A special enclosure was made to house the police wagon. The storage batteries of the police wagon had to be charged every thirty miles. The mob followed the police wagon as it left the jail. Once the police wagon escaped their grasp, the mob turned back towards South Omaha. The pig was placed in a police wagon and taken to the Chicago Anti-Cruelty Society. A group of protesters followed the police wagon on foot, protesting and blocking traffic. The police wagon was recovered, repaired, and put into service for an additional seven years.