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Show DOG CASE DRAWS A OIG CROViO It was a dog case that took the cake in the . court here Wednesday, and a large crowd was present to see how it would come out It was a rather peculiar case. One Thomas Savas was indicted for maintaining a public nuisance becaube he had owned a dog that was in the habit of killing other people's dogs for pastime and amusement. amuse-ment. From the testimony it appeared appear-ed that this dog had fighting proclivities proclivi-ties and that he had sent several of the canine species on the Lng jour ney. - ' iThe legal battle was hotly contested and a Jury was selected to pass on the the merits of the case. A great number num-ber of witnesses appeared to testify to the bad character of the dog, and it developed ?.s the case went on tl.A the dog in question had "long since passed of the sage of actions, and that it wa only his master now that was to face danger, iui mis nog . raa actually murdered other dogs and something ouifht "to be done as a lesson to the dogs which now live in the community commun-ity in order that they might exerisc more care in the matter of taking life. The attorney for the defendant was careful tat no unjust or.lncriminatlng evidence 'was brought against his dog and insisted that the state would have lo prove the "corpus delicti, the modus cperandi and the locus n quo." and when the assistant couuty attorney wa8 unable to produce the corpus delicti del-icti it was seen that the case was going go-ing pgainst him, but he fought on till the last. It was argued in all seriousness, as great matters of law and justice were involved. Finally when it was late in the afternoon the attorneys had finished fin-ished their speaking, the judge gave a very comprehensive charge to the jurors and they retired to make up a! verdict. After much deliberation the jury brought in a verdict of not guilty. Samuel Thurman conducted the prosecution end A. C. Cole represented the defendant. The interest in the case was intense, and it was the talk .of the town the evening following. |
