New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-11
DISCOURAGING 4 HORSE OWNER.

A dispatch from Milwaukee reveals peculiar
state Of affairs in Chicago. 1t appears that a
Wisconsin man sold Chicago man horse The
Wisconsin man, as is usual in such cases. assured
the purchaser that the animal WAS sound in wind
and limb, would not shy at the cars or kick
over the dashboard, never balked or ran away,
could travel inside Of twO-thirty-fve, and was
rather partial to having ladies and children drive
him: that he was only eight years old and was
not one of those guttonous horses that never
knew when he had got enough to eat. 1t struck
the Chicago man that this was exactly the kind
of a horse he had always longed for and he gave
the Wisconsin man 1925 and told him to ship the
beast by freight.
When the horse arrived the Chicago man took
a few intimate personal friends and went down to
the freight yard. His friends were all horse en-
persia mans friends always are when he buys
q horse Arriving at the place the man PRED
the door Of the ear open, aud went in, and after
considerable difficulty led out his horse. He did
not seem to be just exactly the sort of animal
he had expected. His warmest friend stepped up
and after inducing the horse to open his mouth
looked long and earnestly at his remaining
teeth. and then turned and with
pifyinG smile remarked that the horse
was at least fourteen years of age. Another
friend pointed out the fact that the horse was lame
in two legs, and stated that he the friend was
suspicious of one Of the others. The man at
tempted TO lead his purchase around In circle
to further investigate this lameness, but the gen
tie and intelligent animal laid back his ears ana
refused to move. However, a locomotive coming
along just then the kind and well-tralned beast
gave loud snort, kicked at his new owner ana
ran to the other end of the yard where he was
captured by two bmkemen while making meal
off a load Of sawdust on a iat-car. The man lei
his horse away sadly and alone, having been basey
deserted by his friends, and while gong nome
he was stopped by no less than three lunkmen
who wanted to buy his horse, offering all the way
from So TO 81 so.
Now. what did this Chicago man do? DID ne
follow the good old American custom in such mat
ters. and like Brer Rabbit " lay low ana sell the
horse to- say, an indianapolis or Kalamazoo man
NJ a slight profit? Not he; he dragged the mat
ter into the courts suing the Wisconsin man LOT
obtaining money under false pretences
We believe that this is one Of the first in
stances where a horse DEAF has been taken into
the courts. 1t has always been understood that
in pursuing that pleasant pastime popularity
known as trading horses" that immeasurablc
latitude was allowed the imagination of all con-
ccrncd Conscience, we believe, has generally
bccn set aside on such occasions, truth has been
unknown and not expected and it has been tacltly
understood that the man who got the worst OF
the bargain would keep still about 1t and trust 10
time to make matters even. man mas noo
been expected to tell the truth about a horse any
more than about fishing excursion. Either thiS
idea does not obtain in Chicago or this man must
he wholly destitute Of esprit de corps. IL man
is arrested for exagge rating little about morse
he is trying to get rid Of, why may not ne De
dragged off to jail every time he returns from
fishing trip? In short, if this thing spreads, now
is that well-known individual the average man,
going 10 keep from falling under the strong arm
Of the law every day? But there Is one nope
for men with horses to dispose of-only the pre-
Iminary steps have been taken in the sun oil the
Chicago MANTLE Judge may throw the "holo
matter out OF court on the ground thaU IL par
takes Of the nature of malicious perSccuuon'