The Sun. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1915-1932, 1917-03-09
DID THE DOC BITE HERR
salt Lake Canine Gets Madame Heinz
and Family Into Court.

There was good story In the Des-
eret News yesterday afternoon under
the department heading. Good Morn
ing. Judge" and a. II concerns the
Heinz family recent residents Of
Price. the story Of the proceedings
will DO OF interest to msry sun read
ers. Here II Is.
In the rear Of stg East south Tenn
pie street live Mrs V. Heinz and her
children. Laura and Albert In the
house next west lives Mr.. r. 81 LeRcr
Atkins. his family and his collie dog
board fence separates the back
yard 1T the Atkins from the front
yard ~ the Hcinzes fiut In that fence
there IL a hole. ana through that hole
the dog doth enter the yard AZ the
Heinzes and doth there raise partlcu-
bar Cain At least that Is che tcsti-
mony given IN police court yesterday
FIRST Miss Laura Heinz took The
stand
n was going down the alley e.
South Temple street with my hro-
Their" she said we got out to the
street aud my brother rode away on
his bicycle Then the dog Jumped
out and bic mc on the ankle"
Mr. r. 81 Lcgcr Atkins cr"s--cx-
smincd.
"Did YOU s,c me or amy member of
ms family present when this attack
o,curred2' H. said.
Yes sir. the dog was present" Miss
Laura replied.
"Now. isn't it fact that you are
very much afraid ut dogs hc said.
Haven't you always had o. morbid
fear of dogs
$50. hr. Z am not afraid Of dogs
NOW. used a. boz when 7 was Young.
How old are you now 80 intorpuscd
Judge John v Tpbin
Fifteen . ears Old the witness am
sWorcd.
And how long ago was IL that YOU
we're afraid 1T duRs r. H. ioE"r In
nuirod WAS u when YOU were iif'
80. sir. u was whru { was about
& ur n" the witness answered.
M. Atkins then proceeded Co cross
examine the lady iutenHiycly and cX-
tpn-iVciy as tu her fear uf dogs 81
various periods This examination
lasted Tor tnmo five minutes at the
close of witch Prosecutor Walter III
,lo objected.
what h. ~. defendant trying to
atabliah 70 he asked. - VOL permit
the going hack into the infancy - the
witness. hut I must warn the defend
ant that shall protest FIRMLY " he
attempts to prove u prenatal fcur nf
dogs"
The court sustained the objection
Don't YOU know that my wife has
often whipped the dog 90 make him
behave bcti'r7 Isn't he u better dog
now than he used to be-" Atkins pro-
pounded.
n object To- that sort of loose talk
ar. Little broke in. ~ ~ edifiing To-
know that the dog h. being trained,
hut I think that there h ne reason
why he should meanwhile have H.
ronae to chow mp the legs ~ pas-"ra-
hy."
Mrs. Heinz took the stand and tcsti-
fled that the dog had attacked hor,
fortunately with only indifferent sue
ssus. several times. That when they
moved into the house. the dog well
coined them by biting the man who
moved their furniture That sh" had
nailed up the hole In the fence hut
that the dog chewcd the boards off,
ana ukutN fNAfNfN AA'N NaANf ANNh
he had even come into h-r own house,
and showed his teeth 40 her,
Don't you keep u dog yourHcltf'
Atkins demanded on crosa-oNamina-
ton.
sure keep dog. and that's how
I know that dog learns his manners
from the people that keep him. said
Mrs. ilcinA
In defense of the dos Atkins called
= certain Dr. Green. Dr. Green knew
the dog wcll. had been a frequent
caller Rt the Atkins household, Yes
he played with the dog. his boy play
ed with the dog; the dos was fine
dog; la fact its only fault was that Il
was really too gentle natured Ia look
after itself II was a playful puppy,
and liked 60 bark az people. hut u had
never harmed anyone. he was quite
sure.
\. A. Hirschner. an architect. was
called. lie eyinced desire a. over