The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-04-01
HOUNDS FOLLOWED
Negroes TRAIL
Cairo Dogs Give Thrilling Exhibition
at Kennel Show by Chasing
Boy Through the
Crowd
WAS PERFECT SUCCESS
With Five Thousand People in the
Building, the Hounds Ran Down
the Boy and freed
Him.

ST. LOUIS, April Feature for
the closing of the Mississippi Valley
Kennel club show at the Coliseum
last night was furnished by one of the
most remarkable performances that
mas been seen in ST Louis, something
In fact, that is probably absolutely
unique here, when a man hunt was
held inside the building with 1000 or
1900 persons as spectators. The
hounds used were those which trailed
down the murderer of Ann Pelley at
Cairo, H., recently, and they were
sent in pursuit of a negro lad who
ran at will around the two upper
floors of the Coliseum and up and
down the stairways leading from one
floor to the other. The work of the
dogs was perfect, and the crowd
showed its appreciation when the ne
gro was finally run down and forced
to climb on top of a railing going up
stairway by giving the animals
cheer. The situation at this time
pordered on the dramatic, as the dogs
We're making every effort to break
away from their handler and get
to the boy who was perched in none
too secure position, pretty well
scared
Last nights exhibition had to be
varied somewhat from the original
program, owing to the circumstances;
which cropped up. IT was open to all
of the bloodhounds at the show, but
the two from Cairo were the only
ones to take part. These are h re in
charge of Assistant Chief of Police
Samuel Gardner of Cairo, and are be-.
ing handled by Mr.. George Grille,
who raised and trained them The
chase was to have been held outside
of the Coliseum, but it would have
taken squad of police to have done
anything of the kind. as the announce
ment that this was to be done drew
big crowd around the building Any
attempt to leave the building would
have resulted in Grille and the dogs
being mobbed. For this reason and
because it was desired to give the
crowd which had paid admission fee
the full advantage of the chase it was
held inside the building. The main
floor of this was also barred to pre-
vent a panic among the spectators
and trouble among the dogs. although
Grille was willing to have his dogs.
tackle the problem of following the
trail anywhere it waslaid.
Starting at the kennel where the
dogs had been housed during the
the second floor and took com
plete circuit around behind the seats
Then he climbed up to the second
balcony and chased around this, com.
Ing down the stairway at the Wash
ington avenue end, and starting back
up the next one before he climbed up
on the railing. Time vas given him
to get a fair start, and the dogs were
put on the trail in leash and held by
Grille. Along the straightways they
pulled their handler along at run,
so fast did they nick up the scent.
Going up or down stairways, they
were forced to halt for a few seconds
and hunt around for seen They
were never long in finding it. At the
finish when the dogs finally ran onto
the lad, they tried for all they were
worth to get at him. Grille says that
they will attack any one they are
trailing, but are otherwise harmless
and theil conduct last night would
show that this is true.