The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-08-16
IS IT MARSE Hen
RVS DARK HORSE
That Mayor Bingham Has at
8 Last Found.
City of Louisville Paid for $500
Horse But Horse Could
Not be Found.

Much has been said in the news
papers of the. country about Henry
Wattersbn's dayk horse. Ii has all
along> been the. opinion of most peo-
pie that the dark horse would, AT
the proper time, show up in some
State remote from Kentucky. But II
didn't. TIE Louisville Herald reports
the finding of the dark horse as fol-
lows.
Marse Henry's dark horse has at
last been found. Mayor Bingham hit
the trail for him with three keen-
nosed accountants. and after long
and woarying search lie morse was
located II WAS in former Mayor
Barths possession. Then Mayor Bling
ham called in The reporters, and an
other City Hall scandal was set brew
ing.
However, Mr.. Barth says he will
keep the horse that has been found
in his possession, and he explains,
incidentally, that he is not person
addicted to the habit of roping in
other peoples property. Meanwhile
Mr. Bingham looks serious and assev-
crates that he doesn't know just what
action is To BE- taken.
1t all happened just because the
former Mayor chose instead of using
the buggy, surrey or two-horse wagon
that the Mayors before him had rid
den in, the city meanwhile paying the
bills for the horse, they used, he
would use a saddle horse.
He got the horse, the City Buyer
purchasing it for $3.50, the arrange
ment being that Mr.. Barth was to
pay the feed bill OF the animal and
pay the difference between the bills
and the original cost when he went
out of office, and to keep the horse.
He says now that he will give the
city a check for the necessary amount
but he will retain. the saddle, no
matter what Mayor Bingham says. 4
The affair is a cross between a
tragedy and a comedy; the COMEDY
comes in considering the fact that
the poor animal was divided intothree
parts, according to Mayor Bingham,
and the cost of each apportio1ed to a
city department, while there is evident
ly "horse" on somebody.
The story about the Host horse"
that was given out was followed by
a statement from Mr.. Earth, former
Mayor and from Mayor Bingham on
the subject. Mr.. Barth said:
when / came into office l found
that there were three vehicles which
had been used by inc Mayor thereto
fore. They isere buggy, surrey
and a two-Aorse wagon. ] gave those
10 other city departments. Then l
went to city Buyer Bishop and told
him that, wanted the best saddle
horse tlaat could be bought, and that
l wanted 81 arranged so that could
take a. With me when left the office.
":de Bought a horse, paying about
$500 for 1t. He said that | was to pay
for its keep, including feed bills and
saocing, and that when l left the Of
flee / could pay the city the differ
ence between the original cost of the
horse and the amount | had paid for
its maintenance. This | agreed to do, |
and | am now ready to pay check
TO the city whenever | am called on
to do it, and. | shall pay it as soon as
Mr.. Bishop returns to the city and
makes out the bill against me. And
/ shall keep the horse
Mayor Bingham's statement was as
follows:
81 had not intended to say anything
about this matter at present, but since
Mr.. Barth has explained his side of it
l think it wise to add my explanation.
when the books were looked over
ii was found that there was charge
of $3.50 in the Fire Department for Il
horse, $3.50 in the Street Cleaning De-
partment for horse, and $3.50 in the
Police Department for a horse, but
'none of the horses referred to could
be found. We had a great deal OF
difficulty in tracing this down. and
we finally discovered that no three
horses but one had been bought, and
the charge had been divided among
the three departments.
1T was learned further that the
horse was delivered to Mayor Barth
a few days after it's purchase, and has
been in his possession ever since.
When found that, asked Mr.. Barth