Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 January 1903 — Killed the Dog-gonned Dog. [ARTICLE]

Killed the Dog-gonned Dog.

I '-.A dog killing case was tried before S.quire Troxel), Tuesday evening. It came from out west of Surrey and has set the whole neighborhood by the ears and to such an extent that if an election ; were to be held in Newton township now, the issue would not again be Abe and Anti-Abe, but “Dog and Anti-Dog,” Charley Parks owned a big wollopping, rdlliefing dog which .went out into the road every time a pedestrian went past, and nipped at their heels. The Antidog people claim that the dog has arrived at the age of discretion and that in so biting it was actuated by malicious and misanthropic motives, and bit because he wanted to inflict injury on the bitten The Dog party claim that the dog is only a pup, in spirit if not r in years, and bit in mere playfulness and good-fellowship, and because he liked people sd well that he even liked to taste of them. Ed Gilmore, the leader of the

Anti-doge, killed the playful, prankish pup with his shot-gun, and Parks had him arrested charged with having done the acts maliciously, and without cause. r A whole host of witnesses who claimed to have know the dog, from the first time he opened bis eyes, and some earlier, testified on Either side. The principals to the affair both testified that before the . e dog episode came to wreck their mutual love, that they were always the best of friends. g The Squire was so much puzzled by the contradictory evidence that he reserved his decision until next Saturday,