White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1929-10-25
SWISS POLICE DOGS
ARE HARD ON CROOKS
Clear Up Crime Mysteries in
Record Time.

Geneya.-Erno de st. Georges and
Wigger are just dogs, but between the
two Of them, and their fellow CANNES
of the kennels Of Securities, they have
built up reputation which has
reached far beyond the borders of
the cantons of Geneva and Vaud,
where they are employed.
Dogs have long been used by Swiss
police in the apprehension Of Grimm
ais, but it Is only recently one Of the
police dog force attained the distinc-
ton of being accepted in court as
star witness. Before the justices of
the canton of Vaud, Wigger, whose
owner Is M. earlier, gendarme, never
had been guilty of perjury. Nor has
criminal against whom Wigger has
testified ever been able to prove an
alibi.
Wigger has made larceny so un.
profitable to the petty thieves around
Prilly, near Lausanne, that the almost
complete absence of theft the last
year has been ascribed to his sagac.
ity by Judge Marc Collio. Over u pc.
Rod of few months Wigger traced
down more than twenty burglars in
the canton of Vaud and then obtained
their conviction. He also found many
missing persons and strayed children
and has recovered lost articles.
Dog Follows Scent.
The most famous exploit Of the po.
lice dog was the apprehension of five
criminals who had raided house
whose occupant was away.
M. earlier, however. took Wigger to
the scene. The dog snooped around
through the pantry and cellar and
halls where the burglars had prowled
and then followed the scent through
the garden and down the road.
At junction Wigger hesitnted,
started one way and then came back
and went down the other fork. The
police realized the party had sepa-
rated, and sent the dog down one trail.
which soon ended at habitation of
one Of the cantOn's police charac-
ters. The man was arrested, and being
unable to prove an alibi, eventually
confessed his guilt. However, he
would not reveal the identity of the
other four marauders
Going back to the fork In the road,
Wigger picked up the other scent and
followed it to the home of another
culprit. Returning to the scene OF
the burglary, the dog separated the
five different scents and tracked each
man to his retreat. All were found
guilty and given Jail sentences.
Picks Up Old Scent.
Another exploit of Wigger's was
picking up three-day-old scent of u
woman who had disappeared. The dog
was taken to the home Of the missing
woman, allowed to smell the bed
clothes and some shoes she had worn.
He took to the trail in the yard and
| followed 1t to the shores Of Lake
Geneva. short time later the body
of the woman was recovered near the
spot where Wigger had traced her
footsteps.
In Geneva. Emo de st. Georges
! who has won many first prizes In dog
shows for his perfect points to say
nothing of intelligence tests, has be-
come famous for his exploits. Like
Wigger, he is trained for police work
and does the nightly rounds with the
securitas.
In the majority of Instances Swiss
| police dog will not tackle burglar,
but will remain content to corner him
until the police arrive.
In the "tests" given young dogs
who have completed their training, u
most eXacting procedure Is followed.
A dog, before he is acknowledged to
be proficient, must he able to pick a
| certain man out Of crowd Of several
hundred; he must be able to identify"
q man in the "showup'