The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-07-07
KILLED 81 FURIOUS HORSE.
TWO Crooms ASsaiIed With Hoofs
and Teeth by the Beast.

Mr.. Thomas f Ryan of 236 Wesl
Fifty fifth street bought a handson,
TX year-old geldIng trons Kentucky, tol
500, tOr his personal use a. riding
norac. lie was alway gentle and kind,
and Mr.. Ryan's wife and children were
in the habit Of visiting him IN his stai
to pet him aud feed him apples an
sugar. The spirited animal acknowl
edged tneir attentions gratefully by rub
bing his nose on the shoulders Of nj,
friends. Mr.. Rl an rode HIM every day
III the Park, and found him uniformly
dOclle, while his groom, James Murray.
who lived in Mr. Jan house, was
devotedly attached 10 the horse as to a
pet.
The horse formerly had stall in "a
part OF the stable tronting on Seventh
avenue, but on Friday he was moved IT,
another stall This, Nr Ran says, was
contrary to his orders Richard john
son, a colored groom entered his s1ali
ou Saturday evening TO tee0 him, or tol
some other reasons unknown. A terri
nc kicking was heard by the other
srooms. They ran to the stall, to find
johnson lying unconscious, the 81 les OF
the stall torn and covered with blood
aud the horse, with glaring eyes and
frightened looked, humping upon the
body and paving with his fore feet
The man hat he had seized and torn
to shreds with his teeth. Asthe grooms
approached, the furious animal crouch
ed in terror in the corner OF his stall
and glared upon the difgured body a!
his feet. johnson was removed to
Roosevelt Hospital, and at midnight
died.
The horse had been newly shod Oh
Saturday morning, aud during that
operation had been perfectly tracta-
Alter Saturdays tragedy the horse
was fed and watercd over the head OF
the adjoining stall, and Mr.. Merklen
directed chat no one should enter the
stall, Mr.. Ryan's own groom, Jamos
Murray, went to the stable to care for
the horse in the morning and to take
him to Long Branch, whittier Mr.. Ryan
had seut his family. and intended to
follow with his saddle hors.a Murray
was warned against entering the stall,
and was told of Johnson's fate. He
would not heed at the intimatlon that
the horse was vicious, and started for
for the stall, followed by a group OF
stablemen at distance. Murray enter
ed the stall without molestation ana
and went to the horses head In an
instant, and without any warning, the
frenzied animal struck him down with
a kick from his hind foot, and then,
with frightful energy, jumped upon the
PROSTATE man and with his fore feet
trampled his head. The stablemen at
hand, whe had feared just such an at
tack, quickly drew Murray out of the
stall, the frantic horse meantime kick
ing and jumping upon the man with his
fore feet. Murray was taken to Roose-
welt Hospital, where he was found t.
have compound fracture of the skull
almost certain to result in death
The horse was secured by a moose
passed over his head from the next stall,
and bound by ropes held on opposite
sides of him. Mr.. Ryan was sent for.
and he summoned DR.. House. the vet
erinary surgeon. The horse firmly Sc
cured, was backed out of his stall and
led into the street, and DIR. House led
him behind his wagon to private stable
in Eittieth street Since he has been
there he has been quiet, but his eyes
stare wildly and he appears to be much
excited
Mr.. Ryan said that the cause of the
sudden frenzy which had seized his
horse was mystery to him aud the
horsemen who know the circumstances
The animal, 50 far as he knew had
never shown any disposition to vicious
ness. He had asked DR.. House 10 de-
termine the trouble, even if it should
prove necessary to Kill the horse for Il
post mortem examination of his brain
DR.. House said last evening that the
horse was still too much excited to be
properly examined He thought tha.
an abscess might have formed over the
brain to produce the sudden wildness
and frenzy BY which the animal had
been over come. The only previous in
timaton of any distemper in the horse
was on Saturday morning when he
caught the trousers leg Of one of the at
tendant srooms between his teeth and