Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-25
TWO YOUTHS HELD
. ON CHARGE Of SALE
AND THEFT OF DOG
Anti ViviSeCtioniStS Attend
Hearing in Falls Church
Justices Court.
$500 BOND ORDERED
FOR EACH DEFENDANT
Boys Accused of Taking Pet to
University Laboratories for
Experiments While Alive.

Brownie, the 4-year-old nondeScript
collie pet of Miss Mary Slade of Mason
vile, Va, is destined to greater promi-
nence in death than he ever dreamed
of during his carefree rabbit-huntine
existence on a Fairfax County farm
Brownie gave up his life in the cause
of science If you hold that vivi-section
is a necessary aid to the increase OF
and needlessly tortured to death II you
hold the convictions of the anti-vivi-
SectioniSts.
Justice of the Peace J. T. Moling OF
Falls Church last night held two COL
ored boys, Stanley Robinson and Hubert
Sutton, for action of grand jury on
charge of grand larceny involving the
death on December of a dog owned
by the family of c. F. Slade. Both
boys were released on 5000 bond fol
their appearance in Circuit Court March
torney Harry Shockey of Falls Church
who refused to allow the boys to testify
Sutton pleaded not guilty.
Court Room Crowded.
The little country court room was
crowded to the doors. The case was
brought to the attention of the Anti
Vivisection League several weeks ago
and a large delegation OF prominent
members were in attendance. This is
the first case to come up since the
league offered 500 reward for evidence
that will convict persons selling stolen
dogs for vivisection purposes in the
District of Columbia.
The league is working for the pass
age of bill sponsored by Representa-
tive Zihlman of Maryland and now
pending in Congress. prohibiting ex-
periments on living dogs in the District
and providing a fine of not less than
500 nor more than $500 or imprison-
ment for not less than three months
or more than one year or both.
AS the bill has a hearing in Con-
gress tomorrow, many of the national
leaders of the anti-vivisection move
ment are now in Washington and at
tended last nights hearing. James
McNeal of Washington. attorney for
the Vivisection Investigation League,
acted as attorney for Mrs Slade. Other
members among the IS or 20 attending
were Charles e. Russell, a member of
the board of directors of the Anti-Vivi-
section League; Mrs c. T. Alt, secretary
of the nti-Vivisection League; Miss
Mabel Orgelman, the leagues legis-
lative secretary, and others.
Searched for Dog.
Miss Slade and her witnesses, Douglas
Mcfarland and Julius Slade, testified
that Sutton had come to her home in
Robinson Park Wednesday morning
December g. and that Sutton was later
seen to leave the Slade barn with
Brownie following at his heels. When
the dog failed to return after several
DAYS, Douglas Mcfarland hunted up
Robinson at a colored settlement and
asked about the dog. He testified Rob-
inson accused Sutton of taking the dog
in Robinson's car to the Georgetown
University Laboratories on Reservoir
road. Mcfarland stated he gave Rob
inson until pm. the following Mon
day. threatening to prosecute him II ne
did not return the dog by that time.
Later Miss Slade and Mcfarland went
to the laboratories and saw the dog was
still alive. Mcfarland testified that the
man in charge took him into the lab
oratories where dog was then on the
operation table and later into a room
where about 20 dogs were confined
This man told Mcfarland that he had
bought II dogs from Robinson and
Sutton at So each with the understand
ing that they belonged to the boys and
their friends and were not pets. The
assistant at the hospital told them, they
testified that a dog answering Brownie
description had been used for expert
mental purposes several days previously
Miss SHADES brother said that Sutton
and Robinson later came to his home
and told him they had taken the wrong
dog and wanted to apologize.
Asks Substantial Bond.
McNeal made an appeal to the judge
to hold both boys under substantial
bond for their appearance during the
March term. I'VE contend that this
is a dog racket that dogs are being
carried off by wholesale regardless OF
their character, traits or pedigree" he
said
Miss Slade refused to put value on
her pet She said she would not have
sold Brownie for $50. Attorney for the
defendants said the warrant should
have charged petit larceny, a INSIDE
meanor, and could have been tried in a
Justices court as he argued no evidence
had been produced to show the dog had
other than a sentimental value.