New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-10
MIR. pERGrs EFFORTS FOR DUMB ANIMALS.
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Jack" Reed. alias "Skin Jim." wac arrested
on Monday nisht by Surotintonuoht iahhlhNoh
ana Vuigor sts1 y, ou MI lie was released on
honds 10 appear before Justice poily OF the York
willie Police Court ,r.....,.
Superin teudrnt ilAnhihNoh Hhlu ~ ihlh'NN
reporter about tho caro-
Last FRIDAY night about midnight, "hEln lin bought
farty wOrnDui, dying horaea from tho lh'll Avenue
rTssy with hem nv oiTcntous route 10 avoid arrest
ami not excite SUI lcloh' Az 'eh'i"i run wv"
of the horses fell from exhaustion ana lhe NEXT morn,
ing We shot the two diving animals 10 pun lhem btyuhu
further suffering We did not near oi Tue oHeuustahoo
IN time to stop Reed ant SO ne eseaP e nas
lie has little farm few miles from Jersy tb, Wero
mty OF recovery h kills and slls their hies | cannot
say what he does witt the flesh H. pay eaon l"r
the horses and &c more that for each hide OFTEN
ne Cts borss that can he fatened little lie sells
that horse to country market man. far ner or perhap:
TO Jersey * pres man. and h@ro s where bis greatest
done and we are exertng ourselves to oreak II up
W %4sa Isefe 'HP e Ire f tue
think It's pas vic emit lie II TO Dcer Late uan ~
fal into the h,nd, OF 'Skln JIM
"JimD was aTraigned III court yesterday. MI
Bergh SAID that il was a case OF UNNECESSARY cruei-
ty as the society would remove the dlsapled AM
mails If informed that they were past service, nI
Robinson superintendent of the railroad company,
said that the company did not receive anything
for the disabled horses, but only wished them re-
moved 1t came out in the course OF the eXamln-
alton that Veterinary SurgeOnllOwe made "a dollar
head on them. Jim said that he did not intend
TO be cruel but was Obliged to desert the animals
for want of facilities for their removal. lie was
discharged by Justice Duffy.
When Mr. Bergh was informed yesterday mat a
Demonstration in j. w. Holiness muscumln BROOK
lvn had been fed Oh live rabbit the day before,
in the presence of many spectators he contracted
his brow and with an emphatic stroke or ms nst on
the desk said They won't do 1t again ana
immediately set about writing letter 70 the
branch office of the society IN Brooklyn. ordering
that the matter be looked into After he mad
written the letter TRIBUNE reporter asked:
" Is this a new case I"
"No. Several years ago Barnum tried the same thing
in Broadway. threatened him with prosecution. out
he 81 ted that boa could not snbsist on awning
but the meat living animal and removed MS makes
to Jer-ey City give his performance IN nope OF eVad
ing mo. Howevey sent word to our branch once
there ard he was prevented from carrying out MS IN
tentiOn."
Have You had any similar case latelyF'
Not exactly similar but not long ago the announce
men was made that Of the butchers were 60 ne "
slaughter he-yes wagons while going along the street
band of police the ground wnere the slaughter
was TO be and OF course nothing OF the sort was al
tempted. 49, A.. -,
fbere Is another form ofcrueltv TO animals that sh
TO speak o. and that using dogs ana goats "a drauht
animals Recently eIpO-tulated with the owner OF
goat team Central Park. I gave him 10 understand
tnat unless fed his ITS tr and let tem rest more,
lis occupat O WOulI be gone