New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-24
STABLE OWNERS CHARGED
WITH POISONING HORSES
Grand Jury Tomorrow VIII
Again Take Up Story OF
"Yesky" Toblinsky.
RING METHODS EXPOSED
Merchants, 1t Is Alleged, Were
Forced to Patronize One
Firm or Lose Their
Own Animals.

The grand Jury will again take up the
story OF Joseph Toblinsky, alias y esNy
Niger" tomorrow. under the dltectioh
NJ Roval n. Weller. Assistant District
ATTORNEY. Three alleged horse PRISONERS
,vo of them wealthy milk dealers, were
arrested last week. and this week the
grand Jury will investigate the acuVi''eS
of stable owners.
Mr.. Weller has obtained corrooora ''oi'
for "Yesky's" story concerning AZ ieas'
one livery firm. Nearly one hunoreo baas
side stable men. according to fesKy'
we're accustomed TO poison horses TOT
gain Some OF those who had horses POI
soned. he says. were members Oh '"e
Horse owners Protective Association d"
orpanization whose avowed purpose WAS
IN do battle with the horse PRISONERS.
II will take weeks, # not months 70 w
vestigate the charges brought by fesky
against the stable owners alone he say
,ha, ring of East side stable owners
handed together for the purpose OF trlen'-
ching merchants into selling ther horSeS
and renting them again from the nne"'-
hers Of the ring 20 whom they hsd pee"
comneIled 10 cell them. Members OF inc
ring are said to have acquired comior'a
bic fortunes in the last FIVE years
| Grand Jury subppnas were ISSUED yes
terday for the purpose OF lnlu'r'"s nv.
one such case The stable men as@'"'
whom Mr.. Weller hopes 10 have lnd'c''
| ments by the end Of the week are
| wealthy and do a fiourshing business
| The complainant against them is lot
NOR East Side wholesale grocer. lie al
Iegea that he was driven from his place
Of business in Canal street ana conlpe''e0
TO abandon horses and buy au'o'hoon'
| Trucks The methods, he says used ~
his case are typical OF every case 81
which the stable ovrers were lhNo'Neu
Tho grocer owned twenty horses. h'
L,d Maid s5no for the cheapest. They were
strong Young horses, and ne coHs'ue'' ~
that each was worth every cent lie n"'
maid for IT, He says that a man "nV
according to "Yesky.' was the aseh' -
the stable owners ring. came 10 MN =
! persuade him that IL was cheaper 10 MI
horses than 10 own them. The grocer oi'
not believe that he could hahoie III
ID 90 cbeanIv II ne hired horses an'
told the agent 80. =
4 short time later. II was allegeo' +"
was warned that he had better make III
deliveries through the stable owners
ne would lose his horses. Inc eIoNe
Mad no attention TO the warning Inre
~ his horses died suddenly y Re" Gay
later another died. He reported the iaC'
10 the police.
The police were unable 10 make pros
arOuUO
This time. II is alleged. he onered' o
behalr OF the ring" TO buy the remain
ing horses az 800 each The grocer re
fused the offer
He ala. however. decide 20 sell nj
horses II ne could get what he had PAL
for them Negotiations were opened VIII
several stable men. some OF "hor
Offered what the grocer considered
fair price for the horses. Suddenly IN
prospective purchasers. one and all wi'n
drew. "Yesky' says thot they had pee
told that II they bought any horses O
the grocer not only would the horse
they bought from him be poisoned. ou
also the horses they then had In thei
stables
The grocer. who by this time was fal
Ing behind in his deliveries, agreed
tho proposition submitted BY the agent
and sold his remaining horses Tor les
than half what he had paid for then
In order to sell them even at that pric
IL is alleged that he was compelled
enter into a contract with the staol
men to hire the horses necessary for h
deliveries at tho rate Of s. day pc
horse.
After n few weeHs 81 hiring horses IN
crocer found that he was losing none
fast. The business that had afforded hi
| a comfortable living was dwtndlinS raj
idly lie moved uptown finally an
bought automobile trucks for his de
liverles.