The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-11-23
"IT,s A CONSPIRACY!"
Patrick Burke Becomes Enraged in
Court.

81 Can't Help 1t, Misther Gould'-The
Owner of the Sick Horse Objected
to Legal Proceedings-"That Coon
There"
| In the Municipal Court yesterday Agenb
Perry of the S.P.C.A. brought up 6he
case against Patrick Burke, the owner Vi
the horse that was left on Market s6ree'
| last Tuesday in the rear OF Hail u.
Dayis's store, Mr.. Davis was the hrs'
witness He said that Tuesday morning
he saw the horse standing there III 'ho
cold. 1t was running at the nose SO
badly that the matter was notlceaol
where it had fallen on the sidewalk.
| After the complaint to the police and
AGENT Perry, when the horse was LED
away it was so lame that it could step
only with great difficulty and it's legs
were badly swollen and SCARED.
Agent Perry testified to the same effect
| as Mr.. Davis, and said that the horse
had been on the street for year or
more. 1t was SO lame that it moved
with difficulty, yet had been used to
haul wood with last Monday. 1t had
been running at the nose for over
year, and many OF the horsemen OF the
city had complained about it for fear
it might be some contagious disease.
Tn his opinion the horse was wholly un-
fit for labor.
Cross examined by Dennis Meaher Esq.
who appeared for Burke, Agent Perry
had thought that the horses disease
might be CHAMBERS, or some chronic
catarrhal trouble. 1t was not part OF
his duty to ascertain whether horses had
CHAMBERS or not There was State vet
Urinary surgeon for that purpose.
DEPUTY Marshal Sterling testified that
ayear ago he saw this same horse stand
ing near Murray's and that it was run
ming at the nostrils as if it had bad
cold or sore in the head.
Patrick Burke, the owner of the horse
took the stand. He is a stout man, with
| round head, bristling with short hairs,
| with decidedly bulldog cast OF counte-
nance, with only one eye, voice like
| foghorn, and a defect in his hearing.
| Mr.. Meaher stood near him and shouted
his questions. after he had given his
name and his business as grocer on
Adams street. Burke seemed to feel
that the attorney was not prosecuting
fast enough and turning to Judge Gould
roared out with much excitement, Look
here. Misther Gould, it looks to me like
a conspiracy, the whole thing. They've
been coming to me and coming to me
about the horse. I've had to go for
| docther and once Doether Hunt'ton
said the horse was all right. The horse
ia only five years old. His condition is
| all right, but he got the scratches two
or three weeks ago, and is little lame
behind. but he is all right. The scratch
es is there, but he's all right. He's gain
| ing all the time. He got a first
class appetite and everything else; never
had cold that know of. Docther
| Bailey said that he was all right. He
had little sort of Western fever, that's
ALL"
AS Burke proceeded he got angrier,
| and finally, in uncomfortable wrath,
burst out with, Its conspiracy
| against ms, Misther Gould. That coon
there (pointing to Deputy Sterling). and
| his brother have been imposing on me,
| and always did. I've lived here 26 years.
| Pve been imposed on and wrongly used
| in tn is court and this place"
1t made no difference that Judge Gould
threatened him with Jail if he didn't
stop, and that Mr.. Meaher tried to quiet
him. He kept on roaring and below
ing; 49,, :. M;s+h.r Gould r
can't help it. You must excuse me.
I've been wrongly used"
| When finally Deputy Sterling stepped
up and motioned him to a seat, he
walked away with an incoherent roar of
anger, sat down and glared at the Off Ger
| as if he would like to devour him.
| Burke is a man of uncomfortable
wrath. and as he told Judge Gould. he
can't help it. His young son George
testified that he used the horse last
Monday to haul load of wood.
Mr.. Meaher argued that the testimony
did not show any cruelty to animals suffi-
Gent to warrant punishment, but Judge
Gould thought differently. and imposed
| a fine of IS and costs.
| John B. Reed. arraigned for wing
lottery tickets in his possession, was
bound over in $500 to the January term.
| Other cases were Eugene f. Cunning
ham. common drunkard, go days in Jail.
Henry buddy, William II. Doherty,
| Nicholas Mckee, and John J. Lannigan.
| So and costs.