The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-08-23
FRED PARKER BUYS A HORSE
AND THE ASSEMBLYMAN LEARNS
4 THING OR TWO.
Just Returned From Tim Woodruff's
Camp. but His Friend whitney Took
Him In-He's Now Looking FOR . Blind
Mare Pulling q Yellow cleared Busy.

Camp, but His Friend whitney Took
film In-He's Now Looking for q Blind
Marc Pulling q Yellow Cleared BuGgy.
BATAVIA. N. Y, Aug. 2o.-The oonstitu-
ents In 0enesee county Of the Hon. Frederick
B. Parker are having q laugh at the expense
Of the Assemblyman. He was victimized
by a clever horse thief a few days ago to the
extent Of s82. 80,
When the Assemblyman returned to his
home from Ramp Kill Kare in the Adiron-
daoks last Monday night he was called to
the telephone.
Hello. Fred. old friend; Is that you. As
semblyman7" said a voice at the other end
OF the wire.
Yes, this Is Fred. Who is It that l am
speaking with; is it Chairman Woodruff
"No. Fred. This is Whitney. the horse
trader in Buffalo
oh, yes. Whit. l know you now. How
are your When was 1t that you and I last
met. Whitney? l cam recall"
1.-TWO years ago. when you sold that fine
string Of horses to the Buffalo Milk Com
pany.' Whitney responded.
'oh. yes. What can I do for your Any
thing''
Well, I have a light team and a heavy
horse with a white face and three white
feet. l want you. Assemblyman. to take
the big fellow. a five-year-old. know you
can dispose of him with profit
He's just what / a / have q Gus
toner over In Albion for the big fellow
Bring him along tomorrow said Mr..
Parker.
"All right. Thank you, A~ssemblyman.
I might be able to help you out In a deal
some time" said the suave Whitney, as both
receivers wen to the hook.
The next morning Whitney appeared at
Mr.. Parker's stables In Batavia leading the
big fellow" The man who described him
self as Whitney shook hands and conversed
affably with Mr.. Parker.
1t did not take long to consummate the
deal, Mr.. Parker giving his check for $s2 so
70 Whitney. who said that his first name
was William Ono relative Of the late
Secretary OF the Navy. Whitney thanked
the Assemblyman p~rofusely. left thes stables
and hurried around to the First National
Bank, In which Mr.. Parker is a director,
and had no trouble In having the check
cashed. Then he disappeared.
Half an hour later a message was re-
cefved at Police Headquarters from Con-
stable Swift Of Alden saying that q horse
OF INC uecCi lptiou gwen dooNc ildu DoeH
stolen the night before from the pasture
lot OF George Stroh, a farmer residing In
the vicinity Of Alden. The constable added
that the name OF the blacksmith. one Becker,
was stamped in the shoes OF the front
feet OF the big fellow
Officer McCulley, who was assigned
to the case, ven over to Assemblyman
Parker's stables, where he found the big
with the Assemblyman, the latter
awaiting the arrival Of the prospective
purchaser from Albion. The big Fellow
bore all the marks OF the animal stolen
from Farmer Stroh. To complete the
Of Identification the Assemblyman,
white with rage, inspected the shoes and.
sure enough, on each one Of the two fore
shoes was the name Of Becker. Alden's
village blacksmith.
aStung good and proper this time said
the irate Assemblyman, b hurried over
TO Police Justice Kelley's office, where
a warrant was issued for Whitney. The
police failed to locate the fugitive, and
Sheriff Williams and his deputies are scour-
ing the neighborhood for him.
It developed that when Whitney entered
Batavia he was accompanied by two men
a blind mare attached to q yellow
geared buggy. This is the only clue that
the police and Sheriff ave to work on at
present. Farmer Stroh reached town yes
and led the big fellow back to
Alden.
Mr.. Parker says that he will introduce
the next session OF the Legislature q
bill regulating the penalty that will In the
future be melted out to horse thieves.