The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-02-19
POLICE DOGS
TERROR OF RUFF|ANS
Sagacious Animals Do Effective
Work in Kidding Suburbs Of
Gangs Of Desperadoes.
BY PAUL VILL1ERS.
The Tribune.

SpeclaI CaDle 10 Inc lFlDuDe.
PARIS. Feb. 1s.-The police dog has
become an integral part of the criminal
prevention system of Paris. At present
$50. dogs are allotted TO the suburban
police and thirty TO the capital itself,
In the beginning OF 1907 the first ex-
ploits of the police dogs brought them
into notice, y series of daring burglaries
had been committed in the suburbs. The
police were bafrled. and the thieves were
not discovered until Lion. the first ca
nine recruit. was sent TO Arcueil station.
Only a few minutes after his arrival
Lion led the policemen 600 meters down
the line. where they found two men hid
ing They protested that they were inno-
cent but Lion kept on hunting. and found
a complete set OF burglars tools further
up the line.
on the way 10 the station the thieves
made a bid FOR liberty, They succeeded
in breaking away from their captors. but
Lion was unleashed and led the chase.
\ hundred yards dash brought him up
TO the fugitives, who. finding nips on the
leg unpleasant. stopped running.
Encouraged by this success, the found
ers OF the dog force turned their atten-
tion to GENTLY. a region then infested
with bad characters. Four dogs effected
no less than l3I arrests in six months.
The rough characters. who had but little
fear OF policemen, seemed terrorized by
the dogs, ana IN most cases SulTenueISu
Ballon Terrifies Apaches
Balon. stout built Brie dog. with
eyes sparkling, has for two years been
the terror OF the ruffIans who swarm
Charonno and behind Perce LaChalse
cemetery. NJ. Tacail. the policeman whom
Ballon accompanies on his rounds. is
proud of him. and many OF the inhab
itants and rradcsmen of Charonne know
and esteem the dog.
In September 1909 NJ. Lardanchet, po-
lice commissioner. had set police trap
In a bar with two entrances. situated at
the Rue du Noga. and frequented by
dangerous characters. Ballon was OF the
police party.
AS they left the bar four men were ar
rested. They seemed disposed To allow
themselves TO he taken quietly, untv
upon sign from their leader. Eugene
Soupault tho rufians suddenly tore
They had overlooked Ballou. At an
order from NJ Tacail the brave dog
bounded forward and used his teeth ST
we'll that the terrified Apaches asked
mercy.
Soupaut. however. made second ac-
quaintanCe with Ballon's teeth. on ar
tempted flight. but the dog this time
grew angry and. lenping at the mans
head. bit the right ear.
The next day Ballon aided in the ar
rest of four crooks.
Saves Life by Bravery.
several rul1iInS SWOfS 10 NIL niil- olle
was Emile Dcgouet, who In the course OF
an attempted burglary had made Bal!on's
acquaintance. the dog In capturing him
having seized him by the throat.
Tucail suspected the rulGian's intention
and watched carefully over the dog safc-
". One day he saw Degouct talking TO
three other ruffians Dcgouet pulled out
n revolver.
But the intelligent animal saw the
movement In two bounds hc was upon
his enemy and. burying his teeth In the
ruffians wrist made him drop the weap-
on Then while the other Apachcs ran,
BaIlon. with his teeth buried In the man S
calf. held Degouet till Tacail had band
cuffod him.
Collar as Public Gift.
Now the Apaches OF the Twentieth ar
rondisscmcnt do their best to avoid Bal
Ion
Another wcll-Snown dog Is OAK. who
has been concerned In the arrest of no
fewer than lao malcfactors, The inhab-
itants of Batignolles are To present him
at some near date with n collar for mcr-
itorious conduct.
Every man. woman and child In The
district is friend and caIctaker of the
dogs,