The Washington times., 1912-11-21
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU.

ANACOST1A, ID. e. NV. Ei'
Men and boys who tramp through
the woods with dogs, ostensibly Tor
! exercise, but hoping in reality 10 see
the animals pick up the trail OF rap-
bit as the favorite haunts OF the bum
MES are passed over. generally mean-
ing that the zest of the hunt ensues,
will find suburban policemen joining In
the chase, bent on effecting their cap
ture and preferring charges OF viola
ton OF the game law against them.
In the country district adjacent to
Ana costa, where rabbits and birds are
plentiful, after the protection OF inc
District game laws for num"er OF
years, the temptation OF the owners OF
hunting dogs to witness their animals
In action after the quarry has not been
unobserved by the police.
A fine specimen OF the hunting dog
and a derby hat. carefully looked attor
at the Anacostia police station. tell thc
story of one of these hunting parties
I'm the woods yesterday. The watch-
fulness of Mounted Policeman FRANK
Dent was responsible for the abrupt
ending OF the chase, which was going
on IN Fairleys woods. Policeman Dent
was on the watch for such violations
and he viewed the men and dogs run
ming about. when he gave chase inc
men dived into the deepest thickets. but
not before one OF them left his derpy
hat In the possession Of the policeman.
Tho officer then captured one OF the
dogs He took dog and nat 10 tne ana :
costa station house, where they await
Identification. In the, event mat tns :,
owner appears he will be charge with
Violation of the game law, but II ths
dog is unclaimed It will be sent 10
the pound, as It was found running at
large without license or muzzle. The
value of the dog seized by the poiHe-
man is estimated to be Ao.
Anacostia policemen have taken
charge OF the premises In CARRIED that
we're occupied formerly by Margaret
Buchanan, whose sudden death at the
age of sixty-two years was made ii
matter OF investigation by the coroner
as no physician had been called to at
tend her. Death was pronounced 10 pc
due to heart ,dhen disenSS Sv PoIcemnn IS MAJ HOW HOW
ard Morgel. who gained entrance
The hody OF the woman has been pre-
pared for burial. but 1t remains In the
dwelling, while the authorities are
seeking TO communicate with relatives
to ascertain their wishes as to Its dis
position. one OF them. w. S. Young,
lives in Durham, N T.. ana ahothci,
Layinia Young. Is resident OF 2lS
West Sixty-third street. New York. In
the police report OF the death of Mrs.
buchanan. who was the widow OF a
colored veteran. she Is designated as
n white woman The police will remain
in charge of the premises until some
one OF her relatives Is named to be
responsible for the property. one. Of
the men from the Eleventh precinct
stands guard day and night inside the
house.
An across the continent trip to the
Government Hospital for the Insane by
eleven Young soldiers. entitled to ad-
mission to the institution by reason OF
their military service. performed in the
philippines, had no III effects upon the
Insane patients, who reached the hos
pitai on Monday. They came from the
Presidio Hospital. San Francisco. Cal.
and their cases are of the kind familiar
TO the alienists at the Government Hos
pital through frequent admissions OF
this class Of insane.
The fifteen aged and helpless men
| who were received at the asylum for
the insane Yesterday from Jeavenworth.
! kan. veterans OF the civil war. made
n contrast to the cases mentioned
above. They were inmates OF the Ma
tional Home for Disabled Volunteer
Soldiers at Leavenworth, Kan.
They had travelled all night. Their
| cases, too, are familiar. being similar