The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-11-20 00:00:00

CURIOUB CASE OF ADULTERATION OF MILK.

At the 80r0u413 Patios-wort on Moeda,. before lb.
Mayor (I. Durdic. Eq). Alderman Gregory. Mr.
It!Fir. Mr. J. Tudor. Kr. 1L Devonian, and Mr. Atari

David Oro; dairyman, of Grove-batldints. wat
irammosad by Kr. Soomintaadaat C ,ward (Impectot
under chi food wad Drage Act). lot ailing adaittrAttd

IL C. Weston appeared for the prosecution and Kr.
A. H. Look for the defence.
Kr. Weston mid pertioular stress as the seriousness of
milling adulterated milk. which wee 22 tot •Ily differset to
spirits and things of Ime importenue He honed if be
proved his ere the Beach would inflict • Meer Penalty
upon the defendant.
Mr. Superiuteudest Coward said he was the Ltspect'r
under the Food sad Drugs Act, and as November lit he
wag in company atiiPS. Kitchell in Rah Wen-must.
Immune four and dm Is the afternoon, en a whilet there
he sag the defendant's son sillies milk at Maio Mira
house. Minus purchased one pint, and paid him SI for
it After having paid for it. be told defendant Its had
to ought it for the purpose( sending it to the public analyst.
Wanes, asked the son on whose behalf be was selling
the ming, mod h., replied hos father's, and that it was his
lather's business. Witness offered to divide this milk
In three, if be wished to have a sample. and he replied he
did. For convenience they went Into Kr. 100 shop, and
dirided the milk in the eon's premium. Tee bottles were
meted, and ou• given t o the son. On. of the others he
mot by Sirgeent Mitchell to Kr. Day's to be suallesd
On the 7th N 'umber he received a cortificat 9 (prodnood)
from Kr. D. 7 stating the milk was not genuine. and that
them was no Wm than 16 Per Met of Meter added.
Croe•-extruined by Kr. Loch: Defendant's son was
quint waling to have it analysed; he wished for • simple.
Defendant's son cams to him on the night of the 11th to
speak about the milk, but witness said he should have
nothing 0 say about it that time of ought He said be
I but been to &rousts Kitchell and Carter, and witness
essertansed he had been to than for the purpose of having
a unstable to go with him to watch to see if the man
walswed the milk.
Sergenst Mitchell corroborated. On Sunday, the MO,
Georg Cross. defendants son, came to him and mid they
had suspicion their man put +stir in the milk, and he
wanted • constable to go with him to wake. WHOM
said he could not send oat. but he directed him to the
Superintendent
Oramaxismined: The man's num. wes Edward Hobby;
he wee now In Km employ of Kr. East.
Ziward Hobby said be was • labourer, now is the
employ of Kr. Haat, Fordington. Previously he hod
been working for the defendant, but he left him in Moe.
day aftersoos. He had been in his employ a year and a
half. It was witness's dut7 to milk the cows in she morn-
ing and look after the horses. Defendast keeps else
cows, and witness milked night of them, and defendant's
sou always Wanted is milking the other. Whams
milked the owes is Ilse alters. a. George Cross and •
boy milked M the afternoon. TM milk was delivered
twice •day. Witness generally milked about four o'clock
In the morning for the morale( delivery, and that
takes r 'Gad in the afternoon was milked shout half-pset
two. Witness on the let, nor say other time in his life.
had Put +str with ear of Me Milk.
Lick, Why did you team I—Beessee CieMee Omni
Mlle to me sad swore at on and said I had pit
wean in the milk—Hod you sot water In the milk-me
at the very tires when George Cr on came to you I—N.,, I
had water in • booked, which I was going to give the
Mrses.
By Mr. Weston: He never bat anything to do with
the mousy for the milk. When he milked the cows he
carried the milk to defeadast's hoses, and there kis duty
ended.
Tinder the AM, Kr. Look demanded Kr. Day, amilyea,
simile be celled, and Kr. 13. MY Proved Mantalleell the
milk, aril produced his certificate.
Orose-m mined : After the analysis defendant's sou
