The New York herald., 1871-04-19
INRUMANITY TO MAN.

A "Cruelty to Animals'' Man Cruel to a Cart
man-Tho Touching Story of John BrOugh.
The Puritans OF the time OF Milton are charged In
history with having conended for the enforcement
Of the Levitica laws more for the pain they indicted
on their opponents than on account OF the pleasure
experienced by themselves There is in the excellent
Society for the Prevention Of Cruelty to Animals,
over which Mr.. Bergh SO worthily presides
gentleman equally cross-grained and dis
agreeable. He is, no doubt, friend of
animals: but 1t would seem tnat he gives his SER
vices to the society much for the pleasure of
protecting dumb beasts IRON human persecution as
on account Of the opportunities Afforded him by his
position to worry aud annoy unrenecting drivers
and hasty hackmen. Moved to sudden action by
this rather troublesome passion-tor with him 1t Is
passion-Mr. Archibald II. Campbell sometimes
WORRIES THE WRONG MAN,
and, per consequence, Is worried in turn The &C.
tion brought by John Brough. cartman, in the
Marine Court yesterday, against Mr.. Campbell,
though terminating in the triumph Of the latter was
significant The facts are as foows:-
On the 2Sth Of June last Brough was driving his
horses down Thirtieth street, and endeavorina to
quiet their nerves (Which had been consider
ably agitated by passing car on the Ele-
waited Rallroad) by IN application of the wnIp
ana deprecatOry epitnets generally understood
by New York cart horses. The animals cooked their
ears and placed themselves in boxing attitude just
as Mr.. Campbell descended the stoop or his house.
An indignant shout from the irate Campbell started
the horses afresn; John laid the whip their
rising names with
A REsoUNDING wHAcK,
and blessed Archibald IN Irish with oil the strength
OF his lungs.
'.Hold Onl 1 arres. you p cried the cruelty to
Mr.. Brougn looked back, and intimated that 1t
would give MIN much pleasure to see Mr.. Campbell
In that hot place where the arch enemy Of cartmen
lights his pipe with the tip OF his tail.
stop beating that horse p yelled Campbell.
''Shtop I'm yerself Bad luck TO ye every day We
see PAWN sthone, am every day ye don't,n thun-
dered Mr.. BrOugh, Indignantly.
"lD the name OF the law hold up !" again yelled
"In the name Of the Lord, houlo yer toungew
you'll go to prison, you vinalnm shouted Mr.
Campbell, as ne ran In pursuit
90 SGn 1So sugn Kr in
the lhin edge; bad scram to ye. Let 60 the baste;
lee go,
YE D1vn, YE, LET cop
This latter ooservation was addressed to two
policemen, who, hearing the awful uproar. ran up
and seized the horses by the head and held them
until Campbell, painting aud furious rushed up and
gave poor Brough IN charge.
10 the Twentieth precinct he walked demurely be-
tween two policemen, while the perspring Campbell
brought up the rear The miserles OF the Black Hole
OF Calcutta are pretty familiar TO the readers CT his
tory; but the horrors OF the cell In which John
Brough was itnmured far exceeded that dark and
dismal Indian prison. Devils belaoored him.
chickens be gad." picked him; rats crawled over
him, earwigs assalled him, and mosquitoes
"ATE HIN ALIVE, BE JABERS.v
On his own showing never had o poor cartman
suffered so much
When John was taken to the court next morning
MIR. Campbell was there too. A parley took place.
the complaint was not pressed anu trough was re-
leased. He went TO lawyer and then went to work.
The work wont pay for the law. The Cause was en-
tered IN the Superior Court and then sent to the Ma
rlne Court. according TO the law Of 1870.
IL was tried yesterday before Judge Curtis, who
silted the wheat OF material evidence out OF the
was no proof OF
MALICE ON THE PART OF CAMPBELL,
and as the latter was justified by law In ordering
the arrest OF the complainant the latter must he
nonsuted. John Br0ngh was afterwards seen lean
ing against the Park railing, whstling a most ex-
cruciatlngy melancholy Irish AR and counting with
puzzled look small bundle OF ten cent stamps.
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