The herald., 1897-07-08
A Clearwater Church In
directly Figures
INCREASED THE VALUATIONS
EFFORTS ARE BEING MADE TO
OBTAIN MAYES' PARDON
Mrs. M. R. Berry Sues R. orsi, the
Dairyman, for $4,000 Damages.
A Teachers Marriage

1t is not often that the Humane society
yesterday Attorney ]. Noonan Phillips
appeared in the township court as the
society's representative to prosecute the
charge of cruelty to animals against
Isaac ]. Beals of Clearwater. The case
was somewhat curious one and the So
cfety got no satisfaction, the charge be-
ing dismissed.
The only eye witness to the outrage
complained of was Nelson Beals, the
13-year-old son of the defendant. He
and his father started off for bee ranch
in the mountains, driving team, one of
which was a locoed mare, or one sup
posed to be afflicted with that strange
complaint. When only short distance
from the house the animal had "a crazy
spell and reared and kicked in a violent
way. Beals got out of the vehicle AMI,
telling his son to take the reins and draw
the one horse to the side, took a long
handled shovel and hit the recalcitrart
mare with the heel of the shovel on the
side of the head. The animal dropped
down dead.
F. T. Angelo, a laborer living about
mile from the Beal place, came to the
city and swore to the complaint and dug
up what evidence he could for the Hu-
name society's attorney. Yesterday he
acknowledged that Beal had made no
denial to him of having killed the horse,
but had denied most emphatically hav-
Ing been in any way cruel 1t also de-
veloped that the witness had no over
weening regard for the defendant inas-
much as the latter had had him arrested
some time ago for malicious mischief"
in having torn up some hymn books al
the church of the United Brethren, of
which church witness was at that time
a member. After serving fifteen days in
the county Jail for that offense Angelo
did not feel particularly well disposed
to Beal, and it seemed as if the killing of
the horse afforded some little chance to
get even.
The Rev. Harvey Hinman, pastor at
the United Brethren church at Clearwa-
ter. testified to having bought the identi-
cal mare in question from Beal some
time ago for $40. While driving his fam
lily from the beach it first nearly backed
the vehicle over the cliffs and then had
and family were, he considered, in dan
ger. He called the trade off and return
ed the mare to Beal, and the latter then
said that he'd either work the horse or
kill it. The witness spoke in high terms
of the defendant.
]. Carter, an old rancher, spoke as an
expert in horseflesh gnerally and locoed
horsefiesh in particular. He considered
n bnp H.
brute killed by Mr.. Beal he considered
was OF no use to any one alive. 1t being
insinuated that the witness was mem
Der of the church and was just trifle
biased in his testimony on that account.
he insisted that he was a member of no
church, but had heard them always
speak of Beal as man of good reputa-
tion, and he believed in giving the
devil his due" The simle was rather
mixed, but the witness meant well.
The defendant went himself upon the
stand and stated that when he sold the
mare to his pastor he didn't intend to get
the better of him in a horse trade but
thought the mare was all right. When
he got her back and discovered the kind
of brute she was he would not sell her
to any one. He determined to try and |
break the mare and, failing that, kill her |
All efforts in breaking had failed. and !
on the day of the occurrence he had not
driven forty rods before the brute began |
to rear and kick. He was frightened of |
the other horse, harnessed with the |
mare. being damaged and 50 determined
to kill the brute, and did so, without
causing any unnecessary pain, as the |
horse dropped dead at once.
Justice Young held no case had been !
made out and dismissed the charge |
against the defendant