Who is Responsible?

Cromwell Argus, Volume V, Issue 266, 3 November 1874, Page 7

Who is Responsible?

The other day (says an American paper) a two-cent ■ dog, sprang from. -an. alley, closely followed by a five-cent brick. Rounding the .corner at right angles he came in contact with the feet of a Dutch woman* who was-carrying a jug of molasses in one hand and a basket of eggs in the other.. The sudden collision of the dog with her lower extremities, threw her-from her feet, and she sat down* upon the basket, of eggs, at the.same time,breaking the jug:.of molasses upon the pavement. A young'gentleman, carpet-bag in hand, anx-. ious to catch'the train, was running close behind, and stepping on the fragments .of. the jug and its contents, sat down on the chest of the-Dutchwoman, who said "Mine Got." The young man said something about mad dog, but in the excitement of the moment said it backwards; - In the meantime the dog ran against the feet of a team of' horses attached to a load of potatoes,-and-the.yin theirfright started home. The end board falling,out, they unloaded the •potatoes along the street a3 they went. Crossing the railroad track, the waggon caught the rails and tore one-of them from its place., A freight traincoming along, a few moments later was thrown from the track, smashing up a dozen cars, and killing thirty or f<)rty hogs. ..•'.'-.

The horses, on home, Tan through the barnyard and. overturned a milking-pail and contents, which-another, two-cent dog licked up.., .One of the horses having broken his leg was killed this morning, and the other is crippled for life. -. . , •: It is now a mooted question whether the man who threw the brick at the two-cent door, or the man who owns it,|is.responsible for the hapter of, aecidajits which followed.