From Dec. 19th, 1902 edition of Richmond dispatch:

HOUND MUSES RIOT, Oregon Hill Mob Bulldozes Dog- Catchers Without Avail.

A hound dog on Oregon Hill almost precipitated a riot in that section yesterday morning. The dog-catchers happened to be in the locality, performing their duties, and among the dogs they caught was a hound belonging to some lover of sports on the “hill.”

When the owner found that the men had captured his dog he immediately told a number of his friends, and they demanded the city men to release the canine; but the men refused, and the situation looked very serious, for about ten minutes.

The crowd grew larger and larger. The wagon drove off, and a mob composed of men, women, and children, followed in pursuit. The angry mob wreaked their vengeance on the catchers by throwing at them sticks and tocks and every conceivable thing they could put their hands on.

There was only one of the dog men hit, this being Mr. Biackburn, who was struck on the head with a rock, but not seriously hurt. An effort will be made today to find the men who caused the trouble, and they will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. The charge preferred will be “interference with an officer of the law. in the “discharge of his duty.”

The men were unable to cope with the situation, as none of them had weapons, and were forced to retreat towards the city. When they reached Broad street the mob left off the chase and returned to Oregon Hill without the hound.