Evening journal., 1906-10-26
HE KNOWS HORSES;
ALSO THE LAW
And Beware All Ye Who
Think the City Judge
D Mt
HOWLS GO WITH SOME
OF HIS SENTENCES

Carrying coal to New Castle" used TO
be a favorlte expression. At last a new
one has been found. and It is Don't carry
Information about horse to Judge coch-
ran" Of the Municipal Court for. accord.
ing to his own statement 'he knows 4
ALL
This proud boast OF extensive knowledge
was made. together with many other
splendid remarks descriptive Of self-suni-
Client knowledge Of all things mundane In
court this morning. when his honor meted
out justice with heavy hand to a class
OF prisoners numbering among them the
common dollar drunk, the disorderly per-
son, and one having the serious charge ~
driving horse to death 70 answer for
After Pat Kelly and William Cook had
been sentenced 70 pay the usual dollar
and costs for intoxicatlon. two damscls
Of unkept Appearance naively admitted 10
the same offense. and were requested to
contribute IS each 20 the running expenses
Of the city.
Then the case Of Ratledge vs.. David G.
Johnson, In which the defendant wis
charged with causing the death OF a horse
by abuse and overdriving was taken up
and the defendant was placed upon the
stand in his own behalf by Attorney
Wales.
! johnson Tells Story.
Young johnson tod straightforward
story Of the experiences Of nimself ana
lady friend with the animal on the even-
ing the alleged. brutality is said 70 have
taken place. aid claimed that the horse
y was sick and not In a condition to drive.
= = He also said that but once did he at
tempt 10 use the whip. and then broke Il
! against the shaft Of the buggy without
q striking the animal He further stated
! that the horse could go no faster than a
walk, and that on the advice OF a farmer
g. he left the animal at the barn Of George
D. Dietz. neav New Castle, where It was
cared for all night, he and his lady friend
returning TO this city by trolley
49,. This testimony was corroborated IN
every detail by Miss Ethel Bowers. Of
East Seventeenth street the young lady
y who took the ride with johnson on the
IN evening IN question. and her testimony
AZ was mistaken by "a rigid cross-cxanaina-
n tion by Assistant Solicitor Rice.
he George Dietz. at whose home, near New
10 Castle, the horse was left. then took the
,r stand and told Of IFS condition. statina
a that u was suffering with a bad dose Of
E heaves and In no condition to drive.
at much less hire out He also stated thar
~ the animal had no marks Of the whiu
is upon It, and was perfectly cool. thus
- showing that Johnson had not abused il.
y When told that they' were through with
y him by the attorneys. Dietz consumed
\, considerable time in going into details
" I, as to his experience with horses, and tine
experience along the same lines by some
u Of his relatives and forefathers.
se Court Was in Hurry.
J. When asked a hypothetical question i,
X eross-examination. Judge Cochran FOR
'n bade him 20 answer. saying that IL woul
"a take the time Of the court. and beside
p the judge was in hurry" Continuina
the august dispenser OF justice sentcr
- uously remarked: Il don't want to hea
- anything about horse know II a
49, myself. and no one can Instruct me
NJ. open-eyed~with amazement at such or,
nd found knowledge, the farmer witne.
skunk to his seat
at George Poole. George +. Bogart an
ay Walter Grey all testified TO having sec
?. the horse after It's arrival at Dietz's. an
I'M all agreed in declaring that the anims
at was a victim to a bad csc Of heaves. an
on had not been abused I'm any way. Cira
ell gave his evidence as an expert on 10
its grounds that at one time ne had ownc,
zen a horse similarly affected
lhe After hearing the testimony the juds'
w. continued the case until WEDNESDAY
morning next, az which time ne SAID HI
would hand down a decision.
sea George Dale, a young man with football
me- hair. was then accused by W. IT, Bullock
any with having broken the windows IN MS
~ home ar Thlrtieth and Market streets or
.s frequent occasions and IN other ways
| having annoyed him until he was forced
b. to cause the arrest
Ms Fixing his eyes upon the covering cul
ba- prit with basilisk glare. the learned judgs
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