The New York herald., 1874-08-19
ByyTCHERY.

The Work or . Miscreant-Nihe horses
Carved to Pieces In Forty-NIntn
Strect-Six OF Them Dead-A Chanco
for Bergh.
One OF the most dastardly outrages tua' has
ever been chronicled in this city was coihmi''e
between the hours of one and Iour O'CLOCK yes'er-
day morning. In the stables OF Patrick Dwyer'
coal dealer at the foot OF Forty ninth street, has'
River. It appears that the neighoors were o'S'
turbed between the hours named oy un-
usual sounds In Dwyer's stables but 'ney
not unnaturally supposed that the tumu''
might arise rom the restlessness OF the
animals and paid no more attehtlon
to It, The foreman, "Mike," arrived about five
O'Clock at his employers stables and iound tne
doors open. The lock had been wrenched on ana
couple OF ordinary cold chisels we're discovered
but nothing mOre-leit behind by the mlscreahs.
Upon entering the stable several Of the horses
writhing IN the greatest agony. That the butchery
was the work OF malice against MI. DWyer was
soon apparent ior single partition diviaed III, IN
erty-and no enOrt was made TO injure them
The proprietor-who resides at the corner OF flrst
avenue and Forty-nntn street-was soon apprlse .
Of the misfortune, but ne only arrived to discover
six OF his most valuable beasts had died from the
efrects Of the wounds, and the three remaining
when the HERALD reporter saw them tney were
evidently sinking from loss Of BLOOD and VIII aiso
All the wounds seemed TO be made with the des-
perate purpose of kllilng the ANIMALS. They were
carved In the TANKS that the tntestines pro
truded, and they must necessarily die from loss Oh
blood.
soMR OF THIN WERE STABBED
as II they mad been human beings engaged IN
COrsican duello, where quarter was neltner asked
nor given. Such dlabolical slaughter OF the ln-
nocents has perhaps never been recorded IN New
York city, and it Is well for the cowardly scoundre
or scoundrels who committed the act tnat we do
not live under the lynch laws OF the lrontler
DR.. Burden, veterinary surgeon, was called III
TO attend the surviving wounded animals, out, Gu.
riOusly enough, he did not advocate the sewing up
OF the wounds, which, to unprofessional eyes,
looked ghasty The Society for the Prevention OF
Cruelty TO Animals It Is understood have offered
reward for the arrest OF the perpetra'
tors OF this last outrage, but at the latest
accounts no arrests were made. II anything
should arouse the officers Of this humane
society to superhuman exertions in behalf OF the
DUMB animals, this certainly Is case where their
meLtle may properly be shown. Mr. Bergh Is wide
awake enough when horses have raw backs or
CALLED shoulders to assert his power. Here, how
ever, IS a case for him which will gain for hls
society the sympathy OF all humanity II ne can
only bring the miscreants to justice who have
thus mutilated and killed the poor friends OF man
out Of sheer spite. Mr.. Dwyer, upon being ques-
toned, said he did not know that ne had an enemy
he had no IDEA who could have done the deed; he
had no insurance on his stock anywhere, and
assault upon his property The stable is IN a
lonely location near the East River with Black
Wells Island in Sights just below stone yard
and In the neighborhoOd OF the great malt houses.
door between the hours OF one and five O'CLOCK, or
they could have discovered the condition OF
things. At all events, this occurrence calls for
the most determined action on the part OF the
for lack Of vigilance or failure to bring to justice
the malelactOrs.