Evening journal., 1905-09-28

murder charge and occurred an acquit-
tai. the brother shown to be innocent
OF any such crime.
1t was early IN the summer that M
Brennan visited Coatesvihe' saw 1he
horse. and then came on 20 Nasl
Chester and retained Thomas W. flelee
and w. w. MacElree, Esqs- 10 IN
vestigate the case.
The attorneys learned that on lhe oln
Of last December a horse known as
Tasbcrg had been shipped TO Coates
vile, that an operation was perlorileu
upon him by Dr. Young veterinariah,
and that this season the horse hap
gone out TO pace on the tracks
Near Baltimore, Tasberg had TAKEN
2.30 race easily in 2.1S, and Jockey
who saw the performance yeiiea
"Ringeri Ringer" This was intended
as claim Of foul, charging that Ias-
berg was a horse with a low record
and had been entered under an assuih-
edname. I'm violation Of the Association
rules Tasberg, 1t is said WAS ruied OH
/ the track.
BRED IL OHIO.
Shafef was asked for a history Of
Tasberg. ana said he had been bred by
Shafer's brother. at Mount Vernon, o.
and aftetward he produced an affidavit
TO this effect. from the brother. That
was early in June.
Mr. Brennan in running on the back
trail. saw the brother IN Ohio. and hav-
ing previously interviewed the post
master ana others, secured from the
brother Of shafer an admission that no
had never seen Tasberg until the third
day Of July Of this year, some weeks
after ne had made the affidavit saying
he had owned and bred the animal.
This. ii IS understood, is not on record
but is merely told on the street
Back TO New York posted Mr.. Bren-
nan, hdihg there a stable i'm the suburbs
Of the city, TO which IL was said that
Dry Mon0pOe had been taken after be-
ing refused the auction block at Madi-
son Square Garden. The proprietor Of
the stable denied any knowledge of the
horse. Dry Monopole, Tasberg, or what
ever else the name might be. 1t was
learned. however, that the stable own
er's son had had "A horse there in
December last. and the son was at
Bethlehem, Pa
DOCTORED THE ANIMAL.
Then Mr. Brennan went to Bethle-
hem. Pa, and found the son, who said
he had doctOrod a horse for Shafer,
and had received IS for it. The horse
had a sore throat, and was so swathed
In blankets that the doctor had seen
nothing OF him except the head and
throat. He knew nothing more Of the
case. The horse had not died in his
stable.
This information. while mostly of a
negative character was worth some
thing TO Mr. Brennan, who In the
meanwhile had taken out a writ of
lreplevin. and had given bond before
Sheriff Emmor K. Criswel. in the sum
Of $4,000 for possession OF Tasberg
Testimony given before the National
Trotting Association IN regard to Tas-
berg was examined and a criminal
prosecution was threatened. This week
however, the case was settled the
! Coatesville parties agreeing to return
the horse, which was shipped home
yesterday. 1t is said also. that the
costs were paid at this end Of the line.
The horse IS stallion was con-
sidered worth $1,000 but as a gelding
is not so valuable
After seeing the horse safely shipped
, from Coatesvlle, Mr. Brennan came ia
West Chester to interview the Chester
County Trust Company In regard to q
! deposit of $4,000 which ne had left there
some weeks ago as a guarantee IN
! order that the Trust Company might
/ go on his bond when he made appli.
cation for a writ OF replevin from
Sheriff Crlswell, Mr.. Brennan is sal,
/ to have expended $500 IN tracing th'
! horse and securing statements I'm re
, gard to its history.
DENIES ALL RUMORS
As was stated in the News yesterday
Mr. Shafer denies all rumors and says
he viii make a contest If the horse is
placed on the track under the name OF
DRY Monopole."
This morning Mr.. Dickinson was
Icalled by telephone and asked for q
statement He sSd: There is n,
, question that this horse was Tasberg
We have his record from his birth. HI
) was bred in Ohio. and this has neve
been successfully disputed. We havi
settled the case amicably, because w
, did not want to spend the worth of tn
: horse i'm a lawsuit"