Animals: Dead Hand

On her deathbed last July, a Mrs. Charles Winterman of Los Angeles called her Veterinary C. A. White and said to .him: "I want you to kill Pride, Molly, Gloria, Silver Top and Silver Tail when I am dead."

Pride, Molly, Gloria, Silver Top and Silver Tail were two Irish setters, a cocker spaniel and two Persian cats, all in fine condition. Dying Mrs. Winterman told Veterinary White that she had cared so much for the animals she scarcely ever allowed them out of the grounds or permitted them to become acquainted with anybody. They...

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