Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1889-07-26
PEDIGREE OF CIVILIZATION.
DECISION OF THE BOARD OF CENSORs
THEREON.

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COUCtuueu.
Now to consider the question in the
light of Mr.. Foulks letter. This letter
was written by an intelligent and relia-
BILE gentleman who was then honestly of
opinion that Stillson was the sire; and it
was written to give his grounds for such
opinion. Now that StillsOn is out of the
case it is apparent that the letter is
most convincing argument for the Plum
wood claim. 1t will be observed that, as
to all material facts mentioned, his state
ments are substantially identical with
those of Mr.. Freeman; coming from two
such distinct and reliable sources they
may be set down as correct, and it will
be safe to assume that each is substanti-
ally accurate where they do not cover
the same ground.
Mr.. Foulk was not able to see a resem-
blance between Civilization and the get
of j. II. WEIGH, but was at one time sat
istied that PlumwOod was his sire. This,
as will be noted, makes the case on the
resemblance OF stock somewhat stronger
for Plumwood than Mr.. Freeman makes
it, himself. Mr.. Foulk was deceived by
the bogus Stillson entries, and led to the
mistaken belief, which was accepted by
Mr.. Wallace, that Humes called Plum
wood the sire for the purpose of repudi-
ating the fee of Stillson. This was the
only motive that could be suggested and
it has gone by the board. And in this
connection it is important to inquire
whether Samuel X. Humes was person
who would without motive indulge in
gratuitous lying for the sake of credit
ing his colt to the comparatively young
and obscure Plumwood, as against Welch
and StillsOn, both of which were repre-
sented by their get in the 2 80 list. Here
Mr.. Foulk, being ignorant of certain
facts shown by Mr.. Freeman, concludes
that Humes had "been lying at every
turn of the case" In the light of all the
facts we do not see that Humes has told
any lies in the matter except the origin
al one told to Conklyn at the sale, and
what subsequent ones he was forced into
thereby. He had sold horse under
false pedigree. Very Unexpectedly the
horse began to trot, and u paper was
placed before him in which the pedigree,
name and description of the horse were
given, doubtless in ordinary form, with a
statement at the bottom that he bred the
above horse and he was foaled at such a
time, which he was asked to subscribe
under oath, and did so, not thinking
that he was swearing to any pedigree,
but only to the facts of his being the
breeder and the time of foaling. When
the fight began, he was confronted with
the fact that the ''above horse" was rep
resented in his sworn statement to have
been got by j ii. WEIGH Then, it seems,
he was assured by Converse that if he
would "stick to the Welch pedigree he
would back him up with the books"
Here were prosecutions for perjury, de-
ceit, and obtaining money under false
pretences, on the one side, and plain
sailing, at the expense of a little more ly~
ing, on the other. Any idiot, not on the
board of censors, could have predicted
the result. He went into court and swore
that she had al1ays represented him 10 be
BY the Plumpood horse until he sold him TO
Conklyn," about three years from the
time of breeding, land admitted that he
had been lying about it then, but now he
was on oath and was telling the truth"
Now where was the truth, as between
these two statements? Did it come out
in these three years Of daily casual inter-
course with his neighbors, his friends
and his family, or did it appear when he
believed the States prison stared him in