The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-09
THE PINTO COWS OF MASPETH
LAND A WINFIELD D4IRYMAN
IN LUDLOW STREET JAN.
The white OF Tex and Hess and the Spots OF
Calico Initiated on Ornery Red ami
Dun-Despairing OF Long Island Cow
Justice Victim Sues In This Borough.

Bruno Ernst is dairyman. Until last
week he tended his herds in the meadows
Of Winfield, L. 1. Now he is browsing in
the Ludlow Street Jail. waiting until a
Judgment for $3.50 is, satisfied. Bruno is a
German.
osias burst was also a dairyman, fire.
quenting the wooded glades of Maspeth
until thirst for vengeance drove him to
New York.
A few months ago, so Osias has told
several courts, Bruno Ernst drove over to
Maspeth looking for mich cows Osias
sold him three. Bruno drove them away,
promising to come back and pay next
day.
Bruno didn't pay, so Osias declares.
Osias drove home his milk wagon day after
day by way Of Bruno's farm. Positively
nothing doing. At last Osias demanded
money or the COWS.
All right. | brings back dose COWS. y
said Bruno. At o'clock that night he
arrived at the burst farm with three COWS.
Osias looked them over by the light OF a
lantern. They were all right, There were
Calico. the red COW with the white
SPECIFIES; Bess, the white mooley. and
Tex, the long horned white with the
red head Oslas demanded compensa-
ton for ten days of milk which he'd lost
in irving to collect, but Bruno was firm
on that point Osias could take his cows
back. minus ten days OF milk or wait for
his money Osias played for safety and
took the cows back.
Now. il was odd about those cows. When
Calico was taken to the Ernst farm she
used TO give her three gallons mixing
Next morning she yielded bar9 quart
Bess was good for two and half gallons
She stripped only pint. Tex never had
been much OF a mixer, but she always had an
angel temper yet when Osias sat down to
milk her that morning, she snorted IKE a
buffalo. kicked Osias into the milk pail and
sat down on the product Even severe
rebuke with plank didn't make lex be-
have.
Osias decided that the cows had been
fl,lstered by the long drive and waited
until evening. Same result. Calico and
Bess didn't give any more milk than hellei'
and Tex kicked with both hind feet at once
and drove Osias through the side OF the
stable
Osias thereupon laid violent hands on
Tex-and his hands came away white az
snow The hired man got lantern ana
they made a close inspection. Tex seemed
TO be failing Of The hired man got a pail
of water and began to scrub. In ten min
utes he had changed her color from white
to dirty red She wasn't Tex at all. She
was an ornery red COW
Calico was another old, draggled. red
COW The beautiful specks had been ep-
piled with whitewash brush. The double
Of Bess had been whitewashed all over.
She came out of the bath dirty dun, n
bedraggled. dissipated looking COW which
you wouldn't have IN your cellar.
Osias ohewed the bark OF three Gins
before he got control OF his temper. But
Bruno stood pat. 0sias brought suit and
Bruno beat him.
After brooding over his wrongs for n
snace Osias made up his mind that Long
Island Justice was no good. He would try
the exclusive, high class city brand Of jus-
tioe; and Oaias Drirst held a marked down
sale of COWS, closed out cheap. and moved
10 New York Here, he sued in the Fifth
District Court and got Judgment.
A city marshal went over TO Long Island
with an execution against Br1no's body.
Bruno heard that he was coming and poked
a double barreled shotgun through the
cracks OF a cowShed. The city marshal
came home and called for help. That was
last week. and Bat Masterson had not vet
arrived in NV York, so they sent for City
Marshal Ike Van Leer. that he might handle
IL by diplomacy. Van Leer personated an
attorney and thus led Bruno from the midst
of His herd TO a glen where a posse was in
hiding. Bruno was overpowered.
Not vet satisfied, Osias made moan as
Bruno was led TO Jail.
Lock him uD2 Arrest him. What to
me? My COWS not back get, my gelt not. =