Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-11-26
Constable Has a Word.

Editor T.-R.. l desire to correct the
statement of Mr.. Thomas Nichols in
your Saturdays issue about the shoot
ing of the horse of Aaron Talley, and
believe a fair statement of the facts are
due the Humane Society, as well as
myself
1t is true that had a warrant for the
arrest of the owner of the horse, ana II
became my duty to arrest him, or re-
ouire him to appear before the court,
and only asked that he promise TO 40
so. Further than that, the statements
of Mr.. Nichols are untrue, which can
substantiate by the man who was Win
me- and who was not member OF the
Humane Society. and not interested in
the prosecution.
We saw the animal and found 1t lying
out in the field, and it was with diff
Guilty that it was able to get up ana
then a most pitiful and gruesome con-
dition was apparent. The loot, where
it is alleged the animal was getting a
pretty good hoof, was hardly the sem
blance of a foot, and but small sheii
of hoof had grown out partially on one
side and the balance was raw ana m
famed and festered sore. filled with
dirt which, with every step OF the al
ficted animal, must come In CONTACT
with the ground, and the other ankle
was, as Mr.. Talley admitted, IN even
worse condition, and badly spralned
and swollen in the efforts OF the amman
to walk without touching the injured
foot to the ground. The horse present.
ed every evidence of the most intense
suffering, and was greatly emaciated,
and so weak that it could barely hobble
about.
Mr. Talley admitted that it was ques-
tionable if it would ever renew the hoof,
that he had paid but 81 for 1t to the
former owner, who was intending to
kill it, and he had no veterinary sur
geon to attend 1t, and it was given no
special attention to alleviate its suffer-
ing, and that if hoof grew out at all
it would perhaps require year to
grow again. / did not tell Mr.. Talley
the horse must be killed, but merely
suggested as a kindness to it, and that
if it was put out of it's misery no doubt
the prosecution would be dismissed.
I did not threaten to take him to
town then, but merely exacted his
promise to come at a later date, or OBJ
tain continuance by telephoning to
the justice, which was agreed upon
1t should be understood that 1t was
only after a distinct request, coming
from Mr.. Talley himself. and not forced,
that shot the horse, and did not at
any time suggest that he must submit
to its being shot or be arrested, but told
him, whether it was or was not shot, he
must expect to come before the justice
in a few days. His excuse for not COM
ing was that he would be away from
home loading wood. I am willing to
defend my course at every step, and do
not believe the board of supervisors
should make any settlement whatever,
and stand ready to show the facts
supporting the above.
F. NJ. HAAS.
lin connection with the above the t.
r. will state that the Humane Society,
thru it's president denies ever having
had anything to do with the case
against Mr.. Talley and says that no
action was recommended by the soci-
ety's counsel. The society did not au-
thorize, President Stone says, the
shooting of the horse, or the prosecu-
ton, and that even the cruelty COM
mittee did not consider the case.-Ed.1