gems to him an I asked for a cortifical• of the analysis for
the purpose of Moines his onsteatere. Witness admitted
than were worse mese of adulteration ; there were more
ever 16 per cent tban undo.
Kr. Lock addressed the B mob for the defence. and said
he should be able to prom Hobby Mae lima to pot water
in the milk, aid under the AM he showed that if a man
was Yu-cunt of the fact that any article was
adulterated he was not Bahia—Kr. Weston. however.
argued that the sada , which Kr. Lick had knight for.
ward did not apply to the present rage
David Crone, the deleedast, said he had Men In business
a greet number of yaws. sad had sever had aly oafs plaints
tin recently. Sonic of his coetomers had oomplabsood, and
ha gave the saws mike, pollard. isat other solootal food to
improve it. If any water had bees added it was done with-
ant his knowledge.
Kr. F. Lock :
_What oblect had Robby in aiding water
to the milk t—Kr. A. R. L vie It le very dlnlOolr to say ;
whether there is a °raisin emulation smosg milkers as
to the queatty of milk they cao g-t. I don't komr.--
Witness was crom-exunined by Kr. Weston • Hobby did
not carry round milk; his dote coma with the milking
of the cows. His son carried round the milt. Hobby
would not set any advantage from water being added.
George Crow, son of last witness, mid humanized his
father's milk bootees'. On November let witems sold
Yr. Coward the milk, and witness kept one sample. He
took it to Mr. Good, sad he told hire he could not analyse
N but he could send it to Mn. Leech at fitursoinet or.
Witness did not want to so to that ex , but he
apolied to Kr. Day for • copy of his aselvsle At the
P.m be sold It to Mr. Coward he believed the milk was
p irs, Hs meld swear to it
Tee II balatastai Clerk: You can moo to your belief.
Witness (continued): Ho wanted the certificate to show
to his customers, as they had been compleinies about the
milk. He had done all be c mid to improve the milk. On
the morning at ter the summons was serest witness got
op and watched Hobby. He new him milk two cows, and
his wife 01244 Hobby west in • tub to get some water and
there was sons there; he went to another tosb end got
tome, and pet it in the milk, Whams west so
Sergeant (Porter to ask for • constable to Werell with
him; Carter referred him to Sergeant Kitchell,
sad Sergeant Mitchell referred him to Superintendent
(toward. The next moguls( he rot up and watched again.
He saw him amain go to the toh and take some getter out.
Witmes sailed out to hi= and he drooped It He was in
the set of petticoat water in the milk. Witless, 'stied him
a ermen, and told him be meht to be transported.
lir. Walnut : When was the milk you served on the
eternme is question taken from the cowst—lt was
milked in the mornlne.—What did :mufti, with the after-
noon's milk I—Kixed it with it—Her mach morning's
milk I—About • half, or • little moos.
Women Mat .d it was their custom to go to Berton
when they were short of morning's milk. He was closely
questioned by Mr. Weston as it whether they went to
Bur ue os this particolu morning, as they were short. He
meta not swear.
There was a counter summons staked Hobby for wilful
dam•g• by watering the milk. which was prefrrred by
Mr arras. The estimated damage was it
Kr. Look prosecuted, sad Mr. Weston defended.
Gorr. Cross then nurested his *eidetic'. He swore
paiftraly be saw Mfeadeat put the wstw hum the tub
Into the milk. He threw the milk away.
Kr. Weston: Rave yos anyone to combusts your
evidmos t —No, sir. I tried to get someows. If Shoptalk*
had does their duty he would bare had me.
Mr. Weems Would It to to your advent= Hobby's
la pot anti, tash, milk I—lt would bib ay velliege.
fir I should 1010
Vs. Weston, after 'lonely mossawansining the Vitamin,
stimudised it es • wielmd charm brateld by Cross
emiest the defendant. It was the most dissmodal
defence, : • mower mule bat never and he trusted
the Besets would mark their di st it by indicting
on Croft the highest possitil meld.