Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-09-18
LITTLE BOY BITTEN
BY VICIOUS DOG
Glen chastIne, Four Years Old, Knock
cd Down BY Dog and Cheek
and Throat Laeerated

Little Glen Chastine, four years old,
while playing in front of his home at
Sixth and Silver streets this morning
about eight o'clock was attacked by
vicious dog, knocked down and the
dog bit him in the check and throat.
DR. West who dressed the wounds
and applied nitric acid g says the
wounds themselves are not DANGEROUS.
He will await the report of the labora-
tory test in Reno on the dogs head.
The doctor says there Is no danger
within four or five days. II it is found
the dog was mad the child will be
sent to Reno for the Pasteur treat.
ment.
Within an hour after the boy had
been bitten Officer H. A. McMurtrey
had rounded up and killed six unmuz-
zled dogs in the neighborhood of the
child's home
The only Identification of the dog is
that by another small playmate of the
wounded child. Little Glen himself
could not identify the dead carcass as
that Of the dog that attacked him.
But his companion was positive that
the brown dog was the one that had
bitten Glen.
From pile of four dogs in the bed
OF the auto truck this little boy point
ed out the attacking dog. This ami
NAL Mr.. McMurtrey put in a gunny
sack by itself to be sent to Reno on
No. 10 this afternoon.
Gathering UP the bodies of the 9TH
er two dogs he took the whole five out
TO the dumping grounds east of town
and soon had them on a pile of brush
in crematory. -
At first in the child's home there
did not seem to be much alarm. But
later the mother, Mrs. Chastine, was
greatly worried for the safety of her
child. The father, James Chastine,
is a harness maker and works for G.. S.
Garcia. He was at a loss to know
what to do for the child and is relying
upon the advice of DR.. West.
The doctor has requested that he
notified by wire as soon as the labora.
tory test is made by the university.
There is another slight clue to the
identity of the dog. A negro says
that a brown dog was swapping at his
heels early this morning. Dr.. West
thinks that Is evidence that the dog
was mad.
The particular dog in question did
not seem to have rabies. 1t had no
froth at the mouth, nor did any of
the others shot by the officer.
The dog accused may have been a
stray. 1t was charged up to one fami-
ly and then another. 1t was said to
have belonged to q colored family
named Jones living not far away on
Silver street.
The little boy received two very
ugly wounds, one on the throat and
one on the left cheek There was
some blood flowing from the lacerated
cheek.
When asked II II hurt when the dog
bit him he said, Yes, 1t did" He was
quite flattered by the distinction that
had come to him when told he would
have to go to the doctor and said,
wait till get my hair combed"
This incident Of the bitten child
brought to light that week ago a
dog belonging to VIM. Paul of the FL
ko Transfer company suddenly disap-
peared and Is supposed to have gone
mad. This dog had his muzzle on at
the time he was last seen.
But before the dog left he had
bitten two other dogs, one belonging
to Mr.. O'Neil. These two other dogs
have been killed There Is no telling
how many. dogs we're bitten by the
Paul dog.
Both Sheriff HarrIes and Constable
McMurtrey have given distinct notice
that all dogs without muzzles will be
killed and they are strictly enforcing
the ordinance. But the trouble is
that dog mugzled today may be left
unmuzEled tomorrow.