Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-07-15

speed | thought it but right that breed
ers should know the families it came
through, and Mr.. Knox being here on a
visit, L have given him the above state
ment. saw the colts by the mares
sides while on the farm at Pleasant Prai-
RE Wis, nearly every day and helped
load them for California.
(Signed) CHARLES. w. ALLEN.
Subscribed and sworn to this 20th dav
of February, a. D., 1892.
(Signed) ELwooD G.. THURS,
Notary Public.
"Mr. French, the man who had charge
of the Knox consignment of stock in IS
/ IS, is also the man who is alone RESPONSE
bic for the original error, and Jointly blam-
able with Allen for supprcssing the
knowledge of the mistake of French from
Knox and from the public. 1t is but
common Justice, however, to presume
that neither o f the gentleman had the
faintest appreciation of the magnitude of
the wrong to be thrust upon the public
by this, to them, apparently insignificant
sin of omission
"The following is Mr.. Frenchs aifi-
davit:
This is to certify that received at my
place, near kenosha, Wis, in February,
1873, from j. w. knox's farm, at Enon
Valley, Pa, the following trotting stock,
for keep until shipment to California
Brown mare Emblem, by Tattler
(sister to Noltaire). In foal to Nutwood
Bay mare Addie, by IIasbroucks Ham
bletonian Chief. In foal to Nutwood.
Bay mare East End, by SCOTS lila
toga, etc. In foal to Nutwood.
Bay filly, two years old (now Middle
town Mare), by Middletown, dam, EN-
lem.
Bay filly, yeariing, by Nutwood (now
Manon) dam, Addie.
Bay filly, two years old, by SCOTS
lliatoga; dam, Columbia (now Dido.
Chestnut stallion, three years old BY
Nutwood, dam, Fidelia (now Nutwood
Chief.
Bay gelding, three years old, called
Gyp, by Belmont; dam by IIambleton-
ian 10.
Late during the summer of 1873
brought from Pittsburgh. Pa, bay mare
Fidelia, by Volunteer, etc, with bay colt,
sucking, now Hawthorne, by Nutwood
Also in Spring of 1879, Eudoria, from
Kentucky, by Volunteer.
Early in 1873 the BAY mare Addie
foaleda chestnut colt by Nutwood. Aug.
Z, 1873, the brown mare Emblem, bv
Tattler, foaled bay filly by Nutwood.
In 1873 East End foaled chestnut colt
by Nutwood; died the third day.
All this stock Except East End, sold
Mr.. {. w. Allen, kenosha, Wis, and
Nutwood Chief, purchased by MYSELF
was shipped to Mr.. Knox, San Jose.
All the time this stock was in my possess
ion, and until some time after, thought
the brown mare Emblem was Addie and
the bay mare Addie was Emblem, and
reported the chestnut of Adde'S AS
Fmblem's and the bay tilly out of En-
bem a Adde'S.
This error was first called to my atten-
ton by Mr. Allen in reading the descrip-
ton after the stock was shipped, to the
fact that | had mistaken the 'br' in NJ.
K 1oN's letter of description of the stock
when it came into my possession for
bay and therefore designated her as
Addie in reporting their foals to Mr..
Knox in California.
Now, as the stock had passed out of
my hands and did not see NJ. Knox
Tor number of years. and Mr.. Knox
had reported ne stock sold to Mr.. Coutts,
Mayfield, Cal, and others, hought |
might complcate matters by making
this explanation, and the mistake re-
manned known only to Mr.. Allen and
myself until February, 1892, when Mr..
Knox was informed of it by Mr.. Allen.
(Signed) W. l.. FRENCH.
COT Ntl OF CUARILNo;XO
STATE OF MICHIGAN. 80
w. l.. French, of East Jordan, Mich.
being duly sworn, deposes and says that
the above statement is true to the best
of his knowledge and belief.
Subscribed and sworn to before me. a
Notary of Public, this eighth day of March,
A. ID. 1892.
(Signed) Il. r. GLFNN,
Notary Public in and for Cnarlevoix
county, Mich,