All Through Two Dogs.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume II, Issue 224, 20 November 1888, Page 2

All Through Two Dogs.

An amusing case was lately heard in a Loudon Police Court. Captain Lane appeared to answer a summons for threatening William Dowling, a neighbor, and hi. servant, Mary Linhim. Mr Abinger for the complainant,said in Jul|H his client's servant was walking out with a collie dog. Captain Lane was also out with his dog, the two dogs fought, and the one belonging to Mr Dowling bit the other. Captain Line called upon Mr Dowling and asked for compensation for the injuries the dog received, injuries which caused the anunars deeb. Captain Lane adopted a most extraordinary proceeding. He stuck a lot of bills on the ratings of his cli-ut’s house, and brought a horse covered from its mane to its tail with similar bills, and stood it outside the house. One of the bills was produced, and it bore the following words: “ Savage dog.—Any one able to give information cone rning the character of a large coolie dog belonging to Mr Dowling, 39, G iuden Ro id, Clapham, ie eruestly requested to communicate with Mr C. Preston, solicitor, 3, Sussex-man.iou., Maiden Lane, Strand. ” Mr Abinger mentioned that on a subsequent occa-ion Captain Lane threatened to shoot the complainant and the servant if he mot them out with the dog. Mr Dowling was called to describe what took place, and corroborated the opening statement. He said the defendant stated, * If I catch you er your servant out with the dog I will shoot you, so help me God." He also produced a stick, with a large knob at the end, and said, “That is what you will have

if you touch me." Witness denied having annoyed the defendant, and said since the occurrence he had had the dog muzzled. The servant was also called and said the defendant threw a number of bdls in her face and threatened to shoot her. When the bills were taken off the horse’s back more wore put on. Mr Haynes addressed the magistrate On behalf of his client, who he said was annoyed ia losing a favourite dog, to which he WM a tached. He indignantly denial having threatened the complainant or his servant. What he did say was that he would aho it it it he saw it in the streets, and he carried the stick spoken of to protect himself from the vicious animal. His son ran a narrow escape of being attacked, but he seized hold of the animal’s throat and so protected himself. Mr Plowden made allowance for the captain's feelings, but he was not justified in throwing the bills in the complainant’s garden. The defendant said the dog travelled with him all over the world, and nothing would compensate him for the dog, A promise having been given by the defendant that he would not repeat the annoyance, Mr Plowden dismissed the summons on Captain Lane paying the costs, 2s.