The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-07-11
HoRshs GRIZZLY s1sHED.
Cnrt-ret, ". H., Excited Over Outrage
Upon Animnis In Mr.. siueE's Care.

| Cnrt~ret. ~. H., Excited Over an OutrrE'
Upon Animni. In Mr.. siueE's Care.
Two drauGht horses kent by Thomas N
slugg OF Cartcret. n. j., on his farm. wcr,
found on Saturday morning with their heads
bodies. and legs sashed as. with q razor or q
sharp knife.
Ono OF tho horses. n sorrell had n cut across
the face extending to tho boue and from one
cheek 10 the other. his thron: was slit. expos.
Ing the windpipe four long aashes were on
each OF his sides. and there wcre long cuts on
| his legs. The other hcrse. a black. was slashed
| in tho same places. and showed quite rs many
| wounds.
1t is not definitely known yot who commit
ted tho act. but there Is great deal
OF talk in the village and much sus-
picion, most Of which Is directed against
a neighbor OF SluGg SO intense is the indig-
| nation caused BY the cruel act and tho viii
layers have spoken openly OF Gomonstrat-
| ing their opinion OF the punishment
the perpotrator should receive il caught.
! that Justice OF tho Peace Green has
appointed number OF special policemen for
the. purpose Of Gnelling any serious disorder
Slugg has been running stages from Car
teret station to the village for the last i've
He has had a monopoly OF the business.
employed in. the tarteret factories live in Eliza
beth and adjacent towns Slugg has always
strangers Strange he cSareed quarter lie was the
station agent Tor year before he started the
William D. Casey. who guards the Railway
nSssG as ct g. ssrs sarsrs, rSsd
about five vesks ago 70 run an opposition line.
'.scotty., whom sase had discharged after
keeping him two weeks
spats at the station as to which Of them
should carry passengers and their baggage
;s;fIor!s Ci ihs rival drivers to 81 business
about which driver he wanted. II by nook or
by crook Scrtty or his opponent got posses;
the winner then dickered with the owner for
slugG and Casey themselves often reinforced
their drivers. and many passengers have been
S %hom III BY
the village for quarter
IN take you for 20 cents" the other would
Sometimes he got the Job: sometimes not.
In the case Of Casey it was generally not. as
the great majority Of Carterets visitors have
nnce.
Casey made his rates for strangers twenty
cents. even going rs low M ten cents FOR the
ii" mas frequently been henru TO orer TO tako |
Slugg's passengers to the village e five cents |
cheuper" than Slugg.
More than once Casey took passengers to |
the village for nothing rather than let them |
ride in his rivals stages. The feeling between
tho twp men became. after u while. very
bitter. though they never went any further
than to exchange hostile glances.
- About, fifteen days ago Slugg received from
David SimcoN OF ~ PIX street this city two
horses to he turned out IT, pasture.
SlugG kept them in his burn until Friday.
when he had their shoes drawn Off and turned
both horses into the field, where they were |
found the next morning.
DR.. G. L. Anderson OF Elizabeth. n veterinary
surgeon. sewod up the cuts Of both horses,
and on sunday he said he believed they would
recover.
Mr.. Slugg has informed Mr.. Dayton Croyell.
the Railway agent for tho Society for the Pre-
vsntion OF Cruelty to Animals. Of the gashing
OF the horses. and Mr. Crowell will investi-
gate the matter. The Township Committee
may also look into II.