St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-22

wouldn't pay over $3.50; as it was. hard to
find the right animals and Bohn asked but
$3.50 last spring, it was thought best all
around to take them.
f. 2. Berkman. son of the surgeon, wrote
the 81, 100 check at his brothers Office which
he saw Schliek fill in and pay to Brown, and
he saw Schliek count out SSS in bills to
Brown afterwards.
Assistant Chief Hildebraud testified to the
unftness for department work OF the con-
demned horses, to the high qualities Of the
Bohn team before the department had them,
and to their faithful work on steamer No. 2.
The affidavit of James King, of Brown
county, who had sold horses to the depart
ment, that he never heard OF any fees being
asked for, was received and read.
DR.. Berkman's testimony was very straight
forward and uncontradictory He practiced
his profession in st. Paul, Minneapolis, Ham
ilton and Oxford, Ohio, Franklin, Ind, and
in the army three years. He was made sur
geon for the st. Paul Fire department Aug.
1, 1888, had accepted sixteen horses for
it and had standing orders from
Mr. Delano to buy 1,450 and 1000
weight stock. He had adopted
the Chicago fire horse standard for ST. Paul
as near as he could, viz: sound barrel, from
Is to 1917 hands high, 1, $50 to 1000 pounds
weight, cushion hip, muscles running direct
ly to sti1e, and deep chest. This kind OF
horse could run and carry weight. He had
pride in the st. Paul department horses,
which he had tried to buy OF st. Paul parties
as much as possible and had carefully exam
ined 100 head to get the sixteen he had Sc
lected. He lodged heavy built, clumsy
horses who could not run, and slender, mar
row built, long backed horses, of which he
found the st. Paul department stocked such
as Jumbo and 'Iion," which were sold
the city by G. Hordy for $3.50, and were not
worth a cent.
The doctor then went on to describe the
careful manner in which he selected the
Bohn horses. which Bohn guaranteed him in
every place and spot; corrOborated Schliek
and Delano in the purchase Of the Brown
horses and repudiated any imputation of
having asked or mentioned any horses to any
one. He explained how after the same team
was withdrawn from the condemned horses
the commission gave him orders to get $500,
for the other five and now he tried to get
that money for them without avail The
horse committee had the auction of the con-
demned horses in which he had no hand and
the S473 which they got for them he con-
sidered fair price. He further gave a de-
tailed account on paper of all the offers he
had for the condemned horses at private sale
and which at no time enabled him to see
$500 for them.
Hardy and he we're good friends and he
gave the weight, age, qualities of horses
which Hardy agreed to bring to him for sale
to the department, all of which fell way be-
low the standard in every particular, and be-
cause he could not in right and justice to the
city accept any of them, he told the commits
sion he could not, and therefore Hardy went
into hot rage, when he (the DOCTOR left
the commission and Hardy together and
went home and didn't see him for two days
afterward. He had heard Hardy's evidence,
and having been bis friend, he was very
sorry to say that his statements were I'M
true.
Commissioner Delano was recalled and
testified that Mr.. Berkman was restricted to
selling the five condemned horses for 5000,
but the fire commission horse committee
were left free to sell by auction or otherwise
at their own option and price, with the two
roam horses retained.
A. Stiles testified that he had seen the
Bohn horse bauik on an empty wagon, and
that he was ugly He drove the Bohn team
Inc urSI udy DOuu DOuSuI IL 1OI SoGo, anu
Bohn was told that day that this horse banked.
He used to work for Bohn, but now worked
for Ryan. If a man understood the Bohn
animal he might make good horse out of
him. He didn't come here with Alderman
Dowlan, but he strolled in off the street. He
only knew Hardy by sight.
Samuel Rowe, of Hudson, horse dealer,
testified he offered 5000 forseven condemned
horses, and same price for the other horses,
leaving his Offer on the latter open, but did
not hear from the doctor.
At this point Attorney Rogers offered to
produce the five condemned horses sold for
S493 to the city and have them refund the
money and sell them over again, but the
committee said they wanted no lawyers pleas
Then quite suddenly motion was made by
a member of the committee that the meeting
adjourn this matter subject to the call of the
which was unanimously carried.