mr.. Einstein goes so far as to
say that he is the best in this country
He has been catching dogs for thirty-four
years. and during that time has been bit
ten so seriously twice that he had to be
treated.
john enthusia stically declares Mr.
Einstein, lin his best days could take one
and throw 1t clean across the street and
get his dog every time. ] believe he has
caught more dogs than anybody else in
the business
An interesting experimental least from
the hearers viewpoint-was one which
was met by Cornelius Parker, another
catcher, several years ago. 1t happened
In that part of the city now known as
Mount Pleasant. but at a time when that
part OF Washington was nothing but open
country.
I'VE had Just captured a herd Of cows -
said Parker. land were driving them to
the pound when we discovered there was
a bull among them. He started after me
and tossed me over a fifteen-foot en-
bankment. Some men who were working
on a nearby building saw the opportunity
and drove the cows back to the pasture
from which they had roamed. wasn't
hurt any. but my hat was all broken
Washington has greatly improved, in
the estimation of Mr.. Dinstein. in the
number of animals roaming the streets.
The profession of a dog catcher IL neither
80 dangerous nor strenuous as In the
days gone by. and at. present but one
wagon is used for the entire District Of
Columbia Dogs are about the only ami
mails caught. with a very occasional
horse. Formerly the list Of daily cap
lures included horses. geese. hogs. goats.
cows and dogs.
/, There is one animal heretofore unmen-
toned which figures prominently in the
history Of the pound. That animal IL
the cat Cats are not captured by the
catehers. but II. any one having an extra
cat 10 DESTROYS OF being rid OF him he