The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-17
HILL REPLIES TO
HUMANE OFFICERS
IS GLAD HUMANE OFFICIALS
Wish TO LOCATE MAN WHO
TOOK HIS HORSE TO BLACK
SMITH sHoP-MlTcHELL SAYS
HILL SHOULD REPORT.

Il am much pleased to see that
Messrs. Mitchell, Durham and Others
of ts1e Humane society have taken ur
the matter Of the man who unhitched
my horse and took him to the black
smith shop on the superstition that
such was a. humane act" writes C. H.
Hill to The Forum, in public response
to DIR. ]. w. Durham and c. H. Mitch
ell. president and secretary Of the
Fargo Humane society, who said they
would investigate the case.
Their denial of the natter con-
tinues Mr.. Hill in his communication,
"Voucaes for the fact that the society.
as a body is not responsible for that
piece of impudence of which 1 have
made public complaint"
Mr.. Hill also addressed a similar
communication to Secretary Mitchell
of the Humane society, in which he
states that he does not know the name
OF the man who unhirched his horse,
but that he found it in the blacksmith
shop of S. A Loudon at SIS N. p.
avenue. He says further to Mr.. Mitchell
that he took the only course open in
making the complaint, that of placing
the matter before the public
When seen this morning, Mr.. Mitch
ell, secretary Of the society, said that
no information had yet been obtained
by the officials of the society which re-
Vealed the identity of the man who
took such liberty under the guise
or an official Of the Humane society.
He said that all the officers had come
to the conclusion that it was someone
who had mistaken idea of humor and
desired TO play practical prank. or
who was in an intoxicated condition
and did not know what he was doing. |
1t had been fully determined that no |
officer of the society had done such a |
thing.
I think that Mr.. Hill made an error, |
n not bringing the matter directly to |
The officers of the society" said Mr..
Mitchell to The Forum instead of
publicly as he did of the
society and it's work, before he knew
positively who was to blame. Things
Ike that should always be reported to
first, and then if an in
or any action is denied,
public complaint should be registered"
Mr.. Hills letter to The Forum today II
Il will give the facts of the case \
md as far as ! am able assist you in \
making a thorough investigation.
This happened at about O'Clock
afternoon, Sept g. AS be-
ore stated, l was attending TO BUSH
less, having marketed load of grain. II
nd at the time the horse was taken
vas absent But witnesses of the act
informed me when came back and
ound the animal missing, that a man,
Who, when questioned as to what he I
vas doing with the horse, responded
n august tones that this horse was
n the hands Of the State Humane
ociety and that he was to be taken
o a shop to be shod.
Returning about twenty minutes
ater I found one horse gone and nat
rally supposing that in some way the
cam had become frightened and the
orse had broken away, / inquired at
he pound.
Not finding him there, I was upor r
~ way to the police station to report :
stolen horse when fortunately I met :
To eyewitnesses of the scene. They
owever, were unable to inform me as
} who the man was or to what shop :
e had taken my horse.
Making a tour of all the different 7
hops, / at last entered Loudon's, and
ere held by the man at the forge
earest the door, stood my stolen horse. !
inquired of the man as to the name | .
the person who brought the horse !
lere, but he was unable to give me
ny information as TO whom he was,
} / was obliged to let matters drop
lst then. 1t was nearly o'clock by
lis time, two good hours wasted for
e, and at this time of the year two
ours on a farm count for a great
sal, so / made haste to attend to my :
sglected business, forced to let this !,
after rest for the time, and drove =
1me.
There is no one who would be more
eased than myself to learn my un- :,
loWn friends name, but he seems :,
,ry negligent about leaving his bust
.ss cards, so | took the only way open :
me to inform him of his effrontery,