Evening journal., 1893-11-22
HAYDEN AND HIS ASSISTANT
THEY ASSAULT AN OLD COUPLE IN
ATTEMPTING TO TAKE THEIR COWS.

Assistant Ratiedgc Strikes Aged Mrs.
Carson and Hayden Shakes Her Hus-
band severeiy-Have to Pay for the Cat
ties Release.
Joseph Hayden. the dog-cstcher OF
this city, and his assistant. Thomas
Ratledge, have connected with their
official duties the branch Of assaulting
an old couple, as Testimony In the Mu
nicipal Court this morning, showed
Hayden and Ratledge deliberately
snatched two cows from their owners
and made them pay money to regain
possession OF them For their actions
the officials were fined heavily.
On Thursday afternoon last John
Carson, aged about 20 years, living on
Gordon street between Lammot and
Market streets. milked his COWS at 30
and turned them out into lot gof Will
lamb ,Eldridge, on whose property they
had been pasturing all summer He did
so In order TO clean out the stables Then
he took some milk to neighbours house
VIXEN he returned Dog Catcher Hayden
and Ratledge had possession Of the cows,
Ratledge had hold Of Mrs. Carson.
Seeing Carson coming Hayden grabbed
him and tore his overcoat besides shak.
ing him smartly.
Mrs Jane Carson's statement was that
she was watching the COWS from the
kitchen, where she was doing her work.
They were standing Ia front OF the stable
door Ratledge came up and drove them
/ into some bushes in the lot of Mr. Ell
dridge. He tried 10 get them into the
street. Mrs Carson went out and pro-
tested with Ratledse and tried TO drive
the cows iuto the stable.
Ratledge. who is a big, stout boy Of
about 10 years, said to her, You -
80 old hussy, ( you open the door L
let in them cows l will knock you 1,
hi" Mrs Carson pulled out an iroT
pin which served as a fastener for the doc
whereupon Ratledge grabbed her 1y th'
shoulder and struck her on the forehead
with his fist She could not sleep ths
night for the pain it caused
BY this time Hayden had Mr. Carson
IN bis power, and then took the COWS
Hayden was asked to release the cattle
but he would not unless he was give
&2 This amount was paid him by Mrs
Carson.
Charles Broomall, who lives a. No. 9
West Twentieth street, was comm
} home from school when the altercatio
J took place He saw Ratledge strih
Mrs. Carson with his fist When Mr.
Carson tried 70 drive the COWS in n
stable, Ratledge struck and drove thei
] back with a club
Mrs. Lizzie Raymond, who lives 1
Gordon aud Market streets, heard N
, loud talking and went down TO Oh
stable. That was after Rstledge ha
/ struck Mrs. Carson. Hayden ha
, possession Of the COWS Mrs. Carson wer
iRto her home TO get the money to pa
Hayden. She offered him 81, but
said he would not accept It aud said
would take the cows TO the pound unle'
he got So This amount vas given
: him and he released the cattle
AS Hayden was Leaving, Mr.. Carsc
q called to Police officer Todd, who WI
passing Hayden said 10 Mr.. Carsol
If you call that policeman / will ARE
you The officer went to Mr. CarsoI
g who explained the affair TO him, bl
II Hayden did not make good bis threat.
4 Hayden ia his sworn statement sa
q the cows were in the street, and when
2 aud his assistant started to drive the
away, Mrs. Carson attacked Rstledl
{ with piece OF iron. Ratledge swore tn
he did not strike the woman but he d
g have hold Of her shoulder She stru
y him with piece Of iron.
Is This piece of iron, It was furth
e learned, through Mr. Carson, was d
d pin that fastened the door.
II Before announcing the sentence Jud
Ball stated that the city ordlnan
that gave the city dog catcher piivile
to impound stray horses and cows on I
le streets, did not cover this case The
Is is also provision in that ordinance whi
( stated that If COW gets on Z
ic street by accident ior few minui
1t as in this case, it shall not be impound'
he also stated that no matter how mu
y power an officer had be has no right
'r take the law in his own hands
Both Hayden and Ratlege were fin
T. $40 aud costs