New Britain herald., 1917-08-30
Examination Of Animal Shot Yes
terday Proved Him Diseased
MAY HAVE MUZZLE LAW
Health Officer Bull Orders All Dogs
With Whom the Diseased Animal
Came in Contact, Locked Up
More BURGLARS.

receipt of a letter this morning from
the health authorities at Middletown
statlng that the head of the dos
winch was sent there for examination
yesterday showed that the animal
was infected by rabies. Acting ac-
| cordlngly the health officer has is
SUED an order that all dogs with
whom the mad animal came in con-
tact, be tied up by the owners. Dog
warden Marlno received orders to
| make an inspection as to the condi-
ton OF the isolated animals every day
and report.
According to reports the mad dog
| was first noticed yesterday morning
straying around the center. 1t did
not act suspiciously in the morning
but seemed to be- in pain. Later in
the day it began swapping and is said
! to have shown its teeth to several
passersby. While roaming around the
streets it naturally came in contact
with several other dogs, none of which
have been reported as having been
| bitten.
Late in the afternoon the animal
appeared in front of the home of
Myron Rogers. Mr.. Rogers noticed
that it was acting queerly and tele-
phoned to Fire Chief Norton, who
gave him permission to shoot the
beast.
The case was then reported to the
| health officer and to Dog Warden
Marino. The head was taken to the
officials at Middletown. who made the
aforementioned report this morning.
| At noon seven dogs who had as
ISOLATED with the infected animal had
been discovered and their owners
notified to keep them tied at home
! until further notice. Two more cases
have come before the eye of the Of
! fcials and before night they will be
| placed in custody by their respective
! owners.
1t was rumored about the streets
that more drastic measures would be
taken to prevent an epidemic than the
mere detention of the animals sup
posed to have been exposed to the
disease. Prominent citizens were try
ing this morning to get in touch with
First Selectman johnson for the pur-
pose Of having an order issued for
the muzzling of all dogs in the town
of Plainville.
Three robberies in one evening is
the record of which Plainville can
boast in the future. From pc
cuniary standpoint none Of them was
huge success but dismal failure.
Last evening robberies or attempt
ed thefts were made at the grocery
store of Frisbie & Hemingway, the
/ freight office of the Connecticut COM
pany and the Office at Thompson's
coal sheds The plumber reaped I'M
der the subtle cover of darkness to-
tailed only about 81 and that in pen
MES.
Judging by the crude methods of
burglarizing the different places, the
concensus seems to be that the men
were amateurs but were we'll &C
quainted in the vicinity. officers
Marine and Downey were called to
the scene of the action this morning
but as yet have discovered nothing.
The LOB" must have been done
either during or after the storm last
evening. On the stairs by which they
gained access to one of the places,
their footprints and mud which was
on their shoes is still clearly visible.
Officer Marine believed that the crime
had been committed after the storm
or the telltale marks would have been
washed away. Burned matches found
loosely scattered about the safe in
Hemingway's store this morning gave
evidence that the marauders worked
late last evening or early this morn
ing.
The manner in which Heningway's
store was entered gives almost con-
elusive proof that the theft was COM
mitted by local men. Ascending the
stairs which led to the roof of the
store they were confronted by Sc
ries of windows. All were locked
Choosing the later as means by
which to gain an entrance the men
started to cut the putty away from
one of the pains. Descending to the
lower floor on which the safe stands
they found 1t open but the drawer in
which the money was usually kept
was found locked. BY using a ham,
mer or some other instrument the
steel sheeting on the box was pried
open and the contents disclosed. 1t
contained SO in pennies. Not salts
fed with the result of their finding
the thieves opened several boxes Of
cigars and helped themselves. They
left by the same entrance in which
they entered.
At the Connecticut Trolley Com
panys freight house they dined 1uxu-
riantly on oranges, extracting 40 from
one box This was their only haul.
An attempt was also made to enter
the coal office at the Thompson coal
sheds but the windows were barred.
The five burglaries in the past two
weeks have been of similar nature
and some believe the same gang is
responsible for all of the thefts.
Strange enough on every attempted
haul, their eating proclivities are al
ways in evidence.
Health Officer to Make Report.
In a few days Health Officer J. N.
Bull will make his report for the
year ending September to the Sc