Evening star., 1896-12-22
humane Society Doing Its Part,
o the Editor of The Evening Star:


To the Editor of The Evening Star:
I read In your last evenings edition
Eckfngton's" complaint against the Eek
ington and Soldiers Home Railway Com
pany, its accommodations, condition of
cars STOCK, etc. etc, and also notice he
also calls attention to the fact that the
society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals" should take some very decided
steps TO punish this road for the abuse of
lts horses. The condition of the stock on
TINS road Is or par with the stock used
on the Belt Railway Company road, which
Is IN the hands of the same receiver as is
the first named road On behalf of the
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals (Eow the Washington Humane So
ciety L would like to inform "EckingIon'
ana the public generally who may think
that We have not our eyes open tG the very
poor condition of the stock used by the
management Of these roads, Just what has
been done by us during the past month.
The law provides that all cases of cruelty
70 animals shall be tried in the Police
Court ard t..le decisions rendered there
nnaL With all Difference to the admin
straLon of justice In said court 1 give
Herewith the result of cases prosecuted by
us against these roads since December /:
On the night of 1st instant our agent
visited the transfer station a the intersec-
ton of Florida and New York avenues and
found eighteen head of horses without any
air, not even blankets. According to the
weather bureau, the thermometer register
Ell % degrees above zero at the time the
stock was seen. When the case was tried
the company was fined only $40 for infiict-
ing such cruelty upon eighteen of It's horses
On the Sane date one of their horses
which was totally unfit for work, became
exhausted and fell O street between
9th and 10th. The case was tried and dis
mis- issed.
On December ; another horse in the same
condition fell on 11th street between F.
and + northwest, and, Notwithstanding the
fact that we had several prominent busi-
ness men as witnesses to the condition of
the horse, this case also dismissed.
On this same date We preferred charges
against the company for working a horse
winch was very lame, caused by a center
crack, enlargement of tie bone and sore
tendcns. In this case we had two veterin-
airy surgeons as witnesses, who had eX-
anined the horse, and who testified as to
its being unfit for work, but the case was
dismissed.
On December II, the company was
charged with working another horse i.h
was weak, lame and spawned, and. of
course, unfit for work. This horse fell from
exhaustion at Sd and Maryland avenue
southwest. We had eight witnesses in the
case but it was also dismissed
This morning we have another case
against the company for driving a horse
unit for work on account of lameness
caused by diseased quarter The agent
will present in evidence a large rag which
was wrapped around the sore, and which is
soaked with blood and discharge from the
same. Five witnesses have been summoned
IN THIS case, among whom are two we'll
known lawyers
1t VIII thus be seen that We are doing all
in our power to alleviate the SUFFERING Of
these poor, ill-treated horses
W. F. STOWELI4 Rec. Secv..
Washington Humane Society.