The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-03-08
THE sWiLL MILK CASE.

Eyn animation mt the City Halt Police Court.
Bro0kiyn-The Medical Testimony for the
observation-disclosures for the Defence.
The Of Morris Phean, the mkman indicted at
the instance the Society for the Prevention Of Cruelty
to An mails, for 'cruelly and nhumany torturing ).
large number OF cows, by keeping the said animals
fined in certain stable occupied by him without proper
ventilation, and in such to cause disease
and death among said CATTLE" continued yesterday
the City Hall Police Court. Brooklyn, before Justice
Corn III.
The following evidence was ,aken:-
Dr. Samuel r. Percy sworn-Was physician >.
resided at No As West Thirty eighth street, New York.
had given than ordinary attention to The subiecS
of the proper mode OF treating cows when number Of
confined In badly ventilated, dark stable. in
stables chained to be able only 20 move
six inches in any direction. and continued that posi-
ton several months the effects upon the animals
would be extremely bad; first effect would be
casy restless feyerish state the ANIMAL next there
would he cathng and rejection Of all food the rest
lees fevcrsh state Of the animal existed more or less,
during the whole time of The confinement. bnt in time
the adapted Itself 10 its unhealthy condition.
aud aid not suffer so much from thus cause,
alter week or so OF confinement the feet Of the
animal became tender and sore; witness had hun
dreds Of cases In which the animal was constantly
foss II the animal were confined for length Of time
upon the boards the hoofs became elongated and lis
light rested most upon the heels that was invariably
the case; witness had animals. after being con-
hned let OUT the effect just the same then VIII
trey first conhned there o constant hitting Of
feet and change of position; the animals formed
OF lying down, order TO avoid stand
ing long: the effect OF the confined air the stable
would be very detrimental to the animals rendering
the blood unhealthy injurious the effect Of the
bad that witness had Of animals breathing
one hundred times minute while naturally they
should breathe hut twenty times; the effect The
hear, Of this rapid breathing increase the crcu
laon such extent that II impossible TO count
the pulsatlons tins, OF must produce general
fever ano her disease produced by herding
eethcr in these confined places 10 give them what
was called the dstcmpcr all cows taken to these stables
had tins disease, first last vaccinated 70 pre-
vent u vaccination was cruel practice: causing the
tail Of the animal to SWELL to become exceedngly sore
and frequently compel the amputation Of the
tail to the animal from death; this PRACTICE had
given 10 these animals their characteristic name, stump
tail So Il the stables were well lighted and ventilated
tbs effect Of the confinement would be greatly mooned
bit the animals would necessarily become dis a-ed tho
pest which had dccimated the cattle Of Europe had
originated in Holland, owing 10 the cows being kept in
unhealthy stables; the milk Of the COW, when thus
nned was changed In its chemical nature; the animal
was, in the fret place. kept In this manner solely for
the purpose Of increasing the quantity Of the ik tho
milk, when thus changed ceased to have the power Of
mix would die and witness could give numerous wen
authenticated cases In prJof.
Cross-examined- Bad food fully injurious as .
any other upon COWS; in the writings vi witness
he had sad that disters' swill njuri-
Gus; all the diseases he had alluded 70 could SIMPLY
from imperfect ventilation. want OF light and eon6ne-
ment witness had visited nearly every stable Brook
Ign. in various DISCUSSES and ut all times the Of
ss had Vd
lat summers did not know the present condition Of
stables: moro milk was produced BY these COWS thus
the fluids passed of through tie mnmmary gland; very
little dry food was given TO these animals
Rcdrect-last summer was special Inspector OF milk
to the Board OF Heath the condition or Pheans stable
when ne visited II last summer was very bad was lily
ventilated and poorly lii the cows had been many Of
seen any Of the cows In healthy condition; the
were fed from troughs
DR.. Augustus X. Gardner briefly corroborated the /.
statements Of the last witness in reference to the effects
OF confinement want Of light and bad ventilation upon
John D. wanderly swcrn-Had seen Phelan = stables .
and had observed the food given to the hsre
the best o. his Judgment u was swill
This closed the case for the prosecution Mr.. Do VITA
at proceeded to call the following Witnesses for the
defcnce:-
stable; side Of the stable there
dows and The other side four doors: the sseble WAS
between sixty and seventy feet wide, by a6out hun
dred and twelve; there ventntor right the
centre Of Mr. Phelan sabe in cold weather the doors
and windows not opened Phean had about twenty
Ave his stalls about three feet wide the cat
were fastened TO an iron ring attached upright
post the could move about twenty two inches up
and down; the COW 80 fastened could re down. M ICE
her sides n certain extent; the stable was properly
Drained stable must be to certain extent dirty,
but iheans stable cleaned out regularly witness hac
been In stable the day before, and the cows were
ali heahy PheIan fed his cows on dsters ernn, hay
ground and water, but not on disers swi none
Of tile cows had any tenderness OF feet Phenns ownt
family used his milk; witness had used Phelan's milk
for seventeen years
cows and the mode Of keeping them; Phean KEEP,
his cows in the usual in this city; his stable
was pretty tght the air was little warm, but they
probably kept ID on purpose; witness he'd used
Pbclans milk for fifteen years; the milk pure and
healthy: in Pbeans stable had no cows with sores
on their Sides with their tails on, In an unhealthy
condition. Phelan's cows were In better condition.
than cows usually when kept In q country barn,
during the winter
Cross exa,pined--wi,ness thought swil milk wac
neai,by; he would rather have IL than country milk,
because generally frcsh in Phelans stables they
at one time used dstiefs swiil aud he believed the
milk they got then was a. healthy as IL was now
John Murray corroborated the statements Of The two
previous witnesses In regard Pheans stables The
cows generally given barrel Of sxill day, and
they got hay twice day.
Thomas Fitzpatrick sworn-TTad been In the cattle
trade twenty years. had seen Phelans COW e. and
considered them healthy had bought cows from pbelan.
and had sold him fresh ones To replace hem; had paid
him 500 each for ten a year ago: the mode in
which Pnean kept his neither cruel nor pain
fu there places In the country worse than could
be found 10 Brooklyn. atas
Mr. Dewitt then asked for rostponcmcnt In order
that the might collect additional testimony aud
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