The Jersey City news., 1899-12-20
BRUTAL ExpRESSMAN.
Convicted on Three Charges
of Cruelty to Horses.

Henry S. Reinhardt, who runs an ex-
: press route between Newark and New
York, was put on trial in the General
Sessions Court this morning on three in
dictments for cruelty to animals. The
dates Of the alleged cruelty were July p
and q and June Is Of this year. AT the
request Of Mr.. MoAdahon. of Newark, the
dafendant's counsel the three indict-
ments were tried together. Testimony
was first taken in the case of July 27.
Robert sO'Donnell testified that on the
day in question he was standing in front
of his place of business in the Weldon
building when he saw one of Reinhardts $
wagons coming up from the direction of
the ferry. The witness noticed that the
horse seemed to be suffering great pain
and the driver, who was afterwards as
certained to be George S. Rodgers, of
Newark, was whipping him. Mr.. o'Don-
nell followed the wagon to Henderson
and York streets. where he placed the
driver under arrest and took him ana the
horse and wagon to the S. P. G. A. head
quarters, No ia York street.
Mr.. O'Donnell and George M. McCar-
thy, president of the society, examined
the horse At the place on the horses
back where the saddle rests they found
a deep hole filled with matter. The sides
of the hole were raw and there was big
lump of proud flesh ana the skin around
it had fallen away. There was running
sore ON one of the horses legs and It
was wrapped in a piece of gunny bag.
Mud had lodged in the sores. The horse
did not have the appearance Of a we'll
nourished animal
On cross -eg animation Lawyer Mcmahon
tried to show that the witness had no
knowledge that the defendant owned the
horse or knew of his condition. Mr.. Nc
Manon also asked the witness If the sores
could not have been produced by instru-
mants from the time he left Newark In
the morning until he was examined Mr.
O,Donnell replied positively in the mega
tive.
George s. Rodgers the driver. testified
that he drove the horse that day from
Newark to New York and was on his way
back when he was arrested. He knew
about the sores on the horse before he
left the stable. The horse was laid up the
day before and the witness didn't intend
using ham that day. but Reinhardt gave
orders to use him. Rednhardt told him to
put pad on the horses back and a rag
on his foot The pad did not prevent the
saddle from resting ON the sore. The wit
ness was obliged to use the whip because,
the horse didn't seem Inclined to pull
Oficer Arthur Mcdonald testified that
he saw the horse and. corroborated the
testimony OF the other witnesses in regard
to the sores.
George NJ. Mccarthy President OF the
society, corroborated the testimony Of
Robert O'Donnell in regard to the condi-
ton Of the horse and produced photo
graphs of the sores which he had caused
to be taken He said that the defendant
had called him up on the telephone and
asked to have the horse released Mr.. Nc
Carthy's testimony closed the first case.
In the second case the arrest was made
by Policeman Peter Vreeland in Kearny
on June 2s One Of team OF Reinhardt's
horses vas found with sores on his neck
and face. officer Mcdonald made the ar
rest in the third case at Grand and Grove
streets One of the horses had q large raw
sore on the top OF his neck
Mr. Mcmahon moved for an acquittal on
the ground that the testimony did not
show that Mr. Reinhardt owned the
horses or that he had anything to do with
them in this county. Judge Blair. denied
the motion The defendant was convicted
on the three indicmtstne. I{a .ra tmh1nh
on the three indictments.