The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1921-02-03

visit to the neighborhood and by in
terviews with neighbors of that vicin-
ity. At the request of the officer the
name is not divulged but in the event
that no action is taken, warrant will
be sworn out for the mans arrest and
full publicity will be given to the
affair.
Tip Came from Neighbors.
Humane Officer Karnes received his
tip regarding the cattle from some
people living in the vicinity of the
home Of the owner of ,Sthe cows. They
declared that the man had become en-
ragged because Of the comments made
regarding the cows and that for three
years no one had seen the cows taken
out of the shed. officer Karnes could
not believe the story, but he went to
investigate it nevertheless.
what I found was astonishing" he
declared this morning. "The owner.
admits that the cows have not been
out Of the shed for two years and
believe that it must have been a long
er time than that. They were pitiable
sights"
HOOfs Grown Very Long.
Their hoofs had grown so long that
they had started to curl up and it is
my opinion that the cows would have
trouble in using their legs to any
great extent. 1t was impossible to
get the cows out of the shed at the
time that / went there and l was I'M
able to tell whether or not they had
been blinded by their long imprison-
ment. 1t is my belief that their eye
sight had at least been impaired be-
cause of the abusive treatment which
they had received. The shed had no
windows and only doors which were
occasionally opened for ventilation.
The shed was filled with filth and there
was every reason to believe that it
had not been cleaned for several
weeks"
Orders Cows Put to Pasture.
Humane Officer Karnes gave orders
that the three-year-ol COW should be
taken at once to some farmer in Ke-
nosha county where it could be placed
in pasture and cared for properly I'M
til it recovered from the long impris-
onment. The owner was directed to
pay for this care whatever the cost
might be. 1t was also ordered that
windows should be cut in the cowshed
and that it should be otherwise put
into shape if the other COW was to be
kept there. 1t was directed that if the
other cow was kept at the home, it
must be given a chance for proper ex-
ercise and that any attempt to resume
the plan of imprisoning the cows
would result in them being taken away
from the owner and serious prosecu-
ton started in the local courts.
II believe that the owner of the
cows is eccentric" said Humane Off
Ger Karnes, "and that he did not real
ize exactly what he was doing. He
has agreed now to do all within his
power to rectify the wrong he has
done. If it had appeared that he had
maliciously imprisoned the cows
would have started prosecution imme-
diately."
Talk Of the Neighborhood.
For many months the fate of the
cows has been the open secret which
has been the talk of the neighborhood.
The exact cause for the strange treat
ment of the cattle could not be ascer-
tanned, but it was admitted that REF
marks regarding the keeping of the
cows had led to the eccentric action.
Finally the rumor leaked out to HUI
name Officer Karnes and he started
the investigation which resulted in the
freeing of the cattle.
A second trip to the shed is to be
made in very short time to make
certain that the order given to the
owner is carried out to the minutest
detail. There is some question as to
whether the owner will be allowed to
keep the cows, anyway, inasmuch as
the home is we'll within the city limits
and there is city ordinance against
the keeping of livestock within the
limits of the city. It is certain that
should the officials wish to push the
case, they have ample reason to prose
cute.