The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1875-03-12

that Ne traded d worthless REAPER III
tie hur.r IN question and that the man
had threatened several times ~ sne
him fpf damages. hi. when W asked
him WIN the man ~Hs, Mna where he
lived. he said he ruald nct tell llis
Whole story appears like = fahtieat inn.
ani | hope Ne shall fihl sumo way a.
4hew thai The llHr IN the suit we're
~ party 10 the horse trade
between Wright and Guye,tc
Will you pleasc give mr.
yonr ideas about the matter far unless
there |. 4 reasonable rhancc fer VA ~
win the mii !. would be useless 10 make
further coats
Yours truly.
Isaac +. HALL.
CHAPTER III.
"COpY."
In Jwsticr Court Before ] r.. Brown
Justice Ut the Peace.
{. II. 4 i. j. Mccormick
EtNWk WY 49,
A. ". Wright sworn.
At date u notes | was general agent
for llf's; | sold Def't. a pair II horses;
took ono note for $50 and two no.ca
for $50 each; the horses wore Meteor.
micks, The brown horse | traded Met 'or.
mick Advance reaper for; that had been
returned ~ worthless; tho man |
traded with threatened ~ sue me BE-.
cause | hal put worthless machine
onto BIN; brown mare my brother took
on debt; brought horscs from Usage;
| advertised the team fcr sale: Frank
Guyc,tec Jr. bought the team, he said
10 wanted q team TO break prairie
with; ! told him tho horse was oil right
and ~ sound as bullet: sold him
team for $3.50; ! told him they were
just the team b. wanted, and | thought
they wore; III about three Dr. four days
defendant came In end had tho horsea
with him. Ito said tho horse was not
right and would not suit; he said: ~
am no hand 10 whine. but ! expect
what IL right about tho team. lie
said ho wanted tho tenn for breaking
team and II they wore MT all right NJ
would not have bought them; told
him perhaps IL was change ii stable
aud | hoped 10 would come out all
right: next time | saw him he said the
horse VI. going 70 die. next timc h.
,aiL the horse was dead; he told ma BE-
should not pay FOR tho brown horse;
that horse m recommended by me wss
worth el50: | was judge OF horses It
that time, ! rold 4 good many horses
that spring; the i,lea conveyed TO do
PENDANT was. thai w would 10 what
~. right sbont tho horse; At tho time
| brought horse from Osnge, biz man.
nor Of getting up was that II hcrsc
with weak back. II the Nurse wss
aiek mud died hs was u ~ value.
CONGRATULATIONS.
Al the si,na notes were given | VA
agent: l had 4 contract with III. IT
tho salc u their rcapers. tho contract
wss In writing and In instructions BY
letter: | was given power 70 dispose u
i'lH's property ~ ! san d.; had NJ.
tI,ority 10 sell machines and take stock;
ri tho time | had settlement with
pi'fs about this transaction with Guy.
cite had twenty .shroc horses; ! told
them about brown hvrse aud they were
very much pleased; ! told thcm J
should BE- likely ~ have trouble about
mo horse, they told mo that whatever
! did would be vi right; whom txrn.
cd these NOTES over 70 Pl'h's ! told
them they were taken for pair VI
horses; | told them gut horses ior ma
chimes; they said "all right" ] think
this transaction WAS with lIasbrook
their clerk; ! slso explained Il 70 Han
M another clork: also ~ Mr.. Spring
another clerk; this WAS At Chicago. At
u'G's Office III the fall 81 1871; | told
defendant when sold horses To him
that they were Mef'ormick's horses.
and took Tho notes payable 10 them; |
have had no serious difficulty with
ll'hs, | don't fool friendly towards
l'l'Hs; ] saw horses after sold thom
10 Dsf'l three or four days after; did
not examine them; did not know con
.li''on o. horses when sold him;
though. he WAS all right and sound;
Hs appeared 70 DO sound; was = good
Judge u horacs; had him about two
Or three days n my possession; did
not notice anything wrong about him;
do not know the namc ~ tho man
got ths horse u. 10 lived toward
Charles City, and my brother togsth.
~ had tho horse about ons month.
The contradictions Ii tho above
lnssimony arc VI such ! character thai
one part VI u being srns tho oshsl
cannot b.. IN ons place he says Il
told him thai the horse wss III righ
aud ~ sound ~ d bullet"
In another place no says at ths
iime ] brought ths horse from Orag'
hin manner ~ getting up was that II /
horse with 1 weak hack in ons ID
stance hs sought 10 impress Tho cour
with the idea u . iaultleaa warranty
| In the other no freely admits himself
liar and pAradss BIZ shame In orde
10 defend his employsrs, agains
whom he his no grounds Tor hats ~
cert that tho, wo,ld not permit him 1
rob il,oIn any longer.
1 =. =