The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-14
MAXWELL'S RED EMINENT.
1t is Good Fluid to Turn Into a
Horses Ear.

In the Municipal Court Thursday
morning Eben Maxwell, the horse doctor,
was arraigned on the charge that lie nae
willfully and cruelty tortured a horse
by turning into the anlmals ear some
of Maxwell's red liniment. This IS ar
action brought by Agent EN-. Perry, Of
the Society for the Protection of Ami
mails, Mr.. Perry says that some time
ago, on behalf of the Society, he warned
DR.. Maxwell against this kind of treat
ment. But December 1st a horse was
treated in this way at the city stables.
City Solicitor Chapman appeared fol
the Society Thursday FIJI. Cobb, ESQ.,,
appeared for Maxwell.
Frank W. Dacey said that he was at the
city stable Dec.1 when Maxwell was
called in. The horse seemed at first to
have touch of the belly-ache; would
first get up and then lie down. The
horse would not hold his head up, and
Maxwell said he would fix him. So he
poured some on the top of the head be-
tween the ears. This did no good, and
Maxwell turned some of the liniment
into the horse's nigh ear. This made the
horse shake his head as if to shake of
snow. The horse did not do this long.
After the horse got too sick they re-
moved him to box stall, and put a bag of
hay under his head. Finally the horse
died. The witness had seen the lini-
ment used before; it was a blistering
liniment, and when administered exter-
naIly would raise blister.
Cross examined by Mr.. Cobb, the wit
ness said he thought it was the liniment
and not the collie that made the horse
shake it's head. Further cross question
ing elected this from the witness: Il
told the doctor that if the. horse must
die, let him die natural death and not
kill him."
Mr.. Benjamin G. Miles was next called
to identify bottle of liniment which he
had bought Wednesday of Maxwell. :"
asked him if ne had anything good for
the rheumatic; and he said he bad,"
said Mr.. Miles, as he produced the lini-
ment.
Mr.. Kennard, who has charge of the
city sta bles, testified as to the applica-
ton of the liniment to the horse on Dec.
1st, 1t made the horse thrash his head
so that witness put cushions under it.
Superintendent Staples, of the street
department., confirmed the testimony of
previous witnesses. He said he never
I, oh hood crQzi1
as that before. There must have been
severe pain in the head. Doctor Maxwell
also gave the horse powder. and invited
the witness to take some. The witness
strenuousy objected. Whereupon Or.
Maxwell tasted of it and said: Good,
good, saved my life" Then the doctor
reached his hand down on to the frog of
the horses foot, and then smelled or his
fingers. Witness thought that if the doc
tors science contemplated an action OF
the powder upon the frog of the foot, SO
as to be detected by odor, it was time to
call another physician. So he sent Dr.
Maxwell away, the latter uttering threats
as he went.
DR.. William F. Lord, veterinary sur
geon in regular practice, was called. who
made an autopsy on the horse the next
day. He found indications of iniamma-
tion of the bowels Dissecting the ear.
he found small water blisters in it. Max
Wells liniment would produce such
blisters.
is there any possible good that could
come to horse with the collie from
turning a burning hot liquid into the
ear?n asked MIR. Chapman.
~ never heard of any direct channel
from the ear to the stomach" replied
the doctor. On cross examination wit
ness said he found that the death of the
horse was caused by Inflammation OF the
bowels.
In defense Mr.. Cobb called first George
Rose. He said that in bowel troubles
it is the invariable rule that horses
will thrash their heads. He had used
DR.. Maxwell's red liniment.
You never turned it into a horses
ear, did you?" asked Judge Gould.
Mo-
"You do not know what effect that
would have?
Not on ho1se's ear"
"Have you ever had it turned into
YOUR own ear?" asked Mr.. Cobb.
"Yes, SIR"
"What effect did it have?"
"No more than SO much water. 1t was
turned in to cure me of toothache."
, Mr.Ansel @ Sawyer said he had often
seen the Iiniment tunred into horses
ear. and he believed that this treatment
had a good effect in curing collie.
Joseph F.SmalI also had confidence in
this style of treatment. George c. Place
was likewise believer in the red lini-
ment. Fred A. Bibber was also of the
same faith. He had used the red lini-
ment on his horses, and on himself.
In the arguments Mr.. Chapman
claimed that ignorance in this case went
SO far as to amount to cruelty.
Judge Gould said that in this case
stupidity was no excuse; and he should
impose a fine of $40 and costs. If the
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