The San Francisco call., 1897-09-05

the condition of affairs. Day after day the
horses were compelled to subsist on the
me morv of former times for the captain
answered the stableman's appeals for more
hay by saying that nothing more would be
sent there as he was contemplating
changing stables. Last week. however, a
bale and hall OF hay was sent to the
sheds, which was at once divided among
the horses.
Since ttat time the captains contem-
plation of changing the location of the
stable has hung fire, and the horses have
starved nearly to death. OF tie sixteen
horses, four have been fairly well treated.
| Those horses, luckily for them, were The
property of the captain and officers OF the
company.
Yesterday afternoon when Officer Hol-
brook arrived on The scene, twelve hum
CRY, dirty and neglected horses were found
tied in he sand lots in the rear OF the
shed. For over q week they had been
given nothing to eat. Almost crazed with
hunger they stamped and tugged in the
endeavor to break their halters, wishing
ii seemed. to be at least free.
In the stable, where they are tied at
! night, the wooden grain boxes were cate n
almost in half. Bits of board lay here
| and there which had been chewed almost
TO pulp by the starving animals. Not a
vestige of hay or grain or even ru bbis h
! could be found where the horses had been
tied, and even the ropes which held them
were gnawed INTO fragments.
! The stable, which was rented by the
captain from Warren & MalIey, the con-
tractors. Is but 100 yards from their road
| camp. Friday night the men who are
! stopping at the camp heard a noise which
sounded as If all the guns from Fort Point
! had been fired in rotation. They elm bed
! from their beds expecting 10 see he she'll
! ing OF the city, but instead soon discovered
! that the noise came from the stables be-
! longing to the California Guard. On en-
! tering the stable it was seen tEat the NOISE
| was made by the horses STAN Ing and
kicking as well as savagely chewing the
stalls in which they were tied. The men
! knowing the condition OF the animals were
at the same time powerlesS 10 help them
for they were not in position to furnish
| hay to others horses.
Through the efforts of Secretary Hol-
J brook load of hay and grain was taken
/ there yesterday and The starved animals
were ted. 1t was pitlfui sight when the
hay was hauled into the yard The hors IS
could hardly be restrained long enough to
allow the hay to be carried into the she
Plunging and "neighing" their action,
seemed human in the endeavor to be the
first ones fed. Starving and helpless they
at last saw aid, and the expectation wa.
| only surpassed by the realization.
"No one," said Officer Holbrook. sis re.
sponsible for this outrage except Captain
jerks, and Tuesday l will have him ar.
rested. If Monday vas not holiday
would attend to the matter then, but Tues
day will have to do,
''If the horses we're without owners The
case would be bad enough, but in this case
an appropriation is gIven for their feed
and the one who handles the money with
which 1t should be purchased has been re-
peatedly notified of the condilion of the
animals by both Mr.. De Veries and Lieu.
| tsnant w. T. Hooper OF the com pany.
at is wonder the animals are no
| dead. They are so thin they can hardly
stand without support, and | believe they
would eat meat if 1t was offered them.
see many cases of abused ANIMALS, bu
this outclasses them all for neglect ano
abuse. De Veries has been powerless as
we'll as other mem bers OF the company
| but | now intend to take the matter in
hand myself. The courts will determine
whether or not helpless animals shall bt
starved when IL is as easy to have them
! well fe ~