New-York tribune., 1911-11-24
MAD DOG TRAPS WOMAN
AND GIRLS SEE FIGHT
Chained Animal OragS Table
Across Door and Then
Attacks Mistress.
DAUGHTERS ARE HELPLESS
Mother Finally Beats Brute Back
with Chair and Escapes
Slams Door and Police
man Does the Rest.

Penned i'm a kitchen with an appar-
entity mad dog. Mrs. Carrie Vetter, a
widow. fifty years old, fought desper-
ately yesterday morning with the ami
NAL Her three daughters watched her
from the door as she leaped from side to
side to avoid the brutes lunges. When
sh5 finally escaped from the room she
slammed the door shut and held II
against the leaps of the dog until po-
licemar came and shot IL. The shrleks
of the frightened women stirred the
whole apartment house. at No. 81 Ma
comb Place. and brought the tenants
dashing upstairs to the Vetter apart
ment.
The dog belonged to Mrs. Vetter. Six
years ago while Mrs. Vetter was walking
I'm 125th street the dog, a big bull with
lurching gait. bowed front legs and
heavily undershot jaw. sidled up to her
and rubbed his nose against her skirt
She stopped TO pat the animal, ana from
that moment he followed her in and out
of the shops she was visiting. He would
not leave her side, and she took MIN
home and named him Tige. lie was
ugly TO look at, but he was good
tempered and intelligent.
Mrs. Vetter was much worried when
the dog limred into the house two weeks
ago. with lis front feet crushed ana
bleeding. She sent for dog doctor, and
Tieo seemed to be genuinely grateful
when his wounds were patched up. lie
was himself again for a day or two. But
something had happened, for the dog s
manner began 10 change, and from KIND
and obedient animal he turned 10 a
rough. snarling brute. At first he laY
around the house in listless wav. and
then he began to growl whenever any
cne touched him. Things went from bad
to worse. and Mrs. Vetter sent foT the
dog doctor again. He told her 10 get rid
Of 'Tige. SIZE said she was to0 tond Of
him to have him killed, but promised to
chain him up. on Wednesday night she
did chain him to the leg Of a table in the
kitchen, much against his will.
When she went 10 the kitchen yester-
day morning to get breakfast she saw
Tige standing up, his eyes blazing and
his back bristling. AS she entered the
her She leaped back against the door
lamb, but the dog lunged again, dragging
the table across the threshold. Then
Mrs. Vetter was cornered inside the
room. The table hardly hindered the
dog. for he seemed to have additional
strength in his rage.
Mrs Vetter screamed and her three
married daughters, who We're visiting
her, ran from the front room, but
stopped at the door, where they yelled
advice to their mother. At last Mrs.
Vetter picked up a chair and held it in
front Of her, and as Tige leaped for her
she hurled the chair at him This stopped
the dog In his rush, and Mrs. Vetter
jumped out Of the kitchen and slammed
the door. She stood with her back
against it and cried TO Mrs Blanche
Stiles, one Of her daughters, TO get a
policeman The dog i'm the mean time
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jumping against it with all his strength.
Mrs. stiles brought Patrolman Horau.
of the West 152d street station. from the
street, the two crowding their way
through the horde Of tenants who were
running up to the second floor. where
Mrs. Netter lives. Horan opened the
door little way. The dog looked def
antly at the policeman as the bluecoat
fired twice. The second shot killed the
animal