New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-26
UVERYMAN INDICTED
AS HORSE: PO|SONER
Rich Stable Owner Accused OF
Paying $500 to Get Wholesale
Gr0Cer'S Animals Killed.
WOULDN'T SELL OUT
"Yesky Nigger's" Confession
Points to Others in Owners
Protective Assn He Says
Paid to Avoid Arrest.

The grand jury to which Royal Ii.
Weller, Assistant District Attorney, is
presenting the horse poisoning cases
arising out Of the confession Of "Yesky
Niger" found an indictment yesterday
against a rich East Side liveryman.
who is accused of paying $500 to have
the horses of wholesale grocer pois-
oned. 1t developed that the man in
dicted Is a member Of the Horse own
ers' Protective Association, whose
avowed object is to prevent horse pois-
oning. Harry w. Newburger, Deputy
Police Commissioner, II is said, was
present at a meeting Of the associa-
ton when "Yesky" accused the livery
man to his face.
The minutes of this meeting are in
the hands of Mr.. Weller. 1t was called
for the purpose of ascertaining why
witnesses against "Yesky Niger" had
changed their testimony between the
police court and the Criminal Branch
Of the Supreme Court, where "Yesky"
was brought to trial for attempted ex-
tortion.
Mr.. Newburger at that time was
counsel to the association. "Yesky
Niger" was present to answer any
charges that might be brought against
him. The meeting was a stormy one,
lasting from o o'clock in the morning
until at night. Charges and counter
charges flew thick and fast. The min
utes show that "Yesky" called out
above the din to the liveryman who
was indicted yesterday. asking him II it
was not true that the liveryman had
paid $500 to notorious horse poisoner
10 kill the horses Of the wholese!e
grocer, who refused to sell his horses
TO the stableman at a loss.
The liveryman, according to the min
utes, answered holly that it was not
true; he had paid the money not to the
poisoner but to a middleman, although
1t was for the purpose of having some
horses poisoned"
The "middleman" to whom the stable
owner admitted paying the $500 was a
grand jury witness yesterday. He says
that the money was given to him for a
certain purpose, and that in pursuance
of that purpose he gave it to a noto-
rious East Side horse poisoner. Mr.
Weller has obtained this mans name
The man indicted yesterday was by no
means the only member Of the Horse
Owners Protective Association whom
"Yesky Niger" accuses, and 1t is prob
able that the cases of the other MEM
bers will be considered by the grand
jury.
AT meetink last November, Yes
ky also accused certain members of
paying money to the police to avoid
arrest or conviction.
Deputy Commissioner Newburger
said last night that he remembered the
meeting In question, but that he had no
recollection that any one had admitted
paying money to have horses poisoned.
"Of course" said Mr.. Newburger, IF
any one had done SO. he would have
been arrested at once"
Mr.. Newburger said he was not
greatly surprised that a member Of the
association had been indicted. There
is no doubt" he said, that some CT
them are crooks and ought to be in
Sing Sing"
He said that after he entered the
Police Department he assigned two de-
tectives to work with the Horse Own
ers' Protective Association and do what
they could TO discourage the poisoning
Of horses. Mr.. Weller will continue to
put cases before the grand jury as Of
ten as that body can give him the nee
essary time.
He is especially anxious to rush the
cases Of certain men who. he is in
formed, have been threatening VEN
geance upon those who dared to assist
the District Attorney in the investisa-
ton or to appear before the grand jury.