The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1897-03-09
HORSES INJURED
Two Arrivals by the S.
G. Wilder Fare Badly.8
Badly Cramped in Their Stalls-One
of Them Shot-Capt. Mcneil
Arrested.

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der. Mcneil master, arrived in port
Saturday morning with cargo of gem
eral merchandise and five head of
fine horses aboard, the latter being con-
signed TO James Macdonald These
were landed at Brewers wharf.
Out of the injuries of two OF the num-
Der, sustained on the voyage from San
Francisco, has grown peck OF trouble.
The other three were in good condi-
ton and were taken uptown by the
owner, but in regard to the remaining
two, it was found that they were so
Ifrightfully injured by contact with the
sides of the stalls that it was found
necessary for them 10 bc removed to
Dr. Shaw's place on King street. Here
they were examined and their injuries
found TO be so bad that Humane Officer
Helen Wilder was sent for. She ar
rived at DR.. Shaw's place about l
O'Clock, and after a brief examination,
ltelephoned for Marshal Brown. He
could not he found, and so Deputy
Marshal Hitchcock was sent for. After
consultation the two officers went
down town together and found -darshal
Brown at the police station.
Together the three went 20 DR..
Shaw's and, returning 10 town, Mar
shall Brown sent an officer aboard tie
s. G. Wilder with a penal summons fcT
Captain Mcneil to appear in the Pc
| lice Court before Judge De La Vergne
this morning.
An examination of the stalls used in
transporting the two injured horses
from San Francisco 10 Honolulu was
made by Miss Wilder She told re-
porter for the Advertiser ye5te lay
"that the stalls were much too slnall
| for the horses" and that the shameful
injuries sustained by the two animals
was due TO no other cause than made
quate space 1t must have been a mat
ter of constant CALLING and irritation
all the way down from San Francisco.
Why" asked Miss Wilder. were
| the other horses not injur ID? Simply
because they were smaller and had adj
equate room in the stalls. When l
called at DR.. Shaw's one horss WIS
walking about the yard very slowly,
and as if suffering from great pain.
The other had been put into sling
and dosed up with morphine to keep
away to some slight degree the awful
suffering the poor beast must have ex-
lperienced. This one was shot during
the night. Someone ought to be pun
ished for this piece of cruelty to ami
mails, and l shall do all in my power
to see that whoever is responsible is
brought to justice. Abuse OF a dumb
creature is something that no one
should stand"
Captain Mcneil was seen Sunday
afternoon. and in answer to a question
regarding the injured horses, answered
b. showing the reporter his livestock
contract, a clause of which reads as fol-
lows:
1.-The said animals are TO be put
aboard and taken on said vessel by the
shipper and at his sole expense; and it
is hereby understood and agreed that
the said animals while on board the
said vessel are al his sole risk; and the
vessel or her owners are in no way IL
able for any damage by accident that
may happen to said animals, however
caused"
Captain Mcneil says that the ami
mails were suffering when put aboard
his vessel. that no one was sent down
to take care of them, that he had very
rough weather coming down and that
! he gave the animals all. the care he
lcould.