Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 October 1893 — A VALUABLE HORSE POISONED. [ARTICLE]

A VALUABLE HORSE POISONED.

F. G. Bourne, ’ president of the Singer Manufacturing Company, of New York’ has a handome summer residence at West Bayville, L. L He keeps an excellent stable of high-bred horses. Not long ago he imported from Russia a blooded stallion for breeding purposes at a cost of 820,000. Monday, when tho superintendent of Mr. Bourne’s stable opened the door of the stallion’s box, he found him dead on the floor. The horse was all right Sunday night It Is supposed that some one poisoned him, A few weeks ago one of Mr. Bourne’s barns was burned, and the following week his residence was almost entirely destroyed by fire. Both times tho fire was supposed to have been of incendiary origin. Mr. Bourne has offered a reward for Information leading to the capture of the miscreants.