The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-05-03
HORSE CAUSES A CONVICTION
DIVERS COMPLICATIONS ARISE
OVER HIS STIFF LEG.

Results: One Mounted Lieutenant TO BE
Brought Up en- Charges. Reserves Or.
dered Ont and Three o. p. G. A. Men
and Health Onlcer Called Into Action,
When John McKenna, q truokman OF 6l4
West Forty-ffth street, started out yester-
day afternoon with his horse Kid, q rather
shopwoTn looking animal whose early days
were passed In the ambulance service. he
knew that the horse was q bit stiff In his of
foreIeg, but he didn't in the least foresee
the extent 10 which that stiffness was 10 dis
turb the peace Of the city. II did, however,
and here are some OF the results: One
mounted lieutenant Of police to be brought
up on charges, two policemen called from
their posts 10 assist a brother officer, re-
serves called out from the Tenderioin police
station. large wear and tear on telephone
wires between Tenderloin station. Police
Headquarters. the s. P. c. a. headquarters
and the Health Department. three s. P. c. A.
men and one health officer called into action
MoKenna started out early in the after
noon to drive down Madison avenue. At
Thirty-sixth street he was stopped by a
well dressed woman, who stepped into the
street and made Grafton: ~That horse has
thO Blh4AuCAbt LOu NO NJ OubulGco 70 uIiNt
him in that condition. and II you don't stop
IN have you arrested. she said.
Dust then Policeman Hunter Of the Ten
derloin station came along. He said that
he didn't know CHAMBERS from grip. but
offered to shoot the horse u MoKenna was
willing. He wasn't, 1t was now . O'Clock.
The usual crowd began to gather and Police
man Mulback strollSd UP from his post to
zee what was the matter. Mulback couldn't
qualify as an expert on sianders. but he
thought Of the s. P. G. A. and called up
the station house to have them tell the news
TO the society.
Followed . long wait and a growing
crowd, and then came Policeman Burden
from the station to say that the g. p. G. A.
had been notified. The crowd about the
I lieut. GSn EStlsna fc q the tSe e tTafi %o saasd
rode up to investigate. England got down
from his korss and tried 70 qualify as an
expert. He answered the hypothetical
question by saying, that he didn't think
sure. though. and suggested that since the
man from the 8. P. C. A. was long In coming
he'd 60 and get him.
For some reason England left his horse
and walked over to Fifth avenue, where
Deputy Police Commissioner Bugher,
passing In his auto, was struck by the sight
OF a mounted policeman hooking a ride on
the rear end OF q stage and sent mounted
Lieutenant Corbett, who was riding along
fsI dsbis back 9,,1 to i2 aSsat sna a G0%T 1IstsOINS
70 what England told Corbett, ordered the
latter to bring charges against England for
leaving his horee. England went on 70 eeek
the 8, P. G.. A. and Bugher turned into
He had his look and Joined the crowd. At
4 o'clock a man In the 8. P. C. A. uniform
arrived.
sThe horse said he, has CHAMBERS and
must be shot -Four policemen numbered
their guns and got ready. Hold on
by the display Of artillery. don't do any
thing until you hear from me again. He
went away.
Al l:sn O'Clock another 8. p. G.. A. man
sS% Sor along sscsn ssG1 sme e. the va. mater Ss SsrS Tith
and then he added; but don't do anything
until you hear from me-" He went away.
About 5 O'Clock the woman who had
started the trouble got tired and went away,
60 did the C1mmissioner' so did Of the
stander kept arriving, however, and the
reserves OF the Tenderioin were sent for to
give the hone q breathing space.
At 0 O'Clock a third s..P c.. A. man CAM
s fSss'i he N ssid. BUT sf0R %sit ' aSill you 3 Re%
from me- He went away.
Meanwhile there had been much tele-
phoning and the news OF the stranded
horse had reached the Health Depart
ment. DR.. Walter Bensel, assistant sani-
tary superintendent Of Manhattan, reached
the scene at 7:9n He said, sNonsenselr
when CHAMBERS were mentioned, and told
MoKenna 10 10 on about his business.
During the last hour OF waiting Kid had
tnedseveral times to cit down IN the harness,
When the word was given to go home Kid
was found to be too stiff in ell bis legs to
start the wagon. The crowd got behind
and pushed until Kid was imbered up
a bit. He was entering the lower Forties
as darkness clo'ed In,