The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-08-24
Negress Asserts Her Canine
Had More Sanse Than
Her Children.
DOG OWNERS IN POLICE
COURT YESTERDAY
Four Paid Their License-Others
Sold Their Dog to Evade
Prosecution.

Because her dog mao committed
suicide" Lizzie Coyce, colored wom-
an, living on Fountain street, south
of Good Hope, begged Police Judge
Fristoe not to impose fine upon her
when she was tried in Police Court
yesterday for failing to remit the Ii
cense provided by the city ordinance.
Of the 10 warrants issued last Thurs
day by Police Judge Fristoe against
delinquent dog owners, II were served
by Chief of Police Whitener. Of these
IL four paid their licenses, while
others contended that they had either
killed their dogs or given them to
some friend living outside the city.
When Lizzie Coyce was called be-
fore the Judge yesterday morning, she
protested that she should be made to
pay the license for her dog. "Why,
ledge, my dog done committed sui
eide. He hung hisself in the wood
shed Saturday morning. rs mou'ned
his death ever since, cause the dog
was smarter than my children, yes he
was, ledge. I had the dog chained
up in the woodshed all day, and when
goes to feed him Saturday evening,
l finds the dog was daid."
The Judge and all those in the
courtroom broke out in a roaring
laughter when they heard the wom-
ans story. She was excused and per-
mitted to go without paying the fine
allowed by the city ordinance for fail
ing to remit the dog license.
A number of other sympathetic
stories Of the sudden death of many
CANNES were told to the Judge by
those who had been summoned to an
swer the charge for neglecting to pay
their dog license. L. l.. Sullinger told
Judge FriStOe he had given his dog
to a friend living in the country.
That was two weeks ago, Sullinger
said. Sunday | visited my friend and
the pup followed me home. The Judge
told Sullinger he would have to pay
the license for the dog if he remained
around his premises otherwise he
would be subject to fine.
George Rayburn, one of those sum-
moned, also said he had given his dog
to friend sometime ago. ]. w. Pear
son had sent his canine to Charleston
two months ago, he told the court.
George Lance moved to Indiana sew
eral weeks ago and took his dog with
him. Charles Mention took his dog
to Arkansas several week ago, when
he moved his family from the city.
NJ. Doll told Judge Fristoe he killed his
animal several weeks ago, before the
warrant had been served on him to
appear in Police Court. F. F. Braun
gave his dog to a friend and thought
he had relieved himself of the obliga-
ton of paying the dog tax.
Four had already paid their license
when they appeared before Police
Judge Fristoe yesterday morning
These were: Ollie Astholz, Richard
Giboney, Fred Frueh and Charles
Grimes.
That was the result of the first drive
in the campaign launched by City At
torney Limbaugh against the delin-
quent cog taxpayers. An additional
list of those who have not complied
with this city ordinance is being COM
piled by the City Attorney, and their
names will be submitted to Police
Judge Fristoe to issue the warrants
for their appearance in Police Court.
This method will be pursued until all
dog owners have been summoned