New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-17
HEFFNER TELLS HIS STORY
HE TALKS WITH THE INSPECTOR ABOUT
THE DIVERS.
HIS ACCOUNT OF HIS RELATIONS WITH THEM
A STATEMENT TO THE TRIBUNE.

| HIS ACCOUNT OF HIS RELATIONS WITH THEM
STATEMENT TO THE TRIBUNE.
Edward F. Heffner the sporting man, who was men
toned by Chief Inspector Byrnes as authority for the
statements which he made about the Dwyer Drothers
In published interview. went to sec MI. Byrnes at
Police Headquarters yesterday. Hehner sald ne was
grieved deeply by the heartless remarks OF Mike
Dwyer, as published in the morning newspapers
Dwyer was reported as saying:
"Every one knows what my character Is, ana good
many people know all about Heffner. IL Is not true
that ever owned hair In Dan KS tall or that
ever entered into any kind OF partnership win Hehner
He is simply tout and never TO my knowledge any
thing ese.'
Heffuer said he wished to unburden his wounded
feelings and he longed to dump the load upon the
sympathetic mind of Inspector Bymes Before con-
sentng TO become the receptacle for Hefners heart
burnngs he called in stenographer. Later, when
Ieffner's statements had been written out on clean
white paper Inspector Byrnes read them to Tribune
reporter, follows:
aDwyer's declaration that was in partner
ship with him is false In the fall of 1882 was with
| DIVER and owned Jennie ", gray FLY. l traded
n one-haf ownership In her for one-han
ownership in Runnymede belonging to Dwyer, making
Ms equal partners in both. / also paid Mike Dwyer
$500 for one-haf ownership in Blenheim My stable
adjolned his with the above three horses In ue
spring of 1888 Jennie " broke down and raced Blen
NA'N
gave to Nike Dwyer one-hah of the money and one
| half Of the purses won. | then raced Runnymede
On the first day at sheepshead Bay he broke down.
Then Mike Dwyer bought Dan X. from Jim Bell
paying 81 200 In cash and agreeing to pay $ooo OUT
of the first purse by the horse. Mike "ahteu
me to buy one-han interest In Dan K and put MN
In my stable and he and would run him tOge'her'
l paid Dwyer $3.50 for one-haf ownership In Dan N
1 trained him and raced him, and all OF the prohts
| cba az
Brighton Beach Dan X. ran dead heat with Little
Buttercup. had to run it off and Dan X. pulled up
dead lame. Dwyer said that Dan X would not stand
training for another and we had better sell him.
asked Dwyer what he wanted for his onehat interest,"
being anxious to close the partnership between u.s. He
said $3.50 which paid. went to Lexington, KY, ana
bought MARYLAND and lie Logos They were taken to my
| stable at Sheepshead Bay Mike and 'PhP Dwyer
| both came to my stable and looked at my stock
| Mike asked me IL I had partner, and / said no.
He said the horses looked like good ones, and he
| thought there was money in them for me. 1 raced
MARYLAND until the Jerome Park meeting in the fall
Mike at that time came TO me and said BE careful
| and have nothing to do with the bookmakers. You
are not smart enough for them, and they may make
| a tool OF You. You and I ought to be together'
said that impossible, as Henry Morrison owned
one-half OF the stock and could not renew my part
nership. / have not told all 1 know about the
| Dryers and IL am compelled to, 1 may tell some
things that they would not care to sec puDnshed
was associated with them long enough to know all
about their deals Mike Dwyer is known on the race
| track as wolf after money"
INSPECTOR Byrnes had nothing to say on his
own account about the racetrack yesterday, but
| he was believed to be preparing another broadsde
After leaving Police Headquarters Edward F. He'll
ner called at The Tribune Office d" to put himself In
proper light before tho respectable part OF the CON-
| munty,n as he expressed it, Hefner was cool and
collected and talked with the care and dellberation OF
a man who weighs every word before 1t slips between
| hisyeth.
N am sorry this matter has out" said Heifner
ii ause II will be a severe blow to the racing IN
tere,ts of the country Why have been dragged INTO
the middle IS more than can understand"
aDo you expect to be called before the Racing
Board of Control, as has been intimated2'
Il will bet 100 TO 1 that am not" said henner'
his face showing a more pronounced crimson thah
| usual. "They can't prove anything against me-
while l might be able to give certain testimony winch
might be damaging to the other side
"Why did Inspector Byrnes take the course ne uu
A smile fitted over Hefner's face, but he quickly
reeained his usual calm before he said on sup
| pose the Inspector hates the Dryers Everybody
| does who has had any dealings with them. They are
the biggest hogs God let loose In verdat pas
| tures.n
There was q dangerous geam in Heffners eye as
no continued And they call me Reddy Hefner, as
| II was a criminal and a rogue OF the lowest type
] They called me Reddy whom l was stable boy,
thirteen years ago. but for the same reason that other
reople are so named who are unfortunate enough 10
| have red hair" . .
any career on the turf has been clean. When 1t Is
said that Mike Dwyer and myself were not partners
whoever saws IL lies. Phil Dwyer and were never
| interested in any horses jointly, but in 1883 Mike
Dwyer and myself were. We dissolved partnership in
| tho fall of 1888"
"What forl"
9th c-Ita
| from the Dwyers AS long was their tool and en-
| abled them TO win money 1 all right but when
wanted to get married and to make little money my
self was no good Why, the Dryers are the greatest
| handshakers In the business. Why, Mike Dwyer
could pat you on tho back and make you believe tur-
rlns GROW ON cherry trees After dissolved partner
| ship with Mike Dwyer 1 ran some horses Jointly
| with Henry Morrison.
.Tbey talk about Dan KS races In 1888. He was
one of tho most consistent horses the turf. Then
they t6 soouI a n the veest rot for Phil don
bet any such amounts. What he lost was 600, and
kn9S Sep W aener sighed for the old racing days whe
dollars lay all over the homeSretch ana ne was ano"e1
PVT said Heirner used to run $1,000 horse
III 81 600 selling race, but nobody dared BID up the
see and nobody dared to dlsplease them .
iIeffHers statement to the Inspector was read to
Michael F. 3wy yer at s hs nc There IS aSsontey no
truth in what Heoer says SSS neye PeG's o
lin Reli that would pay for the horse Dan X; In
case Heirner failed to make good from time to time
AZ he wore him out; -, A., -. .h4 Won
Furnished he money in 1890 for the Pinkertons to
close the New-York poolrooms;" .., -, -
Coney Island Jockey Club lie acted for the Sleeps
"' man Who has been on the inside of NewYork's
racing mysteries for the last twenty years said yes
terday afternoon when speaking OF the S0OooO eorrup
tion fnnh that Inspector Byrnes says was raised 70
pass he Ives Pool bin and incidentally to nurse
Il: The Inspector was 700 OBJ nse . o IN . Ms
each o, the six racing corporations interested. The
Dryer money, representing the BROOKLYN Jockey Cluo
whose home Is in Pennsylvania He in turn gave the
Doodle to another millionaire whose name - n0use
It TO the man who saw that it went where i woqd DO
the most good The Dryers were not represe en- ~
ruf ha