The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-08-27
MAN KILLING HORSE
THE WAY he ACQUIRED HIS HATRED
FoR HUMANKIND.

Vicious Incidents That Marked has
Downward Career.
The development OF vicious horse
/ from an innocent colt is described by
geweIl Ford I'm one Of the stories ID
aIIorses Nine" The colts disposition
was first spoiled by ignorant and cruel
1 handling on the farm Of one Perkins.
Then he was sold, and his subsequent
career is thus pictured: =,
In the weeks during which he trailed
over the fruit district Of southern Mich
ipan I'm the wake Of the horse buyer
Blue Blazes learned nothing good ana
much that was III. He finished the trip
with raw hooks, a hoOf print on his
flank and tooth marks on neck ana
withers. Horses led in bunch do not
improve ia disposition.
Some of the scores the blue roam colt
paid in kind, some he did not, but be
learned the game Of give and take.
Men and horses alike. he concluded,
were against him. II he would hold
his own, he must be ready with teeth
and hoofs. Especially he carried with
him always a black, furious hatred OF
man IN general.
So he went about with ears laid back,
the whites of his eyes showing and a
bite or a kick ready In any emergency.
Day by day the late in him deepened
until Il became the master passion.
quick football behind him was enough
TO send his heels flying as though they
had been released by a hair trigger. He
kicked frst and investigated afterward.
The u re sight OF man within reach
ing distance reused all his ferocity.
Toward his own kind Blue Blazes
bore himself dehantlN Double harness
was something he loathed. One was
not free 10 work his will on the de-
spised driver II hampered by pole
and mate. In such cases he nipped
names and kicked under the traces un-
iii released. He had a special antip-
atby for gray horses and fought them
on the smallest proyocation or upon
none at all.
As result, Blue Blazes, while know
ing no masters, had many owners,
sometimes three in a single week. He
began his career by filling a three
months engagement as a livery horse,
but after he had run away dozen
times, wrecked several carriages and
disabled hostler he was sold for half
his purchase price.
Then did he enter upon his wander
ings In real earnest. He pulled street
cars, delivery wagons, drays and ash
carts. He was sold 10 unsuspecting
farmers, who, when his evil traits
cropped out. snapped him unceremonl-
ously and with ingenious prevaricatlon
by the roadside. In the natural course
OF events be was much punished.
Up and across the southern penin-
sula OF Michigan he drifted conten-
llously, growing more vicious with
zach encounter. more daring after each !
Victory. In Muskegon he sent the driy- {
II OF a grocery wagon 70 the hospital I
With a shoulder bite requiring cauter- !
zatlon and four stitches. In Manistee
he broke the small bones In the leg of
1 bakers large boy. In Cadillac a I
stable hostler struck him
with an iron shovel Blue Blazes kick.
ri the hostler quite accurately and
very suddenly through a window.
Between Cadillac and Kalaska he
'pcnt several lively weeks with farm
'rs. Most OF them tried various tam
ng processes. Some escaped with
bruises and some suffered serious in
Jury. AT Alpena he found an owner.
who, having read something very con
1inclng In horse trainers book. eiab-
)rately strapped the roan's legs ac-
,ording to diagram and then went into
ihe stall TO wreak vengeance with a
riding whip. Blue Blazes accepted one
,ut, after which he crushed the aveng-
er against the plank partition until
three OF the mans ribs were broken.
The Alpena man was fished from un-
der the roan's hoofs just I'm time TO
ave his life.
THIS incident earned Blue Blazes the
name OF "man killer" aud IL stuck.
He even figured In the newspaper dis.
patches. blue Blazes. the Michigan
Man Killer" "rhe Ugliest Horse
Alive "Alpena's Equine Outlaw
these were some OF the headlines. The
Perkins method had borne fruit.