The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1917-03-08
SUPPOSED MAD" DOG
BITES THREE MEN.

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Considerable excitement pre-
vailed here Monday, when a
stray collie dog attacked a num-
Der Of people and succeeded in
biting three men before his ca
reer was terminated.
The dog is said to have been
owned by parties in Missouri,
who ordered a negro to kill him,
as an epidemic of hypdrophobia
exists across the river. Instead
OF killing the Collie, the negro
Drought him over to Hickman on
The ferry Saturday. From that
time until Monday afternoon, the
dog was at large and fighting
every dog he came in contact
with. The first person attacked
was negro IN West Hickman,
ana when he got away from the
vicious canine his overalls were
almost torn off, but the bites
never broke the skin. A few
hours later he attacked and bit
III the leg a young man by the
name OF Prentiss. He had just
alighted from the train. The
next victim was Pat Leary, an n.
Z. q St l.. engineer, who, about
SIX O'Clock Monday morning was
on ms way to w. j. Cook S for
breakfast. He was bitten in
several places ON the lower limbs.
Gus Cook was next attacked, but
having on high-top boots, he sue
ceeded in kicking the dog off
without being bitten. Berry Cook
procured a shotgun and fired
three shots at him, but he escap-
ed, going towards East Hickman.
AT DR.. Prather Curtin s he stop
ped long enough to kill five fine
collie puppies.
This was the last heard of the
dog Until he was found in the
yard of Alfred Bonee, Az miles
south of town. Bonee tried to
run the dog away, but was bitten
for his inhospitality. He secur-
ed a gun and retaliated by killing
the unwelcome guest. Sheriff
Huddleston and others, who had
been hunting the dog, were mott
fled and brought the dogs car
cass to town. The head was cut
off and expressed to Bowling
Green, Tuesday, for examination.
If the dog was afflicted with
rabies, as is generally believed,
his victims will hasten to take.
the Pasteur treatment. The coun-
ty and CITY authorities will also
be compelled to take some action
regarding other dogs, as many
are known to have been bitten by
the collie, and probably any num-
Der of live stock. Several dogs
have already been killed as a
precaution-
LATER: Late yesterday after
noon, DIR. H. Z. Prather, county
health officer, received a tele-
gram from State Bacteriologist
Miss l.. II. South, of Bowling
Green, as follows:
Examination of dogs brain
shows rabies. Mr.. Bonee will
stay and take treatment.
Of course, this clears up all
doubts as to the dog being mad,
and local health authorities will
see to it that no dogs run at
large unless properly muzzled.
Several person owning fine dogs
kept them chained awaiting the
news from Bowling Green, and
when the telegram was received,
several Of these dogs were killed
ut once.
Mr.. Bonee, referred to in the
telegram was the last person
bitten and is the man who killed
The mad dog. He is a farmer of
limited means and his friends, at
he instance of sgd. l.. Dodds,
'chipped IN" Tuesday and sent
lim to Bowling Green.
Mr.. Leary was wired at Nash |
lille and started with the Pas
eur treatment last night. Mr..
orentiss will also take the treat
nent.
Rabies usually develop an
rom nine days to six weeks, and
Turing this time extraordinary
'ihgence should be exercised; es-
'eclally In the matter Of children
laying with dogs or other pets,
Thlch may have had an opportun-
y for inoculation.