New-York tribune., 1896-01-25
IT WILL OPPOSE BOSSE.
THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR THE PRE-
VENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS
TO TAKE ACTION.
AN AGENT OF THE SOCIETY SAYS THAT HORSES
DESIGNED FOR SLAUGHTER ARE CRUELTY
TREATED-DIs EAsED ANIMALS ARE FIRE.
orENTLY BUTCHERED-THE FLAT
LANDS PLACE SAID TO

QUENTLY BUTCHERED-THE FLAT
LANDS PLACE SAID TO
BE A NUISANCE.
! The American Society for the Prevention OF
Cruelty to Animals is about to make deter
mined effort to prevent the granting of permit
TO Henry Bosse. who, as told in The Tribune
Yesterday. conducts a horse-saughterng estap-
lishment In Rockaway-ave.. Flatlands
Late Thursday night Frank o. Clark, who has
charge of the societys Brooklyn office, accom-
panied by two detectives. went to Bosses place
| in the hope Of making several arrests Upon
their arrival the slaughter-house' the 'rio
were ioined by another detective who had been
secreted in the building for several hours after
sunset. He reported to Mr. Clark that FRANK
Sheeman. the buyer for Bosse, had proue"'
seven horses to the main door shortly petore
: o,cock Two Of these were brought into the
big room where the killing is done and through
tho agency Of several blows with stout c'"p
they were dispatched They had already pee"
alIartered and hung up, when the dete''i'V'
entered the building.
The latter made careful eXamlha''o" VI ~"
five remaining animals. and convinced '"''
selves that none of the horses were disease"'
although they in various stages Vi u"
formity one gray mare particularly at''ac"
tho attention of the officers. Ii had ia"
shorlder wound but in every other wa! "''
sound While the officers were making 'o"'
of BOSSES place. Superintendent Hahkil*oi anu
Drs Evans end Batten went to announcer '"u7
,er-house in Woodhaven, whore they iou"" .'''
| teen starving horses that had not oee' So
,,,. food or water for days. The bones pro-
trudcd from the flesh Of the animals anu ''0'
r.r. really IN a dilapidated condition. Ihe So
ct.,v,s doctors examined them. and the supeii"
,,1ent eave directions to have them killed al
o,.o Four men who were working ABOUT '"e
,iaco wcre arrested and were held py Juusc
henderson, Of Jamaica In 500 Dan io' ~
animation The prisoners gave th'ir ""'''' -
frank Wolf August Castado. Phiiip Nc'i' a
Joseph Remand The latter "a said u '' -"
proprietor Of the place
Mr. Clark when seen by a Tribune reporter
IN HIS Office Yesterday afternoon. said; we na'e
received many complaints To the e"eV' ''.''
hors,s taken into Bosses place are kept 'o'
davs prcvious 10 their death without ioou VI
wafer When they are taken theie III s'''
numbers | an convinced that this II NV '""'
r,,o b,rsos arc purchased at a few dollars
bo,d and Of course. the proprietor cah"o' az
,,r1 20 feed them Tho horses which VIC ex-
anined on Thursday nigh had no contagious
disease We witnessed the killing OF seVera'
animals and asked II they had been previously
examined by a veterinary. ON" OF 'he e"'p''''
told me they had. which WIS A lie.
.t a., NOT favor the bringing II this horse
t,,cb,cring plac. under the jurisdiction OF the
Health Department. for 'he reason tina, II "ou'u
TAX. more time and expense than me ordinary
n.,son can imagine TO see that the laws are
obgerycd IN connection with such an es'aoisn-
mont a. that run by Boss" saw e"ous"
there as Informed Or Emery 10 JUSTLY
m. Health Department In Knocking out III"
business entirely. The plac~ ia hlthy. ana eNerY
thing in connection with 1t j. conducted III IL
rc,, violation of all sanitary ordinances b'oon
f. allowed 20 run in great quantities across the
floor e. a hole IN the con er II the oui'u'"s'
through which 1t passes into barrel.
Right here Mr. Clark was asked wha' ''e
final disposition Il this blood was ana h' re-
r,,.I. u asked that same question AZ the Health
p.rartment this morning. and wa" 'old oy
doctor. whose name / will not mention 'ha' "
found its way 10 the sugar reiiisries'
Continuing Mr. Clark said: The slauehieTlng
of animals I'm Bosses place u done during the
night for a reason which is obvious. Ah EN-
nloye told me- that the horsetesh Is cu' up
salied AMI packed in barrels AT night ana ma, ma
The paca ia cleaned up IN contemplation ~ N,S's
during the following day rom Some o''iV''' W
the Department OF H'alth' - . ,ho
The statement Of DR.. NoickennS TO 'he
effect that diseas d animals are not KILL a'
Eoss.'s place. is untrue. know OF the u'scoN,
.rv ~ Two clanderrd horses in Maspe'h
slougbter-h house which was at that time con-
dmcted by Bosse Dr. Mclean. OF our soc'e'Ei
has the lungs O, one Of the animals now. -
nm, oprosrd To the granting OF permit ana II
The Health Department viii do us snare , ~
preycnt IT, we Will also do ours Dr NoicRsn-
mo also says that an owner can get more lot
n glandered horse by observing the law tMnah M
by selling II to Bosse. Well. any man win
c.mnon-sense would know that a horse is
worth more when alive than dead II II IS
healthy one Those that are only III 10 Nj"
are certainly unfit for human food
..nofnrc I left Flatlands on Thursday night
,,os tod that the Department OF Health had
issued permit to Bosse for ths 'ontinunnrP ,IH.
-, h,s horse killing place within the city limits
and had also awarded him contract for the
rnmoval of dead animals from the new wards ot
the cty This denied by Dr. Emery yes
terdav Many people in tlatlands are opposed
10 Bosse and II IL not likely that ne Will re, |
ccive what he has asked for. | cannot hnd
words enough 30 describe the hlthy condition or
his establishment and think it should be con- |
sidcred M a blot upon civilized city.
or all the newspaper readers who nav" neard
~ Henry Iosse. few have ever seen hin lie Is
doscrIbcd as being a stout man with n German |
cast Of features. He Is also SAID to dress IN |
the height Of prevailing fashion The place IN
Ejatlands he seldom visits. and moN OF his |
husInoss is transacted by otto Foster. who acts |
as his foreman. According to the statement |
of MIR Clark Bosse has been in the horseiesh
and sausage business for twelve years lie was |
horn I'm Belgium where he is said TO have fol- |
lowrl the same business. lie lives In Kent |
ayc near the williamsburg ferries. The only |
,vav 10 get rid Of him. according To the society |
Cor the Prevention Of Cruelty 10 Animals is to |
koen chasing him from place to place. and |
Gra,r force him out Of the business. The |
.,ci.i, claims the credit of having caused him |
10 vacate his old place In Maspeth against |
which there was much Indignation on the part |
Of the citizens OF the village