, 1881-08-27
STATEMENT DY PETE JOHNSON.
Anxtfat ntttAltch 10 i1e CLfcann 1,r.tuse.


11!Alsrro1sD, Conn., Aug, sJ.--Yunr cor
respondent Interviewed tho wcil-known
driver, Potter V. Jolsnsotl. lust evening, md
informed him that as considerable gpsslp Of
IL scan.lnlnus nature, basctl on tic ,::'0 rslce
ut Cl,icugo, III whicl, J. u. Tl,otlas. was de-
fcated by Tronbad0ilr, hull bcen III crcuI-
ton s1neo Tho,nas had been tNken ont Of his
hnills, T1tE Tribune desired to ascertain
tho exuct fucta Regarding his row with tho
owner Ut Thomas. SWELL" sAt.l johnson,
" it's matter that don't euro tu talk about,
md don't believe l ought to say anything
about it.' lii reply to tllls tile reporter said:
"Whon tell you tint know 1t Is cnnl-
mon report tint Thompson, the owner Of
Thomas, nsscrts thnt lle was offered 81, ,Uu0 to
TX the race for Tr0nbad0ur to win, that lIg
roforrctl tho offer to you, ineetlng witt! H. Ilat
refusal to untortaln It, and that twenty l,ll.-
tltes later yun received the money yoursuIf,
poekotod 1t all mud pulled tho IIurse, pcrl,alls
YOU lnay c0isldcr 1t to your luterest to Mnko
n statement"
II kuow," answered Pete, "tllat I l,uvo
boen c!larged with pulling tho ruce aud re-
cclvIng money for doing 1t. hut don't enre
what soIna people say. pbout mic, for thoy
can't hurt lno; and still, as you know NJ
ln.tSll about wlint ,!.lts boon sait!, md llayH ~
Elv0 It tn y0t: Before tlie race ut ChfcAxo
THOMPSON toll Mo Tint Pop" uorry utllllu to
him al,l Informed him tint II lto would fix
tl,e y rce f9G TToubationF o VII We so.! sst
10 nnytlling OF tbs kind. 'Well,' snid liz,
ms "Pop j" Berry saYa, u, 900 Is a rood i!ualo
ino'sey, mud Ne Gun Ret It yery easily ttolA
ii.n t';at .liA nnt etro ow !a''g' 'ioley i
could nut uiE0rl ~ pull u llorsU for nllyboly.
| / WIS AUtLE we'll e'DuEll t0 win Wien I
could. II ,got vxpylledl would hnyu no
Ss!sss s;a sxyt ia sa! aa t5s o s @ II akss M fs g
should nut consult to do anything but drlyG
to wi1l: Tint ! Sy!.s all snid asl Walked away
9 p9oye SSi 70 Ti s tntTs es tss ' tSs s 5 Et 1 o
Of tho raee was NY sllIrn OF tho h0tsus win
nlligs anu Olle p0al u,l Yr0ntauollr, tho ticket
eosling " Hn!t calling tpr sas. 'fl!o ticket I
Sktt toF Re'sl SSw W pny ~ , SS W sSM S ts ls
got nlything ntura nut of tho lreeu. ur Tint
WIN slyo l!l!a sio bIll' oi'd liz ite's iIot but
.%No !,oro was sata about pulling TIL ! got
9;:si rnee. Thompson satd to ne, .Wc. ought
IT,, mako sumo money out of this 'rAGe.
'WsiI,' s4l4 !, y aM WHY'S : to mike @ sol9 92
Ilu tlnt lo lid i,0t tlInk It wu.ii,l bu u gs,ot
plal, T. drlyu lhe llorsu II har.l r4ee, ulltl ihc
best littlx tG 10 Wuula 10 70 play 'ihurtle FUR
Him 10 win, null q sl!anlsl 10 for oytry lIpat
'I.n0k heru,t Anld he, *WhO OWNS this
horse" y don't knoW,', xAll |. eW0ll,
H. nskc!l, 'lto;s 80 YOU ls1!nW You'll .lrlyq
'Wpl,' sud III, ! l Wunt. yul, to understand
TINT | ai!, not sattsIlY.l VIII! Clcago.'
answered, 4 slall't enrY whether y0Il Arp Of
= n9!;' alld Yalketl, ,aAyly 1sopl him.
or utter thu ttflt heat Ut thu rnec, llo wuuto,
mo to lay III, al.a not 60 for the lIext heAt
! ~ =. for tile.' .>hcat ',aild viii: i
Il llo etrl.l; Ktttis he beeauiio worry hot
clustered as0u,Hli a,al tilinl!y vatd llu did no
tlllnk ho would i&t lhu drive a',ott,ar hent: :,
sou won't drive hin Nnatler race hv aluOs
Shouted Quit mud rupltetl that ! didn't cur
whether i: did or mt. j ust then tito bel
llprKe, which thyy did, alld drove TIC lenl
| WAeA llett lsQehester lelt Yh0unsn III ulM u