, 1907-05-24
HE VISITS
LARAMIE
AGENT OF STATE BOARD OF
CHILD AND ANIMAL PROTEC-
TON CALLS UPON THE
LOCAL SHERIFF.
Captain H. D. Cough Of Cheyenne Max.
ing OFFICIAL Trip Across State and
Will Investigate story Of Inhuman
Treatment Of Horses at Evanston
-TaIks With Reporter for The Re.
publican While Here.

publican While Here.
Captain H. d. Cough of Cheyenne
agent of the state board of child ant
animal inspection, was among thu
pleasant callers at this office yesterday
afternoon. He is on his way to the
western part of the state, on his first
regular trip across the state, and is
visiting each county seat in turn, re
ceiving appointment as deputy sherin
without extra compensation. He call
ed at Sheriff Baths office during his
stay in this city, talking with that Of
fetal upon the work in which he is en-
gagged. Captain Cough will go to Ev
anston and take up the case against
George Newbold, a charcoal burner
who is charged with inhumanly beat
ing and starving his horses, mention
of which was made In the columns Of
The Republican a day or two ago.
Thinks Man Insane.
II am inclined to believe that New
bold is insane" the captain said, land
can think of nothing else in connection
with his case, from what I have heard
Of 1t. I do not believe that a sane
man. with ordinarily good sense, could
be So brutal, and II he is found insane
it is likely that he will be properly
cared for. II he is not insane, and IS
shown to be the monster the newspa
per reports seem to Indicate, then he
will be proceeded against n given
If I can bring that about, punishment
to fit the crime"
Agent In Each County.
Captain Cough is making an effort
to secure a agent in each county seat
and also a lady agent to act as a cor
respondent Of the society, so that the
head officers may be kept thoroughly
posted. He is also distributing print
ed cards bearing the laws Of the state
and a warning to violators. The warn
ing is IS follows:
Warning Posted.
1.-THE laws of Wyoming make it a
criminal act, punishable by fine and
Imprisonment, to unnecessarily injure
any dumb animal; to beat, starve, neg
lect, fail to feed, water and shelter
overwork, work when sick, ore oI
lame, or in any other way u~nnecessari
ly hurt any animal; to kill or other
wise injure any wild birds or animals
except to kill game in season.
Officers of the state board of child
and animal protection have authority
to enter premises, to make investiga
lions and to make arrests while doing
their duty in like manner with Other
officers Of the law. Resistance to ol
interference with them is punishable
by fine and Imprisonment. This means
stock on the range, injured animals
animals in any situation where abuse
or neglect by anyone responsible In
any way will cause them to suffer In
any way"
Sheep at shearing Pens.
Captain Cough said he had been di
rected to keep his y on the shearins
pens throughout the state, where sheer
are sometimes needlessly injured by
rough handling. There are times wher
little wounds are made with the shear;
in a purely accidental way, and there
are other times when a man brutally
cuts the flesh of the sheep for SOM
slight movement that Anglers him. Be
ginners at the business get careless
and mon got in q hurry tn nnn n1oto thk
task and become careless and almost
savage, and these the agent will watcf
closely and punish accordingly.
Rough Riding Exhibitions
"As to rough riding and roping con
tests, l shall be as lenient as the cir
cumstances will permit. There is lit
tie injury to horse or rider in the av
erage rough riding exhibition and peo
pie enjoy the sport. Many believe the
horses do also. In some cases, how
ever, the state will intervene to protec
animals from unnecessary cruelty ~
the part of handlers. The society in
tends to do the best it can for thu
people, curtailing the rights of none
Inc QuInD animals deserve In6 WATCH
full care of the state as well as thu
children, and 1t is the aim of this sc
ciety to protect society from inhuma1
treatment in a spirit of anger, malice
or mere bravado."
To Look UP NewboId Case.
The Cheyenne Tribune OF yesterda.
had the following concerning Captain
Coughs trip across the state:
Captain H. D. Cough, state agent o
the Wyoming Humane society, left to
day for Piedmont, Uinta county, to in
yestigate a report recently sent to Gov
ernor Brooks, by the Uinta count,
prosecuting attorney regarding an un
usually aggravated cast Of brutalit,
to horses alleged to have been com
mitted by George Newbold, a charcoa
burner.
"Newbold is alleged to have beatel
a team of horses continuously TO
three hours, one dropped dead and tn