New-York tribune., 1867-02-06
vere classified as follows Petit larceny, 40 cruelty to

guilty and sent TO House of Refuge They had taken
the butter from No 2cs and mad taken
money found on the person Oh one OF the boys WHO
was only IL years old.
CRUELTY TO ANIMAIs.-On the calendar there were
four or five cases of cruelty to animals Of which
Case No. was that Of Archibald Sullivan and Frank
Hughes who left dying horse In tho street. and were
promptly arrested therefor They were found guiy ana
Case No. 2--wliam waltermeyor, who lets certain
yards for the herdng and feeding Of caen me
It Glanced that r Henry Bergh, the respected Pres
dent Of the Society for the Prevention OF Cruelty to AM
mails passing these yards one OF the coldest days
Of the late eOd and there sx & large ggtS Rn%Ssr
uely shelter of any kind there being no she'd barn.
@ o 81 w Sese ezs
might find slight shelter from the freezing blast In
%o S w nySng st or drink Hence Mr.
Dr. A. F. Madie veterinary surgeon, was placed upon
tho stand and testified that his business is with horses
and cattle that he knows their wants and requirements
veterinary surgeon he should consider the herdng Of
cattle in yard where they could find no shelter during
% the last three Weeks On act Of extreme cruelty
Here counsel for defense (ex-PoliceJusce Quacken-
pH pTsss s'asa sf S and eSa
raising Western States herds OF cattle LETT out Oh tne
open prairies all Winter with shelter whatever with
out being the worse for Il Witness said he had never
known such things Counsel responded that he counsel
among Western farmers to turn their cattle loose the
prairies in the Winter with absolutely no shelter.
suc keepng on the meat Of cattlei To which the Doctor
replied that such treatment could scarcely fail to deerior
snlnal'were kedimmedatey after such exposure.
Mr. Edward f. Miller for defendant said that the own
s %s and that he Is not responsbe for
cruelty to them il any cruelty practced Aterhe has
s oa.1 ms s ss aa Cs e than stranger
would have He said that Mrw sells hay to the droyer
ne has nothing whatever to do Yjthe feeding Of the
hay to the animals Witness said ihofeoger that ami
even Of extreme severity Of weathershetered IN any
way and that the gates always locked SO tnat ,ne
poor brtes are debaffed the poor privilege Of seeking
Counsel for defense p one part Of his speech said he
quarter othe action OF tho Almighty In sending the late
tremendous storm upon our city:
In his speech Mr Bergh said May please your Homer
civilization been compared diamond, ,of which each
succeeding generation peshes singeange one angle
sed in our country is the regard for the brute creation
You will that build and sufficient shelter
stock Of these nanmate and unfeelng things would think
OF leaving them exposed TO the storms and the weather
blood from which we continually receive many bene
ftsi Every who can claim to be knd ana Chri'
tian man is kind to his dumb beasts"
"a man OF Kindness to his heart Is kind
For brutal manners show brutal mind"
With regard to this present case, myself saw these @
fortunate animals standing on rocky deciyty iaelng %
condition most ptable-ean hungry and emaciated
and evidently suffering severely Mr. Walterneyer MIN
sef is have reason believe, OF respectaDilty
and who ia much respected but he has one faue falls
in Kindness to the brute creation AS to Myself In con,
these matters actuated by no malice toward any
only seek TO protect the brutesntnSse a rnns,s
With tho grossest unkndness and cruelty This Court In
its humane Interpretation OF the statute every Gay pun
ishes ashmen and cartmen and Others, VINO are poor
men, fo,cruty TO their horses and hopethat now TINS
speeabe man will not be let CO. These oFes es Susr nsp
haps. until they numerically murdered IN the saugn
& edc onrsv ,s are Continuous r0d Of sufferng
This Ofense mlsdemeanor punishable either by ne
OF $3.50 imprisonment OF one year. or Doh, IN the ds
erection Of the magistrate.
I hold hero in my hand French pamphlet devoted
exclusively sho-ing that the flesh Of cattle which
have been tortured In tha and similar ways poison
TO Man" A.. 49,. -,
announced that counsel had taken up 1S minutes Tor
summing up-fye minutes only being the time usually
Defendant was found guilty and is to be sentenced on
tho last day OF tho term
Case No. s-Edward Kennedy was brought up by
Henry Bcrgh, for driving horse that wa Lame and
utterly nif 70 Ne In harmed Kennedy was driver on
driving wrctchcdly lame and emaciated horse utterly
unit TO draw load Mr.. Bergh, being on the platform
OF the and noticing the condition OF he animal aske
the driver his Kennedy not only positively refused
to give his name but treaAA NJ: ioI9 the noSs eon
te6pt ptuous and iilsocnt manner Mr.. Bergh com,
Of ise route, before he could find the While
on the way up town. both the conductor and the driver
acknowledged that the horse had .been for long time
utterly unfit 10 do the work th.t had been required OF him.
sentence ty % the MAGISTRATE Kelly, said must find yo,
guilty the text OF the law IL such as 20 bind only the
ainy thpk tha morally the Who employed You
drive and then gaye you such miserable animal are
the responsible and are the ones who should be
Mr. Bergh here made few remarks, fully colncidlng
with Justice Kelly in his view OF the subject and lament
Ing that the laws 50 loosely framed that the propctOrs
OF the animals who tho employers OF the drivers,
cannot be reached by the Court hoping for early
lfcot ON Oft IA rpQards.
Kennedy was lined ".
CASE No. 4-John T. Dickhoff q German, teamster was
brought up by Charles McKizley an American police
man born in England for numerically beating his horse
brought into Court and proved to be OF the usual
stakes. about three four feet long. used to oonne
ant on the corner OF sxthave and Nlneteenthst that
he had two horses harnessed 10 heavy truck or dray
had taken from his truck the stake shown In Court aud
striking his horse numerically across the forenees
the street and the horses were unable to draw t out
there was whip on the truck but the driver Instead OF
using te whip to urge his horses had resored to the
In defense, the man stated that his whifnctree got
caught In tho spring of tho vehicle and that he had taken
the stake to loosen Il aud not to strike the animal The
officer s%ore poSvsy hSwsysr "a that Dho struck
fore legs with the stake or rung The preof being
elusive the deiendast was severely % % BY the
The enpoye Of Dickho appeared and said that he had
SImss begged piteoasy to know il fne wouldn't do
yer Honori" but all to no avail The Justice was mex
orable and the unhappy Dickhoff leddisconsoate
away TO spend the next 10 days, doubtless In ferven
prayers for the prosperity OF the Society for the Proven
lion Of Cruelty to Animals"
CASE No. 5,-Joseph Redgern was charged by Police
man Charles schick with driving horse unfit to be
worked The officer said that the shoulder and neck Of
the animal were badly CALLED; the skin was rubbed en-
trely through to the resh and that u was great aud un-
lesaSS l6st condition. SS0 The % aeiShG S Sas f lined So
TRIED TO sIAtoITER AN 0FFIcER.-Polioemah Richard
Docfes brought complaint against Peter Riley whom
be accused OF trying TO kill him with hatchet, which