Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-08-19
Transfers of Real Estate.

Deeds in fee have been recorded as follows:
Eleanor n. t. Meade to VIM. T. Dixie, sub lots Is
and IA. So 951: 8. Jas. NJ. CapertOn to JOS
Heenan. lots III and IFS. in Beatty's addition to
trustees to Alpheus French, lots 10 and 20, in
sub So. $50; 81, 400. Parthenia Thyson to AL
brinus l.. Johnson, lots u.s. 10 and n, sub of pit
OF original So. 4i5; S556S.75. Parthenia Thy
So AS; s5,6s9.O6. WIN. r. Brown, trustee, to
Jos. Harmon, part lot 6. So. So; S74916. Callan
d Young. trustees to G.. c. DuncansOn lot IL,
So 1,O6e5; $50. w. T. Van DOren. jr., to Ber-
nard Bernstine. lot C, sub IL to 16 So. 7S6;
tS, 500. f. ]. Hill to Joseph A. Sterling lot 81
sub to II, So 6S; 81 500.
WORK OF THE s. F. T. P. o. C. T. A.-Yester-
day afternoon. Major King, agent of the Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. made
q raid on the drivers of sore back horses in
South Washington. He reports that he first
found a horse attached to gravel cart. belong
Ing to James Frawley, in Fighting alley; that
Frawley disputed his authority and resisted in
reference; that Frawley was arrested and locked
up. but afterwards released on bail for hearing
that he (the agent next found a large bay horse
on street. near Virginia avenue owned by
Mrs. James III. Kline, 213i X street, which was
being overworked. and another owned by
Michael Graney, 23l0 NJ street, with a sore back,
and overloaded with bricks; that they were both
captured; that afterwards he (the AGENT took
two mules and mare all Overworked and with
sore backs. hauling gravel from Carroll Springs
and owned by Israel Green. C street between Sd
and AZ streets. Niles GibbOn, eth street, be-
tween and X streets northwest, and Mrs. Mary
barley, 1l3 Z street.
In the Police Court to-day. Israel Green an old
colOred man. was put on trial, and Mr.. j. III.
King testified to arreSting him on New jersey
avenue yesterday. for working a brown mule with
sore eight inches long on her back. and attached
to a heayily-loaded cart. He was fined $50 or 60
days in Jail. Jas. Frawley, white was charged
with working a horse with a sore on his back
several inches in diameter. and pus OOZing from
1t. Mr.. King stated that this man disputed his
(klngs) authority TO arrest him. and he and
Officer Williams had some trouble i'm making the
arrest, in Fighting alley No. 2. yesterday after
noon. Experts testified for the prosecution and
for the defense, and there was a great deal of
disputing as TO whether there was .'pus' in the
wound. The court remarked that the law has
TWO objects in view: First to prevent cruelty to
the animals. and secondly to protect the public
from having to witness such unsightly objects
and acts Of cruelty. and he would impose q fine
OF $40 or 60 days, in this case. Michael Graney
was charged with working horse with two
very large assesses on his back. fine of $40
or % days was also imposed in this case
Miles Gibbons was charged with working a
horse that had the skin rubbed off his back Vet
Urinary Surgeon Cheayer testified that it was ut
terly impossible TO work this horse without caus-
ing the horse intense pain. The court imposed
fine of $50 or 60 days. Mary Daily a white
woman, was charged with causing horse to be
worked that was about in the same condition as
the Others. Mrs. Daily testified that she has Q
large family, and the horse is her only support
Defendants counsel asked the court to dismiss
the case remarkng that it would be as much a
cruelty to fine her, under the circumstances. as
it would to work the horse. The court said that
under these circumstances he would only fine hei
$40. Jane III. Kline was charged with the SAME
offence. and the case was not made out and wa:
dismissed. Mr.. King. on cross-examination by
defendants counsel, stated that he is paid s2s
per month by the S. Pc. A, and gets One-fourtl
Of the fines