Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-04-10
LOCAL INTELLlGENCE.

held Somuel strong, Robert strong and John
Mastin to bail for their appearance at the Crini-
nal Court, under charge of conspiracy to defraud
Clark Mills out Of model horse, called L" Bos-
time since, and that body declined to End indict-
ments against the accused. So the charge Is viz
tually dismissed.
As they stand under the action of the nao,s
trate accused Tin the estimation of the publicly of
grave crime, from which the refusal of the
grand jury to indict them relieves them we feel
II incumbent on the Star 10 publish for them the
following bill of sale and afidavits, tending to
relieve them from the imputation:
District Of Columbia, July II, ls56-Samuel
Strong Is to have my horse Boston for the sum
OF nve hundred dollars, when shall be done
using him as model Carr MIIs
THEoDORB A. MILLS
THEOPHILUs F. MILLS
l hereby certify the above il a true copy from
Ihe original now in Samuel Strong's possession,
" O"" " he- J. III. GODDARD, J. p.
Dtstrtef Of Columbia, County of Washington,
20 9u:-On this seventh day of April, A. D.,
IooI' personally appeared before me, John H.
Ioodard, Justice OF the Peace, in and for the
county and District aforesaid, Samuel Strong,
ana made oath on the Holy Eyangely of Almighty
1od, that he, Samuel Strong, was requested to-
stop AT Clark Mills and look at his model horse
Boston, represented to be a racer, which he I'M
derstoOd was for sale; he did SO, saw Mills, who
showed him the horse and gave him his pedigree
said he had bought the horse in the South for two
hundred dollars, and would ask me no more for
him than be gave, but if l took the horse at that
Time he. Mills, wanted the privilege of looking at
him once more To finish model OF the horse he
was then making before my brother Robert took
him out OF the country, as told him then never
run horses, but II bought him ID would be er-
pressly for my brother We at this time came on
terms about the horse; told him would see him
again about H. Mills then took me in the house
70 see the colored man whose leg he said the
damned horse had broken, and said that he Mills
had tried to ride him out in company of a lady
and the horse had thrown him and dislocated his
hat d n
age or do anything with him, and that he had put
the damned horse through some process he thoupht
would finish him, but he was unable to kill him.
ana that no one on his place would have ANYTHING
TO DO with him, and told my brother Robert il he
Took him he must always be his guard or he
would XII him; Passing by his place daily: on
Ealing fence, he hailed me and said that man by
the name OF John Mastin had offered him two
hundred dollars In gold and his note for two hun
dred dollars for the horse but if | would give him
Tour hundred dollars might have him: told him
that was good deal of money to give for a run
away horse; Mills said he knew Il was. but that
ne coulu peat any horse in the world. | bought
the horse from Mills for four hundred dollars who
delivered the horse into my possession The horse
was put In my stable. and remained upon my
faTm almost within a stOnethrow of the farm Of
clark Mills for some months, and while the horse
was training for the races he was rode past Clark
NILS, nearly every day Mills told my brother
II be would not match him for over a quarter of a
mile, he would bet the horse and 20 part in the
stakes that the horse was wild and perfectly un-
that his brother Robert had taken a great deal of
pains with the horse, and has tanned him and got
him perfectly gentle, and has been to a great ex-
PenSe Tor his keeping, having him in his possess
sion nine months without the horse ever making
cent. That there is no doubt that the horse Isl
very valuable one in his present condition sound
and perfectly gentle as ne now is, and that the
said Mills knows the horse has been broken and
made gentle and manageable-hence his desire to
again get possession of him; that said horse has
been In his possession and the possession Of his
m mn fha and fhafC -
Mills has at no time since the time Of the sale up
10 the time his brother Robert sold said horse
laid any claim to or pretended to have any claim
10 or on said horse. SAMUEL STRoNs
Sworn and subscribed to before me-
J. II. GODDARD, J. P.
District Of Columbia, Coznty of Washington.
10 trif:-On this seventh day of April, A D. 1857
personally appeared before me, John III Goddard
4 Justice Of the Peace in and for the county and
District aforesaid, Robert Strong, who made oath
that about the first Of July last he heard Clark
Mills had 4 race horse for sale. and he called TO
look at the horse and saw him running loose in
the barn yard Mills was not home that he called
Two or three days AFTER; he saw Mills with whom
ne had talk about the horse; Mills told him the
pedigree OF the horse; said he was dangerous
and had thrown d cOlored man of his and broken
his leg, and had thrown him and disIocated his
shoulder; that he had done all he could to subdue
him, using long Spanish curb-bits, &c, but was
compelled 10 give him up, and would like to sell
him; said that probably he would want to look
once more At some point about the horse TO finish
t,, model-if so, IL would be inside of a week
and h. would send him word that ne took the
Ln@se no lark Mills twice while he was breaking
rim and al ed Mills if he wanted To see him any
gnors. said he n 4 not. that he was throu2 h with
him; Mills said he v 0uId II ke aud would ike his
sous TO see him run ano. to let him know the time
and pIare Of the race; d. so; and he and his
sOBs came 10 the Long Old FieIos 10 see the race
that Mills afterwards told himif n would match
him 4 quarter of mile he (Mills) would give
him half the stake money to put up, bet not 10
let any one know he was in the match TO- itwould
hurt him very much in Washington in his Dusi-
ness and that the horse Was in his possession and
the possession of his brother Samuel for nine
months previous TO his selling the horse, and that
during the whole OF that time Clark Mills did not
lay any claim TO pretend TO have i claim to the
said horse Boston. ROBERT STRONG.
sworn and subscribed before me.
j. III. GODDARD, J. p.
District OF Columbia, County of Washington,
10 tgit:-On this seventh day of April, A. d.
Ell, personally appeared before me, Thomas G.
Dunn, Justice of the Peace in and for the county
and District aforesaid. John Mastin, who made
OatE IN due form Of law, that he knew the horse
Bsstun formerly belonging to Clark Mills. that
Mills told him he had sold the horse to Samuel
Strong for four hundred dollars and that he never
made such damned foolish bargain in his life
when he sold the horse to Strong; that he was
present at the race al Long Old Fields where the
uOTSe was to run, and that Clark Mills and his
two sons were present at the race; the horse was
10 run over the track across the Long Bridge that
Mills two sons were there. and said they expect
tl ldlDSf over 10 see the race, tldt uldtCn
was made on the horse, and that he, the said
Mastin, went to Bladensburg after the horse, and
N bringing him into the city he stopped by Clark
-. us with the horse, and while there Clark
Nils took ~: his tape line and measured the horse
between the eyes, and said he was done with tue
horse and did not want 10 see him any more; that
1t the time he had complete model Of the horse
excepting the head and neck, and thai this part
he said he intended 10 take from the wild AIexi-
"sa horse; that when he started away Mills ask
III him to come back and get drink lie did so,
- BnIs hel frRS hffr< An hat sfa rfpd
with the horse, and Clark Mills did not al that
time, at any other time since, any time pre-
V!Ous TO the time OF TIN sale Samuel Strong lay
any claim 20, or pretens 10 have any claim on or
said horse. JOHN MAsIIN.
Subscribed and sworn before me, this 9TH day
81 April, 1857. THOMAS c. DOM, }. p.
District ~ Columbia, County I Washington,
10 iEft On mas sixth day OF April. A. D.S57,
personally appeared befsse me JohB II. Goddard,
JLstiG % the Peace ia aBc Tor the county and
I'm. LII. L. de-