The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-12-21 00:00:00

CAUTION TO MILKSELLERS.

Oa Toesidar, before W. Tel's* Esq., in the chair, Dr.
Drew, B. Hopkins, Seq., J. Robertson, SKI T. Abbott.
Bp., J. Landis, Esq., and J. It Hoboes, Zig., Charles
Stone, of Wyke, milk dealer, was summoned for selling to
Mr. Sept. Vickery a helfmiet of milk, Which wen
ad 41 terst.e.4l.

-iiTTP7II;* Hooper, Town Chrk, appeared on Wulf of
the prosecutiov.
Mr. Arden asked the defendant: Do you plead guilty or
not guiity T—Defendant said he bought the milk.
NV Arden: Either say rutty or riot guilty, first, and
you can make any defence after earl,
Defendant : The party, sir.
Mr. Arden: No; I want you to plead guilty or not
guilty.
Mr. Lundie • Did you sell thit m ilk, Stone I—Defendant :
Yes, sir. I soul the milk.
Mr. Aides: It is adnltarato.l milk, which you are
charted with palling. You an at iiberty to say either
guilty or not guilty, and to ink, any statement after.
ward,.

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Defendant : I sold lb. ;it was milk I bought.
Mr. Arden Do you wen to plea I guilty t—Defeudant
I have sold a potion of that milk.
Kt Arden again t,iod to elicit • plea ; but defendant
replied The portion I bought I sold.
Petty Hooper then stated be spurred on behalf of
the Sanitary Authority of this letrough to prosecute under
the Adulteration Act It had b«n in fora since the year
1875: bat the authorities of the tows had not thought it
Incumbent on them to put the Act in force previously.
opine that the example., which bad been made through-
out Stirlen& would render it unnecessary. But • short
time ape it waa thought necessary that rams.s siumig be
taken, and on November 115th Supt. Vickery purchased
several, and seat them for aa•ltsis by the County Aardist.
This ma* -so particularly bad, and be faochid the defend-
ant would bare pliacod himself in • much better positioa
if he had pleeded guilty and thrown himself upon the
mercy of the Bench. In his sample there was no Ism than
38 per cent, of water. Selling such adulterated milk WM
nothior more nor less than stealina—bighwey robbery.
Milksellere noise tide rob not only the poor, but eetrybody
who dials with them, and it &Image amounted to cruelty;
if such adulteration were practised, for children are fed on
milk, and ii they are to hate 38 per cent, of their food
only water, it would be very likely to kill them.
Mr. Flooper then proccedwil ti prove the case.
Kr. Stet Vickery produced his appointment by the
Town Council as the officor authorised ti obtain samples
of milk. On the 25.1 i N ',ember be obtained • ample
of milk from defendant, of which this Is (Producing it) ore
port,on, sod duly sealed and registered, sent ose part to
the County Analyst, who robe' be return of poet that
the 'maple arrived with the seal untouched. The Count?
Analysts report stated that in this sample the solids
amounted tot per cent, wilt& not fat, 5.5 per cent., fat,
t 5: ash, 11, and it con aimed 38 per cent of aided water.
No change bad taken place by d-composition or otherwise
to interfere with the analysis. The certificate was signed
by J. Cimyn, leech. County Analyst
Mr. Stoma said that he bought the milk.
Mr. Arden said if he could prove that, the magigtr.tm
would listen to what be said; but U not, he wouj be haw
guilty of selling adulterated milk.
Thereon Kr. Stone pleaded guilty, lad the Bench
decided to reserve their decision until they had beard UN
other case.
G'asßuell was thee' summoned for • similar offence.
Mr. Seperinummi.t Virker7 OR the MM. dal
as before obtains I • sample of milk from &Log-
ant's elf@ and on, portion was sent to the enalTda
the kept by defendant. Re told KfL Banal it was
f.r AP aysfa. and 1t,,. Smell said she bought the
Rabic, and she would not hem cored if it had been her own
milk. The certificate from Kr. Laaoh showed that the
, aample contained: Sonde lOproen., solids not fat, 7.1
per cot, fat, ; ash, 04, and 38 per mint, of added
water.
CrO.l,lX unissd : I lan tad milk of defendant for my
wwromption, I have tested it and found it good milk.
Defendant said be would call kis wife to prove whence
she brought the milk.
Mrs. line Buell admitted selling the milk to the
soperintendeat ; but it was not her own, nor
_any of it ate bought it eh of Mrs Hatton li who lira at SliNsid. on
the mime day 11111 it wanpen:hand for analysts ; she nag
sold all her own milk out that day, and bonen • gam-
and•half of Km Hatton.
Cross-examined: Cnild not tell exactly bow much
milk she had of her own cows Met day. Bought the
milk of Hrs. Batton biterosa five and six, sag thee
she had two or three customers to serve. Only about
balf.r-plot of her own milk was left M her can, it was
Jiot &SD empty. Mrs. Hatton did not give• warranty ; she
knew 11m. Hatto• eould not mil her had milk If she
was aware of it. Bought it at the Bser-yard, and
lemedimele went or serving her maikenero.
Kt ROOM told the winless she aught to have Wig •
warranty, in order to take advantage oil the NM that lie
bought the Milk.

Tbursisr

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