Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-11-14
Shelburne Man on Trial for AL
legged Cruelty to a Horse a
Year Ago Last March.
CONTRADICTORY EVIDENCE
John III. Black for state Thinks AMI
nal SuTered--Dr Miller Tells OF
Mechanical Lnmcncss, Thinks
Horse Experienced No Pain
DIR. Read TcsGRcs.


is the much controverted case involv-
Ing the alleged cruel treatment of a
horse by the respondent The incident
occasioned wide interest n year and A
half ago because of the prominence Of
the respondents wife. Mrs Ida H.
Read. president of the Woman's Chris
ian Temperance Union in Vermont.
The horse in question was takon
way from DR.. Road in this city
March 90 1906. by Agent John Eul1or
or the Burlington Humane society
The animal had been driven here from
Shelburne. 1t was suffering from a
trouble in the ankle OF one hind foot
end walked with difficulty The horse
was shot two days later by Agent FuI-
Ter A preliminary hearing was held
before Judge Mower in city court 4
Jew weeks later and conviction was
obtained Dr. Read being fined 500 and
costs No testimony was introduced
by the defense and The case was at
once appealed to county court
THE JURY.
The following jury was empanoled
TO hear the case: ]. II. Stafford Sr.. Of
Jericho, w. NJ Spear Of Charlotte. II
II. McGinnls of Jericho, G ". Allen If
Essex Junction, collins II. Nash Of
Jericho, j. W. Everest Of Milton. Philo
7. irish Of Wcstford, Stanley Tomlin-
Jon Of Bolton. clinton Smith or Hines
hurgh. Alton NJ Sabcns Of Richmond
Joel W. Thomas of burlington and q
n Morrill, Of Huntington.
OPENING STATEMENTS.
States Attorney sherman in his open
ing statement to the i1rv said tbat mr.
Read drove to this city from Sba,burn.
horse which was unft to no drive,
by reason of the condition OF o,e ~
Its feet and ankles The casa no saia
would be made out from, tho evido,cs
ATTORNEY Rullard for Dr Road s+,.o1
that the RESPONDENT is 7s yeare old g
a resident of Sholburne and u.as for-
,norly a dentist. The defense will cd.
nit that in March 1Qnf mr. poo1 avn,
I'd horse. It will he sbovn that III.
horse was well known hero in pur.
lirgton and the condition Of the animal
on the dav it was seized NV Aren't E,ul
Ter will also be shown: that II was
taken to John Collins's blacksmith
shop where DR.. G. A. Miller examined
|: with a view of ascertaining how II
might be shod that Dr. Read wanted
to find out how to treat the animal and
that Dr. Miller saw the horse on more
than one occasion between the time II
was seized and the time that II was
shot and. finally, that the killing Of
,he beast was not justifahle.
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shoe on the foot when the horse wa.
brought back in September. Mrs. ReaC
was in the shop when the horse wal
brought there in March, 1906. but tn,
witness did not remember whether sh'
came with her husband. DIR. Read die
not treat the animal cruelty while il
the shop. He asked to have the hors,
rhod so as to straighten the ankle
Or. Miller was brought to the shop t,
give advice as to what could be don,
for the horse. Mr. Collins didn't know
what Or. Miller did. If anything Witt
the exception of the ankle the hors
was in good condition and was in goo,
flesh If horse has suffered con
ftantly he said the animal would no