New-York tribune., 1913-08-30
.EX-HEAD Of HORSE
PROTECTORS HELD
David KaIhoIfer Arrested as a
PoiSoner While Executive
Board of Association
Meets to Protest.
CALL PROSECUTOR A DUPE
"Yesky Niger" Has Fooled
Whitman's Assistant, Is Tenor
of Many Speeches-Let-
ter of Protest Sent to
District Attorney.

Ter OF Fr0teSt Sent TO
District Attorney.
While the executive board OF the
| Horse Owners Protective Association
was meeting yesterday to protest that
, the District Attorney. misled by Joseph
| Toblinsky, known as "Yesky Niger"
had taken an untenable position in
prosecuting members Of the association
! for horse poisoning. David Kalholfer. a
former president Of the association. as
well as Of the Ice Cream Manufactu-
! rers' Association, was arrested as a
horse poisoner.
The meeting was held at No 81
Canal street in the rooms of the asso-
| citation. Although scheduled for /
| o'clock. il did not begin until long after
that time. The delay was due TO the
| tardiness Of some members in arriving.
Four members of the Horse Owners
Protective Association have now been
arrested for horse poisoning upon the
, testimony OF Toblinsky. and It is said
that the grand jury yesterday ordered
indictments against several more mem
bers. The indictments will probably be
filed next Wednesday. Samuel Stolo-
WITT, one Of the men who attended
the meeting yesterday, is under indict-
ment. He started to join in the sor-
rowful and indignant speeches made by
his confreres, but was hushed by an
attorney.
Prosecutor Fooled, They Say
The general trend of the speeches
was that the Horse Owners Protective
Association had pat the horse poison
ers out OF business and that "Yesky
Niger" in revenge was trying 10 ruin
the reputation Of the association.
There were intimations that by choos-
ing his opportunity when District At
torney Whitman and Morris b. Mosko-
WITT. his assistant. who has handled
several horse poisoning cases were out
OF town, "Yesky Niger" had lighted
upon an unsuspicious young Assistant
District Attorney. who swallowed hts
story whole. How the grand jury also
happened to he taken in was not ex-
planned.
Tobias a. Keppler, counsel 10 the as
sociation. said among other things that
up 10 year ago. when the association
was founded. no one in the livery bust
ness on the East Side could survive
unless he poisoned his business rivals
horses. Up 10 that time. he said. horse
poisoning was no more uncommon than
were. coffee and rolls for breakfast"
Are these crooks to be allowed 10
deceive the District Attorney" asked
Mr.. Keppler
Max Swirskcy was indicted with
Kalholfer. Swrskey and Kalhofer are
proprietors Of the Columbia o. X. Ice
Cream Manufacturers Association. Of
The act for which they are indicted is
said 10 have been on behalf OF the Ice
Cream Manufacturers Association. OF
which Kalholfer was president. IL is
alleged that Kalholfer collected 1925 by
levying a tax upon members Of the as
sociation and that Swirskey paid the
money to "Nigger" Friedman and an
other horse poisoner Both Friedman
and his alleged assistant are under in
dictment
The 1925. Il is alleged, was in pay
ment for the poisoning OF all Of the
nine horses Of Henry J. Kolchin. A
Brooklyn ice cream manufacturer who
refused TO join the association. When
Kolchin first refused to join Swirskey
is said 70 have pointed out 10 him that
even If he could see no advantage in
Joining there would be trouble ahead II
he did not join.
Friedman, one OF the two men in
dicted yesterday for the actual poison
ing. Is in Auburn prison serving a term
Of thirty-one years for robbery.
Convict May Aid Prosecutor.
ROYAL II. Weller. the Assistant Dis
trict Attorney. who is conducting the
investigation, intends 10 have Fried
man brought from Auburn. Although
Mr.. Weller would not admit II yester-
dav. II is probable that he has received
assurance that Friedman will aid in
the investigation.
The executive board Of the Horse
Owners Protective Association at the
OF their meeting yesterday
sent TO Mr.. Weller a letter in which
was embodied the gist Of the assertions
made at their meeting that "fesky
Nigger's" story was part Of plot to
discredit them. In the letter they said
AN apparently well organized at
tempt 10 discredit this association was
now begun. We have reason to be-
lieve that 'YesEy Nigger's' statements,
directed exclusively against members
of the association who procured his
are but a continuation OF
his campaign TO discredit our associa-
ton"
KILLED IN WARNING OTHERS.
Passaic, y. j.. Aug. 70 Frank Haffer
~ No. 12i Park avenue an employe In the