Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-09-22
TROUBLE
OVER A
CAYUSE
Jefferson Man Has a Horse on
Hin That He Has no
Use for

/ Inc Edot tEhlhrN EIhuh oLasnFs OF
jefferson, charged with obtaining mon
ey under false pretenses, was tried be.
fore Justice II. H. Turner today. w.
r. South, Of scio. was the prosecuting
witness, and charges defendant with
giving him a cheek for $50 for a horse
sold him by South when defendant
had no money in the bAk. It appears
that South sold Stasny a horse for $50.
II was after banking hours and Stasny
said he could not pay until the bank
opened. South then went with stasny
to Mr.. Vests meat market, where Mr.
West was asked by South to fll out
check for Stasny 70 sign. The latter
signed il, but now says that he sup
posed he signed a contract for the pur-
chase Of the horse. The check was
presented at the Jefferson bank two
days later. but there were no funds.
The check was then cashed BY South at
the Seio bank two weeks later. and was
again turned down. After that Mr..
Stasny compromised the matter by
paying SIS, and taking a receipt in
full, signed by man named Bearnan.
1t developed from the testimony Of W.
L. Jones, J. A. Aupperle and Mr.. West,
Of Jefferson, that the horse was very
wild, and the bargain was that the
horse was to be "halter broke" and
landed in Stasny's stable in good con-
iition. The claim was also made that !
the horse was an "outlaw," and that
in delivering him to stasny he WAS in
iured in such a manner as to make him
worthless. For this reason, IL is
,laimed that the settlement was made
IS above by Bcarman.
Mr.. Bearnan. who was helping Mr..
south testified that they agreed TO take
he horse 20 Stasny's stable, and that
( the horse had been injured while
hey were catching him it would have
'een their loss Stasny then testified
bat when he found the horse in his
table he was badly manned, and un-
ble 10 eat or work. He testified that
10 told South that he had no money
n the bank, but that as soon as the
orse was put into his stable in good
ondition he would borrow the money
i the bank or elsewhere, and pay for
i'm. lie supposed that the check he
igned was an agreement TO that ef-
ect. He also testified that he had
cen the man Bearnan (the man with
rhom he settled for sl5) in company
nth South twice after he had bought
he horse previous 10 the time he came
o him to make the settlement. Mr..
tasny's son, Mike, testified that the
orse was brought 20 the farm about
ark, and that he was apparently in
lred. lie testified that Bearnau later
anne TO the farm, and stated that he
epresentod South, and that he had
nown South for seven years, and that
Q came TO settle, that he would accept
10 in full and return the check He
lso testified that they had not been
bic to use the orse. A neighbor tes. =
fled that the horse was worthless at
resent
Mr. Bearnan was recalled and testi :
ed that he considered the receipt :
gned Bearnah was made by one Harry
card, aud thought he had no authority Y
} settle for South. He told that Beard a.
crooked and had skinned Mr..
iasny out Of SIS" by this transaction. 4
After a short adjournment the case 4
ent TO the court, who took il under
ivisement until ? O'Clock.
The court discharged the defendant,
III now steps will no doubt be taken
see that he is further set right be- !
re the people. {
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