Year: 1879

about four feet aud arrived on terra frma again with
u loss OF portion of his trousers and four 'front.'
teeth. His inj ures were not serious. however. Tor
he spent the balance of the day searching for the
owner of the steer as primary step toward SUIT
for damages.


Alter tring of the horses and Mr.. Rosenthal the
steer passed into an enclosure formed by fence anu
NUMBER - trucks at Niney-fourth street and the
East River and there stopped rs If forest The crowd
quickly gathered aud few useless shots were DIS
charged. John Brady, an employe of the ice COM
pany approached at this juncture, with an ice hook.
an instrument similar to boat hook, and, after
some others had thrown a rope about the steers
horns ana fastened it. he with well directed blow,
pierced the back of the animals neck, the
point of the weapon passing through the spinal col
urnn and causing almost instant DEATH The carcass
was surrounded all day by great number or
curious spectators. who were discreet enough to re-
main away during the stirring scenes OF the morn morn,
ing. A wagon from the Health Department arrived
in the afternoon and closed the exhibition py carhs
the dead beast away.


The exact course taken by the second steer could
not be ascerained. An overturned wagon and mar
demolished corner booth here and there along nus
route We're the only traces that could be FOUND ne
in Eighteth street. in avenue A. III FIRST
avenue and in Sixty-fourth street. where ne wa"
lassooed by character known as "Mustang chariey.
After he had been secured he was shot by an oncer
of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty 10 AMI
mails. -. Ia


All this occurred before noon. and peace had
reigned again for three hours in Yorkvie Inc niue
captyes were sleeping in the brewers stable yard
when his drivers returned in the evening to stable
their horses They called on the police To turn tho
animals out bur the police feared to do SO. A de-
Snatch had been sent to Police Headquarters about
the capture and received to the elect that
the animals might be given TO the owner II they
were taken away shackled, but no owner could be
found. To accommodate the brewer the police made
an effort and by way of experiment. led one or the
animals out of the yard to take him to lot near by
He behaved very quietly until he reached the street.
and then dashed OFF and escaped. His death at
the foot OF Ninety-fourth street
ported an hour later. No further effort
made to clear the brewery yard.


The fact that no inquiry was made for the animals
led some police officials to believe that they did not
wish make themselves known, fearing the
lepal consequences OF the damage done. The ami
mails bore different brands. but all marked
the left hip with daub OF black paint, evidently
intended means OF identification during their
shipment from Texas here


MUSTANG CHARLEY.


'If you want to know all about it, go to Mustang
Charley said individual to whom the foo tsore
reporter looked for information. "He knows who
owns 'em, where they KEN from, where they went
and where they're gein' to-


Being informed that Charley could be found in
Seventy-seventh street. near Third avenue, the re-
porter went there but disappointed. In one
story and attic frame dwelling the end of
a small lot he found Charleys wife, young and
prepossessing woman. who accounted for her
she said. and after resting during tie day
called out again in the afternoon to catch
another wild steer Two young men who were lis
tening said Yes. Charley is employed by cattle
dealers to drive their herds rather to catch the
runaways. He took five out of that lot that escaped
last night and he is after one now From what they
said it would appear that number of steers
escaped from some yard or wharf late on Friday
night or early yesterday morning, and Charley was
sent in search of them. He was not expected home
till late and they did not think he could furnish the
name of the owner of the cattle


''Mustang Charley" whose name in ordinary life
is Charles Reynolds, is only twenty-onc years old.
He keeps mustang pony stabbed on the same plot
of ground with his cottage home. The saddle hangs
for every escaped steer he captures alive According
to their statement he made yesterday Sl25.