Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-13

CONVICTIONS FOR CRUELTY

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CONVICTIONS FOR CRUELTY
For working two sore-backed mules,
fined t25 and costs.
For il-treating a calf, fined $3.50 and
costs.
For cruelty to two kittens, fined $3.50 and
costs.
For kicking a mule in the mouth, fined
s. and costs.
For cruelty beating horse with a stick,
fined s. and costs.
For overdrving horse Zine remitted),
fined s.
For maliciously cutting dogs tail off.
fined $40 and thirty days in jail.
For working lame mule loaded with
1856 pounds. fined $3.50 and costs.
For cruelty dragging dog behing
wagon, fined s. and costs
For knocking down a harmless dog
| with stone fined s..
For beating cow with stick, fined $3.50
For driving livery horse to death, fined
! SO and costs.
For striking horse on head with butt
| end Of whp-stan, fined s. and costs,
| sent 10 jail in defaut)
For knocking dog senseless with rocl,
| fined s. and costs.
For cutting tendon OF cows hind leg,
/ iAIifl 90 anu Nb'No NlNAAS ~ J'''A 49, ~--~
months.
For cruelty whipping horse fined IS
and costs.
For cruelty knocking horse down with
stick, fined so and costs.
For working horse unfit for work, poor
with CALLED shoulders, fined s. and costs.
For striking mule across nose with
whip-staff. fined $ and costs.
For shamefully overdriving livery horse
For reckless driving 1.-TWO mem. hned
! So.
For working old soreback mule, lame
and blind. fined - consented 10 have
animal killed fine remitted).
For throwing dog from window p feet
| from ground, case dismissed By police
/ JUSTICE.
For brutally taking a little dog by hind
| leg and breaking its back on ice-boX'
] and then beating its brains out with
| bottle. Witnesses at trial could not re-
member what they had stated the day
| before. Case dismissed.
For overdriying livery horse, fined s.,
| remltted)
INSTANCES OF BRUTALITY.
The following are some OF the above
cases set out more IN detail 10 show what
brutality The society is called upon 10
| prosecute:
Two mules, very poor, were found on
the street hauling a heavy load. one
blind. had to walk on his toe, owing TO
| diseased ankle. and had two gals under
the collar, measuring three by tour inches.
/ The other had a gall nine by four inches
| and lstula extending to back bone.
Veterinary found the latter diseased
Fined the owner IN Police Court S25. He
! took an appeal TO the Hastings Court
which sustained the lower court, and
added costs. which made the amount 800
A dog was standing by his master
| when a negro crept up behind him.
seized the dog by the tail. and cut II or
within three inches Of his body cutting
| through tho bone and leaving II hanging
| nv a small piece of skin. He was brought
TO the Office in that condition anu a Veler-
mary had to stop the pleedlhs ar
| terry. The negro was fined $40 and sent 10
| Jail for thirty days.
on one OF the dairy farms negro
| became incensed at very hne cow val
ued at 500, and with spade CUT
the tendon Of her hind leg in two. Fined
| SIS and six months in all
\ horse, worked by negro was so
weak that II fell down, and as 1t did NOT
| get up, be beat il over the mead win
stick while down. and after II was up
continued the beating until he Knocked II
| down again. Fined In the County court
! SO and costs. but escaped punishment on
/ agpeal as when the case came up Tor
! trial. the witnesses for the prosecution
had moved out of the State.
4 mule, in coming down a steep nil
had the breeching to break, allowing the
| cart 10 crowd him. He kicked until ne
severed mis- foot from his leg ne was
| mercifully destroyed.
4 negro. because his mule would not
back TO suit him. beat him severely over
the head causing blood TO fiow from MS
nose. Fined s. and costs.
HORSE DRIVEN NEARLY ALL NIGHT
A man. greatly under the influence OF
whisliey. took a horse from one OF the
workers at the polls. and drove MIN near
" all night and the next day. When
caught the horse was perfectly exhaust
ed and nearly ruined. Fined $40 ana
costs. and sent to jail in default.
The agent discovered an old, broken
down horse in a miserable, dirty, leaky
stable. IL had been so neglected mat
it was nearly starved, and was covered
with sores and reduced 10 a mere skele-
ton. The negro ran away from the city
and the animal was destroyed.
A lame mule. very poor. was overloaded
with eleven barrels OF flour. His driver
being very old and OF good character,
was let off with a small fine and adrnoni-
ton.
A man who tied a small dog behind his
wagon was told by ladies and others that
IL was being dragged on its side. He paid
no attention and did not stop until
gentleman drove his buggy in front OF
him. Fined s. and costs.
\ young man drove a livery horse so
hard that he died from the effects. FINED
so
a stable-boy took out horse and jumper
without the knowledge OF owner drove
recklessly and fast about the city. When
the owner was notified by our AGENT the
boy was Immediately DISCHARGED.
An exhausted horse fell two blocks
from his stable His owner allowed him
10 lie FIVE or six hours In q cod rain.
When notified. said he dli not know what
20 do with him. with difficulty the agent
had the animal carried home, and he Is
now working, and In good condition
Two large negroes. riding small
horse: one beating with a STICK, the other
squirting. BY Jerking under this heavy
weight the horse was thrown twice. One
rider was caught ana fined -.
On a cold. winter day horse was found
In small backyard. with no shelter.
Had to lie down In ice and snow night
and day all winter Owner said II was
his horse, and he would do as he pleased