The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-02-27
Animals Struck by Car Sat-
urday Evening Shot About
Noon Sunday, on Order of
the Sheriff.
WEST SIDE PEOPLE
HIGHLY INDIGNANT
Disgusted with Actions of
Owner of Animals and the
Legal Red Tape Entering
Into Affair.

Three cows and a steer which were
crippled on Saturday evening about Z
o'clock when struck by city street
car near Earlham cemetery were per-
mitted to live until IL o'clock Sunday
morning in the greatest agony, and
were only ordered killed by the own
er, John Kelley, after threat was
made by the authorities to arrest him
for cruelty to animals. Misunder-
standings and the red tape of the law
prevented the authorities from taking
such action three hours earlier. The
hind legs of each Of the animals were
broken below the hook joints.
The cattle were being driven from
the pasture of John Roberts by an
employe of Kelley Saturday evening
When they reached the car line they
could not be moved and the motor
man on city car No. 3O3, which in the
fall was wrecked east Of the city,
could not stop his car, which was
west bound, on the steep grade In
some peculiar manner the hind legs
of each of the animals were broken,
but the car was damaged very little.
Finally Kill Animals.
Despite their crippled condition, the
frightened animals ran on the stubs
of their hind legs for some distance,
the steer as far as five hundred yards,
suffering animals remained PROSTATE
where they had fallen, their bodies
quivering with pain and uttering
mournful bellows until nearly noon
Sunday. The steer was killed by Pa
trolman Westenberg on solicitation of
Prof w. N. Trueblood of Earlham,
when it was decided the animal was
within the corporation limits. The
COWS were killed by representative
of the Clendenin Fertilizing company
after Sheriff Steen had ordered Kel-
ley to have the beasts put out of their
misery.
Kelley, it is alleged, claimed the ami.
mails did not belong to him. that they
were the property of the street car
company and he refused to do any.
thing to relieve their suffering A 10
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day night but was not allowed to touch
the animals and departed disgusted
and incensed. Residents in the neigh
| borhood called the police about I
o'clock Sunday morning and demand
ed something be done. The cattle
were just outside the city limits and
the police were not permitted by law
to take hand in the matter, so Sher
if Steen was notified Some more rec
tape then entered into the case, as
that official could not legally kill the
animals until after inspection by &
meat inspector and veterinarian, an(
until an appraisement of the animal.
had been made. He started to Il
through this red tape, but touched b.
the agony of the animals, called III
his attorney and was advised by the
latter to compel the owner to ordel
the animals killed If the order wa:
not forthcoming then the sheriff wa.
told to place the owner under arres
for cruelty to animals.
| The authorities have taken no steps
against the owner. Residents of tn,
community will probably not ALLOW
the matter to rest as they are public
ly censuring the officials and particu
larly the owner. The animals were il
good flesh and of the estimated valu.
of between $3.50 and s175.