Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 215, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 September 1916 — DOG WITH A WOODEN LEG [ARTICLE]

DOG WITH A WOODEN LEG

San Francisco Police Magistrate Holds That It Cannot Be a Vicious Animal. San Francisco. —When is a vicious dog not a vicious dog? When it has a wooden leg. This definition was handed down from the bench by Police Judge Sullivan in the case of S. E. Kramer, who was accused by William Heistuman, a neighbor, with allowing a vicious dog to run at large In the vicinity of the Kramer home. Kramer’s dog is an Airdale. Heistuman owns a bulldog which because of its tendency to chew up Kramer’s animal, wears a muzzle. Soon after the muzzle was applied the Airedale took advantage of the situation —he hopped over on his wooden leg and chewed a little on the bulldog, just by way of revenge. Judge Sullivan was touched by the tale of the wooden leg. He dismissed Krtuher on thfe latter’s promise that should his Airedale show signs at any time of becoming ferocious he would unstrap the pegleg and render the dog helpless.