New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-28
HORSE POISON PR0BERS
AFTER ICE CREAM MEN
Grand Jury to Trace "ExpenSe'
Fund of East Side Deal
erS' Association.
TWO MORE INDICTMENTS
Unlawful Destruction of Prop
erty Is Charge Against Liv-
erymen-" Yesky Niger
in Role of Peacemaker.

The grand jury to which Joseph Toblin-
sky known as "Yesky Nigger.' has been
revealing the ways Of the East Side horse
| prisoners will inquire to-day the destina-
| ton OF certain funds said 10 have been
raised by the Ice Cream Manufacturers
Association. The inquiry is the result OF
complaints made TO Royal II. Weller. As
sistant District Attorney, by several mem
bers Of the association.
One OF the ice cream men who COM
planned to Mr.. Weller OF the difficulty ne
had had in trying TO trace his money -
| George Weiss president OF the Independent
| Ice Cream Company. OF lo6th street ana
the East River Up TO 1911 Mr. Weiss was
member OF the Ice Cream Manufacturers
Association. Then he became curious as
TO the application OF certain funds which
! had been raised. he says for expenses.
| The money was raised, Mr. Weiss says,
| by lovying A tax Of per cent upon the
salt used by the ice cream men. one
| fund. he says. amounted TO $500 and an
/ other to t25cn. At several meetings OF
the association Weiss brought up the
question that was vexing him. He was
! put of. he says. from time to time. but
| one by one other dealers Joined him, and
at meeting carly in 1911 they made
concerted demand for an accounting. IL
vas refused. Mr.. Weiss says.
Mr.. Weiss then resigned from the as
| ISOLATION He says that a short time
4, after his resignation he was approached
| by a representative OF the organization
who wanted him TO return Mr.. Weiss
refused 10 again become a member. With
in few days he says, eight OF his forty
| horses were poisoned.
"Yesky Niger" has furnished Mr..
| Weller with information which leads him
to believe that John d. whose reputa-
ton a. a horse posoner IS second only to
| "Yesky's." was the man who poisoned
Weisss horses. John IT, is already a
fugitive from justice. An indictment was
found against him in another case sew
| sral months ago and it is improbable that
any action will be taken against him In
| the matter.
The grand jury returned yesterday two
! indictments for unlawful destruction OF
property Samuel Stolowltz. OF the s. x
! Is. Trucking Company. at the Bowery
and Hester street. was arrested and viii
| be arraigned on one OF the indictments
! to-day Samuel Paper. whom. IL is al
legged. Stoowitz hired to poison the horses
Of a business rival. is also indicted.
Stolowitz in 1905 was bought out by
| Samuel Wachatinsky. with whom he was
| in partnership in the livery business al
| No 10 Sheriff street. Their. 1t is alleged,
| Stolowitz promptly established another
stable around the corner from his former
partner. and by cutting rates proceeded 10
get all OF Wachatinskys business. rate
war followed. and eventually, Wachatin-
sky says. he recovered his customers.
Then. he says Paper was hired by Stolo-
WITT TO poison his horses and drive him
out OF business.
Seven horses were poisoned. and then the
attack suddenly ceased. "Yesky Niger
| has told Mr.. Weller that II was he who
stopped the campaign against VAGINA
| tinsky. For consideration. "Yesky'
says he agreed TO act as peacemdker
and succeeded in stopping the deaths.
Herman Rich. Of the livery firm OF
| Cohen. Rich & Cohen. at No. IL Hamilton
| street. who was indicted for causing the
poisoning Of six horses belonging TO a
| whol.s.ale grocer. surrendered himself
yesterday and was held in $3.50 bail by
| Judge RCgalsky.